... Flash Flood Watch in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening...
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Flash Flood Watch for portions of West Virginia... central West
Virginia... northern West Virginia and southern West Virginia...
including the following areas... in West Virginia...
Pocahontas. In central West Virginia... Braxton... Calhoun...
Clay... Gilmer... Jackson WV... Roane... Taylor and Webster. In
northern West Virginia... Barbour... Doddridge... Harrison...
Lewis... Pleasants... Randolph... Ritchie... Tyler... Upshur...
Wirt and wood. In southern West Virginia... Boone... Kanawha...
Lincoln... Logan and Putnam.
* Until 8 PM EDT this evening
* showers and thunderstorms will continue to increase in coverage
through the afternoon. These will be capable of producing an
inch in an hour... locally higher possible for locations that see
brief training. The ground is rather wet from the past few days
of rain. Thus... these rates and amounts will increase the threat for
flash flooding this afternoon... particularly in the more flashy
creeks and small streams.
* Persons living near small streams and creeks should monitor
water levels.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should flash flood warnings be issued.
Whitmer, WV
Current Conditions
69 °F
Haze
Updated — 5:51 PM EDT on May 23, 2013
Local Radar
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Elkins
69 °F - Haze
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Petersburg
77 °F - Mostly Cloudy -
Buckhannon
63 °F - Mostly Cloudy
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Clarksburg
65 °F - Light Rain
Forecast for Whitmer (26296)
Thursday
 Chance of T-storms
H 78° / L 45°
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Friday
Rain Showers
H 59° / L 37°
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Saturday
 Partly Cloudy
H 64° / L 34°
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Sunday
 Clear
H 63° / L 37°
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Monday
Partly Cloudy
H 68° / L 43°
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Overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and rain showers, then a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain in the afternoon. High of 75F. Winds from the West at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50%.
Thursday NightOvercast with thunderstorms and rain showers, then rain showers after midnight. Fog overnight. Low of 45F. Winds from the WNW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70% with rainfall amounts near 0.2 in. possible.
Overcast with a chance of rain in the morning, then partly cloudy with a chance of rain. High of 59F. Breezy. Winds from the NW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50%.
Friday NightClear. Low of 37F. Winds from the NW at 5 to 15 mph.
Partly cloudy. High of 64F. Winds from the NW at 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday NightPartly cloudy in the evening, then clear. Low of 34F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Partly cloudy in the morning, then clear. High of 63F. Winds from the NW at 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday NightClear. Low of 37F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Partly cloudy in the morning, then overcast. High of 68F. Winds from the WNW at 5 to 10 mph.
Monday NightPartly cloudy. Low of 43F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Statement as of 1:01 PM EDT on May 23, 2013
Flash Flood Watch
