CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Forecasters at the Charleston Weather Bureau said it’s still up in the air as to how much rain West Virginia will see from what’s left of Tropical Storm Debby.
“Right now it looks like mainly just the mountains and eastern panhandle of the state are going to receive the most rainfall from it. That could change if the track of this system would happen to shift further west,” said National Weather Service Meteorologist Simone Lewis.
Although all of West Virginia is dry and in need of the rain, the eastern panhandle is certainly the area which needs it the most. Lewis said the track of the storm’s remnants appear to be ready to put down about two inches of rainfall in the West Virginia mountains and eastern panhandle.
Due to drought conditions, the state desperately needs a slow and steady rain to gradually soak into the soil. Lewis said they may or may not get that kind of precipitation.
“It should for the most part be the kind of rain we need, but there could be some thunderstorms mixed in there that could produce heavier amounts in a shorter period of time. That certainly could create a concern for a localized flood issue,” she added.
The rain is expected to arrive Thursday evening into Friday with the best chance for the rain on Friday.