886  
WGUS61 KPBZ 201600  
FFAPBZ  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA  
1200 PM EDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
 
OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ020-021-029-031-073>076-  
WVZ001>004-012-021-509>514-210000-  
/O.NEW.KPBZ.FA.A.0021.260920T1600Z-260921T1600Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH-  
MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-WASHINGTON-  
GREENE-WESTMORELAND-HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WESTMORELAND-FAYETTE-  
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF FAYETTE-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL-WETZEL-  
MARION-MONONGALIA-  
RIDGES OF EASTERN MONONGALIA AND NORTHWESTERN PRESTON-PRESTON-  
EASTERN PRESTON-WESTERN TUCKER-EASTERN TUCKER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEELING, UNIONTOWN, BEAVER FALLS, CANAAN  
VALLEY, ALIQUIPPA, TERRA ALTA, WAYNESBURG, CHAMPION, CADIZ, SALEM,  
MALVERN, GREENSBURG, NEW KENSINGTON, MONESSEN, COOPERS ROCK,  
ROWLESBURG, SAINT GEORGE, WEIRTON, LIGONIER, DONEGAL, FOLLANSBEE,  
HAZELTON, STEUBENVILLE, KINGWOOD, MONACA, MURRYSVILLE, FAIRMONT,  
THOMAS, WOODSFIELD, HENDRICKS, MOUNDSVILLE, DAVIS, COLUMBIANA, DOVER,  
CANONSBURG, LATROBE, CARROLLTON, CAMBRIDGE, ZANESVILLE, WASHINGTON,  
NEW MARTINSVILLE, BRUCETON MILLS, COSHOCTON, NEW PHILADELPHIA,  
PITTSBURGH METRO AREA, PARSONS, EAST LIVERPOOL, CALDWELL, MORGANTOWN,  
AMBRIDGE,  
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, WELLSBURG, LOWER BURRELL, MARTINS FERRY, AND  
OHIOPYLE  
1200 PM EDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
 
 
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL OHIO, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING  
AREAS, BELMONT, CARROLL, COLUMBIANA, COSHOCTON, GUERNSEY, HARRISON,  
JEFFERSON OH, MONROE, MUSKINGUM, NOBLE AND TUSCARAWAS,  
PENNSYLVANIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, ALLEGHENY, BEAVER,  
FAYETTE, GREENE, HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF FAYETTE, HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF  
WESTMORELAND, WASHINGTON AND WESTMORELAND, AND WEST VIRGINIA,  
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, BROOKE, EASTERN PRESTON, EASTERN  
TUCKER, HANCOCK, MARION, MARSHALL, MONONGALIA, OHIO, PRESTON,  
RIDGES OF EASTERN MONONGALIA AND NORTHWESTERN PRESTON, WESTERN  
TUCKER AND WETZEL.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS FORECAST ACROSS MUCH OF  
THE WATCH AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING, WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF UP  
TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. COMBINED WITH AN ALREADY SATURATED GROUND,  
INSTANCES OF FLASH FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION  
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.  
 

 
 

 
 
CL  
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab OH Page
The Nexlab PA Page
The Nexlab WV Page
The Nexlab MD Page Main Text Page