Full Notification

The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect 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, Lawrence OH, Meigs 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.

* Until Noon EST today

* Light to moderate rain will continue over the watch area through the rest of this morning. Streams, Creeks and Rivers are running high or are in flood. More flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas along streams, creeks and rivers are possible.

* AFFECTED AREAS: NORTHWEST RANDOLPH ... MINGO ... CLAY ... NORTHWEST WEBSTER ... DICKENSON ... ROANE ... WASHINGTON ... WYOMING ... CARTER ... MASON ... MEIGS ... NORTHWEST RALEIGH ... LAWRENCE ... BOONE ... LAWRENCE ... SOUTHEAST POCAHONTAS ... SOUTHEAST WEBSTER ... LEWIS ... LINCOLN ... SOUTHEAST FAYETTE ... GILMER ... WAYNE ... PLEASANTS ... BARBOUR ... LOGAN ... JACKSON ... SOUTHEAST RALEIGH ... PUTNAM ... NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS ... BOYD ... WOOD ... WIRT ... UPSHUR ... HARRISON ... NORTHWEST NICHOLAS ... BRAXTON ... ATHENS ... KANAWHA ... SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS ... TYLER ... MCDOWELL ... NORTHWEST FAYETTE ... SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH ... CABELL ... CALHOUN ... BUCHANAN ... RITCHIE ... GREENUP ... GALLIA ... TAYLOR ... DODDRIDGE

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. Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe.