From NWS via LOES: Flash Flood Watch NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 317 AM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013 CABELL-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA - BOONE - LOGAN - MINGO COUNTIES ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * 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... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY 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: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 13:02:51 +0000
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