Flood Warning
NWS Charleston WV ยท US
Details
Flood Warning Now In Effect Until This Morning
- Event
- Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Observed
- Response
- Avoid
Description
Overview
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Ohio... Hocking River at Athens affecting Athens County.
What
Minor flooding is occurring.
Where
Hocking River at Athens.
When
Until this morning.
Impacts
At 20.0 feet, Low areas, campground, and private camps along the river between Athens and Coolville begin to flood. Much of the city of Athens is protected up to 26 feet by levees. In Nelsonville, the baseball field adjacent to Lake Hope Drive floods.
Additional details
- At 1:15 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 20.2 feet. - Bankfull stage is 16.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 1:15 AM EDT Wednesday was 20.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early this morning and continue falling to 9.7 feet early Sunday afternoon. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 20.1 feet on 02/10/2019. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. 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 morning at 1015 AM EDT.
Affected areas
- Athens County, OH
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Charleston WV
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m5s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M36EM2SGENR7FFKPRCPSWP2B
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.787f65e8b42f9180802b91ae0e9f3460d55606e4.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Charleston WV
- AWIPS ID
- CAPRLX
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.440
- WMO heading
- XOUS51
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 51
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FLS |
| NationalWeatherService | FLW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FLSRLX |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS81 KRLX 230617 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS MORNING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.EXT.KRLX.FL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260923T1410Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-23T10:10:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Athens County, OH
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 039009 |
| UGC | OHC009 |
- Polygons
- 39.41,-82.1 39.29,-81.89 39.3,-82.12 39.39,-82.19 39.41,-82.1