NWS Pittsburgh PAFF.W 0149September 16, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Coshocton, Guernsey and Muskingum, OH
The National Weather Service office in Pittsburgh issued a flash flood warning for Coshocton, Guernsey and Muskingum in Ohio, which was in force until 2:15 a.m. local time on September 17. It was the 149th 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 2.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Pittsburgh PA
- Area
- Coshocton, Guernsey and Muskingum
- State
- Ohio
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:21 p.m. EDT, September 16, 2026
- Expires
- 2:15 a.m. EDT, September 17, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KPBZ FF.W 0149
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Ohio since 2008Every warning type in Ohio
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The notice as issued
FFWPBZ The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Coshocton County in east central Ohio... Northwestern Guernsey County in east central Ohio... Northeastern Muskingum County in east central Ohio... * Until 215 AM EDT. * At 1121 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 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... Cambridge, New Concord, Conesville, Plainfield, Norwich, Otsego, Boden and Kimbolton.
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.
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