[W8MWA] BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning

Jeffrey Fritz jnfritz07 at gmail.com
Tue Jul 21 17:34:20 EDT 2026


BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
530 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Marion County in northern West Virginia...
  South Central Monongalia County in northern West Virginia...

* Until 830 PM EDT.

* At 530 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
           drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Fairmont, Pleasant Valley, Winfield, Barrackville, Monongah,
  Fairview, Rivesville, Grant Town, Farmington, Worthington, Colfax,
  Baxter, Bentons Ferry, White Hall, Idamay, Carolina, Rachel and
  Browns Chapel.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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


FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED



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