Don’t let afternoon sun fool you, rain headed our way

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The possibility of flash floods remain in West Virginia for the overnight hours of Friday night into Saturday morning.    West Virginia got the first wave of rain on Thursday night with about a half-inch of precipitation in the western lowlands according to Meteorologist Maura Casey at the Charleston Weather Bureau.

Friday afternoon, she says will appear sunny and pleasant.

“Don’t let it fool you,” said Casey on MetroNews Talkline. “With the clearing we will heat up a little bit and have thunderstorms throughout the area.  Those storms could be potentially damaging.”

High winds are also expected to accompany any thunderstorms in West Virginia Friday afternoon.  The bulk of what is leftover from the storm named Cindy will roll into West Virginia behind the thunderstorms and has the potential for problems.

“The main batch will come through overnight and that will be a more widespread, moderate rainfall,” Casey explained. “The areas which get heavy rain from Thunderstorms this afternoon, will certainly have to be on the lookout with the remnants of Cindy coming through overnight.”

Flood watches are posted for most of the state through tomorrow morning.





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