Flood Watch in Summers County, West Virginia
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
8/16/2026 12:43:00 AM (UTC)
Urgency: Future
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
8/16/2026 12:43:00 AM until 8/16/2026 8:45:00 AM
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, including the following
counties, Boyd, Carter, Greenup and Lawrence, southeast Ohio,
including the following counties, Athens, Gallia, Jackson OH,
Lawrence OH, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton and Washington, and West
Virginia, including the following counties, Barbour, Boone,
Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison,
Jackson WV, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, Mingo, Northwest
Fayette, Northwest Nicholas, Northwest Pocahontas, Northwest
Raleigh, Northwest Randolph, Northwest Webster, Pleasants, Putnam,
Ritchie, Roane, Southeast Fayette, Southeast Nicholas, Southeast
Pocahontas, Southeast Raleigh, Southeast Randolph, Southeast
Webster, Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Wirt, Wood and Wyoming.
* WHEN...Through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Rounds of heavy rainfall will track over already saturated soils
throughout the weekend and into early next week. This will likely
lead to instances of flash flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood