Flash Flood Warning

FFWRLX

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... East Central Boone County in central West Virginia... Southwestern Fayette County in southeastern West Virginia... Northwestern Raleigh County in southeastern West Virginia...

* Until 645 PM EDT.

* At 342 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 up to 0.50 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... Mount Hope, Bradley, Piney View, Whitesville, Pax, Sylvester, Artie and Dorothy.

This includes the following highways... Route 19 between mile markers 3 and 6. West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 50 and 55.