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WGUS61 KRLX 051541
FFARLX
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1041 AM EST THU MAR 5 2026
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/O.EXT.KRLX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-260306T1200Z/
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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 ST. MARYS, HARRISVILLE, NEW HAVEN,
RIPLEY, MIDDLEBOURNE, ATHENS, MCCONNELSVILLE, RAVENSWOOD,
CROOKSVILLE, NEW LEXINGTON, PARKERSBURG, PENNSBORO, POINT
PLEASANT, OAK HILL, STOCKPORT, BELPRE, MARIETTA, ELIZABETH,
JACKSON, WELLSTON, SISTERSVILLE, GALLIPOLIS, HAMDEN, VIENNA, WEST
UNION, MCARTHUR, SOMERSET, PADEN CITY, BELMONT, AND POMEROY
1041 AM EST THU MAR 5 2026
..FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
* 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 FRIDAY MORNING.
* 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. THUNDERSTORMS MAY
ALSO LEAD TO ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- 1.00 TO 1.50 INCH OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING ON TOP OF WHAT'S ALREADY FALLEN. THIS CAN LEAD TO
ADDITIONAL FLOODING ISSUES.
- 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.
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