This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.
Part of: Vinton County Area Flooding — August 2026 →
Flood Warning issued August 14 at 10:57AM EDT until August 14 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Athens, OH; Morgan, OH; Washington, OH, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 155,658 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
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Athens, OH; Morgan, OH; Washington, OH · ≈ 240 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- Storm report NWS RLX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 4 N Belpre, OH
Tadpole Run out of its banks and flooding Tadpole Run Road.
- Storm report NWS RLX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 2 SW Chesterhill, OH
State Route 377 from Dalton Hill Lane to Joy Road due of flooding.
- Storm report NWS RLX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Wilkesville, OH
Photos from social media showing a few back roads flooded outside of town.
- Storm report NWS RLX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Vienna, WV
Pond Run out of its banks and flooding Grand Central Avenue in places, with one to two feet of water. Flooding of some area business parking lots also observed.
Show 6 earlier updates
- NWS RLX storm report Storm report
- NWS Charleston WV Bulletin
- WCHS News
Southeast Ohio communities look toward flood recovery after heavy rains pass through
- Athens County Independent News
- The Athens Messenger News
- WSAZ News
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.