iNWS Alert

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
636 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Athens County in southeastern Ohio...
Northern Gallia County in southeastern Ohio...
Jackson County in southeastern Ohio...
Meigs County in southeastern Ohio...
Southern Vinton County in southeastern Ohio...
North Central Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia...
Southwestern Wood County in northwestern West Virginia...
North Central Mason County in western West Virginia...

* Until 930 AM EDT.

* At 636 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up
to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Jackson, Wellston, Pomeroy, Oak Hill, Rio Grande, Racine, Rutland,
Forked Run State Park, New Haven, Mason, Tuppers Plains,
Mineralwells, Middleport, Chester, Hamden, Syracuse, Hartford City,
Coalton, Vinton and Wilkesville.

This includes Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 157
and 168.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Report flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free,
800 401 9535, when you can do so safely.

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LAT...LON 3921 8276 3919 8254 3921 8231 3917 8145
3903 8160 3884 8244 3883 8258 3884 8258
3885 8276 3887 8276 3892 8275 3892 8276
3894 8275 3895 8281 3917 8279 3917 8277

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED