FLASH FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1003 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013 WASHINGTON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE- DODDRIDGE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARIETTA...BELPRE...PARKERSBURG... VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE... PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE... GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS... BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 1003 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...WASHINGTON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BARBOUR...BRAXTON...CALHOUN...CLAY...DODDRIDGE... GILMER...HARRISON...LEWIS...NICHOLAS...PLEASANTS... POCAHONTAS...RANDOLPH...RITCHIE...ROANE...TAYLOR...TYLER... UPSHUR...WEBSTER...WIRT AND WOOD. * THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON * ANY HEAVY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM COULD DUMP AN INCH OF RAIN IN AN HOUR OR LESS. THESE DOWNPOURS WOULD CAUSE THE USUAL STREET AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. HOWEVER...SEVERAL ROUNDS OF CONVECTION ARE POSSIBLE INTO EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IF RAIN TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES AFFECT THE SAME CREEK BASIN...MORE SERIOUS FLASH FLOODING COULD OCCUR. * STRONG RISES ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY ON SUCH HEADWATER RIVERS AS THE TYGART VALLEY...THE WEST FORK...THE BUCKHANNON...AND THE LITTLE KANAWHA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU LIVE ALONG A FLOOD PRONE SMALL STREAM...PLUS COUNTY AND LOCAL OFFICIALS...NEED TO CHECK WATER LEVELS FREQUENTLY IF REPETITIVE SHOWERS DEVELOP. EVEN LATE TONIGHT...THE POTENTIAL CONTINUES. HAVE A PLAN...TO TAKE FAST ACTION...SHOULD WATER LEVELS RISE QUICKLY...OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS IS ISSUED. && $$
Posted on: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 02:18:42 +0000
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