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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1009 AM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026

OHC009-053-105-167-WVC035-053-107-201800-
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Athens OH-Gallia OH-Meigs OH-Washington OH-Jackson WV-Mason WV-
Wood WV-
1009 AM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall earlier this morning
  continues.

* WHERE...Southeastern Athens County in southeastern Ohio...
  Northeastern Gallia County in southeastern Ohio...
  Meigs County in southeastern Ohio...
  Southwestern Washington County in southeastern Ohio...
  North Central Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia...
  Southwestern Wood County in northwestern West Virginia...
  North Central Mason County in western West Virginia...

* WHEN...Until 200 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
  continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1008 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
    heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected
    to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches
    of rain have fallen.
  - The gauge on the Shade River has breached 16 feet, or minor flood
    stage, and continues to rise. At that stage, the low spot on
    Scout Camp Road near Sugar Run Creek bridge floods. Agricultural
    fields adjacent to river begin to flood.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Parkersburg, Athens, Pomeroy, Coolville, Rutland, Forked Run
    State Park, New Haven, Mason, Tuppers Plains, Washington, Lubeck,
    Mineralwells, Middleport, Chester, Syracuse, Hartford City,
    Darwin, Reedsville, Belleville, and Portland.
  - This includes Interstate 77 in West Virginia near mile marker
    151...and between mile markers 164 and 171.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.

Report flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free,
800 401 9535, when you can do so safely.

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LAT...LON 3920 8213 3930 8215 3929 8185 3926 8172
      3922 8173 3923 8169 3925 8170 3919 8145
      3898 8169 3901 8232 3912 8231


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