Alert archive / Ohio / River Flood Warnings in 2008

River Flood Warning 4, NWS Charleston, WV

March 19, 2008Morgan County, Washington County, Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this river flood warning at Mar 19, 2008, 6:18 AM EDT for Morgan County, Washington County, Ohio. It took effect at Mar 19, 2008, 11:53 AM EDT. It was in force for 47 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 19, 2008, 6:18 AM EDT (10:18 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 19, 2008, 11:53 AM EDT
Expired
Mar 21, 2008, 10:58 AM EDT
In force
47 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Morgan County, OH, Washington County, OH

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:18 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 river

Written for the forecast point Muskingum River at McConnelsville (MCCO1). The gauge peaked at 12.06 ft at Mar 20, 2008, 4:00 AM EDT.

actionminormoderate8101203/1903/2003/2103/22
Action stage
9 ft
Minor stage
11 ft
Moderate stage
12 ft
Major stage
14 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03150000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

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

000 
WGUS41 KRLX 191018
FLWRLX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON  WV
618 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2008

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WV HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR 
THE FOLLOWING RIVERS MUSKINGUM RIVER...


 AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN OHIO...MORGAN...WASHINGTON.

HEAVY RAIN IN THE HEADWATERS OF THE MUSKINGUM TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
NIGHT HAS CAUSED THE MUSKINGUM TO COME UP.  THIS RAIN WILL CONTINUE
UPSTREAM FOR A WHILE TODAY WHILE SPREADING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA.  THIS WILL KEEP THE MUSKINGUM RISING AND SEND IT OUT
OF ITS BANKS BY LATE THIS MORNING.


TURN AROUND AND DONT DROWN.  DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE
WATER IS FLOWING OVER THE ROADWAY. MOST DEATHS OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS
TRY CROSSING FLOODED ROADS.


PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...
877-633-6772.

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND PUT TIME HERE AM OR PM OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS CHANGE.


OHC115-167-192218-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FL.W.0004.080319T1553Z-080321T1426Z/
/MCCO1.1.ER.080319T1553Z.080320T0600Z.080321T0826Z.NO/
618 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WV HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR THE MUSKINGUM RIVER AT MCCONNELSVILLE. 
* FROM THIS MORNING TO FRIDAY MORNING
* AT 6 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.85 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING. THEN 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 11.4 FEET BY MIDNIGHT.   THE RIVER
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY MORNING.
* AT STAGES BEAR 11 FEET...HOMES ALONG THE RIVER ON MCCONNEL
  AVENUE...STATE ROUTE 669...AND AND SOME HOMES ALONG THE RIVER ABOVE
  MALTA START TO FLOOD. 
* AT STAGES NEAR 11.5 FEET...FLOODING STARTS IN CEMETARY ON THE
  SOUTHWEST SIDE OF MCCONNELSVILLE NEAR STATE ROUTE 376.  MORE HOMES
  START TO FLOOD NEAR THE RIVER.
* A CREST NEAR 11.4 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 11.1 FEET ON
  MARCH 5 2008.  

$$

TRM
11 follow-up statements
000 
WGUS81 KRLX 191548
FLSRLX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON  WV 
1148 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...MUSKINGUM RIVER
   AT MCCONNELLSVILLE...
 
 AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN OHIO...MORGAN...WASHINGTON.

WITH ADDITIONAL RAINS...THE RIVER AT MCCONNELLSVILLE WILL CONTINUE
TO RISE THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY.

TURN AROUND AND DONT DROWN.  DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE
WATER IS FLOWING OVER THE ROADWAY. MOST DEATHS OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS
TRY CROSSING FLOODED ROADS.

PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL 
FREE...877-633-6772.

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 6 PM OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS CHANGE.


OHC115-167-192148-
/O.EXT.KRLX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/MCCO1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.080320T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1148 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MUSKINGUM RIVER AT MCCONNELLSVILLE.
* AT 11 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.1 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST AROUND 11.5 FEET THURSDAY EVENING.
* AT STAGES NEAR 11.5 FEET...FLOODING STARTS IN CEMETERY ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF
  MCCONNELSVILLE NEAR STATE ROUTE 376.  MORE HOMES START TO FLOOD NEAR THE 
  RIVER.
* A CREST NEAR 11.5 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 11.1 FEET ON MARCH 5 
  2008.  

$$
000 
WGUS81 KRLX 192028
FLSRLX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON  WV 
428 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...MUSKINGUM RIVER
  AT MCCONNELSVILLE...

 AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN OHIO...MORGAN...WASHINGTON.

 
TURN AROUND AND DONT DROWN.  DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE
WATER IS FLOWING OVER THE ROADWAY. MOST DEATHS OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS
TRY CROSSING FLOODED ROADS.

PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...
877-633-6772.

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT OR SOONER
IF CONDITIONS CHANGE.


OHC115-167-200228-
/O.CON.KRLX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/MCCO1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.080320T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
428 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MUSKINGUM RIVER AT MCCONNELSVILLE.
* AT 3 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.2 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL SLOWLY RISE TO AROUND 11.5 FEET LATER TONIGHT.
* AT STAGES NEAR 11.5 FEET...FLOODING STARTS IN CEMETERY ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE
  OF MCCONNELSVILLE NEAR STATE ROUTE 376.  MORE HOMES START TO FLOOD NEAR THE 
  RIVER. BACKWATER FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS THAT FLOW INTO THE 
  THE MUSKINGUM RIVER.
* A CREST NEAR 11.5 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 11.1 FEET ON MARCH 5 
  2008.  

$$
000 
WGUS81 KRLX 200212
FLSRLX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON  WV 
1012 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...MUSKINGUM RIVER.
  AT MCCONNELSVILLE...
 
 AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN OHIO...MORGAN...WASHINGTON.

...THE FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING...

OHIO RIVER AT MARIETTA PUMPHOUSE...PARKERSBURG...RACINE
LOCK...POMEROY...POINT PLEASANT 

AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN OHIO...GALLIA...MEIGS...WASHINGTON AND IN 
WEST VIRGINIA...MASON...PLEASANTS...WOOD.

TURN AROUND AND DONT DROWN.  DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE
WATER IS FLOWING OVER THE ROADWAY. MOST DEATHS OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS
TRY CROSSING FLOODED ROADS.

OHC115-167-200812-
/O.EXT.KRLX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080324T1200Z/
/MCCO1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.080320T1200Z.080324T0600Z.NO/
1012 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MUSKINGUM RIVER AT MCCONNELSVILLE.
* AT 9 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.6 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 12 FEET BY
THURSDAY MORNING.. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY
MONDAY MORNING.
* AT STAGES NEAR 12.0 FEET...MANY AREAS ARE FLOODED IN AND AROUND
MCCONNELSVILLE.
* A CREST NEAR 12 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 11.1 FEET
ON MARCH 5 2008.  

$$

OHC167-WVC073-107-200812-
/O.ROU.KRLX.HY.S.0000.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/MTAO1.N.UU.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
1012 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008

THE FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR 
  THE OHIO RIVER AT MARIETTA PUMPHOUSE.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* AT 9 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.7 FEET
* FLOOD STAGE IS 35 FEET.
* THE FORECAST IS FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 34.5 FT SATURDAY MORNING.
* A CREST NEAR 34.4 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 33.3 FEET ON
FEBRUARY 8 2008.  

$$

OHC167-WVC107-200812-
/O.ROU.KRLX.HY.S.0000.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/PARW2.N.UU.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
1012 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008

THE FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR 
  THE OHIO RIVER AT PARKERSBURG.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* AT 7 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.4 FEET
* FLOOD STAGE IS 36 FEET.
* THE FORECAST IS FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 35.0 FT SATURDAY MORNING.
* A CREST NEAR 34.9 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 34.8 FEET ON
FEBRUARY 8 2008.  

$$

OHC105-WVC053-200811-
/O.ROU.KRLX.HY.S.0000.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/RACW2.N.UU.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
1012 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008

THE FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR 
  THE OHIO RIVER AT RACINE LOCK.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* AT 8 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 29.9 FEET
* FLOOD STAGE IS 41 FEET.
* THE FORECAST IS FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR  40.5 FT SATURDAY MORNING.
THEN FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR 41.0 FT THRU EARLY AFTERNOON
SATURDAY. 
* A CREST NEAR 40.7 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 40.2 FEET ON
FEBRUARY 9 2008.  

$$

OHC105-WVC053-200811-
/O.ROU.KRLX.HY.S.0000.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/POMO1.N.UU.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
1012 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008

