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Flash Flood Watch 1, NWS Charleston, WV

June 3, 200818 counties in West Virginia; 9 counties in Ohio; Greenup County, Kentucky

NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood watch at Jun 3, 2008, 10:45 PM EDT for 18 counties in West Virginia; 9 counties in Ohio; Greenup County, Kentucky. It took effect at Jun 3, 2008, 11:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 29 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 3, 2008, 10:45 PM EDT (02:45 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 3, 2008, 11:00 PM EDT
Expired
Jun 5, 2008, 4:00 AM EDT
In force
29 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Flood severity
None
All 28 counties

Greenup County, KY, Athens County, OH, Gallia County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Morgan County, OH, Perry County, OH, Vinton County, OH, Washington County, OH, Barbour County, WV, Braxton County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Clay County, WV, Doddridge County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Mason County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Roane County, WV, Taylor County, WV, Tyler County, WV, Upshur County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 flash flood watch went out at Jun 3, 7:07 PM EDT, 3 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 7:07 PM EDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 4:19 PM EDT, 6 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
419 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ075-083>087-WVZ005>007-042030-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-ATHENS-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-
GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-
419 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008

...TORNADO WATCH 436 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TORNADO WATCH.

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.

LOCALIZED DOWNPOURS FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. RAINS OF OVER 2 INCHES
WOULD BE NEED TO CAUSE FLASH FLOOD CONCERNS ON SMALL STREAMS AND
CREEKS. IF REPETITIVE SHOWERS SEEM LIKELY...FLASH FLOOD WATCHES
COULD BE POSTED.

INCREASE YOUR WEATHER AWARENESS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

OHZ066-067-076-VAZ003-004-WVZ008>011-013>020-024>040-046-047-042030-
PERRY-MORGAN-WASHINGTON-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-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-
419 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT.

LOCALIZED DOWNPOURS FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. RAINS OF OVER 2 INCHES
WOULD BE NEED TO CAUSE FLASH FLOOD CONCERNS ON SMALL STREAMS AND
CREEKS. IF REPETITIVE SHOWERS SEEM LIKELY...FLASH FLOOD WATCHES
COULD BE POSTED.

INCREASE YOUR WEATHER AWARENESS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 3, 4:59 PM EDT, 5 hours 46 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 3, 5:43 PM EDT, 5 hours 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
543 PM EDT TUE JUN 03 2008

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

0500 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LOAD                    38.55N 82.97W
06/03/2008                   GREENUP            KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            BARN BLOWN APART AND ACROSS ROAD ON RT 20/70.

&&

JDENT
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 5:43 PM EDT, 5 hours 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
543 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008

WVZ005-006-013>015-032215-
KANAWHA WV-PUTNAM WV-CABELL WV-WAYNE WV-LINCOLN WV-
543 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008

HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...

AT 543 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER NORTHEASTERN WAYNE
COUNTY...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTH OF PROCTORVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
40 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE... ONA...
  SALT ROCK...EAST LYNN...PALERMO...MYRA AND SOD.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

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Special weather statement, Jun 3, 6:21 PM EDT, 4 hours 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
621 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008

VAZ004-WVZ015-024>027-033>037-032245-
BUCHANAN VA-KANAWHA WV-LOGAN WV-CLAY WV-NICHOLAS WV-MCDOWELL
WV-WYOMING WV-RALEIGH WV-MINGO WV-BOONE WV-FAYETTE WV-
621 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008

HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...

AT 616 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL
EXTENDED FROM CENTRAL MINGO COUNTY...TO SOUTHERN CLAY COUNTY. THESE
STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 35 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS LINE OF STORMS
INCLUDE...BECKLEY...BENTREE...BICKMORE...INDORE...ESKDALE...LEEWOOD
AND POND GAP.

SOME OF THE STRONGER EMBEDDED STORMS MAY CONTAIN WIND GUSTS TO 40
MPH. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 3, 10:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Wirt, Wood36 min
Jun 3, 10:53 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXDoddridge, Harrison, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wood3 hr
Jun 3, 11:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCalhoun, Jackson, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt, Wood44 min
Jun 3, 11:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXMason45 min
Jun 4, 12:17 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXBarbour118 min
Jun 4, 12:57 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXTaylor3 hr
Jun 4, 1:05 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXRandolph3 hr
Jun 4, 1:26 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBraxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Jackson, Kanawha and 2 more49 min
Jun 4, 1:56 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXBarbour, Harrison3 hr
Jun 4, 2:15 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBraxton, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas, Webster45 min
Jun 4, 4:57 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXBarbour, Harrison, Taylor3 hr
Jun 4, 10:38 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXHarrison10 hr
Jun 4, 10:53 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCalhoun, Doddridge, Jackson, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood52 min
Jun 4, 10:55 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXDoddridge, Ritchie, Wood6 hr
Jun 4, 11:07 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Mason38 min
Jun 4, 11:28 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXDoddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Ritchie47 min
Jun 4, 11:55 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Kanawha, Putnam, Roane50 min
Jun 4, 12:24 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXBarbour, Lewis, Taylor, Upshur4 hr
Jun 4, 12:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXLewis, Randolph, Upshur46 min
Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXPocahontas, Randolph3 hr
Jun 4, 1:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBraxton, Webster26 min
Jun 4, 1:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXPocahontas, Randolph52 min
Jun 4, 1:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Mason, Putnam45 min
Jun 4, 2:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXMason25 min
Jun 4, 2:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Kanawha, Roane46 min
Jun 4, 2:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Mason, Roane44 min
Jun 4, 2:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXMason41 min
Jun 4, 3:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCabell43 min
Jun 4, 3:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXWayne52 min
Jun 4, 3:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCalhoun, Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane49 min
Jun 4, 3:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam41 min
Jun 4, 3:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCabell, Wayne50 min
Jun 4, 3:47 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXPocahontas, Randolph11 hr
Jun 4, 4:12 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXBarbour, Harrison, Lewis, Taylor, Upshur4 hr
Jun 4, 4:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBarbour, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Lewis and 6 more76 min
Jun 4, 4:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam, Wayne46 min
Jun 4, 4:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXFayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Webster44 min
Jun 4, 5:49 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXJackson116 min
Jun 4, 7:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCabell, Mason44 min
Jun 4, 7:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Mason, Putnam38 min
Jun 4, 7:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCalhoun, Gilmer, Jackson, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt58 min
Jun 4, 7:50 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXJackson, Mason, Roane4 hr
Jun 4, 7:50 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningRLXCalhoun, Gilmer29 hr
Jun 3, 8:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Vinton35 min
Jun 3, 9:11 PM EDTTornado WarningRLXAthens, Vinton34 min
Jun 3, 9:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXAthens, Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton58 min
Jun 3, 10:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXGallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Vinton34 min
Jun 4, 9:23 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXAthens, Morgan, Perry, Washington51 min
Jun 4, 9:37 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXAthens, Vinton38 min
Jun 4, 10:28 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXJackson, Vinton6 hr
Jun 4, 10:33 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXGallia, Lawrence42 min
Jun 4, 2:13 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXGallia, Lawrence3 hr
Jun 4, 6:27 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXLawrence5 hr
Jun 4, 7:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXLawrence48 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Watches in West Virginia, 2008Flash Flood Watches in Ohio, 2008Flash Flood Watches in Kentucky, 2008Every flash flood watch in 2008

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.