This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record.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 8:09PM EDT until July 22 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Washington, OH; Doddridge, 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
- ≈ 346,515 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; 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; Pleasants, WV; Ritchie, WV; Tyler, WV · ≈ 540 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 ESE Buckhannon, WV
Residents trapped in home along Old Elkins Road due to flood waters.
- 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.
- Storm report NWS PBZ storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 3 ENE Fultonham, OH
Video from Limestone Valley Rd/Crock Rd on social media shows flooding from Kent Run overflowing its banks. Water extends about 300 ft from the bridge onto Bagley Rd. Time based on post.
- 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 5 earlier updates
- NWS Charleston WV Bulletin
- army.mil News
- NBC4 Washington News
Weather Alert: Some strong-to-severe thunderstorms this evening
- St. George News News
Southern Utahns assess storm damage as new flash flood warning issued for Washington County
- ABC4 Utah 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 ↗.