Flood Warning

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...East Central Washington County in southeastern Ohio... Doddridge County in northern West Virginia... West Central Harrison County in northern West Virginia... Tyler County in northern West Virginia... Pleasants County in northwestern West Virginia... Northeastern Ritchie County in northwestern West Virginia...

* WHEN...Until 1245 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 649 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... St. Marys, Middlebourne, Salem, Sistersville, Pennsboro, West Union, Matamoras, Ellenboro, Friendly, Mountain, Alma, Greenwood, Wick, Canton, Smithburg, Lima, Hebron, Blandville, Highland and New Milton. - This includes Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 38 and 66. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood