Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 2 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 8 August 2026 at 01:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 14th strongest of the 80 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 5 August 2026. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Flash Flood Warning issued August 7 at 5:53PM EDT until August 7 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Urban PEI: 49,441 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- August 2, 2026 · score 28 · 6.7 km
- August 5, 2026 · score 28 · 7.6 km
- September 13, 2026 · score 28 · 9.4 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.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
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 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.79/1 |
| Coordinates | 39.8054, -80.0304 |
| Nearest City | Morgantown (20 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 49.4K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-07T21:53:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Flash Flood Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.aec13e04a122d1ff2369d59ed8bc9a2a |
Physical priority index · v1. 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: 2026-08-07T21:53:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-08-07T21:56:24.816Z. 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 | Barbour, WV; Harrison, WV; Lewis, WV; Upshur, WV; Fayette, PA; Westmoreland, PA; Allegheny, PA; Westmoreland, PA and 3 more areas |
| Headline | Flash Flood Warning issued August 7 at 5:53PM EDT until August 7 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV |
| Expires | 2026-08-07T21:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Charleston WV |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 7 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.aec13e04a122d1ff2369d59ed8bc9a2a320a0c31.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7be63b362131803de841c159dd8da9bc84ae6e06.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e01c4fbfe94c393162e909ca03b0d93b76cd5d58.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.66d49b945f522074e70b98bc3393e5a90fdf6f80.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bbd127b6dfa5192e387c4302b62b30d8ba44cce0.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9816b5cbd048c87d142c657337a7667973aa41ee.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f0f295fb2aa6b24c29c5394d4b11450c76e69ea9.001.1"] |
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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