Meigs County
Flood Warning issued August 12 at 5:01AM EDT until August 13 at 12:40PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Ohio... Hocking River at Athens affecting Athens County. For the Hocking River...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Hocking River at Athens. * WHEN...Until Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Low sections of Harmony Road begin to flood. In Nelsonville, the baseball fields along Watkins Street flood. At 20.0 feet, Low areas, campground, and private camps along the river between Athens and Coolville begin to flood. Much of the city of Athens is protected up to 26 feet by levees. In Nelsonville, the baseball field adjacent to Lake Hope Drive floods. At 21.0 feet, South Canaan Road and Township Road 605 in the vicinity of US Route 50 flood. Glen Ebon Road begins to flood. Hockhocking Adena Bikeway near West State Street begins to flood. In Chauncey, areas along Ohio Routes 13 and 682 flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 3:15 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 18.0 feet. - Bankfull stage is 16.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early this afternoon to a crest of 20.7 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage Thursday morning. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 20.8 feet on 01/13/2005. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Flood Warning issued August 12 at 4:35AM EDT until August 12 at 10:45AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Southwestern Athens County in southeastern Ohio... Northeastern Gallia County in southeastern Ohio... East Central Jackson County in southeastern Ohio... Meigs County in southeastern Ohio... Southeastern Vinton County in southeastern Ohio... * WHEN...Until 1045 AM EDT Wednesday. * 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. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 433 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms on Tuesday. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Numerous roads remain closed. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Point Pleasant, Gallipolis, Pomeroy, Rio Grande, Albany, Rutland, Forked Run State Park, Mason, Tuppers Plains, Middleport, Chester, Syracuse, Hartford City, Zaleski, Vinton, Wilkesville, Cheshire, Adamsville and Dexter. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Flood Watch issued August 12 at 3:40AM EDT until August 14 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, including the following counties, Boyd, Carter, Greenup and Lawrence, southeast Ohio, including the following counties, Athens, Gallia, Jackson OH, Lawrence OH, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton and Washington, southwest Virginia, including the following counties, Buchanan and Dickenson, and West Virginia, including the following counties, Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Jackson WV, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, McDowell, Mingo, Northwest Fayette, Northwest Nicholas, Northwest Pocahontas, Northwest Raleigh, Northwest Randolph, Northwest Webster, Pleasants, Putnam, Ritchie, Roane, Southeast Fayette, Southeast Nicholas, Southeast Pocahontas, Southeast Raleigh, Southeast Randolph, Southeast Webster, Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Wirt, Wood and Wyoming. * WHEN...Through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Soils remain saturated from recent rainfall with additional heavy rain likely to cause significant runoff. Area creeks and streams are already running high and could easily flood with more heavy rain. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Rounds of thunderstorms will track through the area through early Friday, bringing the potential for heavy downpours, which may cause flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Overview
No information found.
Community Posts
No posts yet. Be the first to share your experience!