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FLOOD WATCH FOR REGION THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT - High Water In Calhoun, Clay Braxton, Roadways Blocked, Temp Expected To Peak At 75 Degrees, Tornado Strikes Wood Co. Community |
| (12/26/2015) |
| A Flood Watch is in effect for the region from Friday through late Saturday night, according to the NWS. Water from the West Fork of the Little Kanawha was in Rt. 16 south, as several areas of the state received flooding Christmas Day. Route 16 was open at 10 p.m. Friday, with water on the highway. Several secondary roads were flooded and Friday in Calhoun, Clay and Braxton Christmas night. The Calhoun roads affected are in southern Calhoun. Kanawha County 911 received hundreds of calls Christmas Day, reporting flooding and requesting rescue. The flood prediction could be extended through Tuesday, with more rain in forecast. Daytime temperatures are expected to spike near 75 degrees. A small tornado hit in West Virginia late Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. The tornado touched down around 11:25 p.m. near Larkmead, Wood County, just southwest of Parkersburg. The tornado was classified by the weather service at EF-0, the weakest storm on the Enhanced Fujita scale used to measure tornadoes, having winds between 65 and 85 miles per hour. A few buildings lost parts of their roofs to the storm, and an old cement-block building collapsed after its roof was pulled off. A few trees were blown down and a small camper was destroyed. The tornado's path was 317 yards long, and was 25 yards wide at its widest point, according to preliminary estimates from the weather service. December tornadoes in West Virginia are rare occurrences, according to the weather service. It has happened only twice before in recorded history. Killing tornadoes have hit many areas of the south, also very rare for December. Decembers high temperatures are expected to break all records in West Virginia, going back to the 1880s. 2015 may be ending ending with no measurable snow. |
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