...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT ... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY ...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA ...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS ...IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY ...BOYD ...CARTER ...GREENUP AND LAWRENCE KY. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO ...ATHENS ...GALLIA ...JACKSON OH ...LAWRENCE OH ... MORGAN ...MEIGS ...PERRY ...VINTON AND WASHINGTON. IN WEST VIRGINIA ...BARBOUR ...BRAXTON ...CABELL ...CALHOUN ...CLAY ... DODDRIDGE ...GILMER ...HARRISON ...JACKSON WV ...KANAWHA ...LEWIS ... LINCOLN ...MASON ...NICHOLAS ...PLEASANTS ...POCAHONTAS ... PUTNAM ... RANDOLPH ...RITCHIE ...ROANE ...TAYLOR ...TYLER ... UPSHUR ...WAYNE ... WEBSTER ...WIRT AND WOOD. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * A SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL SAG SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA TODAY ...BEFORE STALLING OVER SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA TONIGHT. THE BEST CHANCE OF HEAVY RAINS WILL BE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT ...THE POSSIBILITY OF REPETITIVE ROUNDS OF CONVECTION ...A VERY HUMID AIR MASS IN PLACE ...PLUS THE SATURATED SOILS FROM PREVIOUS RAINFALL ...TOGETHER WARRANT THIS FLASH FLOOD THREAT. RAINFALL OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES IN LESS THAN 3 HOURS COULD INITIATE SMALL STREAM FLOODING. RAINFALL OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES IN AN HOUR COULD INITIATE URBAN OR OTHER POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. * HEADWATERS RIVERS MAY ALSO HAVE STRONG RISES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS ...
Posted on: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 07:28:47 +0000
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