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Flash Flood Warning

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Braxton, WV; Gilmer, WV; Lewis, WV; Ritchie, WV

Status In Progress Started about 2 hours ago
Ends
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Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Likely

Details

FFWRLX
The National Weather Service in Charleston has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Braxton County in north central West Virginia... Northern Gilmer County in north central West Virginia... Central Lewis County in northern West Virginia... Southern Ritchie County in northwestern West Virginia...
* Until 115 AM EDT.
* At 1008 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated between 3 and 4 inches of rain have fallen since late this afternoon. Many creeks and streams remain out of their banks and flooding adjacent roads.
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... Weston, Harrisville, Glenville, North Bend State Park, Stonewall Jackson, Ellenboro, Cairo, Sand Fork, Pullman, Auburn, Coxs Mills, Newberne, Troy, Tanner, Linn, Baldwin, Burnt House, Stouts Mills, Alum Bridge and Smithville.
This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 81 and 96. Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 32 and 36.
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