THE FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR 
  THE OHIO RIVER AT POMEROY.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* FLOOD STAGE IS 46 FEET.
* THE FORECAST IS FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR  44.0 FT EARLY AFTERNOON
SATURDAY.  
* A CREST NEAR 44.2 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 42.7 FEET ON
FEBRUARY 9 2008.  

$$

OHC053-WVC053-200811-
/O.ROU.KRLX.HY.S.0000.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/POPW2.N.UU.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
1012 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008

THE FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR 
  THE OHIO RIVER AT POINT PLEASANT.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* AT 7 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 29.0 FEET
* FLOOD STAGE IS 40 FEET.
* THE FORECAST IS FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR  40.0 FT SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. THEN FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR 40.0 FT THRU SUNDAY
MORNING. THEN FORECAST TO FALL BELOW 38.0 FT BEFORE MIDNIGHT
SUNDAY.  
* A CREST NEAR 40.0 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 41.3 FEET ON
MARCH 7 2008.  

$$
000 
WGUS81 KRLX 200408
FLSRLX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON  WV 
1208 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...MUSKINGUM RIVER.
  AT MCCONNELSVILLE...

AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN OHIO...MORGAN...WASHINGTON.

TURN AROUND AND DONT DROWN.  DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE
WATER IS FLOWING OVER THE ROADWAY. MOST DEATHS OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS
TRY CROSSING FLOODED ROADS.

PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...
877-633-6772.

OHC115-167-201008-
/O.CON.KRLX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080324T1200Z/
/MCCO1.2.ER.000000T0000Z.080320T1200Z.080324T0600Z.NO/
1208 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MUSKINGUM RIVER AT MCCONNELSVILLE.
* AT 11 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.8 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 12.5 FEET BY THURSDAY 
  MORNING.. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
* AT STAGES NEAR 12.0 FEET...MANY AREAS ARE FLOODED IN AND AROUND MCCONNELSVILLE.
* A CREST NEAR 12.1 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 12.2 FEET ON JUNE 28 
  1998.  

$$
000 
WGUS81 KRLX 200841
FLSRLX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON  WV 
441 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...
MUSKINGUM RIVER AT MCCONNELSVILLE...

 AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN OHIO...MORGAN...WASHINGTON.

TURN AROUND AND DONT DROWN.  DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE
WATER IS FLOWING OVER THE ROADWAY. MOST DEATHS OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS
TRY CROSSING FLOODED ROADS.

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 11 AM OR SOONER IF 
CONDITIONS CHANGE.


OHC115-167-201441-
/O.CON.KRLX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080324T1200Z/
/MCCO1.2.ER.000000T0000Z.080320T1200Z.080324T0600Z.NO/
441 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MUSKINGUM RIVER AT MCCONNELSVILLE.
* AT 4 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.1 FEET
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 12.3 FEET THIS
MORNING...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY MONDAY
MORNING.
* AT STAGES NEAR 12.0 FEET...MANY AREAS ARE FLOODED IN AND AROUND
MCCONNELSVILLE.
* A CREST NEAR 12.3 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 12.2 FEET
JUNE 28 1998.  

$$
000 
WGUS81 KRLX 201422
FLSRLX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON  WV 
1022 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...HOCKING RIVER
   AT ATHENS...AND MUSKINGUM RIVER AT MCCONNELSVILLE...
   
AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN OHIO...ATHENS...MORGAN...WASHINGTON.

HIGH WATER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT ON BOTH THE HOCKING
AND MUSKINGUM RIVERS...MAINLY FROM RAINS THAT FELL YESTERDAY UPSTREAM.

TURN AROUND AND DONT DROWN.  DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE
WATER IS FLOWING OVER THE ROADWAY. MOST DEATHS OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS
TRY CROSSING FLOODED ROADS.

PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL 
FREE...877-633-6772.

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 6 PM OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS 
CHANGE.


