NWS Pittsburgh PAFA.W 0048September 9, 2026
Flood Warning: Carroll, Columbiana, Jefferson and 1 more, OH and WV
The National Weather Service office in Pittsburgh issued a flood warning for Carroll, Columbiana, Jefferson and 1 more in Ohio, West Virginia, which was in force until 6:30 a.m. local time on September 10. It was the 48th areal flood warning the NWS office in Pittsburgh issued in 2026. Ohio had 56 flood warnings in September 2026, against 6 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Ohio's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 6.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Pittsburgh PA
- Area
- Carroll, Columbiana, Jefferson and 1 more
- State
- Ohio
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:38 p.m. EDT, September 9, 2026
- Expires
- 6:30 a.m. EDT, September 10, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KPBZ FA.W 0048
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Northeastern Carroll County in east central Ohio... Southern Columbiana County in east central Ohio... Northeastern Jefferson OH County in east central Ohio... Hancock County in northern West Virginia... * WHEN...Until 630 AM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1138 PM EDT, gauge reports indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... East Liverpool, Wellsville, Carrollton, Chester, New Cumberland, Augusta, Salineville, Malvern, Newell, Irondale, New Manchester, Empire, Stratton, Summitville, Mechanicstown, Hammondsville, Glenmoor, La Croft and Tomlinson Run State Park. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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.