CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The National Weather Service has placed several West Virginia counties under a flood watch as rain continues to cover the state from the southwest.
The watch is in effect until Saturday morning for Cabell, Wayne, Mason, Jackson, Wood, Pleasants, Tyler, Wirt and Ritchie counties. The flood watch extends until Saturday in the northern panhandle counties of Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall and Wetzel.
Total rainfall of 1.5 to 2 inches is possible.
The NWS message said “excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.”