Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Flood Watch 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, Morgan, Perry, 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.

* From Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning

* With the rain today and the rain that has fallen earlier this week, has caused soils to become saturated. Streams, creeks and rivers are also running at elevated levels. With the expected rain on Wednesday and into Thursday, any rain will be mainly runoff. This will increase the chances for flooding along streams, creeks and rivers.

* AFFECTED AREAS: NORTHWEST RANDOLPH ... MINGO ... CLAY ... NORTHWEST WEBSTER ... DICKENSON ... ROANE ... WYOMING ... WASHINGTON ... CARTER ... MASON ... MEIGS ... NORTHWEST RALEIGH ... LAWRENCE ... BOONE ... LAWRENCE ... SOUTHEAST POCAHONTAS ... SOUTHEAST WEBSTER ... VINTON ... LEWIS ... MORGAN ... LINCOLN ... SOUTHEAST FAYETTE ... GILMER ... WAYNE ... PLEASANTS ... BARBOUR ... LOGAN ... JACKSON ... SOUTHEAST RALEIGH ... JACKSON ... PUTNAM ... NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS ... BOYD ... WOOD ... UPSHUR ... WIRT ... HARRISON ... NORTHWEST NICHOLAS ... PERRY ... BRAXTON ... ATHENS ... KANAWHA ... SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS ... TYLER ... MCDOWELL ... NORTHWEST FAYETTE ... SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH ... BUCHANAN ... CABELL ... CALHOUN ... 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. Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe.