FLASH FLOOD WATCH: .FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR PUTNAM,CABELL,JACKSON WV,KANAWHA.LINCOLN.MASON... * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY INTO TONIGHT. ANY SHOWER COULD CONTAIN A LOCAL DOWNPOUR. IF REPETITIVE OR SLOW MOVING DOWNPOURS FAVOR A PARTICULAR SMALL STREAM BASIN... RAIN AMOUNTS OVER 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN A FEW HOURS. THIS COULD RESULT IN LOCAL FLASH FLOODING. * THE MOST LIKELY TIMES FOR FLOODING POTENTIAL WILL BE INITIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST OHIO AND THE NORTHWESTERN HALF OF WEST VIRGINIA THIS MORNING...THEN ACROSS NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF WEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS. FLASH FLOODING IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU LIVE NEAR A FLOOD PRONE STREAM...MONITOR WATER LEVELS FREQUENTLY DURING THE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS...EVEN LATE AT NIGHT. HAVE A PLAN...TO TAKE FAST ACTION...SHOULD WATER LEVELS RISE QUICKLY...OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.
Posted on: Fri, 09 Aug 2013 13:17:45 +0000
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