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City of Athens, Ohio
Saturday March 7th, 2026 :: 01:25 p.m. EST

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Tornado Watch until 08:00PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 25 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST OHIO ATHENS GALLIA JACKSON MEIGS MORGAN PERRY VINTON WASHINGTON IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA TAYLOR IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA DODDRIDGE HARRISON PLEASANTS RITCHIE TYLER WIRT WOOD THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ATHENS, BELMONT, BELPRE, BRIDGEPORT, CLARKSBURG, CROOKSVILLE, ELIZABETH, GALLIPOLIS, GRAFTON, HAMDEN, HARRISVILLE, JACKSON, MARIETTA, MCARTHUR, MCCONNELSVILLE, MIDDLEBOURNE, NEW LEXINGTON, OAK HILL, PADEN CITY, PARKERSBURG, PENNSBORO, POMEROY, SISTERSVILLE, SOMERSET, ST. MARYS, STOCKPORT, VIENNA, WELLSTON, AND WEST UNION.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ATHENS, OH ... GALLIA, OH ... JACKSON, OH ... MEIGS, OH ... MORGAN, OH ... PERRY, OH ... VINTON, OH ... WASHINGTON, OH ... DODDRIDGE, WV ... HARRISON, WV ... PLEASANTS, WV ... RITCHIE, WV ... TAYLOR, WV ... TYLER, WV ... WIRT, WV ... WOOD, WV

Address/Location
City of Athens, Ohio
Athens City Bldg
Athens, OH 45701

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 740-594-2900

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Alert Details

Severity:
Extreme - Extraordinary threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Tornado Watch

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