Weather Alerts For Hocking, OH

# HEADLINE -------------------- HOT AND HUMID TODAY # SUMMARY -------------------- Temperatures this afternoon into early evening will reach the upper 80s to low 90s across the area. This combined with high humidity will result in heat indices in the mid 90s up to 100 degrees in some locations. Try to limit time outdoors today during peak heating when heat illness is most likely to occur. If going outdoors, make sure to drink plenty of fluids and take breaks out of the sun. # DETAILS -------------------- ISSUED AT Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 5:04 AM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Charleston WV HEADER Special Weather Statement # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Calhoun, Jackson OH, Jackson WV, Athens, Boone, Boyd, Braxton, Cabell, Carter, Clay, Doddridge, Gallia, Gilmer, Greenup, Kanawha, Lawrence, Lawrence OH, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, Meigs, Mingo, Morgan, Perry, Pleasants, Putnam, Ritchie, Roane, Tyler, Vinton, Washington, Wayne, Wirt, Wood Including the cities of Flatwoods, Russell, Raceland, Grayson, Grayson Lake State Park, Carter Caves State Park, Olive Hill, Ashland, Cannonsburg, Louisa, Yatesville Lake State Park, New Lexington, Crooksville, Somerset, McConnelsville, Stockport, Athens, Marietta, Belpre, Jackson, Wellston, Oak Hill, McArthur, Hamden, Pomeroy, Gallipolis, Ironton, Lake Vesuvius, South Point, Kenova, Ceredo, Wayne, Huntington, Point Pleasant, New Haven, Ravenswood, Ripley, Parkersburg, Vienna, St. Marys, Belmont, Paden City, Sistersville, Middlebourne, Harts, Alum Creek, Hamlin, Teays Valley, Hurricane, Charleston, South Charleston, Saint Albans, Spencer, Elizabeth, Grantsville, Harrisville, Pennsboro, West Union, Williamson, Logan, Chapmanville, Man, Madison, Clay, Sutton, Gassaway, Burnsville, and Glenville

There is a Marginal Severe Storm Risk for your location. Continue reading for today's outlook from the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center. -------------------- National Severe Storm Outlook THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF NORTHERN UTAH...AND PARTS OF OHIO AND VICINITY SUMMARY Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms appear possible today across parts of the Midwest/Ohio Valley and Utah/far northwest Colorado. OH and Vicinity Morning visible satellite imagery shows broken cloud cover across much of OH, which will allow pockets of heating/destabilization and lead to moderate CAPE values by mid-afternoon. Widely scattered thunderstorm development is expected, in a regime of relatively weak westerly flow aloft and poor lapse rates. PWAT values approaching 2 inches and rather steep low-level lapse rates could result in precip-loaded downdrafts capable of strong or occasionally damaging winds. UT Moisture has increased across UT over the past 24 hours, with dewpoints now in the low-mid 50s and PWAT values over 1 inch. This along with ample heating will lead to scattered afternoon thunderstorms. A band of 35-45 knot southwesterly mid-level winds across this area will provide sufficient deep-layer shear for a few rotating storms capable of hail and gusty winds.