OHC009-202022-
/O.EXT.KRLX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080321T1700Z/
/ATHO1.1.ER.080320T0740Z.080321T0000Z.080321T1100Z.NO/
1022 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE HOCKING RIVER AT ATHENS.
* AT 8 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.6 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 21.5 FEET BY THIS EVENING. 
  THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY MORNING.
* AT STAGES NEAR 22.0 FEET...EAST STATE STREET IN ATHENS AND ROUTE 33 NORTH OF 
  NELSONVILLE BEGINS TO FLOOD.  BACKWATER FLOODING OCCURS ALL ALONG THE RIVER.
* A CREST NEAR 21.5 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 20.3 FEET ON MARCH 6 
  2008.  

$$

OHC115-167-202022-
/O.EXT.KRLX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080325T0800Z/
/MCCO1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.080320T1100Z.080325T0200Z.NO/
1022 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MUSKINGUM RIVER AT MCCONNELSVILLE.
* AT 9 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.9 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE A SLOW FALL TODAY, BUT WILL STAY ABOVE
  FLOOD STAGE BEFORE FALLING BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND MIDNIGHT MONDAY. 
* AT STAGES NEAR 12.0 FEET...MANY AREAS ARE FLOODED IN AND AROUND
  MCCONNELSVILLE.
* THE RIVER CRESTED AT 12.06 FEET AT 4 AM THIS THURSDAY MORNING. A CREST NEAR 
  12 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 11.99 FEET ON NOVEMBER 16, 1986.  

$$
000 
WGUS81 KRLX 202107
FLSRLX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON  WV 
507 PM EDT THU MAR 20 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...HOCKING RIVER
   AT ATHENS...MUSKINGUM RIVER AT MCCONNELSVILLE...
 
AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN OHIO...ATHENS...MORGAN...WASHINGTON.

HIGH WATER WILL CONTINUE THROUGHT THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
 
TURN AROUND AND DONT DROWN.  DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE
WATER IS FLOWING OVER THE ROADWAY. MOST DEATHS OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS
TRY CROSSING FLOODED ROADS.

PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL
FREE...877-633-6772.

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 10 PM OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
CHANGE.


OHC009-210307-
/O.EXT.KRLX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080321T1900Z/
/ATHO1.1.ER.080320T0740Z.080321T0000Z.080321T1300Z.NO/
507 PM EDT THU MAR 20 2008

FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE HOCKING RIVER AT ATHENS.
* AT 4 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.3 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 21.5 FEET BY
  THIS EVENING.  THEN, THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE
  MORNING FRIDAY.
* AT STAGES NEAR 22.0 FEET...EAST STATE STREET IN ATHENS AND ROUTE 33
  NORTH OF NELSONVILLE FLOODS.
* A CREST NEAR 21.5 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 20.3 FEET ON
  MARCH 6 2008.

$$

OHC115-167-210307-
/O.EXT.KRLX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080325T0900Z/
/MCCO1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.080320T1100Z.080325T0300Z.NO/
507 PM EDT THU MAR 20 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MUSKINGUM RIVER AT MCCONNELSVILLE.
* AT 4 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.4 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE A SLOW FALL TONIGHT AND STAY ABOVE
  FLOOD STAGE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
  BEFORE MIDNIGHT MONDAY.
* AT STAGES NEAR 11.4 FEET...MOST PRIMARY ROADS FLOODED IN AND BETWEEN
  MCCONNELSVILLE AND ZANESVILLE, SEVERAL COTTAGE TYPE HOMES ARE AFFECTED.
  

$$
000 
WGUS81 KRLX 210222
FLSRLX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON  WV 
1022 PM EDT THU MAR 20 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER...MUSKINGUM
RIVER AT MCCONNELSVILLE...
 
 AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN OHIO...MORGAN...WASHINGTON.

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER...HOCKING
RIVER AT ATHENS...

 AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN OHIO...ATHENS.

HIGH WATER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
 
TURN AROUND AND DONT DROWN.  DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE
WATER IS FLOWING OVER THE ROADWAY. MOST DEATHS OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS
TRY CROSSING FLOODED ROADS.

PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 4 AM FRIDAY MORNING OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS CHANGE.


OHC009-210822-
/O.CON.KRLX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080321T1900Z/
/ATHO1.1.ER.080320T0740Z.080321T0000Z.080321T1300Z.NO/
1022 PM EDT THU MAR 20 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE HOCKING RIVER AT ATHENS.
* AT 9 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.4 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL SLOWLY FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE
BY LATE MORNING FRIDAY. 
* AT STAGES NEAR 22.0 FEET...EAST STATE STREET IN ATHENS AND ROUTE 33
NORTH OF NELSONVILLE BEGINS TO FLOOD.
* A CREST NEAR 21.5 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 20.3 FEET ON
MARCH 6 2008.  

$$

OHC115-167-210822-
/O.EXT.KRLX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080325T1200Z/
/MCCO1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.080320T1100Z.080325T0600Z.NO/
1022 PM EDT THU MAR 20 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MUSKINGUM RIVER AT
MCCONNELSVILLE.
* AT 9 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.1 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL AGAIN RISE TO NEAR 11.5 FEET BY
SATURDAY MORNING...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT STAGES NEAR 11.5 FEET...MOST PRIMARY ROADS ARE FLOODED IN AND
BETWEEN MCCONNELSVILLE AND ZANESVILLE, SEVERAL COTTAGE TYPE
HOMES ARE AFFECTED.
* A CREST NEAR 11.5 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 11.1 FEET ON
MARCH 5 2008.  

$$
000 
WGUS81 KRLX 210758
FLSRLX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON  WV 
358 AM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...MUSKINGUM RIVER.
  AT MCCONNELSVILLE...
 
 AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN OHIO...MORGAN...WASHINGTON.

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...HOCKING RIVER.
  AT ATHENS...

 AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN OHIO...ATHENS.

TURN AROUND AND DONT DROWN.  DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE
WATER IS FLOWING OVER THE ROADWAY. 

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND NOON OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS CHANGE.


OHC009-211358-
/O.CON.KRLX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080321T1900Z/
/ATHO1.1.ER.080320T0740Z.080321T0000Z.080321T1300Z.NO/
358 AM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE HOCKING RIVER AT ATHENS.
* AT 3 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.2 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD
  STAGE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
* THE CREST WAS 21.4 FEET AROUND 10 PM THURSDAY.   
* THE LAST TIME A CREST WAS HIGHER AT ATHENS WAS IN JANUARY OF 2005 WHEN
  THE RIVER REACHED 23.7 FEET.

$$

OHC115-167-211358-
/O.EXT.KRLX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080325T0148Z/
/MCCO1.1.ER.080322T0402Z.080320T1100Z.080324T1948Z.NO/
358 AM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MUSKINGUM RIVER AT MCCONNELSVILLE.
* AT 3 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.5 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER LEVEL MAY OSCILLATE AROUND FLOOD STAGE OR
  IN THE 10 TO 11 FOOT LEVEL THROUGH THIS WEEKEND...DUE TO UPSTREAM
  RESERVOIR RELEASES.  
* THE RIVER CRESTED JUST OVER 12 FEET EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. 
* BACK IN JANUARY 2005...THE RIVER CRESTED AROUND 13.8 FEET.  

$$
000 
WGUS81 KRLX 211052
FLSRLX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON  WV 
651 AM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...HOCKING RIVER...
MUSKINGUM RIVER.
  AT ATHENS...
  AT MCCONNELSVILLE...

 AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN OHIO...ATHENS...MORGAN...WASHINGTON.

TURN AROUND AND DONT DROWN.  DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE
WATER IS FLOWING OVER THE ROADWAY. MOST DEATHS OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS
TRY CROSSING FLOODED ROADS.

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND NOON OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS CHANGE.


OHC009-211651-
/O.CON.KRLX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080321T1900Z/
/ATHO1.1.ER.080320T0740Z.080321T0000Z.080321T1300Z.NO/
651 AM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE HOCKING RIVER AT ATHENS.
* AT 6:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 21 FEET AND RECEDING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
* THE CREST WAS 21.4 FEET AROUND 10 PM THURSDAY. 
* THE LAST TIME A CREST WAS HIGHER AT ATHENS WAS IN JANUARY
  OF 2005 WHEN THE RIVER REACHED 23.7 FEET.  

$$

OHC115-167-211651-
/O.CON.KRLX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080325T0148Z/
/MCCO1.1.ER.080322T0402Z.080320T1100Z.080324T1948Z.NO/
651 AM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MUSKINGUM RIVER AT MCCONNELSVILLE.
* AT 6:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.3 FEET AND RECEDING SLOWLY.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER LEVEL MAY OSCILLATE IN THE 10 TO 11 FOOT LEVEL
  THROUGH THIS WEEKEND...DUE TO UPSTREAM RESERVOIR RELEASES.
* THE CREST WAS JUST OVER 12 FEET EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
* BACK IN JANUARY 2005...THE RIVER CRESTED AT 13.8 FEET.    

$$

KTB
000 
WGUS81 KRLX 211458
FLSRLX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON  WV 
1058 AM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...MUSKINGUM RIVER.
  AT MCCONNELSVILLE...
 
 AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN OHIO...MORGAN...WASHINGTON.

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...HOCKING RIVER.
  AT ATHENS...
 
 AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN OHIO...ATHENS.

RIVER LEVELS ON THE MUSKINGUM RIVER HAVE DROPPED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT MCCONNELSVILLE...THUS...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED. HOWEVER...WATER RELEASES FROM FULL RESERVOIRS UPSTREAM WILL KEEP THE RIVER LEVEL ELEVATED...JUST BELOW FLOOD STAGE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 

TURN AROUND AND DONT DROWN.  DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE
WATER IS FLOWING OVER THE ROADWAY. MOST DEATHS OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS
TRY CROSSING FLOODED ROADS.


PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...
877-633-6772.

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5 PM OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS CHANGE.


OHC009-212058-
/O.EXT.KRLX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080322T0200Z/
/ATHO1.1.ER.080320T0740Z.080321T0000Z.080321T2000Z.NO/
1058 AM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THIS EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE HOCKING RIVER AT ATHENS.
* AT 8 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.8 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS 
  AFTERNOON.
* AT STAGES NEAR 20.0 FEET...LOW AREAS AND A CAMPGROUND AND PRIVATE CAMPS ALONG 
  THE RIVER BETWEEN ATHENS AND COOLVILLE BEGIN TO FLOOD.  

$$

OHC115-167-211528-
/O.CAN.KRLX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080324T0600Z/
/MCCO1.1.ER.080323T2037Z.080320T1100Z.080324T0000Z.NO/
1058 AM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE MUSKINGUM RIVER AT MCCONNELSVILLE.
* AT 9 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN STEADY JUST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 10.7 FEET      THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
* AT STAGES NEAR 11.5 FEET...FLOODING STARTS IN CEMETARY ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF
  MCCONNELSVILLE NEAR STATE ROUTE 376.  MORE HOMES START TO FLOOD NEAR THE 
  RIVER.


$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning 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 warning went out at Mar 19, 6:00 AM EDT, 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 19, 6:00 AM EDT, 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
600 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE RIDES UP THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY THEREBY BRINGING THE
STATIONARY FRONT THAT SITS ACROSS OHIO THROUGH.  HIGH PRESSURE
SLOWLY WORKS IN FROM THE WEST TONIGHT.  LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS PASS TO
OUR NORTH FRIDAY NIGHT...AND TO OUR SOUTH SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
ONE LAST CHALLENGING FCST AS BAROCLINIC ZONE CROSSES LATER TODAY.
IN THE MEANTIME...THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HIGH WATER
EXIST OVER CWA.  6Z SFC ANALYSIS ILLUSTRATES A RETREATING TREND IN
THE STATIONARY FRONT N OF I-71 IN OH.  AS A RESULT...TEMPS HAVE
SOARED IN THE FLOOD WATCH AREA INTO THE L60S.  THE BEST NEWS OF ALL
IS RA HAS QUIT IN THE WATCH AREA.

MAXT WILL BE FROM THE GUN TODAY IN THE W...WITH WARMEST READINGS IN
THE MTNS DUE TO FROPA LATER THIS AFTN.  UNLIKE YDY WHICH TURNED INTO
A NIGHTMARE OF A FCST WITH RA REACHING PKB/HTS KEEPING THEM IN THE
50S.  TDY WILL BE A DIFFERENT STORY WITH MRNG HIGHS OF L-M 60S
BEFORE FALLING.

BAROCLINIC ZONE SHOULD REACH THE OHIO RIVER BY 15Z AND THE MTNS
CLOSE TO 0Z.  SE WINDS ALLOW FOR SOME SUNSHINE...WHILE 50F+ DWPTS
ARE PULLED N FM THE GULF.  MUCAPES ARE HIGHER THAN PVS RUNS WITH
UPWARDS OF 0.5 KJKG-1 OVER MUCH OF WV WITH LI/S DIPPING TO -2C.
WHAT IS MOST CONCERNING IS OFF THE CHART KINEMATICS...0-1SRH NEAR
900 M2S-2....0-1KM VGP OF 0.20...AND 0-3KM BULK SHEAR VECTORS OF
50-60KTS.  ALL OF THIS LEADS TO A HIGH WIND THREAT AHEAD OF THE
FRONT.  EVEN IF ACTIVITY IS NOT PLUGGED IN /CONTAINING
LIGHTNING/...GUSTY RW ARE FORESEEN.  ADDED GUSTY WIND ATTRIBUTE TO
WX GRIDS E OF THE OH RVR.

WET WX TAPERS OFF QUICKLY AFT MDNGT WITH EXODUS OF H7-H3 DCVA AND
LLVL CONV.  H10-H8 THICKNESS SUPPORT WET SN ABV 3KFT...BUT NO ACCUM
IS FCST.  SKY FCST IS TRICKY AS WE LEAVE THE WINTER SEASON THEREFORE
TENDENCY IS TO CLEAR OUT BEHIND FRONTS.  BUFR SNDGS W OF THE OHIO
RIVER ILLUSTRATE ENOUGH DRYING TO WARRANT PCLDY...WHILE THE MTNS AND
ADJACENT LLNDS LOOK FOR MCLDY TO OVC.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
MUCH MORE BENIGN ALBEIT FAST MOVING PATTERN SETS IN AFTER NEAR TERM
SYSTEM EXITS FIRST THING THU MORNING.  FOR NOW WENT CLOSER TO NAM12
SOLN WHICH CUTS OFF COLD ADVECTION AND UPSLOPE MOISTURE FASTER THAN
GFS.  NAM12 ALSO DIMINISHES THE FLOW MORE QUICKLY ALTHOUGH DIRECTION
REMAINS NW.

WARM ADVECTION HIGH AND MID CLOUD SKIRT THROUGH AREA THU NIGHT AS
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH...AGAIN QUICKLY.  WARM SECTOR SW
FLOW SETS UP FRI AS CLIPPER...DESTINED TO TRACK N OF THE
AREA...APPROACHES.  POPS INCREASE LATE FRI AS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT
APPROACHES.  SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA FRI NT INTO SAT.  WITH
SPEED OF SYSTEM...INFLOW WILL BE SOMEWHAT LIMITED SO EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

OPTED TO LEAVE THUNDER OUT FOR NOW AS PEAK WARM SECTOR DEW POINTS
BACK OFF A BIT AS SYSTEM APPROACHES...AND THE TIME OF DAY IS A
LITTLE LATE.  SPC DOES HAVE A SEE TEXT UPSTREAM...OVER THE LOWER
OHIO VALLEY....FOR DAY 3.  LOOKS LIKE A SMALL AREA OF MAXIMUM
INSTABILITY WILL EXIST JUST SE OF THE SFC LOW.  AS CLIPPER EXITS
SAT...LAGGING UPPER TROUGH MAY KEEP PRECIPITATION AROUND MUCH OF THE
DAY BEFORE IT FINALLY SWINGS ON THROUGH SAT EVE.  ATMOSPHERE SHOULD
BE WARM ENOUGH FOR ALL RAIN EVEN BEHIND THE SYSTEM SAT...WITH A
LITTLE HELP FROM DIURNAL HEATING.

ROLLED MOSTLY WITH THE MET FOR HIGHS THU AND FRI AND LOWS THU NT.
TRENDED LOWS UP TOWARD THE MEX FOR LOWS IN THE WARM SECTOR FRI NT.
TRIMMED HIGHS ACROSS THE N JUST A BIT ON SAT.  LOWS SAT NIGHT LOOKED
GOOD.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE PAYS A VISIT EARLY SUN MORNING...AGAIN BRIEF...AS NEXT
SYSTEM FOLLOWS RIGHT ON ITS HEELS.  THIS IS A SOUTHER STREAM SYSTEM
THAT TILTS NEGATIVELY AND THEN CLOSES OFF A BIT...GENERATING SFC LOW
ALONG E COAST,  THIS IS AN UNPHASED SYSTEM WITH SOME UNCERTAINTY
REMAINING AS TO THE TRACK...INTENSITY AND EVEN POSSIBLE PHASING.
FORECAST AREA WILL LIKELY REMAIN NEAR NW PORTION ASSOCIATED
PRECIPITATION...WITH AIR MASS COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT MOSTLY SNOW.

