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WGUS41 KPBZ 201458
FLWPBZ
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
1058 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
OHC013-059-067-111-121-157-201830-
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Belmont OH-Guernsey OH-Harrison OH-Monroe OH-Noble OH-Tuscarawas
OH-1058 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...REPLACES FLASH FLOOD WARNING...
* WHAT...Urban areas and small streams flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Western Belmont County in east central Ohio...
Eastern Guernsey County in east central Ohio...
Southwestern Harrison County in east central Ohio...
Northwestern Monroe County in east central Ohio...
Northeastern Noble County in east central Ohio...
Southeastern Tuscarawas County in east central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 230 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 1058 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 3
inches of rain have fallen.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Barnesville, Freeport, Bethesda, Antrim, Flushing, Quaker City,
Belmont, Holloway, Morristown, Old Washington, Salesville,
Wilson, Piedmont, Somerton, Fairview, Batesville, Birmingham,
Seneca Lake Park and Piedmont Lake.
- 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 3992 8145 4022 8144 4021 8134 4022 8134
4022 8101 3986 8105 3986 8145
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