Weather Alert
Kanawha County, WV
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 7/18/26 7:19 PM
End: 7/18/26 8:27 PM
Dur: 01:08
Canceled 7/18/26 8:27 PM

Flash Flood Warning issued July 18 at 7:19PM EDT until July 18 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
FFWRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern Kanawha County in central West Virginia...
South Central Roane County in central West Virginia...
East Central Putnam County in western West Virginia...

* Until 1015 PM EDT.

* At 719 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Nitro, Winfield, Sissonville, Clendenin, Poca, Elkview, Pinch, Cross Lanes, Teays Valley and Bancroft.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 106 and 115.
Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 43 and 47.
Interstate 79 between mile markers 4 and 23.



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