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River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington OH
1018 AM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026

This is a NWS guidance product from the Ohio River Forecast Center.
Public forecasts and warnings are issued only by local NWS offices.
Statistical uncertainties can be viewed from our ensemble pages at:
http://weather.gov/erh/mmefs


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: Ohio River - Racine Lock & Dam, WV - RLX
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: Action Stage         38.0 ft
: Flood Stage          41.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 44.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    48.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 14.8 FT at 1000 AM EDT on Sep 19
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.ER RACW2 20260919 Z DC202609191418/DH18/HTIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0919 :           /  14.7 /  14.1 /  13.8
.E2    : 0920 :   /  13.5 /  13.4 /  13.4 /  13.7
.E3    : 0921 :   /  14.5 /  15.4 /  16.0 /  16.5
.E4    : 0922 :   /  16.7 /  16.6 /  16.3 /  15.8
.E5    : 0923 :   /  15.4 /  15.0 /  14.6 /  14.3
.E6    : 0924 :   /  14.0
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
: 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.08/ 0.06/ 0.04/ 0.05/ 0.07/ 0.18/
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: Ohio River - Point Pleasant, WV - RLX
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: Action Stage         38.0 ft
: Flood Stage          40.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 44.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    48.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 24.9 FT at 1000 AM EDT on Sep 19
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.ER POPW2 20260919 Z DC202609191418/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0919 :           /  25.0 /  24.8 /  24.8
.E2    : 0920 :   /  24.7 /  24.7 /  24.7 /  24.7
.E3    : 0921 :   /  24.8 /  24.9 /  25.0 /  25.0
.E4    : 0922 :   /  25.1 /  25.1 /  25.0 /  24.9
.E5    : 0923 :   /  24.9 /  24.8 /  24.8 /  24.7
.E6    : 0924 :   /  24.7
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
: 0.00/ 0.02/ 0.11/ 0.07/ 0.03/ 0.04/ 0.10/ 0.12/
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: Ohio River - R C Byrd Dam, WV - RLX
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: Action Stage         48.0 ft
: Flood Stage          50.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 52.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    56.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 17.5 FT at 1000 PM EDT on Sep 18
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.ER GALW2 20260919 Z DC202609191418/DH18/HTIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0919 :           /  16.8 /  16.3 /  15.9
.E2    : 0920 :   /  15.6 /  15.4 /  15.4 /  15.8
.E3    : 0921 :   /  16.9 /  17.9 /  18.8 /  19.4
.E4    : 0922 :   /  19.6 /  19.5 /  19.0 /  18.4
.E5    : 0923 :   /  17.8 /  17.3 /  16.8 /  16.4
.E6    : 0924 :   /  16.0
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
: 0.00/ 0.05/ 0.14/ 0.06/ 0.01/ 0.02/ 0.05/ 0.07/
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: Ohio River - Huntington, WV - RLX
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: Action Stage         48.0 ft
: Flood Stage          50.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 55.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    59.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 26.6 FT at 1000 AM EDT on Sep 19
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.ER HNTW2 20260919 Z DC202609191418/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0919 :           /  26.6 /  26.5 /  26.3
.E2    : 0920 :   /  26.2 /  26.1 /  26.1 /  26.1
.E3    : 0921 :   /  26.2 /  26.3 /  26.6 /  26.9
.E4    : 0922 :   /  27.1 /  27.1 /  27.1 /  26.9
.E5    : 0923 :   /  26.6 /  26.4 /  26.3 /  26.2
.E6    : 0924 :   /  26.1
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
: 0.00/ 0.05/ 0.29/ 0.05/ 0.02/ 0.01/ 0.04/ 0.04/
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: Ohio River - Ashland River Gage, KY - RLX
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: Action Stage         50.0 ft
: Flood Stage          52.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 56.6 ft
: Major Flood Stage    65.5 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 34.5 FT at 1000 AM EDT on Sep 19
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.ER ASHK2 20260919 Z DC202609191418/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0919 :           /  34.5 /  34.5 /  34.4
.E2    : 0920 :   /  34.3 /  34.3 /  34.2 /  34.2
.E3    : 0921 :   /  34.2 /  34.4 /  34.5 /  34.5
.E4    : 0922 :   /  34.6 /  34.6 /  34.6 /  34.6
.E5    : 0923 :   /  34.5 /  34.4 /  34.4 /  34.3
.E6    : 0924 :   /  34.3
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
: 0.00/ 0.12/ 0.42/ 0.05/ 0.01/ 0.01/ 0.02/ 0.02/
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: Little Sandy River - Grayson, KY - RLX
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: Action Stage         19.0 ft
: Flood Stage          21.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 25.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    28.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 4.3 FT at 1000 AM EDT on Sep 19
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.ER GYNK2 20260919 Z DC202609191418/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0919 :           /   4.3 /   4.4 /   5.8
.E2    : 0920 :   /   6.9 /   5.9 /   5.2 /   4.8
.E3    : 0921 :   /   4.5 /   4.4 /   4.3 /   4.2
.E4    : 0922 :   /   4.2 /   4.2 /   4.2 /   4.2
.E5    : 0923 :   /   4.2 /   4.2 /   4.2 /   4.2
.E6    : 0924 :   /   4.2
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
: 0.00/ 0.13/ 0.47/ 0.05/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.02/ 0.01/
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: Ohio River - Lloyd Greenup Dam, KY - RLX
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: Action Stage         52.0 ft
: Flood Stage          54.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 56.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    62.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 18.4 FT at 945 AM EDT on Sep 19
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.ER GNUK2 20260919 Z DC202609191418/DH18/HTIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0919 :           /  18.0 /  18.0 /  17.7
.E2    : 0920 :   /  16.8 /  16.5 /  16.2 /  16.0
.E3    : 0921 :   /  16.0 /  16.4 /  17.4 /  18.5
.E4    : 0922 :   /  19.4 /  20.1 /  20.4 /  20.4
.E5    : 0923 :   /  19.9 /  19.2 /  18.6 /  18.0
.E6    : 0924 :   /  17.5
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
: 0.00/ 0.15/ 0.43/ 0.05/ 0.01/ 0.01/ 0.04/ 0.02/
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: Ohio River - Portsmouth, OH - ILN
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: Action Stage         35.0 ft
: Flood Stage          50.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 57.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    66.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 18.7 FT at 1000 AM EDT on Sep 19
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.ER PORO1 20260919 Z DC202609191418/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0919 :           /  18.7 /  18.6 /  18.4
.E2    : 0920 :   /  18.0 /  17.7 /  17.5 /  17.5
.E3    : 0921 :   /  17.6 /  17.9 /  18.7 /  19.7
.E4    : 0922 :   /  20.6 /  21.1 /  21.5 /  21.5
.E5    : 0923 :   /  21.1 /  20.5 /  19.9 /  19.4
.E6    : 0924 :   /  18.8
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
: 0.00/ 0.23/ 0.33/ 0.05/ 0.01/ 0.05/ 0.05/ 0.09/
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