Flash Flood Warning

FFWRLX

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

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

* Until 800 AM EDT.

* At 459 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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, Marietta, Belpre, St. Marys, Beverly, Coolville, Vienna, Williamstown, Belmont, Boaz, Lubeck, Washington, Mineralwells, Newport, Matamoras, North Hills, Lowell, Lower Salem, Fleming and Devola.

This includes the following highways... Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 169 and 186. Interstate 77 in Ohio between mile markers 1 and 13. Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 15.