Flood Warning

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1226 PM EST FRI MAR 12 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 1223 PM EST...STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE RUNNING HIGH IN THE WARNED
AREA.  ADDITIONAL RAIN AND SNOWMELT IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY AND INTO
THE WEEKEND.  THIS WILL CAUSE STREAMS AND CREEKS TO FLOOD.

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...

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST
FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO
CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING
WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

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
1220 PM EST FRI MAR 12 2010

WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-WETZEL-
MONONGALIA-MARION-TUCKER

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

* A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN TO THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH
 THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL CAUSE RISES ON THE SMALL STREAMS AND
 CREEKS. AT THE SAME TIME...WATER FLOWING OUT OF THE WEST
 VIRGINIA AND PENNSYLVANIA MOUNTAINS FROM RAIN AND SNOW MELT
 WILL BE COMING DOWN THE OHIO RIVER.

* THE OHIO RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO SEE STRONG RISES THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY. THE WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
  SITUATION CLOSELY AND WILL ISSUE ANY WARNINGS IF NECESSARY. 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.

Your 5News 5Day Forecast

Tonight: Cloudy with periods of rain; t-storm possible.  Low:  48.

Saturday: Periods of rain; could be heavy.  High:  54.

Sunday:  Rain at times, esp. in the morning; snow possible above 3500 feet.

Low:  40.  High:  49.

Monday: Mostly cloudy; a couple of showers; flurries possible above 2500 feet.

Low:  36.  High:  51.

Tuesday: Partly sunny. Low:  34.  High:  57.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Low:  33.  High:  58.

WDTV Chief Meteorologist Ken Meehan