THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ATHENS COUNTY UNTIL 10PM TUESDAY, 6/23.

REMEMBER, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, LOCAL TV, RADIO OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ATHENS COUNTY UNTIL 1015 PM SATURDAY, 6/20.

AT 414 PM, DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED HEAVY RAIN FALLING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED AS MORE HEAVY DOWNPOURS MOVE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS: MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

TURN AROUND, DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

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 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ATHENS COUNTY FROM 8AM, SATURDAY, JUNE 20^TH THROUGH 5AM SUNDAY JUNE 21^ST.

AFTER MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS, THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION BILL WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE MIDDLE OHIO VALLEY AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS BEGINNING SATURDAY MORNING. PERIODIC DOWNPOURS WITH HIGH RAINFALL RATES CAN BE EXPECTED AS THE SYSTEM PASSES FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH TIME PERIOD. A GENERAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. RAINFALL TOTALS WILL ALSO BE HIGHLY VARIABLE FROM LOCATION TO LOCATION.

PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA HAVE SEEN 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST 4 DAYS. THE GROUND IS SATURATED AND CREEKS, STREAMS, CULVERTS AND DITCHES ARE ALREADY RUNNING HIGH IN PLACES. REPETITIVE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL QUICKLY CAUSE PROBLEMS IN THESE 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.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ATHENS COUNTY UNTIL 11PM, THURSDAY, JUNE 18^TH.

REMEMBER, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, LOCAL TV, RADIO OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.