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WGUS41 KPBZ 201500
FLWPBZ
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
1100 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
OHC013-067-081-111-WVC009-051-069-201800-
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Belmont OH-Harrison OH-Jefferson OH-Monroe OH-Brooke WV-Marshall
WV-Ohio WV-1100 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...REPLACES FLASH FLOOD WARNING...
* WHAT...Urban areas and small streams flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Belmont County in east central Ohio...
Southeastern Harrison County in east central Ohio...
South Central Jefferson OH County in east central Ohio...
Northeastern Monroe County in east central Ohio...
Brooke County in northern West Virginia...
Marshall County in northern West Virginia...
Ohio County in northern West Virginia...
* 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 1059 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...
Wheeling, Moundsville, Martins Ferry, St. Clairsville, Bellaire,
Warwood, Bethlehem, West Liberty, Triadelphia, Clearview, Valley
Grove, Shadyside, McMechen, Powhatan Point, Glen Dale,
Tiltonsville, Bridgeport, Benwood, Yorkville and Bethany.
- 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 3986 8106 4016 8103 4022 8103 4022 8052
3984 8052 3986 8101
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