Alert archive / West Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 1990
Flash Flood Warning 78, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jul 22, 1990, 8:22 PM EDT for Hardy County, West Virginia. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 22, 1990, 8:22 PM EDT (00:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 22, 1990, 10:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Whole counties
County Hardy County, WV
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 126 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 0 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KEKN 230022 FFWEKN WVC031-230230- BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKINS WV 822 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 1990 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKINS HAS ISSUED A URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1030 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN EAST WEST VIRGINIA ...HARDY COUNTY HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST TWO HOURS FROM VERY SLOW MOVING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN HARDY COUNTY. WEATHER RADAR INDICATES THE STORMS ARE STILL LOCATED OVER HARDY COUNTY AT THIS TIME WITH LITTLE MOVEMENT. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLO:W YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. GAV/PMG NNNN
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 22, 5:46 PM EDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
WVZ002>009-012-VAZ013>016-KYZ006-008-OHZ007-009-222300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 545 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 1990 DO NOT USE AFTER 7 PM... AT 530 PM EDT THE WEATHER RADAR AT CHARLESTON SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WHICH STRECHED FROM MASON COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA SOUTHWESTWARD TO AROUND THE WEST VIRGINIA AND KENTUCKY BORDER IN MARTIN COUNTY KENTUCKY. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING EASTWARD AT 30 MPH. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS WITH AMOUNTS OF 3/4 TO 1 1/4 INCHES IN AN HOUR. AS A RESULT SOME BRIEF LOCALIZED URBAN AND STREET FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED AS THESE STORMS MOVE THROUGH WEST CENTRAL COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA. ELSEWHERE IN WEST VIRGINIA THERE IS A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WHICH STRECHES FROM THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF PRESTON COUNTY SOUTHWARD ALONG THE MOUNTAINS TO NEAR LEWISBURG WITH A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN A( LINE FROM NICHOLAS TO KANAWHA COUNTIES. THESE ARE ALL MOVING EASTWARD AT AROUND 25 MPH. THERE ARE ALSO SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT EASTERN KENTUCKY. END AAR
Special weather statement, Jul 22, 6:14 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
WVZ006>008-230100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV 610 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 1990 AT 605 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT BECKLEY SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL EXTENDING FROM MASON COUNTY SOUTHWARD TO PIKE COUNTY KENTUCKY. THE SOUTHERN END OF THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH MINGO AND LOGAN COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. HEAVY RAjINS FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE SOME URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING THIS EVENING AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. END/CGF
Special weather statement, Jul 22, 6:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
WVZ006>008-230300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV 645 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 1990 AT 640 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT BECKLEY SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL EXTENDING THROUGH WESTERN KANAWHA...BOONE AND LOGAN COUNTIES. THE SOUTHERN END OF THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EASTWARD INTO RALEIGH AND FAYETTE COUNTIES IN THE NEXT HOUR. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. VERY HEAVY RAINS FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE SOME SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING THIS EVENING AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. END/CGF
Special weather statement, Jul 22, 7:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
WVZ010-222345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKINS WV 705 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 1990 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS MOVING ACROSS THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS OF WEST VIRGINIA... AT 7:00 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING ACROSS WESTERN HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN HARDY COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS JUST NORTH OF MOOREFIELD. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING EAST AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS CROSSING EASTERN PENDLETON COUNTY HEADING TOWARD SOUTHERN HARDY COUNTY. MOTORIST SHOULD BE ALERT TO PONDING WATER ON HIGHWAYS AND FLOODING TO POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IF HEAVY RAINS OCCUR IN YOUR AREA. PERSONS LIVING ALONG..OR WITH RECREATIONAL INTERESTS ALONG SMALL STREAMS OR CREEKS IN THE AREA OF THESE STORMS SHOULD WATCH WATER LEVELS CLOSELY. KEEP A WATCH ON THE SKY AND MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER IS OBSERVED. GILKERSON END
Special weather statement, Jul 22, 7:38 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
WVZ006>008-230300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV 735 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 1990 AT 730 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT BECKLEY SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER SOUTHERN KANAWHA...NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE AND EXTREME NORTHWEST RALEIGH COUNTIES. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH FAYETTE...RALEIGH...AND NICHOLAS COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. VERY HEAVY RAINS FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE SOME SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS... HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING THIS EVENING AS THEY MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. GET TO A REINFORCED SHELTER IMMEDIATELY WHEN THESE THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH AND WATCH FOR RISING WATER LEVELS. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING OCCURS. END/CGF
Special weather statement, Jul 22, 8:04 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
WVZ010-VAZ011-230100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKINS WV 805 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 1990 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS MOVING ACROSS THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS OF WEST VIRGINIA... AT 8:00 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHERN HAMPSHIRE AND HARDY COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS JUST NORTH OF WARDENSVILLE TOWARD YELLOW SPRINGS. ANOTHER STORM WAS MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL HARDY COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING EAST AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO SHENANDOAH AND FREDERICK COUNTIES OF VIRGINIA DURING THE NEXT HOUR. MOTORIST SHOULD BE ALERT TO PONDING WATER ON HIGHWAYS AND FLOODING TO POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IF HEAVY RAINS OCCUR IN YOUR AREA. PERSONS LIVING ALONG..OR WITH RECREATIONAL INTERESTS ALONG SMALL STREAMS OR CREEKS IN THE AREA OF THESE STORMS SHOULD) WATCH WATER LEVELS CLOSELY. KEEP A WATCH ON THE SKY AND MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER IS OBSERVED. GILKERSON END
Nearby
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Sources
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.