NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued August 3 at 2:13AM EDT until August 3 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
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* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...A portion of southeast West Virginia, including the
following counties, Greenbrier and Summers.
* WHEN...Until 400 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 211 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated slow moving thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall
had across the warned area earlier tonight. Between 1.5 and 3
inches of rain have fallen. The river gage at Little Sewell
Creek at Rainelle has exceeded Minor Flood stage.
- This includes the following streams and drainages...
Beaver Creek, Fisher Creek, Lick Creek, Boggs Creek, Eagle
Branch, Burdette Creek, Kitchen Creek, Little Creek, Meadow
Creek, Laurel Creek, Meadow River, Big Clear Creek and Little
Clear Creek.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Rainelle, Rupert, Quinwood, Sandstone, Meadow Bluff, Lawn and
Elton.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Severity
Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
This month
1654th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
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