Severe Weather near Morgantown
Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 4 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
This alert expired on 12 September 2026 at 23:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 38 recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026 — 22 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 27 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Flash Flood Warning issued September 12 at 5:44PM EDT until September 12 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Urban PEI: 65,593 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- September 13, 2026 · score 28 · 10.8 km
- July 4, 2026 · 12.3 km
- August 7, 2026 · 12.6 km
How we know
3 recorded sources include NOAA; independence is not established by this count.
Our own score for this event is 32 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 32 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.90/1 |
| Coordinates | 39.6351, -80.1056 |
| Nearest City | Morgantown (12 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 65.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-12T21:44:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.064dfef025c54e99ce7e3e2592ee8d26780dccdd.001.1 |
Physical priority index · v4 (historical). Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: noaa. Occurrence: 2026-09-12T21:44:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-09-12T21:48:58.900Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Flash Flood Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Braxton, WV; Calhoun, WV; Doddridge, WV; Gilmer, WV; Lewis, WV; Ritchie, WV; Roane, WV; Garrett, MD and 5 more areas |
| Headline | Flash Flood Warning issued September 12 at 5:44PM EDT until September 12 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV |
| Expires | 2026-09-12T19:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Charleston WV |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 8 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.064dfef025c54e99ce7e3e2592ee8d26780dccdd.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b9f7134d35059039c3eca6e230b908942d9a2782.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.631ea24f7a2c1b840d2ab54b0e37cf366348017a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.48baafe5b810ecb2f407f4bebe001b44fe05d02d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2d5d3159df44d8eb76de296918a9fb6754873736.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f0e740322e42ae84a8b7c0fc5c043d8ef917c23e.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.456ba420632f4d44cfee4e673be262403943ae17.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ee27bc54e39563dffdb2f8e08691ea87bfcde9a1.001.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | UNK |
| Spc Location | 1 ESE Eighty Four |
| Spc County | Washington |
| Spc State | PA |
| Spc Comments | POWER LINE DOWN IN YARD. Reported near 118 Hoge Summit Rd... Somerset Twp. Time based on radar estimate. (PBZ) |
| Iem TypeSummary | F |
| Iem City | 7 WNW Bayard |
| Iem County | Garrett |
| Iem State | MD |
Safety Information
During flooding: never walk, swim, or drive through floodwaters. Six inches of moving water can knock you down, and one foot of water can sweep away a vehicle. Move to higher ground if waters rise. After flooding, avoid contact with floodwater which may contain sewage, chemicals, or debris. Follow local emergency service guidance.
Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.
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