Alert archive / West Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 1994
Flash Flood Warning 44, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Feb 9, 1994, 2:11 PM EST for Fayette County, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 9, 1994, 2:11 PM EST (19:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 9, 1994, 5:15 PM EST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Fayette County, WV, Greenbrier County, WV
The nearest sounding before it
Huntington/Tri S, WV (KHTS), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 533 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 86 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -61 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 KBKW 091910 FFWBKW WVC019-025-092215- BULLETIN FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV 211 PM EST WED FEB 9 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BECKLEY WV HAS EXTENDED THE FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 515 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN SOUTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA ...FAYETTE COUNTY...GREENBRIER COUNTY WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUE TO SHOW A LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION STILL COVERING MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN IS STILL EXPECTED TO FALL OVER SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE SLOWLY MIXING WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET AROUND SUNSET. DUE TO THIS CONTINOUS RAINFALL AND THE HIGH AMOUNTS THAT FELL EARLIER THIS MORNING, MANY STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA WILL REMAIN NEAR OR AT BANKFULL. A SPOTTER IN GREENBRIER COUNTY CONTINUES TO REPORT WATER STANDING ALONG PORTIONS OF ROUTE 20 AND 60 BETWEEN RAINELLE AND RUPERT IN GREENBRIER COUNTY. ALONG WITH THIS, A FEW HOMES IN THE TOWN OF LILLY PARK WERE EVACTUATED. 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/ROZANSKI
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, 10:19 AM EST, 3 hours 52 minutes before
KYC100>105-107-119-OHC081>083-085>088-WVC005>007-082130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 1020 AM EST WED FEB 9 1994 ....WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE TRI-STATE FOR TODAY... FREEZING RAIN WAS CONTINUING TO FALL IN SCIOTO, JACKSON, PIKE, GALLIA, LAWRENCE AND MEIGS COUNTIES OF OHIO, LEWIS, GREENUP, NORTHERN BOYD COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY, AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF MASON COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA. THE RAIN ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST KENTUCKY WILL CONTINUE TO CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN AS THE TEMPERATURE DROPS. THE THREAT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ACROSS AREA ROADS ESPECIALLY ON OVERPASSES. END/GEORGE
Special weather statement, Feb 9, 10:20 AM EST, 3 hours 51 minutes before
KYC100>105-107-119-OHC081>083-085>088-WVC005>007-082130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 1020 AM EST WED FEB 9 1994 ....WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE TRI-STATE FOR TODAY... FREEZING RAIN WAS CONTINUING TO FALL IN SCIOTO, JACKSON, PIKE, GALLIA, LAWRENCE AND MEIGS COUNTIES OF OHIO, LEWIS, GREENUP, NORTHERN BOYD COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY, AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF MASON COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA. THE RAIN ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST KENTUCKY WILL CONTINUE TO CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN AS THE TEMPERATURE DROPS. THE THREAT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ACROSS AREA ROADS ESPECIALLY ON OVERPASSES. END/GEORGE
Special weather statement, Feb 9, 10:40 AM EST, 3 hours 31 minutes before
WVZ024-025-033>036-042>045-091800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV 1040 AM EST WED FEB 9 1994 AT 1040 AM LIGHT RAIN CONTINUED TO BE WIDESPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. WEATHER RADAR SHOWED EMBEDDED PATCHES OF MODERATE RAIN OVER NORTHERN FAYETTE AND EASTERN WYOMING COUNTIES AS WELL. SPOTTERS IN SOUTHERN FAYETTE AND GREENBRIER COUNTIES HAVE REPORTED SOME AREAS OF WATER FLOWING OVER ROUTE 20 NEAR THE FAYETTE AND GREENBRIER COUNTY LINE. ALTHOUGH NO REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECIEVED IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA, STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE RUNNING AT THREE-QUARTER TO NEAR BANK FULL IN SOME LOCATIONS. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AND THIS COMBINED WITH RUNOFF FROM EARLY RAINS MAY PUSH SOME CREEKS OVER THEIR BANKS. THOSE LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD KEEP A WATCHFUL EYE ON WATER LEVELS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE ACROSS WATER-COVERING ROADWAYS. THE RAIN WILL TAPER OFF LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA WITH A RETURN OF WINTRY WEATHER INTO THURSDAY. END/COBB/ROZANSKI
Special weather statement, Feb 9, 10:40 AM EST, 3 hours 31 minutes before
WVZ024-025-033>036-042>045-091800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV 1040 AM EST WED FEB 9 1994 AT 1040 AM LIGHT RAIN CONTINUED TO BE WIDESPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. WEATHER RADAR SHOWED EMBEDDED PATCHES OF MODERATE RAIN OVER NORTHERN FAYETTE AND EASTERN WYOMING COUNTIES AS WELL. SPOTTERS IN SOUTHERN FAYETTE AND GREENBRIER COUNTIES HAVE REPORTED SOME AREAS OF WATER FLOWING OVER ROUTE 20 NEAR THE FAYETTE AND GREENBRIER COUNTY LINE. ALTHOUGH NO REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECIEVED IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA, STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE RUNNING AT THREE-QUARTER TO NEAR BANK FULL IN SOME LOCATIONS. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AND THIS COMBINED WITH RUNOFF FROM EARLY RAINS MAY PUSH SOME CREEKS OVER THEIR BANKS. THOSE LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD KEEP A WATCHFUL EYE ON WATER LEVELS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE ACROSS WATER-COVERING ROADWAYS. THE RAIN WILL TAPER OFF LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA WITH A RETURN OF WINTRY WEATHER INTO THURSDAY. END/COBB/ROZANSKI
Special weather statement, Feb 9, 1:18 PM EST, 53 minutes before
KYC100>105-107-119-OHC081>083-085>088-WVC005>007-092030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 120 PM EST WED FEB 9 1994 ....FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR JOHNSON AND MARTIN COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY FOR THIS AFTERNOON.... ....WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE REST OF THE TRI-STATE FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.... AT 1PM LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN, FREEZING RAIN, SLEET AND SNOW WERE FALLING ACROSS NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY, SOUTHCENTRAL OHIO AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA. THE RAIN WAS TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF LINE FROM SOUTHERN WAYNE AND CABELL COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA TO SOUTHERN LAWRENCE, JOHNSON AND MARTIN COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY. THE MIXED WINTER WEATHER WAS TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THAT LINE. ICING ACROSS NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY, SOUTHCENTRAL OHIO AND ACROSS NORTHERN WAYNE, NORTHERN CABELL AND NORTHERN MASON COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA WAS BEGINNING TO STICK TO ROADS AND TRAVEL WILL BE SLIPPERY. THE MIXED WINTER WEATHER WILL REMAIN INTO EARLY TONIGHT AS COLD AIR CONTINUES TO MOVE IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. WITH THE GROUND ALREADY SATURATED, THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING REMAINS ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY UNTIL THE RAINS TURN TO MIXED WINTER PRECIPITATION BY DARK. MO TORISTS IN EASTERN KENTUCKY SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR WATER ACROSS ROADS AND NOT DRIVE THROUGH IT. END/DG
Special weather statement, Feb 9, 1:20 PM EST, 51 minutes before
KYC100>105-107-119-OHC081>083-085>088-WVC005>007-092030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 120 PM EST WED FEB 9 1994 ....FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR JOHNSON AND MARTIN COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY FOR THIS AFTERNOON.... ....WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE REST OF THE TRI-STATE FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.... AT 1PM LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN, FREEZING RAIN, SLEET AND SNOW WERE FALLING ACROSS NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY, SOUTHCENTRAL OHIO AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA. THE RAIN WAS TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF LINE FROM SOUTHERN WAYNE AND CABELL COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA TO SOUTHERN LAWRENCE, JOHNSON AND MARTIN COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY. THE MIXED WINTER WEATHER WAS TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THAT LINE. ICING ACROSS NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY, SOUTHCENTRAL OHIO AND ACROSS NORTHERN WAYNE, NORTHERN CABELL AND NORTHERN MASON COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA WAS BEGINNING TO STICK TO ROADS AND TRAVEL WILL BE SLIPPERY. THE MIXED WINTER WEATHER WILL REMAIN INTO EARLY TONIGHT AS COLD AIR CONTINUES TO MOVE IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. WITH THE GROUND ALREADY SATURATED, THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING REMAINS ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY UNTIL THE RAINS TURN TO MIXED WINTER PRECIPITATION BY DARK. MOTORISTS IN EASTERN KENTUCKY SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR WATER ACROSS ROADS AND NOT DRIVE THROUGH IT. END/DG
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 | Harrison, Preston, Taylor | 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 |
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.