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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jun 19, 2009, 9:55 AM EDT for Athens County, Ohio. It was in force for 3 hr. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 19, 2009, 9:55 AM EDT (13:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2009, 12:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Athens County, OH
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:56 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 10:32 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Nelsonville, OH | ROUTES 33 AND 685 FLOODED BETWEEN NELSONVILLE AND BUCHTEL. |
| Jun 19, 10:40 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 E Athens, OH | HIGH WATER OVER ST HWY 550...ROAD CLOSED |
| Jun 19, 10:50 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 E Chauncey, OH | SR-550 CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. |
| Jun 19, 11:25 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 Ene Athens, OH | SR-690 CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. |
| Jun 19, 11:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 N Chauncey, OH | SR-685 CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 3316 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 641 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 2.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS51 KRLX 191355
FFWRLX
OHC009-191645-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0013.090619T1355Z-090619T1645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
955 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
ATHENS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NELSONVILLE...GLOUSTER...COOLVILLE...
ATHENS...ALBANY...
* UNTIL 1245 PM EDT
* AT 948 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND
AUTOMATED RAIN GAGES INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS
OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...AREAS
ALONG MONDAY AND SUNDAY CREEKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...ESPECIALLY ALONG MONDAY AND SUNDAY
CREEKS.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
CHARLESTON.
&&
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3955 8205 3946 8205 3945 8185 3933 8186
3930 8181 3927 8181 3927 8172 3919 8174
3918 8176 3918 8180 3920 8226 3929 8226
3930 8230 3947 8228 3947 8217 3955 8215
$$
211 follow-up statement
000
WGUS71 KRLX 191643
FFSRLX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1243 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 2009
OHC009-191650-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090619T1645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ATHENS OH-
1243 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 2009
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1245 PM EDT FOR ATHENS
COUNTY...
HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...THEREFORE THE
FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
STREAMS AND CREEKS HAVE BEGUN TO RECEDE.
HOWEVER...WATER AND DEBRIS MAY STILL COVER ROADWAYS...SO MOTORISTS
SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.
TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR ON FLOODED ROADWAYS.
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE 877-633-6772 WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3955 8205 3946 8205 3945 8185 3933 8186
3930 8181 3927 8181 3927 8172 3919 8174
3918 8176 3918 8180 3920 8226 3929 8226
3930 8230 3947 8228 3947 8217 3955 8215
$$
25The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 7:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Perry | 62 min |
| Jun 19, 8:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Meigs, Vinton, Washington | 47 min |
| Jun 19, 3:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan and 3 more | 21 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.