By: Matt Samples | Posted: Mar. 28, 2018 | Source: WV News
CHARLESTON — The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for several counties in West Virginia.
The flood watch issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday includes southern, central and northern West Virginia.
The National Weather Service says a flood watch means based on current forecasts, there is potential for high water.
The flood watch is in effect from 8 a.m. Wednesday March 28, through Friday March 30, in the afternoon.
According to the National Weather Service, there will be excessive rainfall of around 2.5 inches during the flood watch period. The ground has already been saturated from previous rains, so it is possible that the rain could lead to some flooding of small streams, creeks and possibly river flooding.
Flooded roads, low lying and poor drainage areas, along streams, creeks and rivers is possible.
Counties include Cabell, Jackson, Lincoln, Mason, Pleasants, Putnam, Ritchie, Roane, Tyler, Wayne, Wirt, Wood, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Taylor, Barbour, Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Upshur and Kanawha.
There is also a Hazardous Weather Outlook for some of West Virginia. Areas included in that are Monongalia, Marion, Ohio, Wetzel, Brooke, Hancock,Dickenson, Buchanan, Mingo, Logan, Boone, McDowell, Wyoming, Northwest Raleigh, Southeast Raleigh, Northwest Fayette, Southeast Fayette, Northwest Nicholas, Southeast Nicholas, Northwest Webster, Southeast Webster, Northwest Pocahontas, Southeast Pocahontas, Northwest Randolph, and Southeast Randolph.
A Hazardous Weather Outlook is to encourage people to be conscious of the weather, in this case significant rainfall, and take precautions in the event of a possible hazard. In this case, the National Weather Service has said that the hazard level could possibly be elevated to a flood watch if the rainfall is significant enough.
