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WGUS61 KRLX 052334
FFARLX
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
634 PM EST THU MAR 5 2026
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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 BELPRE, ELIZABETH, POMEROY, GALLIPOLIS,
PENNSBORO, POINT PLEASANT, PARKERSBURG, RAVENSWOOD, JACKSON,
WELLSTON, ATHENS, BELMONT, OAK HILL, NEW LEXINGTON, MIDDLEBOURNE,
ST. MARYS, CROOKSVILLE, STOCKPORT, VIENNA, PADEN CITY,
SISTERSVILLE, MCARTHUR, MARIETTA, RIPLEY, MCCONNELSVILLE, HAMDEN,
NEW HAVEN, WEST UNION, SOMERSET, AND HARRISVILLE
634 PM EST THU MAR 5 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT INTO FRIDAY MORNING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES, WITH
ADDITIONAL FLOODING POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, ATHENS, GALLIA, JACKSON OH, MEIGS, MORGAN, PERRY, VINTON
AND WASHINGTON, AND PORTIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES, DODDRIDGE, JACKSON WV, MASON, PLEASANTS,
RITCHIE, TYLER, WIRT AND WOOD.
* WHEN...INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL FLOODING OF
RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE
LOCATIONS. CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A HALF INCH TO LOCALLY AN INCH AND A HALF 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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