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Flash Flood Warning 144, NWS Charleston, WV

June 28, 1998Clay County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jun 28, 1998, 10:53 PM EDT for Clay County, West Virginia. It was in force for 4 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
Jun 28, 1998, 10:53 PM EDT (02:53 UTC)
Expired
Jun 29, 1998, 2:55 AM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Whole counties

County Clay County, WV

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 197 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Roanoke, VA at 00:00Z on 1998-06-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2276 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Roanoke, VA at 00:00Z on 1998-06-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 18 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2276 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1132 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.2

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KCRW 290255
FFWCRW
WVC015-290655-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1053 PM EDT SUN JUN 28 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CLAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.

* UNTIL 255 AM EDT.

* AT 1050...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE
  OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER THE SAME AREA...OVER AND TO THE
  NORTHWEST OF CLAY COUNTY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 1.5 INCH IN ONE HOUR HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED
  WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

<<<CALL TO ACTION>>>MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOOD WATERS THREATEN.

PLEASE REPORT ANY HIGH WATER OR FLOODING BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT
877-633-6772.

.END/NMB/LDW

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, Jun 28, 9:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
0945 PM EDT SUN JUN 28 1998

THE FOLLOWING REPORTS ARE UNOFFICIAL AND MAY HAVE BEEN COLLECTED
FROM UNTRAINED SOURCES

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0944 PM    MINERAL WELLS             WV   WIND DAMAGE
06/28/98   WOOD                           LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN.
                                          EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                                          0929 PM  AND  0944 PM
Local storm report, Jun 28, 10:15 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
1015 PM EDT SUN JUN 28 1998

THE FOLLOWING REPORTS ARE UNOFFICIAL AND MAY HAVE BEEN COLLECTED
FROM UNTRAINED SOURCES

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0952 PM    PARKERSBURG               WV   WIND DAMAGE
06/28/98   WOOD                           TREES DOWN.
                                          EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                                          0937 PM  AND  0952 PM
Local storm report, Jun 28, 10:15 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
1015 PM EDT SUN JUN 28 1998

THE FOLLOWING REPORTS ARE UNOFFICIAL AND MAY HAVE BEEN COLLECTED
FROM UNTRAINED SOURCES

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0952 PM    PARKERSBURG               WV   WIND DAMAGE
06/28/98   WOOD                           TREES DOWN.
                                          EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                                          0937 PM  AND  0952 PM
Local storm report, Jun 28, 10:18 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
IN PARKERSBURG               WV, BETWEEN  9:37 PM AND  9:52 PM,
THE WIND WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREES.
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Local storm report, Jun 28, 10:30 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
1030 PM EDT SUN JUN 28 1998

THE FOLLOWING REPORTS ARE UNOFFICIAL AND MAY HAVE BEEN COLLECTED
FROM UNTRAINED SOURCES

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1032 PM    KENNA                     WV   .50 INCH HAIL
06/28/98   JACKSON                        EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                                          1017 PM  AND  1032 PM

1034 PM    SPENCER                   WV   PEA SIZE HAIL
06/28/98   ROANE                          EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                                          1019 PM  AND  1034 PM

1029 PM    SPENCER                   WV   .50 INCH HAIL
06/28/98   ROANE                          EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                                          1014 PM  AND  1029 PM
Local storm report, Jun 28, 10:30 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
1030 PM EDT SUN JUN 28 1998

THE FOLLOWING REPORTS ARE UNOFFICIAL AND MAY HAVE BEEN COLLECTED
FROM UNTRAINED SOURCES

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1032 PM    KENNA                     WV   .50 INCH HAIL
06/28/98   JACKSON                        EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                                          1017 PM  AND  1032 PM

1034 PM    SPENCER                   WV   PEA SIZE HAIL
06/28/98   ROANE                          EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                                          1019 PM  AND  1034 PM

1029 PM    SPENCER                   WV   .50 INCH HAIL
06/28/98   ROANE                          EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                                          1014 PM  AND  1029 PM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 8:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXRoane64 min
Jun 28, 8:56 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXTyler4 hr
Jun 28, 9:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXDoddridge, Ritchie, Tyler62 min
Jun 28, 9:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXPleasants, Wood64 min
Jun 28, 9:43 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXDoddridge, Ritchie4 hr
Jun 28, 9:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXGilmer, Lewis62 min
Jun 28, 9:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCalhoun, Wirt62 min
Jun 28, 10:10 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXJackson, Pleasants, Wirt, Wood4 hr
Jun 28, 10:10 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXKanawha, Roane4 hr
Jun 28, 10:19 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXGilmer, Harrison, Lewis4 hr
Jun 28, 10:19 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXCalhoun4 hr
Jun 28, 10:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXClay, Kanawha48 min
Jun 28, 10:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBraxton66 min
Jun 28, 10:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXRoane48 min
Jun 28, 11:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXUpshur, Webster64 min
Jun 28, 11:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXClay, Kanawha, Nicholas64 min
Jun 28, 11:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXFayette63 min
Jun 28, 11:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXPocahontas, Randolph63 min
Jun 28, 11:09 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXUpshur4 hr
Jun 28, 11:40 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXBraxton, Webster4 hr
Jun 28, 11:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone62 min
Jun 29, 12:07 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXRaleigh78 min
Jun 29, 12:19 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXPocahontas, Randolph4 hr
Jun 29, 12:59 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXTyler6 hr
Jun 29, 1:12 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson48 min
Jun 29, 1:29 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXMason46 min
Jun 29, 1:44 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXDoddridge6 hr
Jun 29, 1:44 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXPleasants6 hr
Jun 29, 2:01 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXJackson, Kanawha, Roane5 hr
Jun 29, 2:11 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCabell, Putnam64 min
Jun 29, 2:11 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXKanawha64 min
Jun 29, 3:42 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXWebster5 hr
Jun 29, 6:24 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXPutnam4 hr
Jun 29, 6:24 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXPutnam4 hr
Jun 29, 6:51 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXJackson, Kanawha, Roane6 hr
Jun 29, 6:51 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXDoddridge, Tyler6 hr
Jun 29, 6:51 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXPleasants6 hr
Jun 29, 1:23 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXPleasants6 hr
Jun 29, 1:23 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXKanawha, Roane6 hr
Jun 29, 7:17 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXKanawha, Putnam12 hr
Jun 29, 7:17 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXPleasants12 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in West Virginia, 1998Every flash flood warning in 1998

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.