NWS Pittsburgh PAFF.W 0150September 20, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Harrison, Jefferson, Washington County and 1 more, OH and PA
The National Weather Service office in Pittsburgh issued a flash flood warning for Harrison, Jefferson, Washington County and 1 more in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, which was in force until 5:45 a.m. local time on September 20. It was the 150th flash flood warning the NWS office in Pittsburgh issued in 2026. Ohio had 62 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 3 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Ohio's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Pittsburgh PA
- Area
- Harrison, Jefferson, Washington County and 1 more
- State
- Ohio
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:48 a.m. EDT, September 20, 2026
- Expires
- 5:45 a.m. EDT, September 20, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KPBZ FF.W 0150
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWPBZ The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... East Central Harrison County in east central Ohio... Southern Jefferson OH County in east central Ohio... West Central Washington County in southwestern Pennsylvania... Brooke County in northern West Virginia... * Until 545 AM EDT. * At 248 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. 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... McMurray, Washington, Canonsburg, Wellsburg, Avella, Mingo Junction, Follansbee, Wolfdale, McGovern, Hooverson Heights, East Washington, Houston, Bethany, Smithfield, Adena, Franklin, Eighty Four and Hickory.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.