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FFWRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Gallia County in southeastern Ohio... Jackson County in southeastern Ohio... North Central Lawrence County in southeastern Ohio... Southern Meigs County in southeastern Ohio... Southeastern Vinton County in southeastern Ohio... Northwestern Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia... Mason County in western West Virginia... * Until 845 AM EDT. * At 438 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. 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... Jackson, Point Pleasant, Gallipolis, Rio Grande, Racine, Ravenswood, New Haven, Gallia, Henderson, Vinton, Gage. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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Gallia, OH; Jackson, OH; Lawrence, OH; Meigs, OH; Vinton, OH; Jackson, WV; Mason, WV · 38.914°, -82.488°
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- Gallia, OH; Jackson, OH; Lawrence, OH; Meigs, OH; Vinton, OH; Jackson, WV; Mason, WV
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FFWRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Gallia County in southeastern Ohio... Jackson County in southeastern Ohio... North Central Lawrence County in southeastern Ohio... Southern Meigs County in southeastern Ohio... Southeastern Vinton County in southeastern Ohio... Northwestern Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia... Mason County in western West Virginia... * Until 845 AM EDT. * At 438 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. 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... Jackson, Point Pleasant, Gallipolis, Rio Grande, Racine, Ravenswood, New Haven, Gallia, Henderson, Vinton, Gage. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.