THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ATHENS COUNTY UNTIL 415 PM.

AT 321 PM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES WEST OF LOGAN TO 8 MILES EAST OF KINGSTON AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR NELSONVILLE AND BUCHTEL AROUND 355 PM, ATHENS AROUND 410 PM AND ALBANY AROUND 415 PM.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE STROUD RUN STATE PARK, CHAUNCEY AND TRIMBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS: SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS, DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION, MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

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

YOU MAY ALSO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER 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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ATHENS COUNTY UNTIL 8PM TUESDAY, 7/14.

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 545AM.

AT 247AM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.  UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE ATHENS, NELSONVILLE, GLOUSTER, COOLVILLE, CHAUNCEY, BUCHTEL, JACKSONVILLE, TRIMBLE, AMESVILLE, STROUD RUN STATE PARK, BURR OAK STATE PARK AND THE PLAINS.

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

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING.

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 IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ATHENS COUNTY FROM 3PM MONDAY, 7/13 UNTIL 11PM TUESDAY, 7/14.

IN THE MUGGY AIR, ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD FORM INTO TUESDAY EVENING. HOWEVER, MUCH OF THE TIME SHOULD STILL BE RAIN FREE.

DUE TO THE RECENT ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS, THE GROUND IS WETTER THAN NORMAL. THAT ALLOWS FOR FASTER RUNOFF AND QUICKER RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. RAINS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN LESS THAN A FEW HOURS COULD CAUSE VULNERABLE STREAMS TO FLOOD. LOCAL RAIN AMOUNTS OF 2.5 INCHES OR MORE COULD CAUSE MORE SERIOUS FLASH FLOODING. RUNOFF CHANNELS COULD EVEN DEVELOP OFF STEEP HILLSIDES.

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

THOSE LIVING ALONG FLOOD PRONE CREEKS, PLUS COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS FREQUENTLY DURING ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD WATER LEVELS RISE QUICKLY OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS POSTED.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ATHENS COUNTY UNTIL 8PM MONDAY, 7/13.

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 WATCH FOR ATHENS COUNTY UNTIL 8AM SATURDAY, 7/11.

MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST WELL INTO THE EVENING. WITH SATURATED GROUNDS AND MANY AREA STREAMS AND CREEKS RUNNING HIGH, THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING EXISTS.

PERSONS LIVING NEAR FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD MONITOR CREEKS AND STREAMS, AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND SHOULD FLOODING OCCUR.

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 4 PM TUESDAY, 7/7 THROUGH 10 PM WEDNESDAY, 7/8

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL PERSIST ON WEDNESDAY AS A FRONT STALLS IN OUR VICINITY.

DUE TO THE RECENT ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS, THE GROUND IS WETTER THAN NORMAL. THAT ALLOWS FOR FASTER RUNOFF AND QUICKER RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. RAINS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN LESS THAN A FEW HOURS COULD CAUSE VULNERABLE STREAMS TO FLOOD. LOCAL RAIN AMOUNTS OF 2.5 INCHES OR MORE COULD CAUSE MORE SERIOUS FLASH FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS: A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THOSE LIVING ALONG FLOOD PRONE CREEKS, PLUS COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS FREQUENTLY DURING ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD WATER LEVELS RISE QUICKLY OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS POSTED.