Level 2 Flood Threat Returns to Ohio Valley as Storms Bring 2-Inch-Per-Hour Rain
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Updated · Fox Weather · Aug 16
Level 2 Flood Threat Returns to Ohio Valley as Storms Bring 2-Inch-Per-Hour Rain
3 articles · Updated · Fox Weather · Aug 16
Summary
A Level 2 of 4 flash-flood risk is set for Monday across southeastern Ohio, eastern Kentucky, much of West Virginia and southwest Virginia as another storm round moves in.
Rain rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour could trigger new flooding, especially in Ohio and West Virginia, where soils remain saturated after deadly flooding from repeated storms last week.
Severe thunderstorms are also expected to develop over the Appalachians Monday afternoon, with damaging wind gusts potentially topping 60 mph in East Tennessee and western and central North Carolina.
Chattanooga, Charlotte and Raleigh are among the metro areas in the wind threat zone, while the Northeast should gradually dry out Monday and the Southeast coast may see only sub-severe storms Tuesday.