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WGUS61 KRLX 041523
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1023 AM EST WED MAR 4 2026
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GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-LINCOLN-
PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-CALHOUN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-
HARRISON-TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-NORTHWEST FAYETTE-SOUTHEAST
FAYETTE-NORTHWEST NICHOLAS-SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS-NORTHWEST WEBSTER-
SOUTHEAST WEBSTER-NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS-SOUTHEAST POCAHONTAS-
NORTHWEST RANDOLPH-SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SUTTON, OAK HILL, HARMAN, RICHWOOD,
HARTS, FAYETTEVILLE, ASHLAND, GRAYSON, SNOWSHOE, RUSSELL,
BRIDGEPORT, HUNTINGTON, GRANTSVILLE, CANNONSBURG, BUCKHANNON,
ALUM CREEK, SAINT ALBANS, IRONTON, SOUTH POINT, BURNSVILLE, CLAY,
HOLLY RIVER STATE PARK, BELINGTON, HURRICANE, SUMMERSVILLE,
GRAFTON, CHARLESTON, GLENVILLE, LOUISA, FLATWOODS, OLIVE HILL,
CEREDO, BIRCH RIVER, MARLINTON, MONTGOMERY, SPENCER, PHILIPPI,
WAYNE, TEAYS VALLEY, KENOVA, GRAYSON LAKE STATE PARK, LAKE
VESUVIUS, HAMLIN, MADISON, YATESVILLE LAKE STATE PARK, MEADOW
BRIDGE, CRAIGSVILLE, CLARKSBURG, ELKINS, WEBSTER SPRINGS, CARTER
CAVES STATE PARK, SOUTH CHARLESTON, WESTON, RACELAND, GASSAWAY,
AND COWEN
1023 AM EST WED MAR 4 2026
..FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED
THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY,
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, BOYD, CARTER, GREENUP AND
LAWRENCE, SOUTHEAST OHIO, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTY, LAWRENCE
OH, AND WEST VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, BARBOUR,
BOONE, BRAXTON, CABELL, CALHOUN, CLAY, GILMER, HARRISON, KANAWHA,
LEWIS, LINCOLN, NORTHWEST FAYETTE, NORTHWEST NICHOLAS, NORTHWEST
POCAHONTAS, NORTHWEST RANDOLPH, NORTHWEST WEBSTER, PUTNAM, ROANE,
SOUTHEAST FAYETTE, SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS, SOUTHEAST POCAHONTAS,
SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH, SOUTHEAST WEBSTER, TAYLOR, UPSHUR AND WAYNE.
THE FLOODING THREAT HAS ENDED. THEREFORE, THE FLOOD WATCH IS BEING
CANCELLED.
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PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-
MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-WIRT-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RIPLEY, OAK HILL, BELMONT, POMEROY, NEW
LEXINGTON, MCARTHUR, PADEN CITY, GALLIPOLIS, PENNSBORO,
ELIZABETH, PARKERSBURG, POINT PLEASANT, VIENNA, SOMERSET, WEST
UNION, STOCKPORT, BELPRE, ATHENS, WELLSTON, MIDDLEBOURNE,
MARIETTA, RAVENSWOOD, MCCONNELSVILLE, HARRISVILLE, JACKSON,
SISTERSVILLE, NEW HAVEN, CROOKSVILLE, HAMDEN, AND ST. MARYS
1023 AM EST WED MAR 4 2026
..FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, ATHENS, GALLIA, JACKSON OH, MEIGS, MORGAN, PERRY, VINTON
AND WASHINGTON AND WEST VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, DODDRIDGE, JACKSON WV, MASON, PLEASANTS, RITCHIE, TYLER,
WIRT AND WOOD.
* WHEN...THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL FROM LAST NIGHT HAS LEFT SOILS
VULNERABLE TO SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF WITH ANY ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX
AS WELL AS ON OUR X AND FACEBOOK PAGES.
JP
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