Alert archive / West Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 1997
Flash Flood Warning 128, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Aug 17, 1997, 11:18 PM EDT for Tyler County, West Virginia; Washington County, Ohio. It was in force for 3 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 17, 1997, 11:18 PM EDT (03:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 18, 1997, 2:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Washington County, OH, Tyler County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 141 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
- 887 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 547 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 306 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.9
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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
Local storm report, Aug 17, 9:10 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
910 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0430 PM OLIVE HILL KY WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 CARTER NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
0445 PM BEETLE KY WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 CARTER NUMBEROUS TREES DOWN
0845 PM CORNING OH FLOODING
08/17/97 PERRY FLOODING ALONG SUNDAY
CREEK. NUMEROUS ROADS
CLOSED (SR 93 SR 13 SR
155). WATER RISING TOWARD
HOMES. SANDBAGGING IS
BEGINNING.Special weather statement, Aug 17, 10:10 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
WVZ005-006-013>015-024>026-032>040-045>047-180330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1010 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 1997 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES NUMBER 697 AND 699 WHICH HAVE BEEN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA THIS EVENING HAVE BEEN CANCELLED... THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO RUMBLE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING... BUT THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS DIMINISHED GREATLY. THE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING PRODUCED WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN OHIO...NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY AND MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA FROM THE MOUNTAINS WESTWARD. AT THIS TIME THERE ARE NO SEVERE THUNDERSTROM WATCHES IN EFFECT FROM THE WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS AND WEST. SOME HEAVY RAIN MAY STILL FALL UNTIL A COLD FRONT PUSHES ON SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA LATER TONIGHT. IN FACT...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO AND THE NORTHERN HALF OF WEST VIRGINIA UNTIL 4 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING. .END/ZINN
Special weather statement, Aug 17, 10:39 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
WVZ009-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>088-180600- RIVER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1040 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 1997 THE HOCKING RIVER AT ATHENS WILL CREST AT 19 FEET ON TUESDAY MORNING. THE STAGE AT 9 PM WAS 12.3 FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET. THE MUSINGUM RIVER AT MCCONNELSVILLE WILL REMAIN BELOW 5 FEET AS MOST OF THE RAIN WAS WEST OF THE RIVER BASIN. FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING SOUTHEAST OHIO COUNTIES: T ATHENS...MORGAN AND PERRY COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT. END/WHITEHEAD
Local storm report, Aug 17, 10:39 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
1041 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0800 PM KY WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 LAWRENCE SHERIFF REPORTED TREES
DOWN ACROSS COUNTY.
0830 PM KY WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 BOYD COUPLE TREES DOWNED ACROSS
SOUTHERN PART OF COUNTY.
0845 PM WAYNE WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 WAYNE SHERIFF REPORTED LARGE
TREE DOWN BLOCKING ROAD
0845 PM EAST LYNN WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 WAYNE SHERIFF REPORTED TWO BIG
TREES DOWN
0845 PM DUNLOW WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 WAYNE SHERIFF REPORTED LARGE AND
SMALL LIMBS DOWN FROM
DUNLOW TO GENOA TO FORT
GAY.
0845 PM KIAHSVILLE WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 WAYNE SHERIFF REPORTED LARGE
TREE DOWN
0900 PM HUNTINGTON WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 CABELL NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
0900 PM BARBOURSVILLE WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 CABELL SEVERAL TREES DOWN
0900 PM RANGER WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 LINCOLN ONE TREE DOWN
0915 PM OH FLOODING
08/17/97 MORGAN SHERIFF REPORTED WATER ON
MANY LOW LYING COUNTY AND
STATE ROADS
0920 PM NEW LEXINGTON OH FLOODING
08/17/97 PERRY FLOODING OCCURRING BETWEEN
NEW LEXINGTON AND NEW
STRAITSVILLE. ALSO
BETWEEN LOGAN, BREEMAN AND
MAXVILLE
0925 PM OH FLOODING
08/17/97 ATHENS HIGH WATER ALONG SR 78
NEAR HOCKING COUNTY LINE
0945 PM KIAHSVILLE WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 WAYNE SHERIFF REPORTED LARGE
TRREE DOWNSpecial weather statement, Aug 17, 10:40 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
WVZ009-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>088-180600- RIVER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1040 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 1997 THE HOCKING RIVER AT ATHENS WILL CREST AT 19 FEET ON TUESDAY MORNING. THE STAGE AT 9 PM WAS 12.3 FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET. THE MUSINGUM RIVER AT MCCONNELSVILLE WILL REMAIN BELOW 5 FEET AS MOST OF THE RAIN WAS WEST OF THE RIVER BASIN. FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING SOUTHEAST OHIO COUNTIES: ATHENS...MORGAN AND PERRY COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT. END/WHITEHEAD
Local storm report, Aug 17, 10:41 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
1041 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0800 PM KY WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 LAWRENCE SHERIFF REPORTED TREES
DOWN ACROSS COUNTY.
0830 PM KY WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 BOYD COUPLE TREES DOWNED ACROSS
SOUTHERN PART OF COUNTY.
0845 PM WAYNE WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 WAYNE SHERIFF REPORTED LARGE
TREE DOWN BLOCKING ROAD
0845 PM EAST LYNN WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 WAYNE SHERIFF REPORTED TWO BIG
TREES DOWN
0845 PM DUNLOW WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 WAYNE SHERIFF REPORTED LARGE AND
SMALL LIMBS DOWN FROM
DUNLOW TO GENOA TO FORT
GAY.
0845 PM KIAHSVILLE WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 WAYNE SHERIFF REPORTED LARGE
TREE DOWN
0900 PM HUNTINGTON WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 CABELL NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
0900 PM BARBOURSVILLE WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 CABELL SEVERAL TREES DOWN
0900 PM RANGER WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 LINCOLN ONE TREE DOWN
0915 PM OH FLOODING
08/17/97 MORGAN SHERIFF REPORTED WATER ON
MANY LOW LYING COUNTY AND
STATE ROADS
0920 PM NEW LEXINGTON OH FLOODING
08/17/97 PERRY FLOODING OCCURRING BETWEEN
NEW LEXINGTON AND NEW
STRAITSVILLE. ALSO
BETWEEN LOGAN, BREEMAN AND
MAXVILLE
0925 PM OH FLOODING
08/17/97 ATHENS HIGH WATER ALONG SR 78
NEAR HOCKING COUNTY LINE
0945 PM KIAHSVILLE WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 WAYNE SHERIFF REPORTED LARGE
TREE DOWNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 8:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wayne | 53 min |
| Aug 17, 8:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wayne | 49 min |
| Aug 17, 8:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln | 54 min |
| Aug 17, 8:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Putnam | 53 min |
| Aug 17, 11:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Tyler | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 8:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Perry | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 8:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Morgan | 4 hr |
| Aug 17, 11:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Perry | 3 hr |
| Aug 18, 1:44 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Perry | 3 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in West Virginia, 1997Flash Flood Warnings in Ohio, 1997Every flash flood warning in 1997
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.