Locally Heavy Rain Threat For Flood-Ravaged West Virginia Through Monday Night (FORECAST)

June 27,2016

More locally heavy rainfall is possible Monday and Monday night in West Virginia, ravaged last week by its third deadliest flood event on record.
(MORE: Over Two Dozen Killed in West Virginia Flood)
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a flash flood watch for a swath of central and southern West Virginia, as well as parts of western Virginia, extreme southern Ohio and extreme northeast Kentucky into Monday night.

Current Flood Alerts

A slow-moving cold front will slide through the Appalachians through Monday night.
Ahead of this surface feature, a narrow band of deeper atmospheric moisture will feed scattered thunderstorms in the Appalachians through Monday night.

Current Radar with Watches and Warnings

(MORE: View National Interactive Radar Map | Difference Between a Watch and a Warning)
We're not expecting rainfall totals anywhere near the magnitude of last week's 4-10 inch totals in West Virginia.
(MORE: At Least 235 Dead in U.S. From Flooding Since 2015)
However, enough rain could fall to produce some additional flash flooding in areas impacted by the historic flooding last week. Additionally, remaining debris from that flooding could act as small dams with water pooling behind it.

Rainfall Forecast Through Tuesday Morning

Only isolated thundershowers are possible Tuesday afternoon as a secondary cold front swings through.
(FORECAST: Charleston | White Sulphur Springs | Clendenin)
After that, several days of dry weather are in store the rest of the work week, until a threat for more storms arises this weekend.
(MAPS: 7-Day Weekly Planner)

PHOTOS: Deadly West Virginia Flooding (June 2016)