This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.
Part of: Franklin County Area Flooding — August 2026 →
Flood Warning issued August 16 at 6:50AM EDT until August 16 at 12:45PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Washington, OH; Doddridge, WV; Harrison, WV; Pleasants, WV; Ritchie, WV; Tyler, WV, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 419,277 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 (Washington, OH; Doddridge, WV; Harrison, WV; Pleasants, WV; Ritchie, WV; Tyler, 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
Washington, OH; Doddridge, WV; Harrison, WV; Pleasants, WV; Ritchie, WV; Tyler, WV · ≈ 660 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 — 2 E Salem, WV
Raccoon Run Road flooded.
- Storm report NWS RLX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 2 SSE Crooksville, OH
SR 669 closed due to flooding.
- Storm report NWS RLX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Salem, WV
Water rescue on Gain Street.
- Storm report NWS RLX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 2 S Jane Lew, WV
Flooding on West Run Road.
Show 7 earlier updates
- NWS RLX storm report Storm report
- NWS Charleston WV Bulletin
- St. George News News
Flooding reported across eastern Washington County after heavy monsoon rains
- FOX 13 News Utah News
Storm brings flooded streets, muddy roads to Zion National Park neighborhoods
- washingtonpost.com News
Life-threatening flooding possible in Hawaii from Tropical Storm Lala
- KING5.com News
- Tacoma News Tribune News
Flash flood warning issued for Mason County early Thursday evening, says the NWS
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.