Weather Alerts for Tuscarawas CountyIssued by the National Weather Service |
Flash Flood Warning
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| TUSCARAWAS COUNTY | ||
Areas Affected: Belmont, OH - Guernsey, OH - Harrison, OH - Jefferson, OH - Tuscarawas, OH |
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| Effective: Sun, 9/20 9:50am | Updated: Sun, 9/20 10:31am | Urgency: Immediate |
| Expires: Sun, 9/20 12:00pm | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
At 950 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain continues across the warned area, mainly in Harrison and Belmont Counties. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Martins Ferry, St. Clairsville, Freeport, Newcomerstown, Bridgeport, Antrim, Flushing, Adena, Dillonvale, Brookside, Port Washington, Mount Pleasant, Holloway, New Athens, Harrisville, Piedmont, Tippecanoe and Gilmore. Information: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. |
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