Flood Warning in Upshur County, West Virginia
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
8/17/2026 5:16:00 AM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
8/17/2026 5:16:00 AM until 8/17/2026 8:45:00 AM
* WHAT...Large stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall
continues.
* WHERE...Northeastern Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia...
* WHEN...Until 845 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of Sand Run and it's tributaries is occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 514 AM EDT, gauge reports indicated Sand Run and it's
tributaries was flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Overhill and Tallmansville.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
