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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Watch

National Weather Service Charleston WV

917 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024



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Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Athens-Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-

Gallia-Lawrence OH-Wayne-Cabell-Mason-Jackson WV-Wood-Lincoln-

Putnam-Kanawha-Roane-Wirt-Mingo-Logan-Boone-

Including the cities of Grayson Lake State Park, Harts, South

Charleston, Russell, Williamson, Elizabeth, Hamden, Grayson,

Kenova, Carter Caves State Park, Wellston, Jackson, Man, Logan,

Hamlin, Hurricane, Wayne, Cannonsburg, Yatesville Lake State

Park, Pomeroy, New Haven, Saint Albans, Huntington, McArthur,

Teays Valley, Olive Hill, Ripley, Point Pleasant, Vienna,

Ironton, Parkersburg, Athens, Raceland, Spencer, Ceredo, Madison,

Alum Creek, Louisa, Gallipolis, Ravenswood, Flatwoods,

Chapmanville, Ashland, South Point, Oak Hill, Charleston, and

Lake Vesuvius

917 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024



...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 

THURSDAY MORNING...



* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.



* WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, including the following 

  counties, Boyd, Carter, Greenup and Lawrence KY, southeast Ohio, 

  including the following counties, Athens, Gallia, Jackson OH, 

  Lawrence OH, Meigs and Vinton, and West Virginia, including the 

  following counties, Boone, Cabell, Jackson WV, Kanawha, Lincoln, 

  Logan, Mason, Mingo, Putnam, Roane, Wayne, Wirt and Wood.



* WHEN...From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through Thursday morning.



* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, 

  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. 

  Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Low-water 

  crossings may be flooded.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action 

should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.



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