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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA

322 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026



OHC013-081-PAC125-WVC009-069-202215-

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Belmont OH-Jefferson OH-Washington PA-Brooke WV-Ohio WV-

322 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026



...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT THIS EVENING...



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



* WHERE...Eastern Belmont County in east central Ohio...

  Southeastern Jefferson OH County in east central Ohio...

  West Central Washington County in southwestern Pennsylvania...

  Brooke County in northern West Virginia...

  Ohio County in northern West Virginia...



* WHEN...Until 615 PM EDT.



* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying

  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams

  continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall in

  Washington County flowing through the warned area.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 320 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rainfall has ended

    with only lingering light rainfall across the warned area.

    Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned

    area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen.

  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...

    Wheeling, Martins Ferry, Warwood, Wellsburg, West Liberty,

    Triadelphia, Clearview, Valley Grove, Tiltonsville, Bridgeport,

    Yorkville, Bethany, Franklin, Beech Bottom, Brilliant, Windsor

    Heights, Rayland and West Alexander.

  - 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 4006 8073 4006 8076 4020 8071 4025 8067

      4033 8050 4008 8051 4005 8052





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