...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... 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...GALLIA AND LAWRENCE OH. IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...BUCHANAN AND DICKENSON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BOONE... CABELL...CLAY...FAYETTE...JACKSON WV...KANAWHA...LINCOLN... LOGAN...MASON...MCDOWELL...MINGO...NICHOLAS...PUTNAM... RALEIGH...ROANE...WAYNE AND WYOMING. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE OVERNIGHT. IF REPETITIVE SHOWERS CROSS OVER VULNERABLE SMALL STREAMS...FLASH FLOODING COULD OCCUR. RAINFALL OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES IN LESS THAN 3 HOURS COULD INITIATE WATER PROBLEMS. OF COURSE...LESSER AMOUNTS OF RAIN WILL STILL CAUSE THE USUAL STREET AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. 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 NEAR A FLOOD PRONE STREAM...MONITOR WATER LEVELS FREQUENTLY DURING THE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS. HAVE A PLAN... TO TAKE FAST ACTION...SHOULD WATER LEVELS RISE QUICKLY...OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.
Posted on: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 00:50:33 +0000
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