Flash Flood Watch
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Charleston WV
859 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

WVZ024>026-517-519>522-525-526-042100-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Mingo-Logan-Boone-Northwest Fayette-Northwest Nicholas-Southeast
Nicholas-Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster-Northwest Randolph-
Southeast Randolph-
Including the cities of Summersville, Man, Oak Hill, Webster
Springs, Cowen, Logan, Chapmanville, Birch River, Harman,
Richwood, Madison, Elkins, Williamson, Montgomery, Craigsville,
Holly River State Park, and Fayetteville
859 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
  possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast, southeast, and southern West
  Virginia, including the following counties, in northeast West
  Virginia, Northwest Randolph, Northwest Webster, Southeast
  Randolph and Southeast Webster. In southeast West Virginia,
  Northwest Fayette, Northwest Nicholas and Southeast Nicholas. In
  southern West Virginia, Boone, Logan and Mingo.

* WHEN...Through Sunday evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
  Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - Rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected through the
    weekend, as a front waffles back and forth over the middle
    Ohio Valley. The current forecast indicates amounts of 2 to 3
    inches may fall by Sunday evening. These forecasted amounts
    include what has already fallen.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

Additional information can be found at https://www.weather.gov/rlx
as well as on our Facebook and Twitter pages.

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KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-027>032-
039-040-042100-
/O.EXT.KRLX.FA.A.0007.000000T0000Z-250407T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-
Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Wayne-Cabell-Mason-
Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha-Roane-Wirt-
Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-Clay-Braxton-Gilmer-Lewis-Harrison-
Taylor-Upshur-Barbour-
Including the cities of New Haven, Clay, Stockport, Gassaway,
McArthur, McConnelsville, Gallipolis, Grantsville, Crooksville,
Hamden, Paden City, Hamlin, Hurricane, Harrisville, Harts, South
Charleston, Weston, Huntington, Kenova, Belmont, Charleston,
Marietta, Teays Valley, Spencer, St. Marys, Glenville, Russell,
Cannonsburg, Clarksburg, New Lexington, Saint Albans, Grayson,
Ceredo, Lake Vesuvius, Sutton, Belington, Yatesville Lake State
Park, Elizabeth, Somerset, Pennsboro, Buckhannon, Alum Creek,
Middlebourne, Wayne, Grayson Lake State Park, Louisa, Ashland,
Sistersville, Athens, Grafton, Philippi, Point Pleasant,
Ravenswood, Bridgeport, Parkersburg, Raceland, Jackson, Oak Hill,
South Point, Belpre, Vienna, Burnsville, West Union, Carter Caves
State Park, Flatwoods, Olive Hill, Ironton, Ripley, Wellston, and
Pomeroy
859 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
  possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, including the following
  counties, Boyd, Carter, Greenup and Lawrence, southeast Ohio,
  including the following counties, Athens, Gallia, Jackson OH,
  Lawrence OH, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton and Washington, and West
  Virginia, including the following counties, Barbour, Braxton,
  Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Jackson WV,
  Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Mason, Pleasants, Putnam, Ritchie, Roane,
  Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Wirt and Wood.

* WHEN...Through Sunday evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
  Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - Rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected through the
    weekend, as a front waffles back and forth over the middle
    Ohio Valley. The current forecast indicates amounts of 3 to 5
    inches may fall by Sunday evening with the highest amounts
    expected across northeast Kentucky and southeast Ohio. These
    forecasted amounts include what has already fallen.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

Additional information can be found at https://www.weather.gov/rlx
as well as on our Facebook and Twitter pages.

&&

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