Flood Watch

NWS Pittsburgh PA · US

Updated

Details

Flood Watch Remains In Effect Through Wednesday Morning

Event: Flood Watch
Issued: 2026-09-21 23:34:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-21 23:34:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-22 10:00:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-23 12:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Future
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Response: Prepare

Description

What

Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.

Where

Portions of east central Ohio, including the following areas, Belmont, Monroe and Noble, Pennsylvania, including the following areas, Allegheny, Fayette, Greene, Higher Elevations of Fayette, Higher Elevations of Westmoreland, Washington and Westmoreland, and West Virginia, including the following areas, Brooke, Eastern Preston, Eastern Tucker, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio, Preston, Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston, Western Tucker and Wetzel.

When

Through Wednesday morning.

Impacts

Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

Additional details

- Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms with locally heavy rainfall are expected tonight through Tuesday night. Additional rainfall of 1 to 2 inches is expected on average, with locally higher totals possible. Additional flash flooding is possible, particularly in areas that have recently received heavy rain. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

Affected areas

Belmont County, OH
Noble County, OH
Monroe County, OH
Allegheny County, PA
Washington County, PA
Greene County, PA
Westmoreland County, PA
Westmoreland Ridges
Fayette County, PA
Fayette Ridges
Brooke County, WV
Ohio County, WV
Marshall County, WV
Wetzel County, WV
Marion County, WV
Monongalia County, WV
Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston
Preston County, WV
Eastern Preston
Western Tucker
Eastern Tucker

Public contact

Issuer: NWS Pittsburgh PA
Website: http://www.weather.gov

Message record

Received: 2026-09-21 23:34:31 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~31s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M3354D91DYAGZJ3Z94WCDRTW
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8b1d4952ec8e4d4957b6a7e17f993eb1034cb207.001.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope: Public
CAP source: 211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes: IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office: NWS Pittsburgh PA
AWIPS ID: CAPPBZ
NWWS sequence: nwws_processor.9804
WMO heading: XOUS51
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 51

References

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d2d059e51e63885c1fb814fecdef6760648051ae.002.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-21 15:43:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.32f41006ee0e4252b0fc5ad9cc6b3780c789dde7.001.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-21 05:31:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b4fe9ffc95dd503098b5fd957174392a3a6e979a.001.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-20 23:38:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8f0aea39a388dc591faf361715ec7d7f6364df36.001.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-20 16:00:00 UTC

Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	FFA
NationalWeatherService	FAA

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	FFAPBZ
WMOidentifier	WGUS61 KPBZ 212334
NWSheadline	FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
EAS-ORG	WXR
VTEC	/O.CON.KPBZ.FA.A.0021.000000T0000Z-260923T1200Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-23T08:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
expiredReferences	w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.32f41006ee0e4252b0fc5ad9cc6b3780c789dde7.001.1,2026-09-21T01:31:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b4fe9ffc95dd503098b5fd957174392a3a6e979a.001.1,2026-09-20T19:38:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8f0aea39a388dc591faf361715ec7d7f6364df36.001.1,2026-09-20T12:00:00-04:00

Locations

Location data

Belmont County, OH
Noble County, OH
Monroe County, OH
Allegheny County, PA
Washington County, PA
Greene County, PA
Westmoreland County, PA
Westmoreland Ridges
Fayette County, PA
Fayette Ridges
Brooke County, WV
Ohio County, WV
Marshall County, WV
Wetzel County, WV
Marion County, WV
Monongalia County, WV
Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston
Preston County, WV
Eastern Preston
Western Tucker
Eastern Tucker

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SAME	039121
SAME	039111
SAME	042003
SAME	042125
SAME	042059
SAME	042129
SAME	042051
SAME	054009
SAME	054069
SAME	054051
SAME	054103
SAME	054049
SAME	054061
SAME	054077
SAME	054093
UGC	OHZ059
UGC	OHZ068
UGC	OHZ069
UGC	PAZ021
UGC	PAZ029
UGC	PAZ031
UGC	PAZ073
UGC	PAZ074
UGC	PAZ075
UGC	PAZ076
UGC	WVZ002
UGC	WVZ003
UGC	WVZ004
UGC	WVZ012
UGC	WVZ021
UGC	WVZ509
UGC	WVZ510
UGC	WVZ511
UGC	WVZ512
UGC	WVZ513
UGC	WVZ514