Alert archive / West Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2009
Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jul 9, 2009, 6:19 PM EDT for McDowell County, Mingo County, West Virginia. It was in force for 86 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 9, 2009, 6:19 PM EDT (22:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 9, 2009, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 86 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties McDowell County, WV, Mingo County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:21 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 218 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 791 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS51 KRLX 092219
FFWRLX
WVC047-059-092345-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0015.090709T2219Z-090709T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
619 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN MCDOWELL COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHEASTERN MINGO COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 745 PM EDT
* AT 619 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HINCH AND
GILBERT CREEK
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
&&
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3747 8199 3751 8193 3753 8196 3754 8199
3752 8203 3755 8210 3765 8197 3756 8185
3755 8186 3754 8183 3752 8183 3749 8177
3742 8192
$$
14What 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.
NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 9, 4:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 4:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 430 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS... UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE DEPARTS THIS EVENING. WARMER AND A BIT MORE HUMID FRIDAY. COLD FRONT ARRIVES OVER THE WEEKEND... BECOMING STATIONARY NEAR OUR SOUTHERN BORDER INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/... STORMS FIRING IN EASTERN CWA IN RESPONSE TO MOIST SOUTHEAST FLOW INTO THE MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS MIDLEVEL SUPPORT FROM SHORTWAVE IN THE UPPER NW FLOW. LITTLE SHEAR TO SPEAK OF...SO STORMS WILL BE PULSE IN NATURE. KEPT LIKELY POPS ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHERN CWA...IN THE SURFACE THETA-E RIDGE. SMALL HAIL/SOME WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE BUT DO NOT FORESEE MUCH SEVERE WEATHER. WILL HAVE TO WATCH RAIN AMOUNTS ON A LOCALIZED BASIS DUE TO SLOW STORM MOVEMENT...DESPITE FAIRLY ROUTINE PWAT VALUES OF 1.2-1.3 INCHES. OVERALL...FFG IS HIGH AND ANY PROBLEMS WOULD BE VERY ISOLATED. KEPT POPS GOING A BIT INTO THE EVENING AS SOUTHEAST FLOW/LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE PERSIST A BIT AND SHOULD KEEP STORMS GOING. AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXPECT ACTIVITY TO FADE WITH LOSS OF HEATING AND DEPARTURE OF SHORTWAVE. SKIES WILL CLEAR OVERNIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST...WITH SOME PATCHY VALLEY FOG FORMATION. H500 RIDGING WILL BUILD IN THEREAFTER...WITH DECREASING MOISTURE IN THE COLUMN DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. MOISTURE DEPTH IS NOT OVERLY IMPRESSIVE ON BUFKIT SOUNDINGS...DESPITE SOME MODEST CAPE...SO NOT LOOKING AT A REPEAT OF TODAY. CONFINED SLIGHT CHANCE POPS TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DUE TO ELEVATED HEAT SOURCE EFFECT. TEMPERATURES FOLLOW THE BIAS-CORRECTED SREF GRIDS FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. MET/MAV HAVE BEEN RUNNING A BIT COOL ON OVERNIGHT LOWS LATELY. HIGHS TOMORROW CLOSE TO MET/MAV. && .SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... UPPER RIDGE OVER THE WEST AND UPPER TROUGH ALONG THE EAST COAST AND OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC CONTINUES. A VERY STRONG NORTHERN STREAM SHORT WAVE WILL CROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND NEW ENGLAND LATER FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS WILL DRIVE A COLD FRONT EASTWARD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND NEW ENGLAND LATER FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. HOWEVER...ALL MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATES THIS SHORT WAVE APPEARS TO BE FAR ENOUGH NORTH FROM DRIVING THE COLD FRONT SOUTHEAST INTO OUR AREA. EXPECT LITTLE DIRECT EFFECT FROM THIS INITIAL SYSTEM IN OUR AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. WILL KEEP MOSTLY DRY. THE COLD FRONT WILL DROP SLOWLY SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS OUR AREA LATER SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...AS A SERIES OF WEAKER SHORT WAVES IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW PUSH IT ALONG. FOR DETAILS...GOING WITH THE NAM AND ECMWF...WHICH PUSHES THE FRONT JUST TO OUR SOUTH LATER SUNDAY BEFORE STALLING...ALLOWING AT LEAST THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR AREA TO CLEAR OUT BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WILL CONTINUE WITH SOME POPS SOUTH INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. THE GFS HAS A BIG FEEDBACK PROBLEM THAT KEEPS THE WHOLE ARE WET THIS WEEKEND. GETTING BACK TO THE FRONT...THE UPPER SUPPORT FROM THESE SHORT WAVES DO NOT LOOK IMPRESSIVE...AS WE WILL BE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE UPPER LEVEL JET. BUT INCREASING MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH THE FRONT TO PRODUCE AT LEAST SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. SEVERE POTENTIAL IS STILL IN QUESTION WITH THE BEST UPPER DYNAMICS TO THE NORTH...AND ESPECIALLY IF WE GET A LOT OF CLOUDS TO CUT HEATING DOWN ON SATURDAY. WILL BLEND THE MODEL GUIDANCE FOR MAX TEMPS SATURDAY...AND GO ON THE COOLER SIDE SUNDAY. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... FOLLOWING HPC GUIDANCE. FRONT LIFTS BACK NORTH LATER MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHEAST OVER THE WESTERN UPPER RIDGE AND ACROSS OUR AREA WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. && .AVIATION /19Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... CIGS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN VFR THIS AFTERNOON...AS SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS DEVELOP MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. ANY IFR CONDITIONS IN THUNDERSTORMS WOULD BE VERY BRIEF AND DID NOT INCLUDE IN TAFS...BUT DID HAVE TSRA MENTION AT EKN/BKW. CLOUDS WILL BREAK UP TONIGHT AS UPPER DISTURBANCE PASSES...WHO GETS RAIN AND HOW QUICK THE CLOUDS CLEAR WILL DETERMINE FOG SETUP. FOR NOW...CONFINED TO THE VALLEYS AND KEPT IFR VSBYS TO THE WEST...WHERE SKIES WILL CLEAR FIRST. ANY FOG WILL LIFT BY 13Z...WITH VFR CONDITIONS THEREAFTER. AFTER 18Z FRIDAY... IFR POSSIBLE IN THUNDERSTORMS SAT AFTN AND NT...FOLLOWED BY POST-RAIN FOG AT NT. && .RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WV...NONE. OH...NONE. KY...NONE. VA...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...CL/JMV NEAR TERM...CL SHORT TERM...JMV LONG TERM...JMV AVIATION...CL
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 9, 4:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 428 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2009 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-024>032- 036>040-046-047-102030- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-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-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 428 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ003-004-WVZ033>035-102030- DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH- 428 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 3:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 357 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2009 WVZ033>037-092100- MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA... PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE... RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE 357 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2009 HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON MAY AFFECT CERTAIN LOCATIONS REPEATEDLY AS THEY FORM...DISSIPATE AND REFORM OR BACK-BUILD. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOCALIZE REPETITIVE DOWNPOURS. ONE HALF INCH RAINFALL IN 15 MINUTES AND AN INCH IN UNDER AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM ANY ONE OF THESE DOWNPOURS...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS WHERE REPETITIVE DOWNPOURS OCCUR. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO BREAK...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE STORMS. THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND BRIEFLY MAKE HYDROPLANING POSSIBLE WHERE WATER RUNS ACROSS ROADWAYS. RAPIDLY MOVING WATER IN SWOLLEN STREAMS AND EVEN MINOR FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE....PARTICULARLY FROM REPETITIVE STORMS. MUDSLIDES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. TRM
Local storm report, Jul 9, 4:15 PM EDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
415 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0410 PM HAIL JOLO 37.33N 81.83W
07/09/2009 U0.75 INCH MCDOWELL WV PUBLIC
EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
355 PM 07/09/2009 AND 410 PM 07/09/2009
&&
NNNNLocal storm report, Jul 9, 4:22 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
422 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0415 PM HAIL JOLO 37.33N 81.83W
07/09/2009 U0.88 INCH MCDOWELL WV PUBLIC
&&
NNNNSpecial weather statement, Jul 9, 5:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 505 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2009 WVZ033>035-092215- MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA... PINEVILLE...BECKLEY 505 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2009 HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS IN THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON MAY AFFECT CERTAIN LOCATIONS REPEATEDLY AS THEY FORM...DISSIPATE AND REFORM OR BACK-BUILD. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOCALIZE REPETITIVE DOWNPOURS. ONE HALF INCH RAINFALL IN 15 MINUTES AND AN INCH IN UNDER AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM ANY ONE OF THESE DOWNPOURS...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS WHERE REPETITIVE DOWNPOURS OCCUR OR HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED. PORTIONS OF THE AREA HAVE HAD ONE TO TWO INCHES RAINFALL ALREADY THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO BREAK...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE STORMS. THESE STRONG STORMS SHOULD WEAKEN THIS EVENING. THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND BRIEFLY MAKE HYDROPLANING POSSIBLE WHERE WATER RUNS ACROSS ROADWAYS. RAPIDLY MOVING WATER IN SWOLLEN STREAMS AND EVEN MINOR FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE....PARTICULARLY FROM REPETITIVE STORMS. MUDSLIDES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. TRM
