08/23/2026
News Release: West Virginians impacted by Tuesday’s flash flooding can report debris blockages to their local conservation district
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia residents impacted by Tuesday’s flash flooding may contact their local conservation district to report debris blockages in streams.
Governor Patrick Morrisey on Tuesday declared a state of emergency for all 55 counties following severe weather that resulted in flash flooding, landslides, road closures and other dangerous conditions.
WVCA technicians have been deployed to assess the extent of flood-related debris blockages and damages and provide assistance to affected residents.
Residents may be eligible for Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program assistance.
Each county affected is within a specific conservation district. Residents should contact their specific conservation district to report a debris blockage.
• Barbour, Randolph, Taylor, Tucker and Upshur counties are in the Tygarts Valley Conservation District, which can be reached at: (304) 457-3026.
• Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan counties are within the Eastern Panhandle Conservation District, which can be reached at: (304) 263-4376.
• Boone, Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo and Wayne counties are within the Guyan Conservation District, which can be reached at: (304) 528-5718.
• Braxton, Clay, Nicholas and Webster counties are within the Elk Conservation District, which can be reached at: (304) 765-2535.
• Brooke, Hancock, Marshall and Ohio counties are within the Northern Panhandle Conservation District, which can be reached at: (304) 238-1231.
• Calhoun, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt and Wood counties are within the Little Kanawha Conservation District, which can be reached at: (304) 422-9088.
• Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison and Lewis counties are within the West Fork Conservation District, which can be reached at: (304) 627-2160.
• Fayette, McDowell, Mercer, Raleigh, Summers and Wyoming counties are in the Southern Conservation District, which can be reached at: (304) 253-0261.
• Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral and Pendleton counties are within the Potomac Valley Conservation District, which can be reached at: (304) 822-5174.
• Greenbrier, Monroe and Pocahontas counties are within the Greenbrier Valley Conservation District, which can be reached at: (304) 645-6173.
• Jackson, Mason and Putnam counties are in the Western Conservation District, which can be reached at: (304) 675-3054.
• Kanawha County is within the Capitol Conservation District, which can be reached at: (304) 759-0736.
• Marion, Monongalia and Preston counties are in the Monongahela Conservation District, which can be reached at: (304) 296-0081.
• Pleasants, Tyler and Wetzel counties are within the Upper Ohio Conservation District, which can be reached at: (304) 758-2512.
The mission of the West Virginia Conservation Agency is to provide for and promote the protection and conservation of West Virginia’s soil, land, water and related resources for the health, safety and general welfare of the state’s citizens.
