Alert archive / West Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 1994
Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Feb 9, 1994, 2:03 AM EST for Harrison County, Preston County, Taylor County, West Virginia. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 9, 1994, 2:03 AM EST (07:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 9, 1994, 5:00 AM EST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Harrison County, WV, Preston County, WV, Taylor County, WV
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 117 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
- 476 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 99 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 409 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 473 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 090703 FFWEKN WVC001-033-041-077-083-091-093-097-091000- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKINS WV 203 AM EST WED FEB 9 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKINS HAS EXTENDED THE SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 500 AM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTH WEST VIRGINIA ...BARBOUR COUNTY...HARRISON COUNTY...LEWIS COUNTY ...PRESTON COUNTY...RANDOLPH COUNTY...TAYLOR COUNTY...TUCKER COUNTY ...UPSHUR COUNTY FLOODING TO SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS CONTINUE ACROSS THE WARNED AREAS. WESTON REPORTS SOME EVACULATIONS IN TOWN. A 14 X 70 MOBILE HOME WAS WASHED OUT INTO POLK CREEK NEAR WESTON. FLOODING WAS REPORTED TO SOME BUSINESSES EAST OF WESTON ALONG STONECOAL CREEK. SEVERAL ROADS ARE REPORTED FLOODED AND CLOSED ACROSS HARRISON, BARBOUR, TUCKER, RANDOLPH, PRESTON AND TAYLOR COUNTIES. WEATHER RADAR SHOWS MOSTLY LIGHT RAIN OVER THE WARNED COUNTIES, WITH A FEW PATCHES OF HEAVIER RAIN. THE STREAMS WILL REMAIN HIGH AND CONTINUE TO CAUSE PROBLEMS AS RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINS OF TUESDAY EVENING CONTINUES. 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. END GILKERSON & 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, Feb 9, 12:01 AM EST, 2 hours 2 minutes before
WVZ048-049-050-054-055-MDZ001-002-090600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKINS WV 1201 AM EST WED FEB 9 1994 ...WINTER STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS OF WEST VIRGINIA...GARRRETT AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES OF WESTERN MARYLAND... FREEZING RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS THE WARNED AREAS. NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES, DUE TO DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREES, HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS GRANT AND HARDY COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS MINERAL AND HAMPSHIRE COUNTIES. HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SOME MINOR FLOODING TO LOW LYING AREAS AROUND THE PETERSBURG AREA, AS CULVERTS AND DRAINS ARE COVERED WITH ICE. CUMBERLAND REPORTS 28 DEGREES WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WITH SOME SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND PONDING WATER DUE TO ICE COVERED DRAINS. PERSONS ACROSS THE WARNED COUNTIES SHOULD BE ALERT TO ICE CONDITIONS ON THE HIGHWAYS AND POWER LINES. THE GRANT COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REQUEST THAT PEOPLE STAY OFF THE HIGHWAYS IN GRANT COUNTY. HIGHWAYS AND STREETS MAY EXPERIENCE PONDING WATER DUE TO THE ICE COVERED DRAINS AND CULVERTS OVER THE WARNING AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL BROADCAST FOR FURTHER STATMENTS ON THE WINTER STORM EVENT. END GILKERSON NNNN
Special weather statement, Feb 9, 12:04 AM EST, 1 hour 59 minutes before
WVZ024-025-033>036-042>045-VAZ007-010>013-090900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV...CORRECTED 1150 PM EST TUE FEB 8 1994 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE INTO SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA... AT 1150 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FROM JUST SOUTH OF HUNTINGTON THROUGH CHARLESTON TO CENTRAL NICHOLAS COUNTY. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 35 TO 40 MPH. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD ENTER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF FAYETTE COUNTY AROUND MIDNIGHT, AND ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO RALEIGH, SUMMERS, GREENBRIER AND MONROE COUNTIES BY AROUND 1 AM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAIN, GUSTY WINDS, DANGEROUS LIGHTENING AND POSSIBLE HAIL. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE IN A THUNDERSTORM OR IN THE PATH OF ONE...MOVE INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT USE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES OR TELEPHONES UNLlESS IN AN EMERGENCY. END/ROZANSKI
Special weather statement, Feb 9, 12:54 AM EST, 1 hour 9 minutes before
KYC115-159-OHC053-079-105-090800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 1254 AM EST WED FEB 9 1994 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR MEIGS, JACKSON AND GALLIA COUNTIES OF SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO HAVE EXPIRED... ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR MASON COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA HAS EXPIRED... ....THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR JOHNSON AND MARTIN COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 245 AM EST. AT 1220 AM EST WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SHERIFF REPORTS IN SOUTH CENTRAOHIO INDICATE THAT RAIN HAS DIMINISHED AND STREAMS ARE SLOWLY RECEDING B KINTO THEIR BANKS. THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR JOHNSON AND MARTIN COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY WILL CONTINUE DUE TO THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT FELL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. AT 1250 AM EST LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUED IN MUCH OF THESE COUNTIES. & WWUS35KGRI -X}
