Full Notification

The 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, Jackson OH, Lawrence OH, Meigs, Vinton, 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 11 AM EST this morning

* Strong storm system will track over the area this morning. This system may produce up to another half inch of rain. With already saturated soils, little additional rainfall will only heighten the flooding threat.

* Flooded streams, creeks and rivers resulting in flooded roadways, low lying and poor drainage areas.

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

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.