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Part of: Athens County Area Flooding — July 2026 →
Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 8:51PM EDT until July 21 at 11:45PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
This is a severe-significance flash flood warning event affecting Fayette, WV, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flash Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 183,550 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
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Fayette, WV · ≈ 290 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 RNK storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 1 NW Rupert, WV
About 2 feet of water up against a house near the intersection of Nicholas Street and Central Avenue.
- Storm report NWS RLX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 4 WSW Buckhannon, WV
Person trapped on top of camper along Stone Coal Lake Road due to floodwaters.
- News WTAE
Flood watch, storm warnings in effect in Western Pennsylvania
- Storm report NWS RLX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 1 SE Buckhannon, WV
Swift water rescue for two people trapped in a vehicle on Bailey Ridge Road at Little Sand Run.
Show 2 earlier updates
- NWS Charleston WV Bulletin
- Lexington Herald Leader News
Lexington placed under a flood watch Tuesday afternoon. What to know
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