Friday, July 10, 2015

FLASH FLOOD WARNING: Water evacuations occurring in Clay County, West Virginia


Posted: July 10, 2015
2 miles ESE of Amma [Roane Co, WV] 911 call center reports FLASH FLOOD at 12:00 PM EDT -- extensive road flooding in the southern part of Roane County...particularly along and south of I-79.|

Wallback [Clay Co, WV] 911 call center reports FLASH FLOOD at 12:23 PM EDT -- flooding reported in town of Wallback with water rescues and evacuations currently ongoing via Clay County 911... Cookman Fork out of its banks and into homes.

3 miles S of Wallback [Clay Co, WV] 911 call center reports FLASH FLOOD at 12:00 PM EDT -- Clay County 911 reports road closures on Wallback road from flooding in the Valley Fork area from Valley Fork Creek.

A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
ROANE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
CALHOUN COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
CLAY COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
BRAXTON COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTHEASTERN KANAWHA COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 245 PM EDT *

AT 1147 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... CLAY...CLENDENIN...GLEN...WALLBACK...BIG OTTER...HARRISON... IVYDALE...BICKMORE...INDORE...STRANGE CREEK AND PROCIOUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW.
ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800 401 9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.


* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NICHOLAS COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
CENTRAL CLAY COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHWESTERN BRAXTON COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHWESTERN WEBSTER COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 345 PM EDT *

AT 1249 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN HAD BEEN FALLING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA FROM THUNDERSTORMS. UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. ADDITIONAL STORMS WERE MOVING INTO THE AREA AND ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... SUMMERSVILLE...CAMDEN-ON-GAULEY...CRAIGSVILLE...BIRCH RIVER... CAMDEN ON GAULEY...COWEN...NETTIE...KESSLERS CROSS LANES... CALVIN...BENTREE...MOUNT NEBO...DRENNAN...WIDEN...SWISS...CANVAS... MUDDLETY AND UPPER GLADE.