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Braxton County OES/E911
Friday September 11th, 2026 :: 01:37 p.m. EDT

Community

Flood Watch until 01:00AM Sunday

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, including the following counties: Boyd, Carter, Greenup, and Lawrence; southeast Ohio, including the following counties: Athens, Gallia, Jackson OH, Lawrence OH, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, and Washington; and West Virginia, including the following counties: Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Jackson WV, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, Mingo, Pleasants, Putnam, Ritchie, Roane, Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Wirt, and Wood.

* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through late Saturday night.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of heavy showers and thunderstorms are forecast to affect the watch area, especially Saturday afternoon and night. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: GREENUP ... CARTER ... BOYD ... LAWRENCE ... PERRY ... MORGAN ... ATHENS ... WASHINGTON ... JACKSON ... VINTON ... MEIGS ... GALLIA ... LAWRENCE ... WAYNE ... CABELL ... MASON ... JACKSON ... WOOD ... PLEASANTS ... TYLER ... LINCOLN ... PUTNAM ... KANAWHA ... ROANE ... WIRT ... CALHOUN ... RITCHIE ... DODDRIDGE ... MINGO ... LOGAN ... BOONE ... CLAY ... BRAXTON ... GILMER ... LEWIS ... HARRISON ... TAYLOR ... UPSHUR ... BARBOUR

Instructions:

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. Additional information can be found at https://www.weather.gov/rlx as well as on our X and Facebook pages.

Address/Location
Braxton County OES/E911
687 Days Dr
Sutton, WV 26601

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-765-3320

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant 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:
Flood Watch

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