CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The National Weather Service has extended a flood watch into early Saturday morning for nearly all of West Virginia.
According to the Weather Service, “Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms over areas of saturated ground will lead to the possibility of flash flooding. Most areas will see 0.5 to 1.5 inches with some areas receiving in excess of 3 inches.”
Getting hit more than once by the storms is what causes the concern about possible flooding, National Weather Service Meteorologist John Peck said.
“It’s not going to happen everywhere. It’s not going to be area-wide flooding but if you get one of these heavier downpours over a particular area, especially one that has seen downpours in preceding days, flash flooding could emerge pretty quickly,” Peck said.
The pattern is going to stick around for several more days.
“Maybe early next week we might get a little front that pushes that tropical moisture a little further south and we get a little brief break from the humidity but it looks like it comes right back again,” Peck said.
Areas in extreme northern and eastern West Virginia are the only areas not covered by the flood watch.