Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS Charleston, WV

Issued

May 26, 1990, 3:32 PM EDT (19:32 UTC)

Expired

May 26, 1990, 5:30 PM EDT

In force

118 min

Issued by

NWS Charleston, WV

Area

Whole counties

Counties Barbour County, WV, Randolph County, WV

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

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WVC001-083-262130-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKINS WV
332 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 1990
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKINS HAS EXTENDED THE
URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  530 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN NORTH WEST VIRGINIA
 
   ...SOUTHERN BARBOUR COUNTY...RANDOLPH COUNTY
 
HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN BARBOUR COUNTY FROM AROUND
PHLIPPI EAST TOWARD MONTROSE IN NORTHERN RANDOLPH COUNTY. SEVERAL
SMALL STREAMS CONTINUE OUT OF THEIR BANKS ACROSS SOUTHERN BARBOUR AND
RANDOLPH COUNTIES. HIGHWAYS ARE REPORTED BLOCKED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS.
 
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY.  THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY.  VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE
ABANDONED QUICKLY.  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
 
A SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING MEANS TH/AT FLOODING IS IMMINENT.  IT'S
IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS OR
CREEKS. CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS
DURING THREATENING RAINS.
 
GILKERSON

In the hours before

KYZ006-008-OHZ008-009-WVZ003-262100

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV
210 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 1990

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE REDEVELOPED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
AND NORTHEAST KENTUCKY .
THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN LEWIS COUNTY KENTUCKY AND NORTHERN
LAWRENCE COUNTY OHIO AND ARE MOVING EAST NEAR 35 MPH.
THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON A LINE FROM GALLIPOLIS OHIO TO HUNTINGTON
WEST VIRGINIA BLAINE IN LAWRENCE COUNTY KENTUCKY AROUND 3PM.

HEAVY RAINS..GUSTY WINDS..FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL
MAY ACCOMPANY THESE THUNDERSTORMS AS MOVE EAST DURING THE NEXT 2 HOURS.
FURTHER...SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOODING MAY ALSO OCCUR WITH A FEW
OF THE HEAVIER SHOWEyRS.
IF YOU PLAN ON BOATING ON RIVERS OR LAKES...BE WATCHFULL
FOR THREATENING SKIES AND SEEK SHELTER OFF THE WATER IF  A
THUNDERSTORM IS OBSERVED.
SHUFF

Flash Flood Warnings in West Virginia, 1990Every flash flood warning in 1990

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.