Flood Watch until 01:20AM Saturday
...A cold front has the potential to bring heavy rain to the region for the rest of tonight into Friday... ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... The Flood Watch continues for
* Portions of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, southwest Virginia, and West Virginia, including the following areas, in northeast Kentucky, Boyd, Carter, Greenup, and Lawrence KY. In southeast Ohio, Athens, Gallia, Jackson OH, Lawrence OH, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, and Washington. In southwest Virginia, Buchanan and Dickenson. In West Virginia, Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Jackson WV, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, McDowell, Mingo, Northwest Fayette, Northwest Nicholas, Northwest Pocahontas, Northwest Raleigh, Northwest Randolph, Northwest Webster, Pleasants, Putnam, Ritchie, Roane, Southeast Fayette, Southeast Nicholas, Southeast Pocahontas, Southeast Raleigh, Southeast Randolph, Southeast Webster, Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Wirt, Wood, and Wyoming.
* Through this evening
* A cold front, feeding on unseasonably mild, and very moist air mass, has the potential to produce between 1 to 3 inches of rain from tonight through Friday evening. With the ground being saturated from previous rains, coupled with streams and rivers still running high, this rain has the potential to cause flooding throughout the area.
* Flooded roadways are a possibility, especially along streams, creeks and rivers. Flooding of Low lying and poor drainage areas, streams, creeks and rivers, is possible.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BARBOUR ... BOONE ... BRAXTON ... CABELL ... CALHOUN ... CLAY ... DODDRIDGE ... GILMER ... HARRISON ... JACKSON ... KANAWHA ... LEWIS ... LINCOLN ... LOGAN ... MASON ... MCDOWELL ... MINGO ... NORTHWEST FAYETTE ... NORTHWEST NICHOLAS ... NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS ... NORTHWEST RALEIGH ... NORTHWEST RANDOLPH ... NORTHWEST WEBSTER ... PLEASANTS ... PUTNAM ... RITCHIE ... ROANE ... SOUTHEAST FAYETTE ... SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS ... SOUTHEAST POCAHONTAS ... SOUTHEAST RALEIGH ... SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH ... SOUTHEAST WEBSTER ... TAYLOR ... TYLER ... UPSHUR ... WAYNE ... WIRT ... WOOD ... WYOMING
Instructions:
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on current forecasts. You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
Address/Location
Pocahontas County Emergency Management
1008 Jury St
Marlinton, WV 24954
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-799-4567
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP PCEMA followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Watch