####018002132#### WGUS41 KRLX 121908 FLWRLX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service Charleston WV 308 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024 ...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Ohio...West Virginia... Ohio River At Pomeroy affecting Mason and Meigs Counties. For the Ohio River...Moderate flooding is forecast. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Report flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/rlx. The next statement will be issued late tonight at 315 AM EDT. && OHC105-WVC053-130715- /O.EXT.KRLX.FL.W.0022.240413T2006Z-240416T0838Z/ /POMO1.2.ER.240413T2006Z.240415T0000Z.240416T0238Z.NO/ 308 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Ohio River at Pomeroy. * WHEN...From Saturday afternoon to early Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 46.0 feet, Pomeroy parking lots and the river amphitheater are flooded along river. Main street starts to flood. Some secondary roads are flooded due to backwater. At 48.0 feet, Businesses along river in Pomeroy start to flood. Main street is flooded. Homes near the Pomeroy-Mason bridge on the West Virginia side start to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:40 PM EDT Friday the stage was 38.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 48.5 feet Sunday evening. It will then fall below flood stage late Monday evening. - Flood stage is 46.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 49.0 feet on 03/13/2011. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && LAT...LON 3914 8191 3886 8200 3897 8216 $$ 30