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7/22/2026 9:36pm 
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Flood Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Charleston, WV

    FLOOD WARNING  

Harrison County, WV

Flood Warning issued July 22 at 12:51PM EDT until July 23 at 7:31AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV

FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING

Areas Affected: Harrison, WV

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Wednesday 12:51pm EDT

Alert Effective: Wednesday 12:51pm EDT

Alert Expires: Thursday 1:00am EDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Wednesday 12:51pm EDT

Event Ends: Thursday 7:31am EDT

Issued by: NWS Charleston WV

Details: 
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in West
Virginia...

West Fork River above Clarksburg affecting Harrison County.

For the West Fork River...Major flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...West Fork River above Clarksburg.

* WHEN...Until Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Water begins to enter some homes along the
low sections near the river. Liberty Avenue floods. At 15.0 feet,
Homes along the low sections of the river on Liberty Avenue and
Route 19 flood. At 16.0 feet, Areas of Baltimore Street and River
Road flood. At 18.0 feet, Major flooding occurs along the river in
Clarksburg.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:15 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 16.6 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 12:15 PM EDT Wednesday was 16.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise to 18.1 feet this afternoon. It
will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight to
5.0 feet early Friday morning and remain below flood stage.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 18.1
feet on 12/09/1978.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Report flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free,
800 401 9535, when you can do so safely.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/rlx.

The next statement will be issued late tonight at 100 AM EDT.

Meta data: 
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Codes: WVC033
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1f5cd89871aaba5145360e1beb23b48037fcd69e.001.1