Weather Alert
Jackson County, WV
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 9/20/26 1:17 PM
End: 9/20/26 3:45 PM
Dur: 02:28
Canceled 9/20/26 3:45 PM

Flood Warning issued September 20 at 1:17PM EDT until September 20 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV

* WHAT...
Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...
Southeastern Athens County in southeastern Ohio...
Northeastern Gallia County in southeastern Ohio...
Meigs County in southeastern Ohio...
Southwestern Washington County in southeastern Ohio...
North Central Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia...
Southwestern Wood County in northwestern West Virginia...
North Central Mason County in western West Virginia...

* WHEN...
Until 400 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...
Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is occurring. Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 113 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen.
- The gauge on the Shade River at Chester has breached 17 feet, or minor flood stage, and continues to rise. At that stage, the low spot on Scout Camp Road near Sugar Run Creek bridge floods.
Agricultural fields adjacent to river begin to flood.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Parkersburg, Athens, Pomeroy, Coolville, Rutland, Forked Run State Park, New Haven, Mason, Tuppers Plains, Washington, Lubeck, Mineralwells, Middleport, Chester, Syracuse, Hartford City, Darwin, Reedsville, Belleville, and Portland.
- This includes Interstate 77 in West Virginia near mile marker 151...and between mile markers 164 and 171.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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