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Flood Warning
Issued: 12:15 PM Aug. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...REPLACES FLASH FLOOD WARNING...

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

* WHERE...Central Gallia County in southeastern Ohio...
Southern Jackson County in southeastern Ohio...
Northern Lawrence County in southeastern Ohio...
Northwestern Mason County in western West Virginia...

* WHEN...Until 215 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Expect many
areas of slow moving or standing water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 815 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of
rain have fallen.
- Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is
expected.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Gallipolis, Oak Hill, Rio Grande, Gallia, Adamsville,
Centerpoint, Gage, Mabee and Petersburg.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Report flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free,
800 401 9535, when you can do so safely.

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Flood Watch
Issued: 12:07 PM Aug. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, including the following
counties, Boyd, Carter, Greenup and Lawrence, southeast Ohio,
including the following counties, Athens, Gallia, Jackson OH,
Lawrence OH, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton and Washington, and West
Virginia, including the following counties, Barbour, Boone,
Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison,
Jackson WV, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, Mingo, Northwest
Fayette, Northwest Nicholas, Northwest Pocahontas, Northwest
Raleigh, Northwest Randolph, Northwest Webster, Pleasants, Putnam,
Ritchie, Roane, Southeast Fayette, Southeast Nicholas, Southeast
Pocahontas, Southeast Raleigh, Southeast Randolph, Southeast
Webster, Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Wirt, Wood and Wyoming.

* WHEN...Through Monday morning.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Rounds of heavy rainfall will track over already saturated soils
throughout the rest of today and into early Monday morning. This
will likely lead to instances of flash flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

Additional information can be found at https://www.weather.gov/rlx as
well as on our X and Facebook pages.

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