Sandyville, OH Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 226 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES

IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO

BELMONT               CARROLL               COLUMBIANA
COSHOCTON             GUERNSEY              HARRISON
JEFFERSON OH          MONROE                MUSKINGUM
NOBLE                 TUSCARAWAS

IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES

IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA

WETZEL

IN THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA

BROOKE                HANCOCK               MARSHALL
OHIO

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CADIZ, CALDWELL, CAMBRIDGE,
CARROLLTON, COLUMBIANA, COSHOCTON, DOVER, EAST LIVERPOOL,
FOLLANSBEE, MARTINS FERRY, MOUNDSVILLE, NEW MARTINSVILLE,
NEW PHILADELPHIA, SALEM, ST. CLAIRSVILLE, STEUBENVILLE, WEIRTON,
WELLSBURG, WHEELING, WOODSFIELD, AND ZANESVILLE.

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Stillwater Creek at Uhrichsville.

* WHEN...Until Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Stillwater Creek comes out of its banks in
several locations resulting in overflowing in poor drainage areas.
Minor flooding of low lying areas begins.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:00 AM EDT Monday the stage was 10.1 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 7.6 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:00 AM EDT Monday was 10.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 10.2
feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late
tonight.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
10.3 feet on 09/10/2004.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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