WOAY-TV (Oak Hill, WV): Today will continue the stormy pattern we’ve seen for a few days now with some heavier rainfall amounts across the region and strong storms with damaging winds, especially in the northeastern part of our viewing area. There will be multiple rounds of showers and storms through the day, with the strongest storm potential in the late afternoon and evening. The National Weather Service has also issued a flood watch for the entire viewing area until 10 PM tonight in lieu of these showers and storms. Meteorologist Christian Boteler takes a dive into the full forecast:
Today will continue to see strong storms and isolated downpours as low level moisture is abundant and the atmosphere will stay unstable. Damaging winds and flooding will be the main concerns across the region from today and onwards, with hail and any tornadic activity being unlikely. Below is the severe weather outlook for today’s threat, though these threat levels will be similar over the next couple of days:
Continuing with the flooding concerns for today, a vast majority of the area only needs around and inch of rain within an hour to see flash flooding in non-urban areas. This could easily happen in an isolated downpour with precipitable water around 1.5-2″. Precipitable water is simply the maximum potential rainfall amount. Stay weather aware and download the StormWatch App for the latest updates on the weather. Here’s the flash flooding guidance as of 8:06 AM:
Tomorrow and Thursday will continue the severe weather risk and flooding concerns across the region. The western counties of our viewing area is under the “marginal” category of severe weather risk, which indicates isolated severe weather activity. However, we could see some stronger storms extend east towards the Greenbrier Valley tomorrow as well. The moisture and instability we are seeing today will linger into tomorrow before a cold front passes through on Thursday. Here’s a look at tomorrow’s severe weather outlook for the area:
Thankfully, high pressure will push away the cold front and bring us dry and warm weather in time for the Summer Solstice on Friday. This will be the start of extended dry and hot streak, with temperatures reaching 90 degrees by Sunday and sunny skies prevailing through the weekend into the next work week. Make sure to have sunscreen and water ready to go for any outdoor activities this weekend! Here’s your 7-Day Forecast:
