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Part of: Raleigh County Area Flooding — August 2026 →
Flash Flood Warning issued August 2 at 8:02PM EDT until August 3 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
This is a severe-significance flash flood warning event affecting Fayette, WV; McDowell, WV; Raleigh, WV; Wyoming, WV, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flash Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 387,796 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
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Fayette, WV; McDowell, WV; Raleigh, WV; Wyoming, WV · ≈ 610 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.
- News wtae.com
Flash Flood Warning, Flood Watch in place for Western Pa.
- Bulletin NWS Charleston WV
Flash Flood Warning issued
Fayette, WV; McDowell, WV; Raleigh, WV; Wyoming, WV
- News TribLIVE.com
Flash flooding, heavy rainfall impacting Western Pa.
- Storm report NWS RNK storm report
FLOOD — 3 ENE Gladesboro, VA
Video uploaded to social media shows Big Reed Island Creek out of its banks, and entering buildings located at the end of Stillhouse Drive on the right bank. This is upstream of the stream gage, which has reached a stage of 12.37 feet.
Show 2 earlier updates
- Tuscaloosa Thread News
August Starts with Damaging Wind, Flood Threat in West Alabama
- WKYT News
Pike County emergency management on staying safe during 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 ↗.