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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Charleston WV

900 AM EDT Mon Sep 21 2026



...The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a Flood

Warning for the following rivers in Ohio...



  Hocking River at Athens affecting Athens County.



For the Hocking River...Minor flooding is forecast.



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.



Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/rlx.



The next statement will be issued this evening at 900 PM EDT.



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900 AM EDT Mon Sep 21 2026



...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY

AFTERNOON...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Hocking River at Athens.



* WHEN...From this afternoon to Tuesday 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. 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 8:30 AM EDT Monday the stage was 18.9 feet.

  - Bankfull stage is 16.0 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this

    afternoon to a crest of 21.0 feet this evening. It will then fall

    below flood stage tomorrow morning.

  - Flood stage is 20.0 feet.

  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 20.8

    feet on 04/06/2025.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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