NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued August 2 at 11:44PM EDT until August 3 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
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* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Southeastern Fayette County in southeastern West
Virginia...
Southwestern Nicholas County in southeastern West Virginia...
Southeastern Raleigh County in southeastern West Virginia...
East Central McDowell County in southern West Virginia...
Southeastern Wyoming County in southern West Virginia...
* WHEN...Until 400 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1139 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms had
produced heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4
inches of rain had fallen. Flooding is ongoing or expected to
begin shortly.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Babcock State Park, Northfork, Shady Spring, Daniels, Beaver,
Stanaford, Piney View, Coal City, Meadow Bridge, Keystone,
Anawalt, Ghent, Josephine, Herndon and Maybeury.
- This includes the following highways...
Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 123 and 136.
West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 28 and 38.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Severity
Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
This month
1667th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
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