...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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