# Flood Warning: Athens, OH; Meigs, OH; Vinton, OH — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-09-20 20:43 ingested 2026-09-21 02:44

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

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Flood Warning — Athens, OH; Meigs, OH; Vinton, OH
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall earlier this morning
continues.

* WHERE...Southwestern Athens County in southeastern Ohio...
Northwestern Meigs County in southeastern Ohio...
Northeastern Vinton County in southeastern Ohio...

* WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Low-water
crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable. It will
take several hours for all the water from these storms to work
through local drainage systems.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 838 PM EDT, Emergency management reported numerous flooded
roadways in the warned area due to thunderstorms earlier this
morning. Flooding is ongoing. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall is expected tonight.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the
warned area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Mcarthur, Albany, Zaleski, Carpenter, Radcliffe, and Creola.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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