Weather in Albany, OH

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 564 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST OHIO ATHENS GALLIA JACKSON MEIGS PERRY VINTON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ATHENS, CROOKSVILLE, GALLIPOLIS, HAMDEN, JACKSON, MCARTHUR, NEW LEXINGTON, OAK HILL, POMEROY, SOMERSET, AND WELLSTON.

FFWRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Athens County in southeastern Ohio... Northeastern Vinton County in southeastern Ohio... Southwestern Washington County in southeastern Ohio... * Until 315 PM EDT. * At 1121 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. This area received between 2 to 4 inches from thunderstorms overnight and is particularly vulnerable to additional heavy rainfall. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Athens, Belpre, Nelsonville, Albany, Coolville, Lake Hope State Park, Washington, Chauncey, Buchtel, Jacksonville, Trimble, Stroud Run State Park, The Plains and Little Hocking.

FFWRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... East Central Gallia County in southeastern Ohio... Southeastern Meigs County in southeastern Ohio... North Central Kanawha County in central West Virginia... Southwestern Roane County in central West Virginia... Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia... Mason County in western West Virginia... Northeastern Putnam County in western West Virginia... * Until 315 PM EDT. * At 1211 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. Parts of the warned area received between 2 and 3 inches of rainfall from overnight thunderstorms and is particularly vulnerable to additional heavy rainfall. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Point Pleasant, Ripley, Pomeroy, Racine, Ravenswood, Sissonville, New Haven, Mason, Kenna, Sandyville, Middleport, Syracuse, Hartford City, Henderson, Leon, Cheshire, Evans, Given, Fairplain and Cottageville. This includes the following highways... Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 115 and 151. Interstate 79 between mile markers 15 and 18.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Central Athens County in southeastern Ohio... Southwestern Morgan County in southeastern Ohio... West Central Washington County in southeastern Ohio... * WHEN...Until 930 AM EDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 328 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Chesterhill, Amesville, Bartlett and Fleming. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood