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Flood Watch on Sunday

May 2025 Weather Summary

Spring 2025 Weather Summary

Daily chances of showers and thunderstorms continue into early next week. Isolated to scattered strong to severe storms could produce damaging winds. Heavy downpours may also lead to flash flooding, particularly in areas impacted by several rounds of storms.

Excessive rainfall could lead to flash flooding on Sunday, particularly in areas impacted by several rounds of storms.

Average temperatures across our forecast area generally ranged from slightly below normal to a couple of degrees below normal. On the other hand, above normal precipitation was observed across the forecast area. Precipitation totals varied significantly by location, with some areas just slightly above normal, while others were several inches above normal (e.g. Clarksburg, WV).

Average temperatures were warmer than normal across our forecast area (generally 1 to 3 degrees). Precipitation totals varied significantly across the area, generally with below normal amounts across the central/southern portion of the Charleston forecast area, while above normal across the north. All four of our climate sites (Beckley, Charleston, Elkins, and Huntington) that measure snowfall were significantly below normal for the spring season.