Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 6 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 3 August 2026 at 04:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 24th strongest of the 90 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 2 August 2026. 13 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Flash Flood Warning issued August 2 at 8:02PM EDT until August 3 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Urban PEI: 17,056 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- August 7, 2026 · score 34 · 8.2 km
- June 18, 2026 · score 58 · 14.7 km
- August 2, 2026 · score 34 · 18.6 km
How we know
2 recorded sources include NOAA; independence is not established by this count.
Our own score for this event is 28 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) | 28 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.86/1 |
| Coordinates | 37.8431, -80.9319 |
| Nearest City | Beckley (24 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 17.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-03T00:02:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Flash Flood Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d6b11c8b29eeb2bf5c968fb246f040eb |
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: 2026-08-03T00:02:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-08-03T00:07:57.911Z. 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 | Fayette, WV; McDowell, WV; Raleigh, WV; Wyoming, WV; Greenbrier, WV; Summers, WV |
| Headline | Flash Flood Warning issued August 2 at 8:02PM EDT until August 3 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV |
| Expires | 2026-08-03T00:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Charleston WV |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d6b11c8b29eeb2bf5c968fb246f040eb90009032.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dd10a38c53f0b1a6835680d23a31ad1cef8046fb.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 3 W Meadow Bluff |
| Iem County | Greenbrier |
| Iem State | WV |
| Iem Wfo | RNK |
| Iem Remark | A couple trees down on Farmdale Road, one on a power line. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_37.900_-80.710_1785711600000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1785711600000,"latitude":37.9,"longitude":-80.71}] |
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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