Flooding · High

Flash Flood Warning issued September 12 at 7:36PM EDT until September 12 at 10:30PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV

Buchanan, VA; McDowell, WV · Sep 12, 2026, 11:36 PM UTC

HazardFlooding
Magnitude / scale
StatusHigh
SourceNWS
ReportedSep 12, 2026, 11:36 PM UTC
CURRENT REPORT

What we know

FFWRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Buchanan County in southwestern Virginia... Northwestern McDowell County in southern West Virginia... * Until 1030 PM EDT. * At 736 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. 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... Bradshaw, Iaeger, Avondale, Jolo, and Panther.

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