Flood Warning

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1139 AM EST THU MAR 11 2010

POCAHONTAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-RANDOLPH-NICHOLAS-BARBOUR

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST SATURDAY FOR
BARBOUR...NICHOLAS...RANDOLPH...UPSHUR...WEBSTER AND POCAHONTAS
COUNTIES...

AT 1132 AM...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS FROM THE WARNED
AREA REPORTED ALL CREEKS AND STREAMS WERE RUNNING HIGH.  THIS HIGH
WATER WAS BEING CAUSED BY MELTING SNOW DUE TO THE WARM TEMPERATURES.

THE SNOW MELT WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...PROVIDING SHOWERS AT TIMES.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOW MELT AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO
CAUSE FLOODING. SOME MINOR FLOODING MAY START LATER TODAY IN LOW
LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

THE BEST CHANCES FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WILL BE FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY. RIVER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BY THE WEEKEND.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

Flood Watch

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
106 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010

WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST
 OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
 NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...BOYD AND GREENUP. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
 ATHENS...GALLIA...LAWRENCE OH...MEIGS AND WASHINGTON. IN WEST
 VIRGINIA...CABELL...JACKSON WV...MASON...PLEASANTS...TYLER...
 WAYNE AND WOOD.

* FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING

* A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN INTO THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL CAUSE RISES ON THE SMALL
  STREAMS AND CREEKS. ALSO, WATER FLOWING OUT OF THE WEST
  VIRGINIA AND PENNSYLVANIA MOUNTAINS FROM RAIN AND SNOWMELT WILL
  BE COMING DOWN THE OHIO RIVER. THE OHIO RIVER IS EXPECTED TO SEE
  STRONG RISES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND ANY STREAMS THAT FLOW INTO
  THE OHIO RIVER WILL ALSO SEE BACKWATER PROBLEMS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE WITH PROPERTY...DWELLINGS...AND BELONGINGS IN
AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD PREPARE AND TAKE ACTION.

Flood Watch

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1242 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN PENNSYLVANIA...OHIO...WEST
VIRGINIA...

  OHIO RIVER NEAR NEW CUMBERLAND AFFECTING JEFFERSON AND HANCOCK
  COUNTIES
  OHIO RIVER AT STEUBENVILLE AFFECTING JEFFERSON AND BROOKE COUNTIES
  OHIO RIVER AT WELLSBURG AFFECTING JEFFERSON AND BROOKE COUNTIES
  OHIO RIVER AT PIKE ISLAND AFFECTING BELMONT...JEFFERSON AND OHIO
  COUNTIES
  OHIO RIVER AT WHEELING AFFECTING BELMONT AND OHIO COUNTIES
  OHIO RIVER AT MOUNDSVILLE AFFECTING MARSHALL COUNTY
  OHIO RIVER AT POWHATAN POINT AFFECTING BELMONT...MONROE AND
  MARSHALL COUNTIES
  CHEAT RIVER AT ROWLESBURG AFFECTING PRESTON COUNTY

.RUNOFF FROM A COMBINATION OF MELTING SNOW AND A CONSERVATIVE FORECAST
OF RAINFALL THROUGH THE NEXT 72 HOURS MAY BRING MANY OF THE FORECAST
POINTS ALONG THE YOUGHIOGHENY, CHEAT, MONONGAHELA, CONEMAUGH AND OHIO
RIVERS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. C.W. BILL YOUNG DAM ON THE ALLEGHENY RIVER
MAY ALSO REACH FLOOD STAGE. FLOODING MAY START ALONG THE CHEAT,
YOUGHIOGHENY, AND CONEMAUGH RIVERS FRIDAY. THE RAINFALL FORECAST WILL BE
FURTHER REFINED AS WE MOVE CLOSER TO THE WEEKEND. RAINFALL TOTALS OF
GREATER THAN TWO INCHES BY LATER IN THE WEEKEND COULD PRODUCE LARGER RISES
THAN FORECAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...A WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT A
CERTAINTY. RAINFALL OF 1.00 INCHES TO 1.50 THROUGH 72 HOURS MAY CAUSE FLOODING.
ACTUAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND POTENTIAL FLOODING WILL ULTIMATELY DEPEND
ON THE DIRECTION AND SPEED OF THE STORM. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA
SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE
ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A RIVER FLOOD WARNING
BE ISSUED.

Your 5News 5Day Forecast

Today: Mostly cloudy with showers.  Low:  50.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy with a few showers; maybe be t-storm.  High:  67.

Saturday: Periods of rain; could be heavy.  High 57. Low 40.

Sunday:  More rain at times; some snow possible above 3000 feet.  High 50. Low 37.

Monday: Mostly cloudy; a couple rain and snow showers.  High 52. Low 34.

Tuesday: Partly sunny. High 57. Low 32.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High 56. Low 33.

Have a great day!

Whitney Kent