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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Charleston WV
917 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ075-083>087-WVZ005>009-013>017-024>026-072130-
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Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Athens-Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-
Gallia-Lawrence OH-Wayne-Cabell-Mason-Jackson WV-Wood-Lincoln-
Putnam-Kanawha-Roane-Wirt-Mingo-Logan-Boone-
Including the cities of Grayson Lake State Park, Harts, South
Charleston, Russell, Williamson, Elizabeth, Hamden, Grayson,
Kenova, Carter Caves State Park, Wellston, Jackson, Man, Logan,
Hamlin, Hurricane, Wayne, Cannonsburg, Yatesville Lake State
Park, Pomeroy, New Haven, Saint Albans, Huntington, McArthur,
Teays Valley, Olive Hill, Ripley, Point Pleasant, Vienna,
Ironton, Parkersburg, Athens, Raceland, Spencer, Ceredo, Madison,
Alum Creek, Louisa, Gallipolis, Ravenswood, Flatwoods,
Chapmanville, Ashland, South Point, Oak Hill, Charleston, and
Lake Vesuvius
917 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, including the following
  counties, Boyd, Carter, Greenup and Lawrence KY, southeast Ohio,
  including the following counties, Athens, Gallia, Jackson OH,
  Lawrence OH, Meigs and Vinton, and West Virginia, including the
  following counties, Boone, Cabell, Jackson WV, Kanawha, Lincoln,
  Logan, Mason, Mingo, Putnam, Roane, Wayne, Wirt and Wood.

* WHEN...From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
  Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Low-water
  crossings may be flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

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SL