Special weather statement, Feb 9, 1:00 AM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes before
KYC115-159-OHC053-079-105-090800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 1254 AM EST WED FEB 9 1994 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR MEIGS, JACKSON AND GALLIA COUNTIES OF SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO HAVE EXPIRED... ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR MASON COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA HAS EXPIRED... ....THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR JOHNSON AND MARTIN COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 245 AM EST. AT 1220 AM EST WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SHERIFF REPORTS IN SOUTH CENTRAOHIO INDICATE THAT RAIN HAS DIMINISHED AND STREAMS ARE SLOWLY RECEDING B KINTO THEIR BANKS. THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR JOHNSON AND MARTIN COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY WILL CONTINUE DUE TO THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT FELL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. AT 1250 AM EST LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUED IN MUCH OF THESE COUNTIES. &
Special weather statement, Feb 9, 1:50 AM EST, 13 minutes before
WVZ024-025-033>036-042>045-VAZ007-010>013-091000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV 150 AM EST WED FEB 9 1994 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA... AT 145 AM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR LEWISBURG TO BECKLEY TO MULLEMS AND PINEVILLE. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AROUND 30 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAIN, GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AS THEY MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA DURING THE NEXT 2 TO 3 HOURS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE IN A THUNDERSTORM OR IN THE PATH OF ONE MOVE INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT USE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES OR TELEPHONES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY OVERFLOW IN AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAIN. PERSONS LIVING NEAR SMALL CREEKS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY IF HEAVY RAIN PERSISTS OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID DRIVING THROUGH WATER ON THE ROADS OF UNKNOWN DEPTHS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. END/MONEYPENNY
Special weather statement, Feb 9, 1:55 AM EST, 8 minutes before
WVZ024-025-033>036-042>045-VAZ007-010>013-091000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV 150 AM EST WED FEB 9 1994 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA... AT 145 AM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR LEWISBURG TO BECKLEY TO MULLEMS AND PINEVILLE. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AROUND 30 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAIN, GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AS THEY MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA DURING THE NEXT 2 TO 3 HOURS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE IN A THUNDERSTORM OR IN THE PATH OF ONE MOVE INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT USE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES OR TELEPHONES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY OVERFLOW IN AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAIN. PERSONS LIVING NEAR SMALL CREEKS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY IF HEAVY RAIN PERSISTS OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID DRIVING THROUGH WATER ON THE ROADS OF UNKNOWN DEPTHS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. END/MONEYPENNY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 10:12 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Ritchie | 6 hr |
| Feb 8, 10:12 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Wirt | 6 hr |
| Feb 8, 11:26 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Tyler | 9 hr |
| Feb 9, 2:03 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour, Randolph, Tucker, Upshur | 3 hr |
| Feb 9, 2:03 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Lewis | 3 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:05 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Ritchie, Wirt | 5 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:50 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Braxton | 4 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:50 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Jackson, Roane | 4 hr |
| Feb 9, 5:35 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Webster | 3 hr |
| Feb 9, 5:48 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Grant, Pendleton | 4 hr |
| Feb 9, 5:48 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Mineral | 4 hr |
| Feb 9, 8:55 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Gilmer, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt | 4 hr |
| Feb 9, 8:55 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Webster | 4 hr |
| Feb 9, 8:55 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Tyler | 4 hr |
| Feb 9, 8:55 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Jackson | 4 hr |
| Feb 9, 11:16 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Fayette, Greenbrier | 3 hr |
| Feb 9, 1:30 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Gilmer, Ritchie, Tyler | 5 hr |
| Feb 9, 1:30 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Webster | 5 hr |
| Feb 9, 2:11 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Fayette, Greenbrier | 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.