Morgantown, Fairmont and all of Preston/Tucker have a Flood Watch in effect from late tonight through Saturday afternoon. 

We are at a Level 2 Risk of Flooding. Should this be turned into a Flood Warning (meaning that flooding is occurring) we will activate the NC WV Skywarn Net on the W8MWA two-meter repeater. So please stay flood aware and monitor the repeater. 

Details below from the NWS Pittsburgh:

Warmer temperatures will continue over the next couple of days. The process of melting the snow on the ground and ice on the rivers will proceed. 

A slow and steady melting is what we need to prevent flooding issues. What this means is temperatures above freezing during the day and temperatures dropping below freezing at night. Keep the rain away as well. 

However, widespread rain will move into the area tonight and continue into early Saturday morning. Still a good deal of uncertainty on rainfall amounts, and determining how much snow will melt in the ridges is difficult. 

The other issue is the rain and snow melt could cause rises on streams and creeks which may lead to ice jams. At this time, no points on any of the rivers are forecasted to reach flood stage. But we also need to keep an eye on local streams as well. Thus, the flood watch continues. We will be watching the data and getting those rainfall amounts honed in. 

See the attached graphics. 

Jeff, Wb1AAL