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River Flood Warning 29, NWS Charleston, WV

April 4, 2025Athens County, Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this river flood warning at Apr 4, 2025, 7:02 AM EDT for Athens County, Ohio. It took effect at Apr 4, 2025, 5:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 69 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 4, 2025, 7:02 AM EDT (11:02 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 4, 2025, 5:00 PM EDT
Expired
Apr 7, 2025, 1:50 PM EDT
In force
69 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Moderate

County Athens County, OH

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Hocking River at Athens (ATHO1).

Action stage
18 ft
Minor stage
20 ft
Moderate stage
22 ft
Major stage
28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03159500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Apr 3, 7:48 PM EDT, 11 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 7:48 PM EDT, 11 hours 14 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 2:16 PM EDT, 16 hours 46 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
216 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

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Dickenson-Buchanan-Mingo-Logan-Boone-McDowell-Wyoming-
Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette-
Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas-
Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster-Northwest Pocahontas-
Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph-
216 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia, and
portions of northeast, southeast and southern West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Showers and thunderstorms are possible today and tonight, some of
which could be strong to severe.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms Friday through Sunday
may lead to minor flooding issues.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible again Friday and
Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other
methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports.

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-027>032-
039-040-041830-
Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-
Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Wayne-Cabell-Mason-
Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha-Roane-Wirt-
Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-Clay-Braxton-Gilmer-Lewis-Harrison-Taylor-
Upshur-Barbour-
216 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, southeast
Ohio, and portions of central, northern, southern and western West
Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

In addition, showers and thunderstorms are possible today and
tonight, some of which could be strong to severe.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms Friday through Sunday
may lead to minor flooding issues.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible again Friday and
Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other
methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 4, 1:29 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXJackson16 min
Apr 4, 1:49 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXJackson, Wirt, Wood26 min
Apr 4, 2:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXCalhoun, Gilmer, Ritchie, Roane17 min
Apr 4, 2:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXLewis, Upshur18 min
Apr 4, 3:07 AM EDTTornado WarningRLXBarbour, Harrison, Lewis, Randolph, Upshur23 min
Apr 4, 3:34 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPocahontas26 min
Apr 4, 4:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBoone, Logan, Mingo48 min
Apr 4, 5:34 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXWood62 hr
Apr 4, 5:50 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXLogan, Mingo25 min
Apr 4, 7:11 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXBoone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne7 hr
Apr 4, 7:35 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXBoone, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, Gilmer and 6 more14 hr
Apr 4, 7:58 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXDoddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler12 hr
Apr 4, 8:09 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXCabell, Lincoln, Putnam, Wayne4 hr
Apr 4, 9:10 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXBoone, Fayette, Logan, Mingo, Raleigh, Wyoming6 hr
Apr 4, 11:47 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXCabell, Lincoln, Putnam, Wayne30 hr
Apr 4, 1:55 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXBoone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne14 hr
Apr 4, 3:08 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXBoone, Fayette, Logan, Mingo, Raleigh, Wyoming9 hr
Apr 3, 8:20 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXGallia, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton5 days
Apr 4, 1:11 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXAthens, Meigs19 min
Apr 4, 2:42 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXAthens, Meigs3 hr
Apr 4, 3:39 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXWashington32 hr
Apr 4, 4:22 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXWashington35 hr
Apr 4, 7:24 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXLawrence3 hr
Apr 4, 7:52 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningRLXMorgan, Washington61 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.