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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
Issued by National Weather Service Charleston WV
1236 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Tuscarawas-Carroll-Coshocton-Harrison-Jefferson OH-Muskingum-
Guernsey-Belmont-Noble-Monroe-Washington-Greene-Hancock-Brooke-Ohio-
Marshall-Wetzel-Marion-Monongalia-
Including the cities of Steubenville, Cadiz, Cambridge, Weirton,
St. Clairsville, Canonsburg, Morgantown, Washington, Waynesburg,
Follansbee, Carrollton, Dover, New Philadelphia, Martins Ferry,
Woodsfield, Fairmont, New Martinsville, Caldwell, Moundsville,
Coshocton, Wellsburg, Wheeling, Zanesville, and Malvern
1236 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of east central Ohio, including the following
  areas, Belmont, Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson
  OH, Monroe, Muskingum, Noble and Tuscarawas, southwest
  Pennsylvania, including the following areas, Greene and Washington,
  and West Virginia, including the following areas, Brooke, Hancock,
  Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio and Wetzel.

* WHEN...From 4 PM EDT this afternoon through Thursday afternoon.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - Additional rounds of thunderstorms with heavy downpours are
    anticipated, particularly later tonight and early Thursday.
  - 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.

&&

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