A Flood Warning for central Lewis County ran through 8 a.m. Sunday, September 13, after the National Weather Service in Charleston issued an update at 5:02 a.m. The warning covered central Lewis along with parts of Braxton and Gilmer counties, and named Weston, Stonewall Jackson, Walkersville, Horner and Sand Run among the affected locations.
NWS said at 5 a.m. that Doppler radar showed 1 to 4 inches of rain had fallen Saturday across that warning area and that lingering high water was expected. It reported flooding of rivers, creeks, streams and other low-lying locations as imminent or occurring, with some roads still closed. The bulletin includes Interstate 79 mile markers 74-100 and Route 33 mile markers 1-6, but does not identify a particular closure on either highway.
Separate northwestern and southern warnings
The Flood Warning for northwestern Lewis County also ran through 8 a.m. In its 5:11 a.m. continuation update, NWS said emergency management reported that 1 to 3 inches of rain fell Saturday across that three-county warning area and that lingering high water remained in some locations. The warning included northwestern Lewis County with parts of Gilmer and Doddridge counties; NWS named Leopold, Alum Bridge and Linn among the locations. The bulletin did not identify specific road closures.
A separate southern Lewis County Flood Warning was scheduled through 8:30 a.m. It included east-central Braxton and northwestern Webster counties and named Falls Mills. Its earlier bulletin reported 3.5 to 6.5 inches of rain across that warning area.
These alert deadlines did not establish that roads were safe to use. Do not drive into water-covered roads. Review the 5:02 a.m. central warning, the 5:11 a.m. northwestern warning, the southern warning and NWS Charleston for official updates. Report flooding to NWS at 800-401-9535 only when it is safe to do so.