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Hazard Map Legend

Warm and humid with thunderstorms from time to time this weekend.

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE OHIO VALLEY AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS... A front will slowly approach from the northwest tonight, triggering showers and thunderstorms over portions of the middle Ohio Valley this evening. The thunderstorms will gradually weaken as they move across northern West Virginia tonight. A frontal boundary will move into the area Sunday, remaining into Monday, before returning northward as a warm front. This will provide more chances of showers and thunderstorms at times. A few storms may contain damaging winds or large hail, especially across northern West Virginia and central Ohio, Sunday a=afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms Monday are not likely to be as strong. The heat cranks up some Tuesday and Wednesday, with some locations reaching the 90s, along with a lesser chance for showers and thunderstorms. Thursday through the end of the work week, the pattern shift, and allows for a couple frontal systems to impact the area. These systems are expected to bring in showers and storms, and hopefully some relief from the heat,and, eventually, the humidity. Read More...

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Updated: 10:33 AM EST Fri May 24

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Tornado Warning (TOR): Issued: 05/23/2019 07:53:45 PM EST
Severe Thunderstorm Warning (SVR): Issued: 05/25/2019 06:12:25 PM EST
Severe Weather Statement (SVS): Issued: 05/25/2019 06:44:44 PM EST
Watch County Notification (WCN): Issued: 05/25/2019 07:31:28 PM EST
Special Weather Statement (SPS): Issued: 05/25/2019 04:59:47 PM EST

