Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 24 at 8:48PM EDT until May 24 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 24, 2026 - 5:48pm
Expires:
May 24, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description:
FFWPBZ
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Harrison County in east central Ohio...
Jefferson OH County in east central Ohio...
Brooke County in northern West Virginia...
Hancock County in northern West Virginia...
* Until 1100 PM EDT.
* At 848 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
heavy rain falling across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches
of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches
are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Weirton, Steubenville, Cadiz, Wellsburg, Toronto, Wintersville,
Mingo Junction, Follansbee, Hooverson Heights, New Cumberland,
Hopedale, Smithfield, Scio, Adena, Jewett, Dillonvale, Amsterdam,
Brilliant, Richmond and Bowerston.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Area Description:
Harrison, OH; Jefferson, OH; Brooke, WV; Hancock, WV
Forcast Office:
NWS Pittsburgh PA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov