Flood Warning in Effect Until 615 PM EDT for Six West Virginia Counties
The National Weather Service Charleston WV has a flood warning in effect for parts of six West Virginia counties until 615 PM EDT on Sunday, August 16, 2026.
4 reports on this incident · first at Aug 16, 2026, 11:30 a.m. ET
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Aug 16, 2026, 11:54 a.m. ET
Flood Warning in Effect for Six West Virginia Counties Until 615 PM EDT
A Flood Warning is in effect for parts of northern and northeastern West Virginia, according to official weather records from the National Weather Service Charleston WV. The warning took effect at 11:08 AM EDT on August 16, 2026, and runs until 615 PM EDT this evening.
According to those records, small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected, and flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
The warning area covers Harrison County in northern West Virginia along with portions of five neighboring counties: northwestern Barbour County and northeastern Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia, and southeastern Doddridge County, northern Lewis County, and southwestern Taylor County in northern West Virginia. Numerous roads in the affected area remain closed due to flooding, the National Weather Service said.
The National Weather Service advises drivers to turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads, noting that most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Official records state that flooding can be reported to the National Weather Service by calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when it is safe to do so.
Aug 16, 2026, 11:41 a.m. ET
Flood Warning Until 615 PM EDT for Parts of Barbour, Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Taylor and Upshur Counties, WV
A flood warning covering parts of six West Virginia counties is in effect until 615 PM EDT Sunday, according to the flood warning record issued by National Weather Service Charleston WV and published in the National Weather Service raw text product feed. The record is headlined "FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT THIS EVENING."
The record lists the affected areas as:
- Barbour WV
- Doddridge WV
- Harrison WV
- Lewis WV
- Taylor WV
- Upshur WV
The warning is a single warning zone. Within those six counties, the record describes the covered ground as: "Northwestern Barbour County in northeastern West Virginia... Northeastern Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia... Southeastern Doddridge County in northern West Virginia... Harrison County in northern West Virginia... Northern Lewis County in northern West Virginia... Southwestern Taylor County in northern West Virginia..."
What the record says is happening: "Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected." On impacts, the record states that flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring, and that numerous roads remain closed due to flooding.
Timing: the warning took effect at 11:08 AM EDT on August 16, 2026, and runs until 615 PM EDT Sunday — 6:15 PM EDT the same day, per the record.
Precautions from the record: turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Residents in Barbour, Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Taylor and Upshur counties can report flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when they can do so safely.
Aug 16, 2026, 11:30 a.m. ETFirst report
Flood Warning Covers Harrison WV, Barbour WV, Doddridge WV and Three More Counties Until 615 PM EDT
A Flood Warning is in effect for six areas of northern and northeastern West Virginia on Sunday, August 16, 2026, according to the warning record issued by the National Weather Service Charleston WV and carried in the agency's raw alert feed. The record's own headline reads: "FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT THIS EVENING." The alert level is a warning — the highest of the service's flood alert tiers — and it began at 11:08 AM EDT and is set to expire at 6:15 PM EDT. The record states the timing as: "Until 615 PM EDT Sunday."
The affected areas named in the record:
- Barbour WV
- Doddridge WV
- Harrison WV
- Lewis WV
- Taylor WV
- Upshur WV
The record describes those areas in more detail as: Northwestern Barbour County in northeastern West Virginia; Northeastern Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia; Southeastern Doddridge County in northern West Virginia; Harrison County in northern West Virginia; Northern Lewis County in northern West Virginia; and Southwestern Taylor County in northern West Virginia. The six counties fall inside a single warning zone.
Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected, the record says. Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring, and numerous roads remain closed due to flooding.
The warning record's precautions are direct: turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Residents in the six listed areas can report flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when they can do so safely.
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