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Flood / Flash Flood Watch (FFA)
Flash Flood Warning (FFW): Issued: 05/25/2019 01:48:45 PM EST
Flash Flood Statement (FFS): Issued: 05/25/2019 04:38:17 PM EST
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River Conditions at: 9:30 PM 05/26/2019
Location	Flood Stage (ft.)	Observed (ft.)	Crest (ft.)	Forecast for 8AM
Location	Flood Stage (ft.)	Observed (ft.)	Crest (ft.)	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.
Coal River
Whitesville	20	12.83	-	-	-	-	-
Big Coal River	15	2.48	-	-	-	-	-
Danville	25	2.30	-	-	-	-	-
Tornado	25	10.58	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	-
Duck Creek
Macksburg	13	6.88	-	-	-	-	-
Whipple	12	2.19	-	-	-	-	-
Elk River
Sutton Lake	-	811.58	-	-	-	-	-
Clifton Ford	13	4.15	-	-	-	-	-
Replete	-	4.64	-	-	-	-	-
Guardian	11	3.48	-	-	-	-	-
Sutton Lake Pool	-	923.26	-	-	-	-	-
Herold	12	2.77	-	-	-	-	-
Frametown	18	2.11	-	-	-	-	-
Clay	18	1.29	-	-	-	-	-
Queen Shoals	19	4.96	5.7	4.7	5.7	5.1	-
Elk Two Mile	12	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gauley River
Williams River at Dyer	10.5	1.73	-	-	-	-	-
Cranberry River abv Richwood	13	2.97	-	-	-	-	-
Meadow River at Hines	14	-	-	-	-	-	-
Meadow River at Nallen	15	6.19	-	-	-	-	-
Belva	20	3.68	-	-	-	-	-
Summersville Lake	-	1358.72	-	-	-	-	-
Camden-on-Gauley	19	2.69	3.5	2.4	3.4	3.0	-
Greenbrier River
Minnehaha	15	-	-	-	-	-	-
Buckeye	15	2.78	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	-
Marlinton	10	0.00	-	-	-	-	-
Cloverlick	13	2.00	-	-	-	-	-
Durbin	7	1.43	-	-	-	-	-
Guyandotte River
Island Creek	10	0.00	-	-	-	-	-
Clear Fork	11	2.18	-	-	-	-	-
RD Bailey Lake Pool	-	1035.53	1035.53	1035.5	-	-	-
Branchland	30	4.76	-	-	-	-	-
Logan	23	5.50	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3	-
Man	15	4.72	-	-	-	-	-
RD Bailey Lake	-	882.74	-	-	-	-	-
Baileysville	17	3.49	-	-	-	-	-
Pineville	13	1.90	-	-	-	-	-
Kanawha River
Kanawha Falls	27	5.06	5.1	4.9	4.8	4.7	-
London Locks	-	10.07	-	-	-	-	-
Marmet Locks	-	10.80	-	-	-	-	-
South Side Bridge	30	7.80	7.80	7.5	7.5	7.5	-
Old Lock 6	-	18.50	-	-	-	-	-
Abv Winfield Locks	-	11.00	-	-	-	-	-
Hocking River
Enterprise	12	2.10	-	-	-	-	-
Athens	20	4.78	6.3	5.1	5.8	4.8	-
Tom Jenkins	-	721.66	-	-	-	-	-
Glouster	16	3.56	-	-	-	-	-
Milfield	25	9.76	-	-	-	-	-
Doanville	16	4.58	-	-	-	-	-
Hurricane Creek
Hurricane	17	5.12	-	-	-	-	-
Levisa Fork
Grundy	-	2.10	-	-	-	-	-
Big Rock	20	3.31	-	-	-	-	-
Bartlick	35	7.96	-	-	-	-	-
Haysi	19	2.62	2.62	2.6	2.6	2.6	-
Norland	14	3.19	-	-	-	-	-
John Flannagan Lake	-	1396.45	1396.45	1396.4	1396.3	-	-
Clintwood	13	2.41	-	-	-	-	-
Little Kanawha River
Wildcat	-	4.49	-	-	-	-	-
Burnsville	-	789.68	-	-	-	-	-
Burnsville Lake Tailwater	-	755.69	-	-	-	-	-
blo Burnville	13	3.98	-	-	-	-	-
Glenville	23	3.23	5.0	4.4	4.7	4.0	-
Grantsville	36	7.38	9.2	7.8	9.2	8.4	-
Rocksdale	-	4.37	-	-	-	-	-
Elizabeth	36	14.63	15.5	14.7	15.4	15.3	-
Little Sandy River
Grayson Lake	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Grayson Lake Outflow	-	585.86	-	-	-	-	-
Leon	31	3.36	-	-	-	-	-
Grayson	21	4.16	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	-
Middle Island Creek
Middlebourne	16	-	-	-	-	-	-
Little	14	3.73	-	-	-	-	-
Mud River
Myra	10	-	-	-	-	-	-
Milton	19	1.32	-	-	-	-	-
Palermo	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Muskingum River
Dresden	20	8.73	-	-	-	-	-
Zanesville	25	10.31	11.9	10.6	11.4	11.9	11.6
McConnelsville	11	3.69	5.2	4.1	4.6	5.1	-
Beverly	29	16.73	18.5	17.1	17.7	18.4	18.4
New River
Bluestone Lake	-	1410.44	-	-	-	-	-
Hinton	15	2.85	2.85	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7
Piney Creek	10.5	2.19	-	-	-	-	-
Thurmond	19	6.03	-	-	-	-	-
Hawks Nest	-	4.53	-	-	-	-	-
Ohio River
Willow Island	37	13.91	19.6	16.3	19.6	17.4	15.8
Marietta Pumphouse	35	16.35	19.8	17.8	19.8	18.7	17.8
Parkersburg	36	21.61	24.0	22.7	24.0	23.5	22.8
Belleville	35	13.53	18.8	16.0	18.8	17.3	16.1
Racine Lock	41	14.41	19.8	16.9	19.8	18.3	16.8
Pomeroy	46	-	-	-	-	-	-
Point Pleasant	40	25.28	25.7	25.1	25.7	25.4	25.2
RC Byrd Lock	50	16.51	22.8	18.7	22.8	20.7	18.5
Huntington	50	26.32	27.5	25.8	27.5	26.7	26.1
Ashland	52	34.77	35.0	34.5	35.0	34.8	34.6
Ironton	52	34.56	-	-	-	-	-
Lloyd Greenup	54	17.37	23.6	16.8	22.7	22.8	20.4
Pocatalico River
Sissonville	30	2.90	-	-	-	-	-
Raccoon Creek
Ewington	-	4.25	-	-	-	-	-
Adamsville	21	3.58	-	-	-	-	-
Bollins Mills	14	3.99	-	-	-	-	-
Shavers Fork
Cheat Bridge	20	4.74	-	-	-	-	-
Bowden	13	4.22	-	-	-	-	-
Bemis	16	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tug Fork River
Kermit	38	4.36	-	-	-	-	-
Williamson	27	4.33	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	-
Matewan	22	-	-	-	-	-	-
Litwar	24	-	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.2	-
Welch	17	3.83	-	-	-	-	-
Twelvepole Creek
East Lynn Lake	-	663.37	-	-	-	-	-
Beach Fork Dam	-	592.32	-	-	-	-	-
Wayne	-	4.42	-	-	-	-	-
East Lynn Lake TW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dunlow	-	3.55	-	-	-	-	-
Tygart Valley River
Audra	10	2.33	-	-	-	-	-
Ellamore	13	3.30	-	-	-	-	-
Adolph	10	-	-	-	-	-	-
Buckannon	23	4.83	-	-	-	-	-
Alton	14	1.30	-	-	-	-	-
Tygart Dam	-	1094.17	-	-	-	-	-
Tygart Lake	-	6.17	-	-	-	-	-
Philippi	19	4.37	5.2	4.5	5.1	4.7	-
Belington	14	3.16	-	-	-	-	-
Elkins	17	2.30	-	-	-	-	-
Dailey	14	1.49	2.7	2.7	2.1	1.8	-
Mill Creek	11	3.70	-	-	-	-	-
Valley Head	12	2.30	-	-	-	-	-
Tygart Creek
Greenup	20	2.99	-	-	-	-	-
West Fork River
Stonewall Jackson TW	-	8.43	-	-	-	-	-
Weston	17	6.31	-	-	-	-	-
Butcherville	16	1.59	-	-	-	-	-
Clarksburg	14	1.61	2.6	2.4	2.5	2.2	-
Enterprise	17	2.49	-	-	-	-	-
Stonewall Jackson LP	-	1072.64	1073.2	1072.7	1073.0	1073.1	-

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Winter Weather Warnings / Watches / Advisories (WSW)
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Snow Squall Warning (SQW)
Special Weather Statement (SPS): Issued: 05/25/2019 04:59:47 PM EST
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Day 1 Snowfall Greater Than 4"	Day 2 Snowfall Greater Than 4"	Day 3 Snowfall Greater Than 4"

Day 1 Freezing Rain Greater than 1/4"	Day 2 Freezing Rain Greater than 1/4"	Day 3 Freezing Rain Greater than 1/4"

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Winter Weather Warnings / Watches / Advisories (WSW)
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Special Weather Statement (SPS): Issued: 05/25/2019 04:59:47 PM EST

Forecast Temperatures

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Forecast Wind/Wind Chill Values

3 Hourly Wind Speed & Direction Forecasts

3 Hourly Wind Gusts

3 Hourly Apparent Temerature

Fire Weather Forecast (FWF): Issued: 05/25/2019 06:34:26 PM EST
Red Flag Warning/Fire Weather Watch (RFW): Issued: 05/25/2019 06:35:36 PM EST

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8-14 Day Temperature Outlook (CPC)	8-14 Day Precipitation Outlook (CPC)

Experimental Week 3-4 Temperature Outlook (CPC)	Experimental Week 3-4 Precipitation Outlook (CPC)

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	Severe Thunderstorm Watch		Wind Chill Watch		High Wind Watch		Special Weather Statement
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River Flooding			Wind Chill Advisory	Fire Weather
	Flood Warning		Freezing Fog Advisory		Red Flag Warning	Administrative
	Flood Statement				Fire Weather Watch		911 Telephone Outage
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	Hydrologic Outlook		Freeze Watch				Civil Danger Warning
			Frost Advisory				Civil Emergency Message