FFWRLX
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for…
Central Boyd County in northeastern Kentucky…
Carter County in northeastern Kentucky…
Southeastern Greenup County in northeastern Kentucky…
Southwestern Lawrence County in southeastern Ohio…
* Until 145 PM EDT.
* At 1035 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate
is 0.5 to 1 inch in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to
1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE…Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT…Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include…
Ashland, Ironton, Grayson, Coal Grove, Olive Hill, Cannonsburg,
Grayson Lake State Park, Carter Caves State Park, Lake Vesuvius,
Kenova, Catlettsburg, Greenup, Oldtown, Greenbo Lake, Coalton,
Denton, Naples, Rush, Princess and Gesling.