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Part of: Athens County Area Flooding — July 2026 →
Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 6:43PM EDT until July 21 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
This is a severe-significance flash flood warning event affecting Barbour, WV; Lewis, WV; Pocahontas, WV; Randolph, WV; Upshur, WV, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flash Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 572,246 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
The shaded area is the affected-area perimeter reported for this event by NOAA / National Weather Service (Barbour, WV; Lewis, WV; Pocahontas, WV; Randolph, WV; Upshur, WV), colored by hazard type. Pan and zoom to explore the map; when more than one observation exists, use the slider below to step through how the reported area changed.
Interactive affected-area map
Barbour, WV; Lewis, WV; Pocahontas, WV; Randolph, WV; Upshur, WV · ≈ 900 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- Storm report NWS RLX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 4 SW Buckhannon, WV
Swift water rescues underway for people trapped in the upstairs of their home along Brush Fork Road.
- Storm report NWS RLX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 1 SE Buckhannon, WV
Significant flooding along Morgan Addition Road with homes affected.
- Storm report NWS RLX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Buckhannon, WV
Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from Buckhannon. Report of swift water rescue from the creek along Little Sand Run Road.
- Storm report NWS RLX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 3 SSW Flemington, WV
Portion of Bear Mountain Road reported flooded.
Show 6 earlier updates
- NWS Charleston WV Bulletin
- My Buckhannon News
State of emergency declared for Barbour County after severe flooding
- West Virginia Public Broadcasting News
State Of Emergency Declared In Barbour County As Flood Cleanup Begins
- WV News News
Governor declares State of Emergency following flooding in Barbour County
- WBOY.com News
- WDTV 5 News
UPDATE: Morrisey declares State of Emergency for Barbour County communities hit by flash flooding
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.