181  
WGUS71 KPBZ 170035  
FFSPBZ  
 
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA  
835 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
OHC031-170045-  
/O.CAN.KPBZ.FF.W.0110.000000T0000Z-260817T0115Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
COSHOCTON OH-  
835 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR COSHOCTON COUNTY...  
 
FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO  
HEED REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.  
 
A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM EDT MONDAY FOR PORTIONS  
OF EAST CENTRAL OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, AND WEST VIRGINIA.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4017 8217 4009 8181 3990 8158 3984 8158  
3984 8169 3981 8170 3976 8170 3977 8195  
3995 8220 4001 8220 4017 8219  
 
 
 
OHC059-119-170115-  
/O.CON.KPBZ.FF.W.0110.000000T0000Z-260817T0115Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
GUERNSEY OH-MUSKINGUM OH-  
835 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT THIS  
EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN GUERNSEY AND MUSKINGUM COUNTIES...  
 
AT 835 PM EDT, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED AN ONGOING WATER RESCUE  
IN CHANDLERSVILLE. BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. FLASH  
FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING. RAINFALL HAS COME TO AN END BUT WATER  
CAN CONTINUE TO RISE.  
 
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED.  
 
IMPACT...FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS, URBAN AREAS,  
HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR  
DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.  
 
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...  
ZANESVILLE, NEW CONCORD, SOUTH ZANESVILLE, NORTH ZANESVILLE,  
DRESDEN, FRAZEYSBURG, PHILO, PLEASANT GROVE, CUMBERLAND, NORWICH,  
BRIDGEVILLE, DUNCAN FALLS, DRAKE, CHANDLERSVILLE, CANNELVILLE,  
RURALDALE, HIGH HILL, BLUE ROCK STATE PARK AND DILLON STATE PARK.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD  
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.  
 
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE  
DANGERS OF FLOODING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4017 8217 4009 8181 3990 8158 3984 8158  
3984 8169 3981 8170 3976 8170 3977 8195  
3995 8220 4001 8220 4017 8219  
 
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED  
 
 
 
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