[W8MWA] Flood Warning in effect

[Jacob Tennant]

Local Severe Weather Alert for Morgantown, WV (26505)

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A  * FLOOD WARNING FOR... MARION COUNTY IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WORTHINGTON...WINFIELD...VALLEY FALLS...RIVESVILLE...NEEL...MONONGAH...MCCURDYVILLE...MANNINGTON... GRANT TOWN...FESTUS...FARMINGTON...FAIRMONT...COLFAX...BENTONS FERRY...BARRACKVILLE... MONONGALIA COUNTY IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WESTOVER...STAR CITY...MORGANTOWN... EVERETTVILLE...DELLSLOW...CHEAT NECK...CASSVILLE...BROWNS CHAPEL...  * UNTIL 330 PM EDT  * AT 1132 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED SOME LOCATIONS HAVE GOTTEN MORE THAN 1.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL SO FAR...AND THIS CAN BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE FLOODING IN AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE AND ALONG SMALL STREAMS.  THE SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CAUSING THIS HEAVY RAIN WILL BE EXITING EAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WATER LEVELS CAN KEEP RISING FOR A COUPLE HOURS AFTER THAT.  A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.  PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.  &&


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