The National Weather Service urged people to avoid travel if a flash flood warning was in place for their area.

WHAT: Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The National Weather Service has extended a flood watch into early Saturday morning for nearly all of West Virginia.

The death toll from the West Virginia flash flood over Father's Day weekend has risen to seven, while one person remains missing. Victims include a 3-year-old and her mother.

Flood Watch issued by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington due to excessive rainfall, with potential flash flooding in DC, MD, VA, and WV. Heavy showers expected; weekly forecast includes thunderstorms and high humidity.

Senator Shelley Moore Capito has reported that the White House is set to approve West Virginia's flood disaster declaration early next week, unlocking FEMA and providing federal aid to communities affected by last month's flash flooding.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The atmosphere over West Virginia could produce heavy storms any afternoon over the next several days, according to the National Weather Service.

A zone from the central Plains to parts of the Mississippi and Ohio Valley to the Appalachians will be in the crosshairs of repeated downpours and the likelihood of flash flooding into next week, weather forecasters say.

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Travis Creighton, 19, who died in the recent flash floods in West Virginia, is remembered by his family as a loving, bright individual. Travis helped his mother swim to safety after they'd been swept into a nearby creek.