- Sunday January 2nd, 2022 :: 05:42 a.m. EST
Flood Warning until 08:30AM
* WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Portions of Central West Virginia, central West Virginia, northern West Virginia and southern West Virginia, including the following counties, in Central West Virginia, Braxton. In central West Virginia, Clay, Nicholas, Taylor and Webster. In northern West Virginia, Barbour, Harrison, Lewis and Upshur. In southern West Virginia, Fayette and Kanawha.
* WHEN...Until 830 AM EST.
* IMPACTS...Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 540 AM EST, Doppler radar indicated rain has diminished across the warned area but runoff from earlier rains is likely resulting in some flooding of secondary roads. - Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Clarksburg, Buckhannon, Weston, Summersville, Sutton, Clay, Bridgeport, Stonewood, Montgomery, Nutter Fort, Ansted, Cedar Grove, East Bank, Gassaway, Glasgow, Smithers, Anmoore, Gauley Bridge, Pratt and Birch River.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BARBOUR, WV ... BRAXTON, WV ... CLAY, WV ... FAYETTE, WV ... HARRISON, WV ... KANAWHA, WV ... LEWIS, WV ... NICHOLAS, WV ... TAYLOR, WV ... UPSHUR, WV ... WEBSTER, WV
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
Nicholas County Div of Homeland Security & Emergency Management
511 Church St
Summersville, WV 26651
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-872-7892
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP NICHOLAS followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning