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WGUS41 KRLX 202259
FLWRLX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
659 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

OHC167-210300-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Washington OH-
659 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...North Central Washington County in southeastern Ohio...

* WHEN...Until 1100 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Several roads
  are closed due to flooding. Streams continue to rise due to excess
  runoff from earlier rainfall.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 649 PM EDT, the automated gauge on Duck Creek at Macksburg was
    just above its minor flood stage of 13 feet and slowly rising.
    Bankfull is 10 feet. Farther downstream on Duck Creek, the
    automated gauge at Whipple was just over 5 feet and starting to
    rise. It may reach bankfull and even minor flood stage tonight.
    Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned
    area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain fell this morning.
  - Flooding impacts will continue, but any additional rainfall this
    evening will be less than half an inch.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Marietta, Macksburg, Lower Salem and Devola.
  - 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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LAT...LON 3960 8136 3943 8138 3943 8144 3958 8149
      3958 8147 3965 8147 3965 8145 3963 8145
      3963 8141 3962 8141 3961 8139 3960 8139


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