... Flash Flood Watch in effect from noon EDT today through this
evening...
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Flash Flood Watch for portions of northeast Kentucky...
southwest Virginia and West Virginia... including the following
areas... in northeast Kentucky... Lawrence KY. In southwest
Virginia... Buchanan and Dickenson. In West Virginia...
Barbour... Boone... Braxton... Cabell... Clay... Fayette...
Harrison... Kanawha... Lewis... Lincoln... Logan... McDowell...
Mingo... Nicholas... Pocahontas... Putnam... Raleigh... Randolph...
Taylor... Upshur... Wayne... Webster and Wyoming.
* From noon EDT today through this evening
* showers and thunderstorms today will be very slow moving. This
will allow for heavy rainfall amounts. If several storms move
over the same area... flash flooding could result. Depending on
the area... rainfall in excess of 1.5 to 2 inches in an hour
could cause problems.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should flash flood warnings be issued.
