THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN ATHENS COUNTY INCLUDING GLOUSTER UNTIL 915 PM TUESDAY, 7/9.

AT 519 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER THE WARNED AREA.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE INCH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

SUNDAY CREEK IS A BASIN THAT IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS, HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY, COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS, STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE, TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN.

PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE 1-800-401-9535, WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

YOU MAY ALSO REPORT HIGH WATER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG, NWSRLX.

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ATHENS COUNTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 2 AM THURSDAY, 7/11.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS ATHENS COUNTY INTO THE EVENING HOURS. ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT, WITH EVEN MORE STORMS FOR WEDNESDAY, AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES.  WITH MUCH OF THE WATCH AREA SATURATED THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

STRONG RISES WILL ALSO OCCUR ON HEADWATER RIVERS THAT MAY LEAD TO SOME RIVER FLOODING.

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 STORMS, EVEN LATE AT NIGHT. HAVE A PLAN TO TAKE FAST ACTION SHOULD WATER LEVELS RISE QUICKLY OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FOR ATHENS COUNTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 8 PM TUE 7/9.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS, WITH ADDITIONAL STORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. FLOODING HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN PERRY AND MORGAN COUNTIES.  WITH MORE RAIN ON THE WAY, THE THREAT OF FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ATHENS COUNTY THROUGH 12 NOON TUESDAY, 7/9.

HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA TONIGHT. FOR MUCH OF THE WATCH AREA, RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES IN THREE HOURS WILL CAUSE FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ATHENS COUNTY FROM 8AM SUNDAY 7/7, THROUGH SUNDAY MIDNIGHT.

ANTECEDENT RAINFALL HAVE PRODUCE NEARLY SATURATED TERRAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN, ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PROVIDE ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS.

ADDITIONAL 1 T 2 INCHES OF RAIN OR MORE COULD CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS, STREAMS, ROADS, LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.