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The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Boyd County in northeastern Kentucky... Southern Greenup County in northeastern Kentucky... Carter County in northeastern Kentucky... Southern Lawrence County in southeastern Ohio... Northern Cabell County in central West Virginia... Northwestern Wayne County in western West Virginia... * Until 915 PM EDT * At 611 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Isolated amounts of up to two inches of rain have already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. Some via ducts have already flooded in Kenova. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Huntington, Ashland, Ironton, Grayson, Coal Grove, Olive Hill, Chesapeake, Proctorville, Cannonsburg, Grayson Lake State Park, Carter Caves State Park, Barboursville, Kenova, Catlettsburg, Ceredo, Princess, Coalton, Denton, Gesling and Greenbo Lake. Additional rainfall amounts of one to one and a half inches are possible within a 20 minute period in the warned area. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route. Please report Severe Weather to the National Weather Service by calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely. You may also report severe weather by posting your report to the Charleston West Virginia National Weather Service Facebook Page, or by using the Twitter Hashtag, NWSRLX.