REST OF FORECAST LOOKED GOOD WITH NEXT QUICK MOVING CLIPPER SYSTEM
SKIRTING BY TO THE N OF THE AREA TUE INTO TUE NT.  TEMPERATURES SUN
THRU TUE NT LOOKED TO BE ON TRACK FOR THE MOST PART.

&&

.AVIATION /11Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
VFR WX THE FIRST FEW HRS WITH FRONT JUST TO THE NW.  FRONT SAGS SE
THIS MRNG WITH WDSPRD RA REACHING PKB/HTS BY 14-15Z...CRW/CKB
16-17Z...AND THE MTNS AN HR AFT THAT.  OVERALL EXPECT MVFR CIG
RESTRICTIONS...BUT DID IFR VIS AND CIGS WILL OCCUR FOR A BRIEF
PERIOD ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT.  MVFR CONDS SHOULD BE WDSPRD BY
0Z OUTSIDE BKW WHERE IFR CIGS LAST MOST OF THE EVNG.

TSTMS ARE PSBL FM MIDDAY THRU DUSK AT ALL AIRPORTS...BUT MORE SO AT
WRN FOUR TERMINALS...THEREFORE CB MENTION CONTS.  LAST BUT NOT LEAST
WINDS...SUSTAIN SPEEDS SHALL BE ABV 12KTS MOST OF THE PD WITH GUST
APPROACHING 40KTS IN ANY RW/TRW.  MVFR CIGS GIVE WAY TO VFR AT THE
TAIL END OF THE FCST AT PKB AND HTS.

AVIATION OUTLOOK /AFTER 12Z THUR/...NO SIG WX XPCTD.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
NO CHANGES TO ONGOING FLOOD WATCH...HWVR PROBABLY COULD HAVE TRIMMED
A FEW WV COUNTIES...BUT JUST IN CASE KEEP THEM IN.

WE ARE WATCHING SUN/MON CREEK AND THE SHADE RIVER ATT WITH STRONG
RISES OCCURRING.  OTHER STREAMS IN SE OH SHALL SEE QUICK JUMPS THIS
MRNG AS THE SLUG OF RA OVER CNTRL OH DROPS S.  THE HOCKING RIVER
COULD GO INTO FLOOD LATER TODAY...SO THAT IS THE FIRST /MAIN/ RIVER
A WARNING COULD BE ISSUED FOR.  RAIN PULLS OUT TONIGHT...BUT OHIO
RIVER IS GOING TO BE A CONCERN DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF HEADWATER
RAINFALL.  IT APPEARS THE MIGHTY OHIO WILL BECOME SWOLLEN THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY.  BACKWATER PROBLEMS WILL LINGER INTO THE WEEKEND ON
FEEDING TRIBUTARIES INTO THE OHIO RIVER.  THE MUSKINGUM RIVER IS
TRICKING DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF UPSTREAM DAMS.  AT THE
MINIMUM...BANKFULL IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WHILE THE RIVER
REMAINS HIGH INTO THE WEEKEND.

&&

.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR WVZ009>011-019-020.
OH...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR OHZ066-067-075-076-
     083>086.
KY...NONE.
VA...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...TRM/29
NEAR TERM...29
SHORT TERM...TRM
LONG TERM...KTB
AVIATION...29
HYDROLOGY...29
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 19, 4:14 AM EDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
414 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2008

OHZ066-067-075-076-083>086-WVZ009>011-019-020-200815-
PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WOOD-
PLEASANTS-TYLER-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-
414 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2008

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

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

   FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>008-013>018-024>040-046-047-
200815-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-
CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-
MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-
WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-
RANDOLPH-
414 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER EXISTS TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
WITH THE PRIMARY THREAT BEING DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 19, 5:26 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXAthens, Meigs, Morgan, Perry12 hr
Mar 19, 9:47 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXJackson, Vinton6 hr
Mar 19, 12:42 PM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryRLXWashington51 hr
Mar 19, 12:42 PM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryRLXWashington51 hr
Mar 19, 12:42 PM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryRLXMeigs72 hr
Mar 19, 12:42 PM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryRLXMeigs58 hr
Mar 19, 12:42 PM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryRLXGallia3 days
Mar 19, 3:11 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXAthens, Jackson, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton and 1 more4 hr
Mar 19, 7:24 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXJackson, Meigs, Washington6 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2008Every river flood warning 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.