Weekend Flood Threat
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Weekend Flood Threat
Topic Author: Chris Bailey
Posted: 11:56 PM Mar 12, 2010
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Good Saturday everyone. Heavy rains will continue to work across the region into early Today and these have the potential to cause some high water problems. As of this writing... numerous counties are under a Flood Warning. Here is a current list...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  BOONE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MADISON...
  CABELL COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON...
  CLAY COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CLAY...
  JACKSON COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF RIPLEY...
  KANAWHA COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NITRO...CHARLESTON...
  LINCOLN COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HAMLIN...
  LOGAN COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LOGAN...
  MASON COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF POINT PLEASANT...
  MCDOWELL COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WELCH...
  MINGO COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WILLIAMSON...
  PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WINFIELD...
  ROANE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SPENCER...
  WAYNE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WAYNE...BEECH FORK STATE PARK...
  WYOMING COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PINEVILLE...
  SOUTH CENTRAL GALLIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...

* UNTIL 700 AM EST SATURDAY
 

FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL STREAMS IN...
  FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...FAYETTEVILLE...BABCOCK STATE PARK...
  RALEIGH COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BECKLEY...

* UNTIL 615 AM EST SATURDAY
 

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...TYGART VALLEY RIVER.
  AT BELINGTON...
  AT PHILIPPI...

AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA...BARBOUR.

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...GREENBRIER RIVER.
  AT MARLINTON...
  AT BUCKEYE...

AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA...POCAHONTAS.
 

THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST SATURDAY FOR
BARBOUR...NICHOLAS...RANDOLPH...UPSHUR...WEBSTER AND POCAHONTAS
COUNTIES

The heaviest rains today will come into the early afternoon hours before things become much lighter and more scattered. You can follow all the action here on 3D Doppler Radar...

All of this water will be flowing into area rivers... incuding the Ohio River. This will cause rapid rises this weekend into early next week with river flooding likely becoming a problem. If you have interest along the Ohio... please keep an eye on the latest river forecasts. I will have more on this coming later today and through the weekend.

Help out your fellow bloggers and your friendly weather dude by posting the weather from where you live. That is especially true if you are experiencing any flooding problems.

I will update as needed so make sure to check back. Take care.

 
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  • by AirG on Mar 13, 2010 at 11:00 PM
    Rita- the National Guard is expanding because it is being ordered to by the government. All bases must meet size requirements. Have been buying out houses and property for well over a decade around there. Has been a slow process. Will be better when all is said and done! A new bridge is going to be built. All the protests won't stop it from happening. Change is hard to adapt to, but they are trying their best to satisfy everyone to some extent. Know it is upsetting people, but that's just the way it has to be.
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  • by D on Mar 13, 2010 at 10:52 PM
    Mud River in Hamlin near the Lion's Club field is high; about 1-1.5 feet from the road. Gets this way many times per year though. If it would have rained for a few more hours, it would have covered the road.
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  • by nanners on Mar 13, 2010 at 08:37 PM
    thanks, nicole....appreciate it...
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  • by emmalynn on Mar 13, 2010 at 08:34 PM
    I live in Charleston and I have never seen the river so high...our favorite boat dock is almost gone..its crazy
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  • by nicole on Mar 13, 2010 at 05:28 PM
    For Nanners: My parents live in Summers County WV. They tried to get to Beckley this morning and were turned around due to high water. The interstate route to Hinton is fine but if getting off the interstate at Beaver to get to Hinton it will be blocked. Greenbrier river is high and on the road in places but I don't know of any closures in Hinton at the moment. Just past Beaver and around White Oak.
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  • by sheila on Mar 13, 2010 at 04:47 PM
    be carefull all spruce street is closed in st albans highest i have ever seen.
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  • by Cole on Mar 13, 2010 at 02:33 PM
    It poured the rain all night and when I woke up the creek had spilled its banks. I've not seen the water this high in a long time.
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  • by Rita on Mar 13, 2010 at 01:32 PM
    You should bring a tv crew down to Keystone Drive and show everyone what Yeager & Air Nat'l Guard EXPANSION is doing to people that live on this street. Before long, "Airport Hill" will be ON this street. Drive in from Greenbrier St.
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  • by nanners on Mar 13, 2010 at 01:28 PM
    anybody on here from Hinton wva? my sons visiting there today & wanted to know if there's any high water there.
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  • by webby on Mar 13, 2010 at 01:18 PM
    helpppp mee my house is flooded
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  • by barry on Mar 13, 2010 at 10:30 AM
    10:30 am water running everywhere. Big Coal River running quite high and still rising. Highest river level in a long time. Still raining steadily. Keep us posted.
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  • by Anonymous on Mar 13, 2010 at 10:07 AM
    Raining steady with the small creeks running high.
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  • by sue (Flatwoods, KY) on Mar 13, 2010 at 09:55 AM
    It rained pretty hard around 7 yesteday evening and alot of high wind. after we went to bed could hear the rain but didnt seem as bad. The power went off sometime during the night. We all slept in this morning and was woke up at 6:30 AM with the printer kicking on when the power came back on. Not sure how long the power was out. Today is my brothers wedding so hope the rain subsides this aftenoon.
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  • by Nicole on Mar 13, 2010 at 09:32 AM
    Poured the rain all night here in Belle WV. It has slacked off a little but still coming down steady. Last night we had a few rumbles of thunder and lightning and we had one thunder boom that literally shook the house!
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  • by Angela on Mar 13, 2010 at 09:09 AM
    Hey Chris! It is 9 o'clock am and we are currently flooded in with no way in or out. Our house is safe but the roads and fields are covered! We live in the Garrets Bend area of Lincoln County, West Virginia.
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  • by Astashia Gossett on Mar 13, 2010 at 08:33 AM
    Chris our class loves your blog and we want you to come to our school and tell us about forecasting.LOL PEACE OUT HOMIE!!!!!!!!!!
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  • by Rick Mohler on Mar 13, 2010 at 02:14 AM
    Chirs Baily And All. Are we going to get a big flood out of all this rain. Thank You Rick Mohler From Point Pleasant,Wv
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