Flood Watch until 05:30PM
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Flood Watch for portions of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, and West Virginia, including the following areas, in northeast Kentucky, Boyd and Greenup. In southeast Ohio, Lawrence OH. In West Virginia, Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Clay, Kanawha, Lincoln, Northwest Fayette, Northwest Nicholas, Northwest Pocahontas, Northwest Randolph, Northwest Webster, Putnam, Southeast Nicholas, Southeast Pocahontas, Southeast Randolph, Southeast Webster, Upshur, and Wayne.
* From 9 PM EDT this evening through Monday afternoon
* The ground is saturated and more rain is expected overnight into Monday
* Small streams and creeks and poor drainage areas and low spots on roadways could flood.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BARBOUR ... BOONE ... BRAXTON ... CABELL ... CLAY ... KANAWHA ... LINCOLN ... NORTHWEST FAYETTE ... NORTHWEST NICHOLAS ... NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS ... NORTHWEST RANDOLPH ... NORTHWEST WEBSTER ... PUTNAM ... SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS ... SOUTHEAST POCAHONTAS ... SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH ... SOUTHEAST WEBSTER ... UPSHUR ... WAYNE
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