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Flash Flood Warning

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Braxton, WV; Lewis, WV; Randolph, WV; Upshur, WV; Webster, WV

Status In Progress Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
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Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Likely

Details

FFWRLX
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... East Central Braxton County in north central West Virginia... Western Randolph County in northeastern West Virginia... Southwestern Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia... Northeastern Webster County in northeastern West Virginia... South Central Lewis County in northern West Virginia...
* Until 645 AM EDT.
* At 338 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.2 to 0.5 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... Holly River State Park, Hacker Valley, Cleveland, Eden, Kanawha Head, Diana and Centralia.
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