FRIDAY EVENING UPDATE:

A potent low pressure system produced gusty winds, heavy rain and even prompted a tornado warning just before 1 p.m. for southern Mingo, Wyoming and McDowell counties ( radar indicated).

The severe weather has subsided although a few storms are tracking south across Kentucky just before midnight. Everything is circulating north to south around that low which is now over Maryland and moving away.

Lingering high water near the Ohio River will persist in a few spots overnight so a Flood Warning is in effect there. Significant flooding has been occurring up around Morgantown this evening.

Saturday will be better than Friday, although we're not out of the woods for some active weather. Sunshine will break out but strong winds will mix down ahead of an approaching front. Gusts of 30-40 mph will kick up from Noon into the late afternoon, which will make 70-degree afternoon temps feel cooler.

In addition some scattered storms will likely form across Southeast Kentucky and southern West Virginia and move southeast. A couple of cells could produce locally strong winds and hail. While wind shear is less than Friday an isolated tornado isn't out of the question either.

You may also notice the sky is a bit hazy both Saturday and Sunday (which will be dry and pleasant). That's smoke from Canadian wildfires that will be transported south in the wake of this recent system.

THURSDAY EVENING UPDATE:

Another shower over Charleston marked the 16th day of measurable rain in the Capitol City for the month of May.

Charleston's tallied over five inches of rain this month and Huntington (which remained dry with sunshine today) over four inches.

We're about to push those totals even higher. A Weather Alert is in effect Friday for heavy rain potential along with some severe storm potential in parts of our area.

A front producing some scattered showers this evening in the southern counties will stall and provide the pathway for an area of low pressure in Missouri to track along on Friday.

After some more fog and clouds to start the day, widespread rain will move in after 7-8 a.m. from west to east.

That rain will be heavy at times into the afternoon and there will likely be a narrow band that receives over two inches of rain in that time, which can cause flash flooding of some streams and creeks.

Even outside of that band a solid half to 1.5 inches of rain looks likely through the day.

The other concern is for severe storms. This appears more likely south of the low track across southern and eastern West Virginia.

Temps may heat up a bit more in these areas before the rain picks up and that instability could lead to some storms that produce pockets of strong winds and hail.

There's also some wind shear in that zone which could lead to an isolated tornado threat from late morning into the mid-afternoon timeframe. Again this looks more likely closer to the Virginia border.

Scattered rain/thunder will continue into Friday night and then become more sporadic Saturday with more sun breaking out along with a breeze.

By Sunday we should be completely rain-free and comfortable to kick off the month of June.