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WGUS61 KRLX 060708
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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
208 AM EST FRI MAR 6 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, MCARTHUR, ST. MARYS, HAMDEN,
PADEN CITY, POINT PLEASANT, MARIETTA, BELMONT, HARRISVILLE, NEW
LEXINGTON, CROOKSVILLE, GALLIPOLIS, POMEROY, ELIZABETH,
MIDDLEBOURNE, SISTERSVILLE, PARKERSBURG, RAVENSWOOD, ATHENS, NEW
HAVEN, OAK HILL, WELLSTON, SOMERSET, JACKSON, RIPLEY, VIENNA,
WEST UNION, MCCONNELSVILLE, STOCKPORT, AND PENNSBORO
208 AM EST FRI MAR 6 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS 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...UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A HALF INCH TO LOCALLY AN INCH AND A HALF OF RAINFALL IS
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE 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.
JZ
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