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5 concurrent flood warnings — 5 counties affected
A severe flood outbreak affected five counties across Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia on July 18, 2026, bringing water damage and mold risk to homes in Indiana, Somerset, and Allegheny counties in PA, as well as Frederick County, MD, and Barbour County, WV.
Overview written from official NOAA / National Weather Service data.
- Type
- Flood Outbreak
- Extent
- ≈ 668,376 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
Each shaded area is one covered warning's reported footprint — this outbreak groups the 5 warnings listed below, colored by hazard type. Press Play below to watch each footprint appear in the order it was issued. Pan and zoom to explore the map.
Interactive affected-area map
Indiana County, PA; Somerset County, PA; Allegheny County, PA; Frederick County, MD; Barbour County, WV · ≈ 1,000 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
2026-07-18 19:19 UTC · snapshot 5 of 5
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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 — 10 ESE Tygart Lake Stat, WV
Water completely covering the road and covering bridge in the 100 block of Kasson Road.
- Storm report NWS RLX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 5 NNE Auburn, WV
Portions of Taylor Drain Rd in Doddridge County are experiencing high water.
- Storm report NWS RLX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 8 E Tygart Lake State P, WV
High water in the 20000 block of Morgantown Pike.
- Storm report NWS RLX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 8 ENE Philippi, WV
Roadway flooded in the 14000 block of Morgantown Pike.
Show 13 earlier updates
- NWS RLX storm report Storm report
- NWS PBZ storm report Storm report
- NWS RLX storm report Storm report
- NWS CTP storm report Storm report
- NWS PBZ storm report Storm report
- NWS PBZ storm report Storm report
- NWS PBZ storm report Storm report
- WCCS AM1160 & 101.1FM News
- NWS Pittsburgh PA Bulletin
- NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC Bulletin
- NWS Charleston WV Bulletin
- NWS State College PA Bulletin
- NWS Pittsburgh PA Bulletin
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.
Warnings covered
Warnings this outbreak covered
This page tracks the outbreak as a whole; each entry below is one official warning thread with its own live status, map and update log.
- Flash Flood Warning — Allegheny, PA +1Allegheny, PA; Westmoreland, PAsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Armstrong, PA +2Armstrong, PA; Indiana, PA; Westmoreland, PAsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Barbour, WV +1Barbour, WV; Taylor, WVsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Bedford, PA +1Bedford, PA; Somerset, PAsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Frederick, MDFrederick, MDsevereEnded