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Part of: Franklin County Area Flooding — August 2026 →
Flash Flood Warning issued August 16 at 8:59AM EDT until August 16 at 1:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
This is a severe-significance flash flood warning event affecting Boone, WV; Raleigh, WV, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flash Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 286,728 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
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Boone, WV; Raleigh, WV · ≈ 450 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 — Handley, WV
High water reported in the 26900 block of Second Ave.
- Storm report NWS RLX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 1 E Pratt, WV
High water at Hughes Creek Road at East Dupont Avenue.
- Storm report NWS RLX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Smithers, WV
High Water on Cannelton Hollow Road and Bridge St.
- Bulletin NWS Charleston WV
Flash Flood Warning issued
Boone, WV; Raleigh, WV
Show 4 earlier updates
- NWS JKL storm report Storm report
- NWS JKL storm report Storm report
- PBS News
Indiana authorities say at least 5 people have died as severe weather crosses the state
- IndyStar News
More than 50 Indiana counties declare weather emergencies. See the list
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.