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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 11:12 PM May. 24, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR HARRISON, JEFFERSON OH, BROOKE AND HANCOCK COUNTIES...

At 712 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated that
heavy rain was falling across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches
of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1
hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Weirton, Steubenville, Cadiz, Wellsburg, Toronto, Wintersville,
Mingo Junction, Follansbee, Hooverson Heights, New Cumberland,
Hopedale, Smithfield, Scio, Adena, Jewett, Dillonvale, Amsterdam,
Brilliant, Richmond and Bowerston.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

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FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED;
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

Flood Watch
Issued: 9:15 PM May. 24, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...East central Ohio, including: Belmont, Guernsey, Harrison,
Jefferson OH, Monroe, Muskingum and Noble Counties, in
Pennsylvania, including:  Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler,
Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Washington and Westmoreland Counties, and
in West Virginia, including: Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall,
Monongalia, Ohio, Preston, and Wetzel Counties.

* WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Showers and isolated storms capable of heavy rain could lead to
flash flooding in areas where ground is already very wet from
prior days of rainfall.  In Pennsylvania and northern West
Virginia, where less rainfall has occurred prior, heavy rainfall
tonight may be sufficient for flash flooding despite the lack of
notable prior rainfall.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings.
Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take
action should flooding develop.

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