This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record.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 12:28PM EDT until August 16 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Boone, WV; Fayette, WV; Kanawha, WV; Raleigh, WV, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 286,728 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 (Boone, WV; Fayette, WV; Kanawha, WV; Raleigh, 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
Boone, WV; Fayette, WV; Kanawha, 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 — 4 ENE Coal Fork, WV
Campbells Creek Drive flooded in the 4700 block near Cinco Lighthouse Wesleyan Church.
- Storm report NWS RLX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 1 SSE Pinch, WV
Water rushing down the hill and flooding garage of a residence on Mountaineer Heights Drive near Indian Creek.
- Storm report NWS RLX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 1 SE Cross Lanes, WV
High water in the area of 5200 Dalewood Drive in Cross Lanes. Water rescue currently in progress.
- Storm report NWS RLX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 4 WSW Pinch, WV
High water reported on Buckner Lane off of Mill Creek Rd.
Show 11 earlier updates
- NWS RLX storm report Storm report
- NWS RLX Forecast discussion
- WV MetroNews News
Four counties under Flash Flood Warnings, water rescues made in several areas
- NWS RLX storm report Storm report
- NWS RLX storm report Storm report
- NWS RLX storm report Storm report
- NWS RLX storm report Storm report
- NWS RLX storm report Storm report
- NWS Charleston WV Bulletin
- 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 ↗.