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Flash Flood Warning 133, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Aug 8, 1996, 5:24 PM EDT for Randolph County, West Virginia. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 8, 1996, 5:24 PM EDT (21:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 8, 1996, 10:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Whole counties
County Randolph County, WV
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KCRW 082125 FFWCRW WVC083-090230- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 524 PM EDT THU AUG 8 1996 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1030 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...... IN NORTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA ...EASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN STATIONARY NEAR AND OVER THE HIGHER RIDGES IN EASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY OF WV. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN IN THE PAST HOUR. THE STORMS SHOW NO SIGNS OF WEAKENING OR MOVING AWAY. MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWJAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND POLICE BARRICADES. EOM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wood | 35 min |
| Aug 8, 4:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Wirt, Wood | 5 hr |
| Aug 8, 4:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Jackson | 5 hr |
| Aug 8, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson | 37 min |
| Aug 8, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Ritchie, Wirt, Wood | 30 min |
| Aug 8, 4:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Ritchie | 5 hr |
| Aug 8, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison | 40 min |
| Aug 8, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Mason, Putnam | 33 min |
| Aug 8, 6:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Pocahontas | 4 hr |
| Aug 8, 6:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Webster | 4 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.