Alert archive / West Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 1994
Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jan 7, 1994, 1:36 PM EST for Kanawha County, West Virginia. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 7, 1994, 1:36 PM EST (18:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 7, 1994, 5:45 PM EST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Whole counties
County Kanawha County, WV
The nearest sounding before it
Huntington/Tri S, WV (KHTS), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 467 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 252 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 071836 FFWCRW WVC039-072245- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 136 PM EST FRI JAN 7 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 545 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...... IN WEST CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA ...KANAWHA COUNTY FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE ELKVIEW AREA, ALONG CABIN CREEK, AND IN SOME AREAS NEAR THE COAL RIVER. HEAVY RAIN AND VERY RAPID SNOWMELT WILL CONTINUE TO ADD RUNOFF TO STREAMS ACROSS KANAWHA COUNTY. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.
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 7, 12:56 PM EST, 40 minutes before
WVZ005>007-KYZ100>107-KYZ119-OHZ081>088-072000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 100PM EDT FRI JAN 7 1994 ...MINOR OVERFLOW STILL CONTINUING ON MANY SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE AREA... AT 1255PM MANY SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE TRI-STATE REMAINED AT OR SLIGHTLY OVER BANKFULL. PEOPLE IN THE AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO LOCAL CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF ANY FLOODING OCCURS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO REMAIN ALERT FOR STANDING WATER ON ROADWAYS, ESPECIALLY NEAR SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. FALLING TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL CAUSE ICY CONDITIONS TO RETURN TO MOST ROADWAYS ACROSS THE TRI-STATE. RAINFALL AND RUNOFF FROM THE SNOWMELT WILL REMAIN ON THE ROADS AND THIS WILL FREEZE AS THE TEMPERATURES DROP. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TONIGHT, BE ALERT FOR ICY PATCHES, ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS. END/DG
Special weather statement, Jan 7, 12:56 PM EST, 40 minutes before
WVZ005>007-KYZ100>107-KYZ119-OHZ081>088-072000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 100PM EDT FRI JAN 7 1994 ...MINOR OVERFLOW STILL CONTINUING ON MANY SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE AREA... AT 1255PM MANY SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE TRI-STATE REMAINED AT OR SLIGHTLY OVER BANKFULL. PEOPLE IN THE AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO LOCAL CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF ANY FLOODING OCCURS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO REMAIN ALERT FOR STANDING WATER ON ROADWAYS, ESPECIALLY NEAR SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. FALLING TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL CAUSE ICY CONDITIONS TO RETURN TO MOST ROADWAYS ACROSS THE TRI-STATE. RAINFALL AND RUNOFF FROM THE SNOWMELT WILL REMAIN ON THE ROADS AND THIS WILL FREEZE AS THE TEMPERATURES DROP. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TONIGHT, BE ALERT FOR ICY PATCHES, ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS. END/DG
Special weather statement, Jan 7, 1:15 PM EST, 21 minutes before
WVZ024-025-033>037-042>045-072200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV 115 PM EST FRI JAN 7 1994 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MOST OF WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES OF LOGAN AND MINGO UNTIL 7 AM SATURDAY... RAINFALL FROM OVERNIGHT AND TODAY...COMBINED WITH SNOWMELT HAS SOME CREEKS AND RIVERS OVERFLOWING. KNOWN WATER PROBLEMS IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA INCLUDE...LOGAN COUNTY...WATER OVER SOME ROADS IN THE CHAPMANVILLE AND MT GAY AREAS. MINGO COUNTY... WATER OVER ROADS IN THE KERMIT AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG MARBONE CREEK. PERSONS LIVING ALONG CREEKS AND RIVERS SHOULD KEEP A WATCH FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. A COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH OUR REGION THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOULD BEGIN TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA TONIGHT THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. OVERNIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 3 INCHES... HOWEVER THE MAIN PROBLEMS WITH ROADS TONIGHT WILL BE THE COMBINATION OF WATER ON THE ROADS FREEZING AND SNOW ACCUMULATING ON THE ICE. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IN SOME AREAS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. DENSE FOG WILL DEVELOP IN SOME AREAS ADDING TO THE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. END/MONEYPENNY
