FFWRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Northern Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia... Northern Lewis County in northern West Virginia...
* Until 1000 PM EDT.
* At 657 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Buckhannon, Weston, Stonewall Jackson, Jackson Mill, Jane Lew, Camden, Lorentz, Alum Bridge and Hodgesville. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 90 and 106. Route 33 between mile markers 1 and 2...and between mile markers 6 and 7...and near mile marker 15.
* AFFECTED AREAS: LEWIS, WV ... UPSHUR, WV
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Report flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely.
