Weather Update: Flood Watches Expanded Down Rt. 19 Corridor [Video]

WOAY-TV (Oak Hill, WV): UPDATE: This evening’s storms dumped localized 1-2 inch rain amounts. Additional heavy rain is expected Tuesday evening, so the weather service expanded the flood alerts. The gusty storm potential for Tuesday evening is still in the forecast as well.

MONDAY, APRIL 1:

11:50 PM: Chief Meteorologist Chad Merrill’s latest forecast:

10 PM: The pockets of 1-2 inches of rain from this evening’s storms combined with the likely threat for more downpours Tuesday evening into early Wednesday prompted the weather service to expand the Flood Watches down the Route 19 corridor into Fayette, Raleigh and Wyoming County:

9 PM: Chief Meteorologist Chad Merrill provides an impromptu update on a severe warned storm and the short-term forecast through the remainder of the evening:

7 PM: Chief Meteorologist Chad Merrill has the latest information on the storm threat and answers viewers questions about the impending weather:

5:30 PM UPDATE: Expect a few showers and thunderstorms this evening. Briefly gusty …