# Flood Warning: Athens, OH; Gallia, OH; Jackson, 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 2026-08-11 18:54 ingested 2026-08-12 07:27

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

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Flood Warning — Athens, OH; Gallia, OH; Jackson, OH; Meigs, OH; Vinton, OH
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Southwestern Athens County in southeastern Ohio...
Northeastern Gallia County in southeastern Ohio...
East Central Jackson County in southeastern Ohio...
Meigs County in southeastern Ohio...
Southeastern Vinton County in southeastern Ohio...

* WHEN...Until 445 AM EDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Heavy rain has ended across the area. However, runoff
from the previous heavy rainfall, will result in continued flooding
of mainly larger creeks and some rivers in the warned area.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 649 PM EDT, and area rain gauges indicated between 2 and 3
inches of rain have fallen since this morning. People should
remain vigilant tonight for lingering flooding of roads and
low-lying locations as there are several road closures reported
within the warned area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Point Pleasant, Gallipolis, Pomeroy, Rio Grande, Middleport,
Chester, Syracuse, Cheshire, Adamsville and Dexter.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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