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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
914 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
OHC115-167-180124-
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MORGAN OH-WASHINGTON OH-
914 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST OHIO,
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, MORGAN AND WASHINGTON.
FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO
HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.
A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST KENTUCKY, SOUTHEAST OHIO, SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, AND WEST
VIRGINIA...
LAT...LON 3934 8209 3936 8228 3937 8229 3947 8228
3947 8217 3953 8216 3953 8212 3951 8205
3946 8206 3945 8184 3932 8185 3932 8183
3930 8184 3930 8182 3929 8182
OHC009-180300-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ATHENS OH-
914 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY PRIOR EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...CENTRAL ATHENS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN OHIO...
* WHEN...UNTIL 1100 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING
AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS IS OCCURRING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 904 PM EDT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED HIGH WATER IN A FEW
LOCATIONS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA DUE TO PRIOR HEAVY RAINFALL.
BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN FELL EARLIER.
- IN ADDITION, SUNDAY CREEK AT GLOUSTER WAS IN MINOR FLOOD STAGE AT
14.0 FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 13 FEET.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ATHENS, NELSONVILLE, GLOUSTER, CHAUNCEY, BUCHTEL, JACKSONVILLE,
TRIMBLE, AMESVILLE, STROUD RUN STATE PARK AND THE PLAINS.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE,
800 401 9535, WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3934 8209 3936 8228 3937 8229 3947 8228
3947 8217 3953 8216 3953 8212 3951 8205
3946 8206 3945 8184 3932 8185 3932 8183
3930 8184 3930 8182 3929 8182
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