Alert archive / West Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 1994
Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jan 7, 1994, 7:50 PM EST for Doddridge County, West Virginia. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 7, 1994, 7:50 PM EST (00:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 7, 1994, 11:45 PM EST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Whole counties
County Doddridge County, WV
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 472 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 136 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 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 080050 FFWCRW WVC017-073-095-080445- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 750 PM EST FRI JAN 7 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1145 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...S... IN NORTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA ...DODDRIDGE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WEST VIRGINIA ...PLEASANTS COUNTY...TYLER COUNTY WIDESPREAD FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED ALONG MIDDLE ISLAND CREEK. FLOOD WATERS ARE BACKING UP INTO TRIBUTARIES OF MIDDLE ISLAND CREEK. MAJOR ROADS, INCLUDING RTES 6 AND 16 IN TYLER COUNTY AND RT 18, AT WEST UNION WV IN DODDIRDGE COUNTY, ARE UNDER WATER AND CLOSED. MIDDLE ISLAND CREEK IS STILL RISING AT OVER A FOOT AN HOUR ALONG MUCH OF ITS LENGTH. A 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. EOM
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, 4:00 PM EST, 3 hours 50 minutes before
WVZ024-025-033>037-042>045-072300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV 400 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 OVERFLOWING. ONLY KNOWN WATER PROBLEMS IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AS OF 3PM WERE SCATTERED ACROSS LOGAN AND MINGO COUNTIES WHERE SOME CREEKS WERE OVER LOW-LYING ROADWAYS. NO PERSONAL PROPERTY OR LIVES WERE THREATENED ACCORDING TO EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL. WEATHER SPOTTERS IN NORTHWEST MINGO COUNTY INDICATED CREEKS AND STREAMS THERE HAD CRESTED AND WERE SLOWLY RECEDING. SMALL RISES CONTINUE ELSEWHERE IN THE FLOOD WATCH AREA. PERSONS LIVING ALONG CREEKS AND RIVERS SHOULD KEEP A WATCH FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH LOW-LYING AREAS IN MINGO AND LOGAN COUNTIES LATE THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE DELAYS. WEATHER RADAR SHOWED LIGHT RAIN OVER ALL OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...WITH PATCHES OF HEAVIER RAIN SCATTERED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. AS COLDER AIR INVADES SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA THIS EVENING...PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO A RAIN-SNOW MIXTURE BEFORE CONVERTING TO ALL SNOW LATER TONIGHT. THE CONVERSION WILL HELP LESSEN THE FLOOD THREAT IN THE WATCH AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. ...CORRECTED TO DELETE GAPING HOLE IN LAST PARAGRAPH OF STATEMENT... END/BURRUS
Special weather statement, Jan 7, 4:07 PM EST, 3 hours 43 minutes before
WVZ024-025-033>037-042>045-072300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV 400 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 OVERFLOWING. ONLY KNOWN WATER PROBLEMS IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AS OF 3PM WERE SCATTERED ACROSS LOGAN AND MINGO COUNTIES WHERE SOME CREEKS WERE OVER LOW-LYING ROADWAYS. NO PERSONAL PROPERTY OR LIVES WERE THREATENED ACCORDING TO EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL. WEATHER SPOTTERS IN NORTHWEST MINGO COUNTY INDICATED CREEKS AND STREAMS THERE HAD CRESTED AND WERE SLOWLY RECEDING. SMALL RISES CONTINUE ELSEWHERE IN THE FLOOD WATCH AREA. PERSONS LIVING ALONG CREEKS AND RIVERS SHOULD KEEP A WATCH FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH LOW-LYING AREAS IN MINGO AND LOGAN COUNTIES LATE THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE DELAYS. WEATHER RADAR SHOWED LIGHT RAIN OVER ALL OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...WITH PATCHES OF HEAVIER RAIN SCATTERED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. AS COLDER AIR INVADES SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA THIS EVENING...PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO A RAIN-SNOW MIXTURE BEFORE CONVERTING TO ALL SNOW LATER TONIGHT. THE CONVERSION WILL HELP LESSEN THE FLOOD THREAT IN THE WATCH AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. ...CORRECTED TO DELETE GAPING HOLE IN LAST PARAGRAPH OF STATEMENT... END/BURRUS
Special weather statement, Jan 7, 5:39 PM EST, 2 hours 11 minutes before
WVZ005>007-KYZ100>107-KYZ119-OHZ081>088-080100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 530PM EDT FRI JAN 7 1994 ...MINOR OVERFLOW STILL CONTINUING ON MANY SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE AREA... AT 530PM 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 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. THESE FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL STOP ALL SURFACE RUNOFF ALLOWING THE RIVERS AND STREAMS TO RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL LEVELS THIS WEEKEND. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS. HATFIELD
