This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.
Part of: Athens County Area Flooding — July 2026 →
Flood Warning issued July 22 at 6:48AM EDT until July 22 at 9:45AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Ritchie, WV, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 8,655 acres
- Began
- To end
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Ritchie, WV · ≈ 14 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
FLOOD — 3 N Buckhannon, WV
Water rescue on 5th street.
- Storm report NWS RLX storm report
FLOOD — 3 N Buckhannon, WV
Two feet of high water at intersection of Route 20, Clarksburg Road, and Turkey Run Road.
- Storm report NWS RLX storm report
FLOOD — 1 W Lost Creek, WV
Culvert at Long Run Road washed out, roadway covered with water and logs.
- Storm report NWS RLX storm report
FLOOD — 1 W Flemington, WV
Water rescue and road closure signs needed by the Dollar General and Victory Valley Church on Veterans Memorial Highway.
Show 3 earlier updates
- NWS Charleston WV Bulletin
- WCHS News
National Weather Service issues flash flood warnings for multiple West Virginia counties
- WV MetroNews News
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.