Local brief
Ended: Flash Flood Warning: Southern Washington County, Ohio — until 9:15 p.m. EDT Wednesday
The National Weather Service Charleston Flash Flood Warning FF.W.0265 for Washington County, Ohio, cancelled at 8:52 p.m. EDT (5:52 p.m. PDT) Wednesday, Oct. 14.
Ended: The National Weather Service in Charleston, W.Va., cancelled Flash Flood Warning FF.W.0265 for Washington County at 8:52 p.m. EDT (5:52 p.m. PDT) Wednesday, Oct. 14. NWS no longer lists any part of FF.W.0265 as active. Check https://www.weather.gov/rlx/ for any new alerts.
Update 5:55 p.m. PDT Wednesday, Oct. 14: At 7:51 p.m. EDT, NWS Charleston cancelled this warning for southeastern Athens County, Ohio, and southwestern Tyler County, W.Va. It remains in effect until 9:15 p.m. EDT (6:15 p.m. PDT) for central Washington County, Ohio, and west central Doddridge, southern Pleasants, central Ritchie and northeastern Wood counties, W.Va. NWS says 1 to 2.25 inches of rain have fallen, up to 0.25 inch more is possible, and flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Places named include Parkersburg, Marietta, Harrisville, St. Marys, Vienna, Williamstown and Pennsboro.
Essentials: Flash Flood Warning (FF.W.0265) from the National Weather Service in Charleston, W.Va., for southeastern Athens and southern Washington counties in southeastern Ohio, and for central Wood, Pleasants, central Ritchie, southwestern Tyler and west central Doddridge counties in West Virginia. Issued 6:22 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (3:22 p.m. PDT). In effect until 9:15 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (6:15 p.m. PDT). A separate NWS Flash Flood Warning (FF.W.0264) for northwestern Washington County has ended: https://noticenearby.com/briefs/oh-washington-flash-flood-warning-0264-2026-10-14
Get prepared: https://noticenearby.com/prepare
What is happening: At 6:22 p.m. EDT, NWS said Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen, and 1 to 1.5 more inches are possible. NWS says flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Hazard: flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. Impact: flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses, and other poor-drainage and low-lying areas.
Places named by NWS: Parkersburg, Marietta, Belpre, Harrisville, St. Marys, Coolville, Vienna, Williamstown, Pennsboro, Belmont, Boaz, North Bend State Park, Mineralwells, Lubeck, Washington, Newport, North Hills, Ellenboro, Cairo and Pullman. Highways named by NWS: Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 170 and 186, Interstate 77 in Ohio between mile markers 1 and 3, and U.S. Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 52.
What to do: NWS says 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. Report flooding to the National Weather Service toll-free at 800-401-9535 when you can do so safely.
Until when: 9:15 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (6:15 p.m. PDT). NWS can cancel early, extend or issue a new warning, so check https://www.weather.gov/rlx/ for updates. Other county briefs: Athens County, OH: https://noticenearby.com/briefs/oh-athens-flash-flood-warning-0265-2026-10-14 · Wood County, WV: https://noticenearby.com/briefs/wv-wood-flash-flood-warning-0265-2026-10-14 · Pleasants County, WV: https://noticenearby.com/briefs/wv-pleasants-flash-flood-warning-0265-2026-10-14 · Ritchie County, WV: https://noticenearby.com/briefs/wv-ritchie-flash-flood-warning-0265-2026-10-14 · Tyler County, WV: https://noticenearby.com/briefs/wv-tyler-flash-flood-warning-0265-2026-10-14 · Doddridge County, WV: https://noticenearby.com/briefs/wv-doddridge-flash-flood-warning-0265-2026-10-14
Sources: National Weather Service Charleston WV Flash Flood Warning via api.weather.gov (https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f042a64f2325f7773a9119f0a66027ea86103fa8.001.1). Verified on the active NWS alert list at 3:44 p.m. PDT Wednesday, Oct. 14. Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words. More Washington County notices: https://noticenearby.com/oh/washington
Notice Nearby on X: https://x.com/NoticeNearYou/status/2110505887177830600
Source: the public notice on this register NN-NWS-20261014-KRLX-FF-W-0265-oh-washington · National Weather Service Charleston WV.
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