{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.ffb540f4296ce6a50c39bfa717fdc1d632987748.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Watch issued September 12 at 9:24AM EDT until September 13 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-12","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.ffb540f4296ce6a50c39bfa717fdc1d632987748.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Charleston WV"},"word_count":295,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Watch: Flood Watch issued September 12 at 9:24AM EDT until September 13 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Possible\n**Urgency:** Future\n**Areas:** Greenup; Carter; Boyd; Lawrence; Perry; Morgan; Athens; Washington; Jackson; Vinton; Meigs; Gallia; Lawrence; Wayne; Cabell; Mason; Jackson; Wood; Pleasants; Tyler; Lincoln; Putnam; Kanawha; Roane; Wirt; Calhoun; Ritchie; Doddridge; Mingo; Logan; Boone; Clay; Braxton; Gilmer; Lewis; Harrison; Taylor; McDowell; Wyoming; Upshur; Barbour; Northwest Raleigh; Southeast Raleigh; Northwest Fayette; Southeast Fayette; Northwest Nicholas; Southeast Nicholas; Northwest Webster; Southeast Webster; Northwest Randolph; Southeast Randolph\n**Issued by:** NWS Charleston WV\n**Sent:** 2026-09-12T09:24:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-12T09:24:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-13T01:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be\npossible.\n\n* WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, including the following\ncounties: Boyd, Carter, Greenup, and Lawrence; southeast Ohio,\nincluding the following counties: Athens, Gallia, Jackson OH,\nLawrence OH, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, and Washington; and West\nVirginia, including the following counties: Barbour, Boone,\nBraxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison,\nJackson WV, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, McDowell, Mingo,\nNorthwest Fayette, Northwest Nicholas, Northwest Raleigh, Northwest\nRandolph, Northwest Webster, Pleasants, Putnam, Ritchie, Roane,\nSoutheast Fayette, Southeast Nicholas, Southeast Raleigh, Southeast\nRandolph, Southeast Webster, Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Wirt,\nWood, and Wyoming.\n\n* WHEN...From noon EDT today through 1 AM EDT tonight.\n\n* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,\ncreeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.\nCreeks and streams may rise out of their banks.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- Heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected to affect the watch\narea this afternoon and tonight.\n- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood\n\n## Instructions\nYou should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood\nWarnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared\nto take action should flooding develop.\n\nAdditional information can be found at https://www.weather.gov/rlx as\nwell as on our X and Facebook pages."}