Special weather statement, Jan 7, 1:18 PM EST, 18 minutes before
WVZ024-025-033>037-042>045-072200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV 115 PM EST FRI JAN 7 1994 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MOST OF WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES OF LOGAN AND MINGO UNTIL 7 AM SATURDAY... RAINFALL FROM OVERNIGHT AND TODAY...COMBINED WITH SNOWMELT HAS SOME CREEKS AND RIVERS OVERFLOWING. KNOWN WATER PROBLEMS IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA INCLUDE...LOGAN COUNTY...WATER OVER SOME ROADS IN THE CHAPMANVILLE AND MT GAY AREAS. MINGO COUNTY... WATER OVER ROADS IN THE KERMIT AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG MARBONE CREEK. PERSONS LIVING ALONG CREEKS AND RIVERS SHOULD KEEP A WATCH FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. A COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH OUR REGION THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOULD BEGIN TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA TONIGHT THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. OVERNIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 3 INCHES... HOWEVER THE MAIN PROBLEMS WITH ROADS TONIGHT WILL BE THE COMBINATION OF WATER ON THE ROADS FREEZING AND SNOW ACCUMULATING ON THE ICE. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IN SOME AREAS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. DENSE FOG WILL DEVELOP IN SOME AREAS ADDING TO THE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. END/MONEYPENNY
Special weather statement, Jan 7, 1:28 PM EST, 8 minutes before
WVZ024-025-033>037-042>045-072200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV 128 PM EST FRI JAN 7 1994 ...FLOOD WATCH FOR MOST OF WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES OF LOGAN AND MINGO UNTIL 7 AM SATURDAY... RAINFALL FROM OVERNIGHT AND TODAY...COMBINED WITH SNOWMELT HAS SOME CREEKS AND RIVERS OVERFLOWING. KNOWN WATER PROBLEMS IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA INCLUDE...LOGAN COUNTY...WATER OVER SOME ROADS IN THE CHAPMANVILLE AND MT GAY AREAS. MINGO COUNTY... WATER OVER ROADS IN THE KERMIT AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG MARBONE CREEK. PERSONS LIVING ALONG CREEKS AND RIVERS SHOULD KEEP A WATCH FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. A COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH OUR REGION THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOULD BEGIN TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA TONIGHT THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. OVERNIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 3 INCHES... HOWEVER THE MAIN PROBLEMS WITH ROADS TONIGHT WILL BE THE COMBINATION OF WATER ON THE ROADS FREEZING AND SNOW ACCUMULATING ON THE ICE. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IN SOME AREAS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. DENSE FOG WILL DEVELOP IN SOME AREAS ADDING TO THE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. ...CORRECTED TO REMOVE FLASH FROM THE FLOOD WATCH... END/MONEYPENNY
Special weather statement, Jan 7, 1:28 PM EST, 8 minutes before
WVZ024-025-033>037-042>045-072200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV 128 PM EST FRI JAN 7 1994 ...FLOOD WATCH FOR MOST OF WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES OF LOGAN AND MINGO UNTIL 7 AM SATURDAY... RAINFALL FROM OVERNIGHT AND TODAY...COMBINED WITH SNOWMELT HAS SOME CREEKS AND RIVERS OVERFLOWING. KNOWN WATER PROBLEMS IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA INCLUDE...LOGAN COUNTY...WATER OVER SOME ROADS IN THE CHAPMANVILLE AND MT GAY AREAS. MINGO COUNTY... WATER OVER ROADS IN THE KERMIT AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG MARBONE CREEK. PERSONS LIVING ALONG CREEKS AND RIVERS SHOULD KEEP A WATCH FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. A COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH OUR REGION THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOULD BEGIN TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA TONIGHT THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. OVERNIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 3 INCHES... HOWEVER THE MAIN PROBLEMS WITH ROADS TONIGHT WILL BE THE COMBINATION OF WATER ON THE ROADS FREEZING AND SNOW ACCUMULATING ON THE ICE. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IN SOME AREAS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. DENSE FOG WILL DEVELOP IN SOME AREAS ADDING TO THE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. ...CORRECTED TO REMOVE FLASH FROM THE FLOOD WATCH... END/MONEYPENNY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 11:18 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Tyler | 6 hr |
| Jan 7, 11:29 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Lincoln | 4 hr |
| Jan 7, 1:00 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Harrison, Lewis, Upshur | 4 hr |
| Jan 7, 1:00 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour, Randolph, Tucker | 4 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.