NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued September 20 at 3:45PM EDT until September 20 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall earlier this morning
continues.

* WHERE...Gallia County in southeastern Ohio...
Southern Meigs County in southeastern Ohio...
Southeastern Vinton County in southeastern Ohio...
Northwestern Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia...
Mason County in western West Virginia...
Northwestern Putnam County in western West Virginia...

* WHEN...Until 700 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. It will take
several hours for all the water from these storms to work through
local drainage systems.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 344 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
heavy rain due to thunderstorms earlier this morning. Flooding is
ongoing in the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall is expected tonight.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Point Pleasant, Gallipolis, Rio Grande, Racine, Ravenswood, New
Haven, Gallia, Middleport, Hartford City, Henderson, Vinton,
Leon, Wilkesville, Cheshire, Adamsville, Gallopolis Ferry, Lakin,
Kyger, Letart, and Southside.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Severity

Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe

This month

557th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days