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 5:50 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 550 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2009 WVZ033>035-092300- MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA... PINEVILLE...BECKLEY 550 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2009 HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS IN THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON MAY AFFECT CERTAIN LOCATIONS REPEATEDLY AS THEY FORM...DISSIPATE AND REFORM OR BACK-BUILD. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOCALIZE REPETITIVE DOWNPOURS. ONE HALF INCH RAINFALL IN 15 MINUTES AND AN INCH IN UNDER AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM ANY ONE OF THESE DOWNPOURS...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS WHERE REPETITIVE DOWNPOURS OCCUR OR HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED. PORTIONS OF THE AREA HAVE HAD ONE TO TWO INCHES RAINFALL ALREADY THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO BREAK...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE STORMS. THESE STRONG STORMS SHOULD WEAKEN THIS EVENING. THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND BRIEFLY MAKE HYDROPLANING POSSIBLE WHERE WATER RUNS ACROSS ROADWAYS. RAPIDLY MOVING WATER IN SWOLLEN STREAMS AND EVEN MINOR FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE....PARTICULARLY FROM REPETITIVE STORMS. MUDSLIDES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. WVZ024-092300- MINGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WILLIAMSON 550 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2009 HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN MINGO COUNTY MAY AFFECT SEVERAL LOCATIONS REPEATEDLY AS STORMS CONTINUE TO FORM...DISSIPATE AND REFORM OR BACKBUILD OVER THE REGION. SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL OCCUR WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PORTIONS OF EASTERN MINGO COUNTY HAVE ALREADY HAD 1.5 TO 1.75 INCHES OF RAIN FROM THESE STORMS. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND BRIEFLY MAKE HYDROPLANING POSSIBLE WHERE WATER RUNS ACROSS ROADWAYS. RAPIDLY MOVING...AND QUICK RISING WATER IN SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. MUDSLIDES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 6:08 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 608 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2009 WVZ033>035-092315- MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA... PINEVILLE...BECKLEY 608 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2009 HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS IN THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON MAY AFFECT CERTAIN LOCATIONS REPEATEDLY AS THEY FORM...DISSIPATE AND REFORM OR BACK-BUILD. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOCALIZE REPETITIVE DOWNPOURS. ONE HALF INCH RAINFALL IN 15 MINUTES AND AN INCH IN UNDER AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM ANY ONE OF THESE DOWNPOURS...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS WHERE REPETITIVE DOWNPOURS OCCUR OR HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED. PORTIONS OF THE AREA HAVE HAD ONE TO TWO INCHES RAINFALL ALREADY THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO BREAK...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE STORMS. THESE STRONG STORMS SHOULD WEAKEN THIS EVENING. THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND BRIEFLY MAKE HYDROPLANING POSSIBLE WHERE WATER RUNS ACROSS ROADWAYS. RAPIDLY MOVING WATER IN SWOLLEN STREAMS AND EVEN MINOR FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE....PARTICULARLY FROM REPETITIVE STORMS. MUDSLIDES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. WVZ024-092315- MINGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WILLIAMSON 608 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2009 HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN MINGO COUNTY MAY AFFECT SEVERAL LOCATIONS REPEATEDLY AS STORMS CONTINUE TO FORM...DISSIPATE AND REFORM OR BACKBUILD OVER THE REGION. SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL OCCUR WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PORTIONS OF EASTERN MINGO COUNTY HAVE ALREADY HAD 1.5 TO 1.75 INCHES OF RAIN FROM THESE STORMS. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND BRIEFLY MAKE HYDROPLANING POSSIBLE WHERE WATER RUNS ACROSS ROADWAYS. RAPIDLY MOVING...AND QUICK RISING WATER IN SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. MUDSLIDES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. VAZ003-004-092315- DICKENSON-BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT 608 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2009 HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... THUNDERSTORMS OVER BUCHANAN AND DICKENSON COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA MAY AFFECT SEVERAL LOCATIONS REPEATEDLY AS STORMS CONTINUE TO FORM...DISSIPATE AND REFORM OR BACKBUILD OVER THE REGION. SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL OCCUR WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING AROUND 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN IN AN HOUR. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND BRIEFLY MAKE HYDROPLANING POSSIBLE WHERE WATER RUNS ACROSS ROADWAYS. RAPIDLY MOVING...AND QUICK RISING WATER IN SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. MUDSLIDES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fayette, Nicholas | 36 min |
| Jul 9, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell | 28 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in West Virginia, 2009Every flash flood warning in 2009
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.