Flash Flood Warning

FFWRLX

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Athens County in southeastern Ohio... Southwestern Washington County in southeastern Ohio... Southern Wood County in northwestern West Virginia...

* Until 830 PM EDT.

* At 534 PM EDT, doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Parkersburg, Belpre, Coolville, Washington, Lubeck, Mineralwells, Blennerhassett, Little Hocking, Davisville and Walker.

This includes the following highways... Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 166 and 175. Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 9.