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EXPIRED1/29/2024 4:47:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ExpectedSeverity: ModerateCertainty: Likely
1/29/2024 4:47:00 AM until 2/3/2024 5:00:00 PM
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.
FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Large stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall
continues.
* WHERE...Portions of southeast Ohio, including the following
counties, Athens, Meigs, Morgan and Washington and northern West
Virginia, including the following county, Pleasants.
* WHEN...Until 700 PM EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Some streams
continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall, while
others have crested and are starting to drop.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 445 AM EST, gauge reports indicated flooding along the
rivers and larger streams, including the Little Muskingum
River, Duck Creek, and the Shade River.
- Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is
expected.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Marietta, Belpre, Beverly, Coolville, Chesterhill, Forked Run
State Park, Williamstown, New Haven, Belmont, Tuppers Plains,
Chester, Syracuse, Lowell, Stockport, Fleming,
Blennerhassett, Little Hocking, Bartlett, Devola and Willow
Island.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood