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WGUS41 KPBZ 201457
FLWPBZ
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
1057 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
OHC059-119-121-201800-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Guernsey OH-Muskingum OH-Noble OH-1057 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Urban areas and small streams flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Guernsey County in east central Ohio...
Muskingum County in east central Ohio...
Northwestern Noble County in east central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 200 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads
remain closed due to flooding. Streams continue to rise due to
excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1056 AM EDT, emergency management reported widespread roadway
flooding and elevated tributaries in the warned area due to
thunderstorms. Flooding is already occurring. Between 2 and 5
inches of rain have fallen.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Zanesville, Cambridge, New Concord, Byesville, South Zanesville,
North Zanesville, Dresden, Frazeysburg, Philo, Pleasant Grove,
Senecaville, Pleasant City, Cumberland, Lore City, Old
Washington, Fultonham, Norwich, Bridgeville, Chandlersville and
Duncan Falls.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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LAT...LON 3982 8207 3982 8217 3991 8216 3991 8223
3995 8223 3995 8220 4017 8219 4015 8167
4022 8167 4022 8143 3989 8145 3989 8158
3984 8158 3984 8164 3975 8164 3977 8208
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