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* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * 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 815 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 540 PM EDT, emergency management reported many area roadways were still closed with most area creeks out of their banks near the Bethany area. Flooding is ongoing. 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 Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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Belmont, OH; Jefferson, OH; Washington, PA; Brooke, WV; Ohio, WV · 40.136°, -80.641°
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- Belmont, OH; Jefferson, OH; Washington, PA; Brooke, WV; Ohio, WV
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* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * 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 815 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 540 PM EDT, emergency management reported many area roadways were still closed with most area creeks out of their banks near the Bethany area. Flooding is ongoing. 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 Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
* 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 Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.