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Alert: Flood Watch
Area(s): Greenup; Carter; Boyd; Lawrence; Perry; Morgan; Athens; Washington; Jackson; Vinton; Meigs; Gallia; Lawrence; Dickenson; Buchanan; Wayne; Cabell; Mason; Jackson; Wood; Pleasants; Tyler; Lincoln; Putnam; Kanawha; Roane; Wirt; Calhoun; Ritchie; Doddridge; Mingo; Logan; Boone; Clay; Braxton; Gilmer; Lewis; Harrison; Taylor; McDowell; Wyoming; Upshur; Barbour; Northwest Raleigh; Southeast Raleigh; Northwest Fayette; Southeast Fayette; Northwest Nicholas; Southeast Nicholas; Northwest Webster; Southeast Webster; Northwest Pocahontas; Southeast Pocahontas; Northwest Randolph; Southeast Randolph
Effective: 2026-08-12 @ 2:40 am -> 2026-08-12 @ 1:00 pm
Onset: 2026-08-12 @ 2:40 am -> 2026-08-14 @ 7:00 am
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Charleston WV on 2026-08-12 @ 2:40 am
Headline: Flood Watch issued August 12 at 3:40AM EDT until August 14 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Description: * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, including the following
counties, Boyd, Carter, Greenup and Lawrence, southeast Ohio,
including the following counties, Athens, Gallia, Jackson OH,
Lawrence OH, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton and Washington, southwest
Virginia, including the following counties, Buchanan and Dickenson,
and West Virginia, including the following counties, Barbour,
Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison,
Jackson WV, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, McDowell, Mingo,
Northwest Fayette, Northwest Nicholas, Northwest Pocahontas,
Northwest Raleigh, Northwest Randolph, Northwest Webster,
Pleasants, Putnam, Ritchie, Roane, Southeast Fayette, Southeast
Nicholas, Southeast Pocahontas, Southeast Raleigh, Southeast
Randolph, Southeast Webster, Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Wirt,
Wood and Wyoming.

* WHEN...Through Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...Soils remain saturated from recent rainfall with
additional heavy rain likely to cause significant runoff. Area
creeks and streams are already running high and could easily flood
with more heavy rain.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Rounds of thunderstorms will track through the area through early
Friday, bringing the potential for heavy downpours, which may
cause flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Alert: Flood Watch
Area(s): Scott; Campbell; Claiborne; Hancock; Hawkins; Sullivan; Johnson; Anderson; Union; Grainger; Hamblen; Northwest Cocke; Cocke Smoky Mountains; Northwest Greene; Southeast Greene; Washington; Unicoi; Northwest Carter; Southeast Carter; Knox; Jefferson; NW Blount; Blount Smoky Mountains; North Sevier; Sevier Smoky Mountains; Lee; Wise; Scott; Russell; Washington
Effective: 2026-08-12 @ 1:38 am -> 2026-08-12 @ 2:00 pm
Onset: 2026-08-12 @ 6:00 am -> 2026-08-12 @ 2:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Morristown TN on 2026-08-12 @ 1:38 am
Headline: Flood Watch issued August 12 at 2:38AM EDT until August 12 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Description: * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of east Tennessee, including the following areas,
Anderson, Blount Smoky Mountains, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke Smoky
Mountains, Grainger, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson,
Knox, North Sevier, Northwest Blount, Northwest Carter, Northwest
Cocke, Northwest Greene, Scott TN, Sevier Smoky Mountains,
Southeast Carter, Southeast Greene, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union and
Washington TN and southwest Virginia, including the following
areas, Lee, Russell, Scott VA, Washington VA and Wise.

* WHEN...From 7 AM EDT this morning through this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Additional showers and storms are expected to spread into the
area this morning into the early afternoon. Due to recent
rainfall, poor antecedent soil conditions will lead to heightened
chances for localized flash flooding with this additional
convection.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Alert: Flood Watch
Area(s): Ashe; Alleghany; Watauga; Tazewell; Smyth; Bland; Giles; Wythe; Pulaski; Montgomery; Grayson; Carroll; Floyd; Craig; Alleghany; Bath; Roanoke; Botetourt; Rockbridge; Mercer; Summers; Monroe; Eastern Greenbrier; Western Greenbrier
Effective: 2026-08-12 @ 1:01 am -> 2026-08-12 @ 2:15 pm
Onset: 2026-08-12 @ 1:01 am -> 2026-08-13 @ 7:00 am
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Blacksburg VA on 2026-08-12 @ 1:01 am
Headline: Flood Watch issued August 12 at 2:01AM EDT until August 13 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Description: * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest North Carolina, including the
following areas, Alleghany NC, Ashe and Watauga, Virginia,
including the following areas, Alleghany VA, Bath, Bland,
Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery,
Pulaski, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Smyth, Tazewell and Wythe, and
southeast West Virginia, including the following areas, Eastern
Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers and Western Greenbrier.

* WHEN...Through Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...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.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Repeated rounds of rain and thunderstorms may lead to flash
flooding through midweek.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood