This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record.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 21 at 10:45PM EDT until July 22 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Upshur, WV, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 22,801 acres
- Began
- To end
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Upshur, WV · ≈ 36 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 WV MetroNews
Upshur County flood disaster: Dozens of rescues, damage in Buckhannon and beyond
- Storm report NWS PBZ storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 2 WSW Parsons, WV
Moore Station Road closed due flooding.
- Storm report NWS PBZ storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 2 N Thomas, WV
Water pushing rocks down onto Route 219.
- Storm report NWS PBZ storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 4 WNW Red Creek, WV
Water along the roadway on Route 72.
Show 6 earlier updates
- WV MetroNews News
- NWS RLX storm report Storm report
- WV News News
Shelter in place order issued for Upshur County following flash flooding
- My Buckhannon News
Flash flood emergency issued for Buckhannon; residents urged to stay off roads
- NWS Charleston WV Bulletin
- WBOY.com News
PHOTOS: Severe thunderstorms, flash flooding wreaks havoc on north central West Virginia
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.