Alert archive / West Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 1994
Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jan 28, 1994, 6:00 AM EST for Wetzel County, West Virginia. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 28, 1994, 6:00 AM EST (11:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 28, 1994, 12:00 PM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Whole counties
County Wetzel County, WV
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 513 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 266 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 KCRW 281101 FFWCRW WVC103-281700- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 600 AM EST FRI JAN 28 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL NOON EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...... IN NORTHWEST WEST VIRGINIA ...WETZEL COUNTY THE RAINFALL COMBINED WITH MELTING SNOW FROM WARMING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE CREEKS AND STREAMS TO COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS. WATER CAN BE EXPECTED TO FLOW ACROSS ROADWAYS AND SOME HOMES ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS CAN ALSO EXPECT TO EXPERIENCE FLOODING PROBLEMS. PERSONS LIVING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR THIS SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION. 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. WATCH OUT FOR MUD SLIDES.
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, Jan 28, 3:10 AM EST, 2 hours 50 minutes before
WVZ024-025-033>037-042>045-281100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV 310 AM EST FRI JAN 28 1994 ...FLOOD WATCH TODAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA... WEATHER RADAR AND SURFACE REPORTS INDICATED WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION AREA EXTENDED SOUTH TO THE GULF COAST. SOME MODERATE RAINFALL WAS SHOWN OVER EASTERN KENTUCKY AND THE SOUTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS OF VIRGINIA. IN THE WESTERN LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA PRECIPITATION WAS FALLING AS LIGHT RAIN WITH SOME SPOTTY LIGHT DRIZZLE. LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE A NORTHEAST MOVEMENT ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING, INCREASING IN INTENSITY DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS. A DIFFERENT STORY WAS BEING WRITTEN IN THE GREENBRIER VALLEY AND EXTREME WESTERN VIRGINIA. OFFICIALS IN GREENBRIER COUNTY REPORTED SPOTTY AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE CONTINUE, MAINLY FROM LEWISBURG EAST, WHILE THE WESTERN HALF OF THE COUNTY HAD SEEN PRECIPITATION CHANGE TO LIQUID RAIN. THE MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAD RECEIVED NO FURTHER REPORTS OF FREEZING PRECIPITATION. THE FREEZING PRECIPITATION EXTENDED INTO WESTERN VIRGINIA. THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS REPORTED I-64 WAS ICY IN SPOTS, ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, FROM WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS TO COVINGTON, VIRGINIA. SECONDARY ROADS ACROSS EASTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY WERE ALSO SLICK. TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN RISING SLOWLY IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA SINCE LATE THURSDAY EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE THIS TREND DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS. THIS WILL ALLOW ALL OF THE GREENBRIER VALLEY TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING AND HELP ELIMINATE ANY MAJOR DRIVING HAZARDS. BY 6 AM, THE MERCURY WILL REST IN THE MID AND UPPER 30S IN EASTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY, WITH 40S EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY. NO FLOODING HAS YET BEEN REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, BUT PERSONS ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS FREQUENTLY WHEN RAIN BEGINS TO INTENSIFY LATER THIS MORNING AND BE PREPARED TO LEAVE QUICKLY IF WATER LEVELS RISE RAPIDLY OR A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. END/BURRUS
Special weather statement, Jan 28, 3:11 AM EST, 2 hours 49 minutes before
WVZ024-025-033>037-042>045-281100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV 310 AM EST FRI JAN 28 1994 ...FLOOD WATCH TODAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA... WEATHER RADAR AND SURFACE REPORTS INDICATED WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION AREA EXTENDED SOUTH TO THE GULF COAST. SOME MODERATE RAINFALL WAS SHOWN OVER EASTERN KENTUCKY AND THE SOUTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS OF VIRGINIA. IN THE WESTERN LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA PRECIPITATION WAS FALLING AS LIGHT RAIN WITH SOME SPOTTY LIGHT DRIZZLE. LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE A NORTHEAST MOVEMENT ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING, INCREASING IN INTENSITY DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS. A DIFFERENT STORY WAS BEING WRITTEN IN THE GREENBRIER VALLEY AND EXTREME WESTERN VIRGINIA. OFFICIALS IN GREENBRIER COUNTY REPORTED SPOTTY AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE CONTINUE, MAINLY FROM LEWISBURG EAST, WHILE THE WESTERN HALF OF THE COUNTY HAD SEEN PRECIPITATION CHANGE TO LIQUID RAIN. THE MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAD RECEIVED NO FURTHER REPORTS OF FREEZING PRECIPITATION. THE FREEZING PRECIPITATION EXTENDED INTO WESTERN VIRGINIA. THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS REPORTED I-64 WAS ICY IN SPOTS, ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, FROM WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS TO COVINGTON, VIRGINIA. SECONDARY ROADS ACROSS EASTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY WERE ALSO SLICK. TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN RISING SLOWLY IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA SINCE LATE THURSDAY EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE THIS TREND DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS. THIS WILL ALLOW ALL OF THE GREENBRIER VALLEY TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING AND HELP ELIMINATE ANY MAJOR DRIVING HAZARDS. BY 6 AM, THE MERCURY WILL REST IN THE MID AND UPPER 30S IN EASTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY, WITH 40S EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY. NO FLOODING HAS YET BEEN REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, BUT PERSONS ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS FREQUENTLY WHEN RAIN BEGINS TO INTENSIFY LATER THIS MORNING AND BE PREPARED TO LEAVE QUICKLY IF WATER LEVELS RISE RAPIDLY OR A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. END/BURRUS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2:08 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Tyler | 12 hr |
| Jan 28, 5:13 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Ritchie | 6 hr |
| Jan 28, 5:51 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Pleasants | 6 hr |
| Jan 28, 9:41 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Marion, Monongalia | 3 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in West Virginia, 1994Every flash flood warning in 1994
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.