A weak front will bring a few light showers back into our area early Wednesday. So look for more snow to melt with that rainfall throughout the day Wednesday. Do not expect flooding to be a problem…yet. Although, there have already been a number of flood watches posted for central WV through Saturday evening as heavier rain moves in. Look for more flood watches to pop up for mountain counties and other parts of WV later this week.
Rain showers will continue Thursday morning, but will be incremental for the better part of Thursday. Temps will once again reach the low to mid 60s. A stronger low pressure system will move into our area Friday. This closed system has the potential to drop up to 2 inches of rain onto much of the eastern U.S. from Friday night through Sunday. The best chances for heavy rainfall will be Friday night through Saturday morning as the initial disturbance moves through our area. Steady rain showers will follow for the rest of the weekend as the low, drawing additional moisture from the Atlantic will stall and continue to rotate, tossing copious mounts of moisture in all directions all weekend long. Flooding will become more widespread, especially in the mountain counties. A few rumbles of thunder are also likely this weekend.
Although this weekend’s rain will be heavy enough to clear the roadways of the dust, salt and treatment chemicals leftover from this winter, you can drop your plans for building the Ark. I like the idea of allowing high pressure to build into our area sometime Tuesday. This along with some much needed sunshine will clear out any lingering moisture Tuesday afternoon. Birds will begin singing again, flowers will sprout little leaflets, and little bear cubs will learn how to fish. So, use caution this weekend while contending with high waters. Stay tuned for more updates. Your life may depend on it!
The Monongahela at Gray's Landing, about 20 miles north of Morgantown
Tygart Valley River in Philppi is forecast to rise nearly 7 ft right away(48hrs). Rafter's Delight!
