Flood Advisory issued August 11 at 10:50AM EDT until August 11 at 1:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Fairfield County in central Ohio...
Eastern Franklin County in central Ohio...
Hocking County in central Ohio...
Licking County in central Ohio...
Eastern Pickaway County in central Ohio...
Northeastern Ross County in south central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 145 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Water over roadways.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1050 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms.
Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the
advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible.
- Some locations that may experience flooding include...
Columbus, Newark, Lancaster, Westerville, Reynoldsburg, Gahanna,
Pickerington, Circleville, Bexley, Heath, Logan, Granville,
Pataskala, Canal Winchester, Groveport and Ashville.
Safety instructions
Keep children away from storm drains, culverts, creeks and streams.
Water levels can rise rapidly and sweep children away.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
To report flooding, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit
your report via social media, when you can do so safely.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 564 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES
IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY
LEWIS
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
MASON ROBERTSON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
ADAMS PIKE SCIOTO
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CAMP DIX, HEAD OF GRASSY, MANCHESTER,
MAYSVILLE, MOUNT OLIVET, PEEBLES, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PORTSMOUTH,
SEAMAN, TOLLESBORO, VANCEBURG, WAVERLY, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG,
AND WINCHESTER.
Special Weather Statement issued August 11 at 12:07PM EDT by NWS Charleston WVAt 1207 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Franklin Furnace to 7 miles east of
Foxport. Movement was southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Huntington, Ashland, Portsmouth, Ironton, Grayson, Coal Grove, Olive
Hill, Chesapeake, Cannonsburg, Grayson Lake State Park, Carter Caves
State Park, Kenova, Catlettsburg, Ceredo, Greenup, South Shore,
Coalton, Denton, Gesling, and Greenbo Lake.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 64 in Kentucky between mile markers 149 and 191.
Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 10.
Safety instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 PM EDT for
northeastern Kentucky...and southeastern Ohio. A Severe Thunderstorm
Watch also remains in effect until 500 PM EDT for central and western
West Virginia.
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, including the following
counties, Boyd, Carter, Greenup and Lawrence, southeast Ohio,
including the following counties, Athens, Gallia, Jackson OH,
Lawrence OH, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton and Washington, southwest
Virginia, including the following counties, Buchanan and Dickenson,
and West Virginia, including the following counties, Barbour,
Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison,
Jackson WV, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, McDowell, Mingo,
Northwest Fayette, Northwest Nicholas, Northwest Pocahontas,
Northwest Raleigh, Northwest Randolph, Northwest Webster,
Pleasants, Putnam, Ritchie, Roane, Southeast Fayette, Southeast
Nicholas, Southeast Pocahontas, Southeast Raleigh, Southeast
Randolph, Southeast Webster, Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Wirt,
Wood and Wyoming.
* WHEN...Through Friday 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Rounds of thunderstorms will track through the area, bringing the
potential for heavy downpours and training storms, which may
cause flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Safety instructions
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Additional information can be found at https://www.weather.gov/rlx as
well as on our X and Facebook pages.
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