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
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP CITYNEWS followed by your message, to 888777
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
