Elevated North America

NWS / NOAA weather: Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 6:39PM EDT until July 21 at 9:45PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV

FFWRLX

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern Boyd County in northeastern Kentucky...
Southeastern Greenup County in northeastern Kentucky...
South Central Lawrence County in southeastern Ohio...
Southern Cabell County in central West Virginia...
Northwestern Lincoln County in central West Virginia...
Northern Wayne County in western West Virginia...

* Until 945 PM EDT.

* At 639 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Huntington, Ashland, Ironton, Coal Grove, Chesapeake, Proctorville,
Beech Fork State Park, Cannonsburg, Barboursville, Kenova,
Catlettsburg, Ceredo, Flatwoods, South Point, Russell, and
Westwood.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 20.
Interstate 64 in Kentucky between mile markers 187 and 191.

Severity
Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
This month
1517th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
Source: NWS / NOAA weather

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