This alert expired on 13 July 2026 at 02:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 60 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 13 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 5 July 2026. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Flash Flood Warning issued July 12 at 6:53PM EDT until July 12 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
An estimated 30,991 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 13 March 2026
- June 28, 2026 · score 34 · 23.2 km
- March 17, 2026 · score 34 · 25.4 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 80 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 39.2173, -81.1502 |
| Nearest City | Parkersburg (36 km) |
| Population Exposed | 31.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-12T22:53:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Flash Flood Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.db7495b902dbe70392bb0fb51b303ea9 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Flash Flood Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Washington, OH; Pleasants, WV; Ritchie, WV; Wood, WV; Doddridge, WV; Ritchie, WV |
| Headline | Flash Flood Warning issued July 12 at 6:53PM EDT until July 12 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV |
| Expires | 2026-07-12T22:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Charleston WV |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.db7495b902dbe70392bb0fb51b303ea93cedfe51.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1ce7aefdc9c9a1c8cc596cd6754030249bcfb211.001.1"] |
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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.