NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued August 20 at 12:19PM EDT until August 20 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA
* WHAT...Urban areas and small streams flooding caused by excessive
rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Monroe County in east central Ohio...
Noble County in east central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 330 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads
remain closed due to flooding. Streams continue to rise due to
excess runoff from earlier rainfall. It will take several hours for
all the water from these storms to work through local drainage
systems in urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1218 PM EDT, emergency management reported widespread roadway
flooding and elevated tributaries in the warned area due to
thunderstorms. Flooding is already occurring. Between 1 and 3
inches of rain have fallen.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
New Martinsville, Woodsfield, Caldwell, Dudley, Sardis,
Beallsville, Clarington, Summerfield, Belle Valley, Lewisville,
Sarahsville, Jerusalem, Dexter City, Wilson, Fly, Cameron,
Antioch, Stafford and Graysville.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 1497th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days