Flash Flood Watch until 06:00AM Monday
Periods of heavy rain through Sunday night. The National Weather Service in Charleston has expanded the
* Flash Flood Watch to include portions of northeast West Virginia, southeast West Virginia, and southern West Virginia, including the following areas, in northeast West Virginia, Northwest Pocahontas, Northwest Randolph, Southeast Pocahontas, and Southeast Randolph. In southeast West Virginia, Northwest Fayette, Northwest Raleigh, Southeast Fayette, and Southeast Raleigh. In southern West Virginia, Wyoming.
* Through late tonight
* Soils across the area are nearly saturated due to previous rainfall. Additional showers and thunderstorms, some with heavy rain, are expected to affect the area tonight through Sunday night.
* Flash flooding of creeks, streams and low lying areas will be possible.
* AFFECTED AREAS: NORTHWEST RALEIGH ... WYOMING ... NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS ... NORTHWEST RANDOLPH ... SOUTHEAST RALEIGH ... SOUTHEAST POCAHONTAS ... SOUTHEAST FAYETTE ... SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH ... NORTHWEST FAYETTE
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