NWS / NOAA weather: Flash Flood Warning issued August 16 at 6:29AM EDT until August 16 at 10:30AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
FFWRLX
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Boone County in central West Virginia...
Southeastern Kanawha County in central West Virginia...
Western Fayette County in southeastern West Virginia...
North Central Raleigh County in southeastern West Virginia...
* Until 1030 AM EDT.
* At 629 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Fayetteville, Oak Hill, Montgomery, Chesapeake, Marmet, Ansted,
Belle, Cedar Grove, East Bank, Glasgow, Smithers, Gauley Bridge,
Pratt, Burnwell, Powellton, Hawks Nest State Park, Coal Fork,
Handley, Sylvester and Thurmond.
This includes the following highways...
Route 19 between mile markers 8 and 16...and between mile markers 18
and 23. West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 57 and 92.
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 1246th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days