Illustrative image: The Hughes River as viewed from the west side of a bridge on County Route 47/4 in Freeport, West Virginia. — Tim Kiser/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Flood Warnings — Charleston2 related reports
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A flood warning covered East Central Kanawha County, West Virginia, with flooding ongoing or expected in Malden and other listed locations. It was scheduled to remain in effect until 11:15 PM EDT.
Flooding from excessive rainfall was expected or ongoing in portions of five West Virginia counties, with the warning in effect until 10:30 p.m. EDT October 14. The source excerpt ends mid-sentence, so additional details were not included in the source data received by Planet Briefing.
The NWS reported radar-indicated flash flooding affecting Doddridge and Ritchie counties, West Virginia. The warning was issued at 8:52 PM EDT and was set to expire at 9:15 PM EDT on October 14.
The National Weather Service office in Charleston reported radar-indicated thunderstorms and flash flooding already occurring in Malden, affecting areas of Boone, Kanawha, and Lincoln counties. The warning was in effect until 11:30 p.m. EDT on October 14.
Illustrative image: As I was traveling through Charleston, the capital of West Virgina, during blue hour (my favorite time of day) a couple of days after Thanksgiving, I happened upon this beautiful sight of the State Capitol Building reflected in the Kanawha river flowing by in total stillness, so I just had to stop and capture the scene. I didn't have a tripod handy, so this is not a long-exposure nightshot, just a regular hand-held shot accomplished by bumping up the ISO as much as I dared to get correct exposur — O Palsson/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
The National Weather Service in Charleston issued a flash flood warning for parts of Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, and Ritchie counties in West Virginia, effective until 10:00 PM EDT. Radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain, with 1 to 1.5 inches already fallen and up to 1 inch more possible.
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