Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.

At 248 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated that heavy rain was falling across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1 inch in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Keyser... Fort Ashby... Elk Garden... Kitzmiller... Mccoole... New Creek... Ridgeville... Reeses Mill... Headsville... Sulphur City... Emoryville... This includes the following Flood Prone Roads... Headsville Road along Staggs Run and Patterson Creek Road along Patterson Creek.