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Part of: Morgan County Area Flooding — August 2026 →
Flood Warning issued August 11 at 3:12AM EDT until August 11 at 11:15AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Athens, OH; Morgan, OH; Perry, OH; Washington, OH, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 333,320 acres
- Began
- To end
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Athens, OH; Morgan, OH; Perry, OH; Washington, OH · ≈ 520 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
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Latest updates
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- Forecast discussion NWS RLX
Area Forecast Discussion
Severe thunderstorm complex with damaging wind gusts over 74 mph and embedded tornado potential expected late this afternoon into evening across eastern Kentucky and southeast Ohio.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Charleston WV 923 AM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026
.WHAT HAS CHANGED... A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for parts of eastern Kentucky and southeast Ohio through early this afternoon for strong wind gust potential attached to a thunderstorm complex driving through the Ohio Valley. Environmental conditions and the propagation of this complex will be closely monitored through the course of the day to determine whether more counties in the forecast area warrant local expansion of the Watch.
639 AM update... Increased messaging for high-end severe weather potential late this afternoon and evening, including damaging isolated wind gusts exceeding 74 mph and possible line-embedded tornadoes.
As of 630 AM Tuesday...
Updated 12Z aviation discussion. Models continue to handle existing convection rather poorly casting lending uncertainty to convection evolution this afternoon. Chances for significant wind gusts may be slightly reduced from the previous thinking owning to earlier convection ahead of the main line late this afternoon into this evening but the risk remains in place.
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- News WHIZ
Major Flooding Across Several Area Counties - WHIZ - Fox 5 / Marquee Broadcasting
- News WHIZ
Flooding and damage left behind by Monday night storms - WHIZ - Fox 5 / Marquee Broadcasting
- Storm report NWS ILN storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 6 WNW Murray City, OH
High water over State Route 595 near Gore-Greendale Road.
Show 8 earlier updates
- NWS ILN storm report Storm report
- NWS RLX storm report Storm report
- NWS RLX storm report Storm report
- NWS RLX storm report Storm report
- NWS PBZ storm report Storm report
- NWS Charleston WV Bulletin
- Springfield News-Sun News
OPINION: Protecting property rights means letting farmers choose
- 10TV News
Additional strong storms and heavy rainfall through Tuesday night
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