Special weather statement, Jan 7, 5:39 PM EST, 2 hours 11 minutes before
WVZ005>007-KYZ100>107-KYZ119-OHZ081>088-080100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 530PM EDT FRI JAN 7 1994 ...MINOR OVERFLOW STILL CONTINUING ON MANY SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE AREA... AT 530PM 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 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. THESE FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL STOP ALL SURFACE RUNOFF ALLOWING THE RIVERS AND STREAMS TO RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL LEVELS THIS WEEKEND. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS. HATFIELD
Special weather statement, Jan 7, 6:15 PM EST, 1 hour 35 minutes before
WVZ024-025-033>037-042>045-080100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV 615 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... PERSISTENT LIGHT RAINFALL AND SNOWMELT FROM THIS AFTERNOON HAVE COMBINED TO SEND MANY STREAMS AND CREEKS CLOSE TO OR EXCEEDING BANKFULL ACROSS SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL TODAY HAS BEEN IN THE WESTERN THIRD OF WEST VIRGINIA...WHERE A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 AM SATURDAY. AT 6 PM...NO MAJOR FLOODING HAD BEEN REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. HOWEVER...MANY LOW-LYING AREAS IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA WERE EXPERIENCING SOME STANDING WATER. THE WORST REPORTED CONDITIONS WERE ALONG RT. 44 IN CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTY ALONG THE MUD FORK CREEK. STANDING WATER HAD FORCED A DETOUR AROUND THE COMMUNITIES OF SHAMROCK...WHITMAN AND MT. GAY. COUNTY OFFICIALS CONFIRMED THAT NO LIVES OR PROPERTY WERE AT RISK AND FLOODING IN THIS REGION WAS COMMON AFTER AND DURING PROLONGED RAIN EPISODES. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND ISSUE A FLOOD WARNING IF NECESSARY. COLDER AIR WAS DROPPING SOUTH INTO THE REGION AND WILL CONTINUE DOING SO THIS EVENING. BY 6 PM...PRECIPITATION HAD ALREADY CHANGED TO LIGHT SNOW AT HUNTINGTON...WITH A RAIN-SNOW MIXTURE AT CHARLESTON. DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING...A RAIN-SNOW MIX IS EXPECTED TO WORK ITS WAY FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...BECOMING ALL SNOW BY MIDNIGHT. DURING THE TRANSITION...A SLIGHT DECREASE IN INTENSITY OF PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR AND THE THREAT OF MAJOR FLOODING WILL LESSEN. MOTORISTS TONIGHT ARE URGED TO DRIVE SLOWLY AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE DELAYS IN LOW-LYING AND HISTORICALLY POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.. PERSONS LIVING IN LOW-LYING AREAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR WATER LEVELS AND BE PREPARED TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. END/BURRUS
Special weather statement, Jan 7, 6:15 PM EST, 1 hour 35 minutes before
WVZ024-025-033>037-042>045-080100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV 615 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... PERSISTENT LIGHT RAINFALL AND SNOWMELT FROM THIS AFTERNOON HAVE COMBINED TO SEND MANY STREAMS AND CREEKS CLOSE TO OR EXCEEDING BANKFULL ACROSS SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL TODAY HAS BEEN IN THE WESTERN THIRD OF WEST VIRGINIA...WHERE A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 AM SATURDAY. AT 6 PM...NO MAJOR FLOODING HAD BEEN REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. HOWEVER...MANY LOW-LYING AREAS IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA WERE EXPERIENCING SOME STANDING WATER. THE WORST REPORTED CONDITIONS WERE ALONG RT. 44 IN CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTY ALONG THE MUD FORK CREEK. STANDING WATER HAD FORCED A DETOUR AROUND THE COMMUNITIES OF SHAMROCK...WHITMAN AND MT. GAY. COUNTY OFFICIALS CONFIRMED THAT NO LIVES OR PROPERTY WERE AT RISK AND FLOODING IN THIS REGION WAS COMMON AFTER AND DURING PROLONGED RAIN EPISODES. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND ISSUE A FLOOD WARNING IF NECESSARY. COLDER AIR WAS DROPPING SOUTH INTO THE REGION AND WILL CONTINUE DOING SO THIS EVENING. BY 6 PM...PRECIPITATION HAD ALREADY CHANGED TO LIGHT SNOW AT HUNTINGTON...WITH A RAIN-SNOW MIXTURE AT CHARLESTON. DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING...A RAIN-SNOW MIX IS EXPECTED TO WORK ITS WAY FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...BECOMING ALL SNOW BY MIDNIGHT. DURING THE TRANSITION...A SLIGHT DECREASE IN INTENSITY OF PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR AND THE THREAT OF MAJOR FLOODING WILL LESSEN. MOTORISTS TONIGHT ARE URGED TO DRIVE SLOWLY AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE DELAYS IN LOW-LYING AND HISTORICALLY POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.. PERSONS LIVING IN LOW-LYING AREAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR WATER LEVELS AND BE PREPARED TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY IF A 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 7, 7:50 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Tyler | 4 hr |
| Jan 7, 11:34 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Pleasants, Tyler | 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.