Weather Alert
Wayne County, WV
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 1/31/25 4:49 PM
End: 1/31/25 7:00 PM
Dur: 02:11
Canceled 1/31/25 7:00 PM

Flood Warning issued January 31 at 4:49PM EST until January 31 at 7:00PM EST by NWS Charleston WV

* WHAT...
Urban area, stream, and river flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues, with the potential for isolated rock falls and landslides in some areas.

* WHERE...
Portions of central, southern, and western West Virginia, including the following counties, in central West Virginia, Clay and Nicholas. In southern West Virginia, Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Raleigh and Wyoming. In western West Virginia, Wayne.

* WHEN...
Until 700 PM EST.

* IMPACTS...
Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams and rivers continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Isolated rock falls and landslides remain possible.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 441 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated rain moving across portions of the warned area, with additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches possible. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen thus far. As a result of the saturated ground, rock falls and landslides have been reported in some locations.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Beckley, Williamson, Madison, Fayetteville, Welch, Logan, Pineville, Babcock State Park, Oak Hill, Montgomery, Mullens, Chesapeake, Marmet, Mount Hope, Mabscott, Ansted, Oceana, Sophia, Belle and Chapmanville.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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