Flash Flood Watch until 08:00AM Friday
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Flash Flood Watch for portions of southwest Virginia and West Virginia, including the following areas, in southwest Virginia, Buchanan and Dickenson. In West Virginia, Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Jackson WV, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Northwest Fayette, Northwest Nicholas, Northwest Pocahontas, Northwest Raleigh, Northwest Randolph, Northwest Webster, Putnam, Ritchie, Roane, Southeast Fayette, Southeast Nicholas, Southeast Pocahontas, Southeast Raleigh, Southeast Randolph, Southeast Webster, Taylor, Upshur, Wirt, and Wyoming.
* From noon EDT today through Friday morning
* Rounds of showers and thunderstorms, some with heavy downpours, combined with wet soils across the area may lead to flash flooding.
* Streams, creeks, and low lying areas will be most vulnerable to flooding. Rises on area rivers will also be possible over the next several days.
* AFFECTED AREAS: MINGO ... CLAY ... NORTHWEST RALEIGH ... WYOMING ... NORTHWEST WEBSTER ... NORTHWEST RANDOLPH ... SOUTHEAST RALEIGH ... DICKENSON ... PUTNAM ... ROANE ... SOUTHEAST FAYETTE ... HARRISON ... NORTHWEST NICHOLAS ... BRAXTON ... MCDOWELL ... SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS ... BARBOUR ... SOUTHEAST WEBSTER ... SOUTHEAST POCAHONTAS ... WIRT ... KANAWHA ... BOONE ... SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH ... NORTHWEST FAYETTE ... UPSHUR ... DODDRIDGE ... BUCHANAN ... NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS ... GILMER ... CALHOUN ... LEWIS ... LINCOLN ... LOGAN ... RITCHIE ... JACKSON ... TAYLOR
Instructions:
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.
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:
- Severe - Significant 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:
- Flash Flood Watch