FLOOD WATCH ISSUED FOR CALHOUN AND SEVERAL WV COUNTIES

(05/03/2009)
3:30 PM - The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a Flood Watch from midnight Sunday through Monday afternoon for portions of West Virginia including Barbour... Boone... Braxton... Calhoun... Clay... Fayette... Gilmer... Harrison... Kanawha... Lewis... Logan... McDowell... Mingo... Nicholas... Pocahontas... Raleigh... Randolph... Roane... Taylor... Upshur... Webster and Wyoming.

A low pressure wave will ride northeastward along an old stalled frontal boundary into the central Appalachians late tonight through midday Monday.

Steady rain will overspread the watch area during the predawn hours of Monday and continue into early afternoon.

General rainfall amounts of one to two inches are forecast by late Monday afternoon.

Rainfall amounts greater than one and a half inches have the potential to cause flooding problems anywhere in the watch area. A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on current forecasts.