The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for Jackson County that will go into effect Saturday morning, March 13, and run through Wednesday morning, March 17.

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
106 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN  NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...BOYD AND GREENUP. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO... ATHENS...GALLIA...LAWRENCE OH...MEIGS AND WASHINGTON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...CABELL...JACKSON WV...MASON...PLEASANTS...TYLER... WAYNE AND WOOD FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING

A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN INTO THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL CAUSE RISES ON THE SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. ALSO, WATER FLOWING OUT OF THE WEST VIRGINIA AND PENNSYLVANIA MOUNTAINS FROM RAIN AND SNOWMELT WILL BE COMING DOWN THE OHIO RIVER. THE OHIO RIVER IS EXPECTED TO SEE STRONG RISES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND ANY STREAMS THAT FLOW INTO THE OHIO RIVER WILL ALSO SEE BACKWATER PROBLEMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE WITH PROPERTY...DWELLINGS...AND BELONGINGS IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD PREPARE AND TAKE ACTION.