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River Flood Advisory 16, NWS Charleston, WV

December 13, 2007Calhoun County, Gilmer County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this river flood advisory at Dec 13, 2007, 4:16 PM EST for Calhoun County, Gilmer County, West Virginia. It was in force for 24 hr.

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The facts

Issued
Dec 13, 2007, 4:16 PM EST (21:16 UTC)
Expired
Dec 14, 2007, 4:16 PM EST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV

Counties Calhoun County, WV, Gilmer County, WV

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood advisory went out at Dec 13, 1:16 PM EST, 3 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 1:16 PM EST, 3 hours before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 13, 3:20 PM EST, 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
320 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-
013>020-024>040-046-047-141000-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-
CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-
ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-
GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-
NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
320 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

MORE RAINFALL AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY WITH YET ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH. THE
PRECIPITATION COULD BEGIN AS A WINTRY MIX...INCLUDING FREEZING
RAIN...BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 13, 1:42 PM EST, 2 hours 34 minutes before
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Local storm report, Dec 13, 2:11 PM EST, 2 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
211 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0105 PM     FLOOD            HARRISVILLE             39.16N 81.03W
12/13/2007                   RITCHIE            WV   PUBLIC

            STREAMS IN BUILDINGS.
            EVENT TIME UNKNOWN
            SOMETIME BEFORE 105 PM 12/13/2007

&&

NNNN
Local storm report, Dec 13, 2:20 PM EST, 1 hour 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
220 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0220 PM     FLOOD
12/13/2007                   DODDRIDGE               WV   DOH

            WV STATE RT 18 AND 23 CLOSED IN SPOTS DUE TO FLOODING
            FROM NEARBY CREEKS EXCEEDING THEIR BANKS

&&

NNNN
Local storm report, Dec 13, 2:20 PM EST, 1 hour 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
220 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0220 PM     FLOOD            WEST UNION         39.30N 80.78W
12/13/2007                   DODDRIDGE      WV  DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            WV STATE RT 18 AND 23 CLOSED IN SPOTS DUE TO FLOODING
            FROM NEARBY CREEKS EXCEEDING THEIR BANKS

&&

NNNN
Local storm report, Dec 13, 2:39 PM EST, 1 hour 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
239 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0220 PM     FLOOD            WEST UNION              39.30N 80.78W
12/13/2007                   DODDRIDGE          WV   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            WV STATE RT 18 AND 23 CLOSED IN SPOTS IN COUNTY DUE TO
            FLOODING FROM NEARBY CREEKS EXCEEDING THEIR BANKS

&&

NWW
Local storm report, Dec 13, 2:42 PM EST, 1 hour 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
242 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0220 PM     FLOOD            GRAFTON                 39.34N 80.02W
12/13/2007                   TAYLOR             WV   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED AROUND COUNTY DUE TO NEARBY CREEKS
            EXCEEDING THEIR BANKS.

&&

NWW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 13, 7:33 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryRLXDoddridge, Harrison, Tyler57 min
Dec 13, 8:03 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningRLXDoddridge, Harrison, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler5 hr
Dec 13, 8:11 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryRLXJackson, Mason, Wirt, Wood4 hr
Dec 13, 8:11 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryRLXJackson, Mason, Wirt, Wood4 hr
Dec 13, 9:18 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryRLXCalhoun, Gilmer, Lewis3 hr
Dec 13, 9:44 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryRLXCabell, Wayne3 hr
Dec 13, 11:13 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningRLXLewis107 min
Dec 13, 12:07 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryRLXCabell, Calhoun, Gilmer, Jackson, Mason, Pleasants and 4 more3 hr
Dec 13, 12:56 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryRLXBarbour, Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Pleasants, Ritchie and 2 more2 hr
Dec 13, 4:37 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningRLXHarrison16 hr
Dec 13, 7:46 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningRLXLawrence119 min
Dec 13, 4:24 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXMeigs6 hr

Nearby

River Flood Advisories in West Virginia, 2007Every river flood advisory in 2007

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.