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River Flood Warning 4, NWS Charleston, WV

May 9, 2009Pike County, Kentucky; Mingo County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this river flood warning at May 9, 2009, 7:11 AM EDT for Pike County, Kentucky; Mingo County, West Virginia. It took effect at May 9, 2009, 9:23 AM EDT. It was in force for 29 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 9, 2009, 7:11 AM EDT (11:11 UTC)
In effect from
May 9, 2009, 9:23 AM EDT
Expired
May 10, 2009, 2:46 PM EDT
In force
29 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Pike County, KY, Mingo County, WV

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:14 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 Tug Fork River at Williamson (WILW2).

Action stage
25 ft
Minor stage
27 ft
Moderate stage
32 ft
Major stage
42.7 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03213700, 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 091111
FLWRLX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
RIVER FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON  WV
711 AM EDT SAT MAY 09 2009

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WV HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR 
THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...TUG FORK RIVER AT WILLIAMSON...


AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY...PIKE AND IN WEST VIRGINIA...
MINGO.

AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES HAVE FALLEN AND MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED
THIS MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE THE TUG FORK RIVER AT WILLIAMSON TO EXCEED FLOOD
STAGE.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...


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 NOON OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS CHANGE.


&&

KYC195-WVC059-092311-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FL.W.0004.090509T1629Z-090510T0025Z/
/WILW2.1.ER.090509T1629Z.090509T1800Z.090509T1825Z.NO/
711 AM EDT SAT MAY 09 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WV HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE TUG FORK RIVER AT WILLIAMSON.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO THIS EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  7:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 27.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON. AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO 
  NEAR 27.5 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON.. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING.
* AT STAGES NEAR 27.0 FEET...WATER ENTERS UNDERPASS ON HARVEY STREET BETWEEN 
  THIRD AVENUE AND RAILROAD TRACKS AND BACKWATER FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND
  CREEKS.
* A CREST NEAR 27.5 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 29.0 FEET ON NOVEMBER 20
  2003.  

$$
9 follow-up statements
000 
WGUS41 KRLX 091338
FLWRLX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
RIVER FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON  WV
938 AM EDT SAT MAY 09 2009

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WV HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR 
THE FOLLOWING RIVERS... GUYANDOTTE RIVER AT PINEVILLE AND BRANCHLAND...
TUG FORK RIVER AT KERMIT...


AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY...LAWRENCE...PIKE AND IN WEST
VIRGINIA...CABELL...LINCOLN...LOGAN...MINGO...WAYNE...WYOMING.

...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY FOR THE FOLLOWING
RIVERS GUYANDOTTE RIVER AT MAN AND LOGAN...TUG FORK RIVER AT WILLIAMSON...

FLOODING OF THE GUYANDOTTE AND TUG FORK RIVERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE
DAY TODAY.  ALL STREAMS AND CREEKS FLOWING INTO THESE RIVERS WILL BACKUP
AND CAUSE MORE FLOODING.  TAKE ACTION NOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 1 PM OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS CHANGE.


&&

WVC109-100138-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FL.W.0007.090509T1408Z-090510T0500Z/
/PINW2.1.ER.090509T1408Z.090509T1800Z.090509T2300Z.NO/
938 AM EDT SAT MAY 09 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WV HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE GUYANDOTTE RIVER AT PINEVILLE.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  9:00 AM SATURDAY THE ESTIMATED STAGE WAS 12.2 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING. AND CONTINUE TO RISE 
  TO NEAR 15.7 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON.. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
  THIS EVENING..
* AT STAGES NEAR 15.7 FEET...HOMES AND SOME BUSINESSES ALONG ROCKCASTLE CREEK
  NEAR PINE AVENEUE AND MAIN STREET START TO FLOOD DUE TO BACKWATER FROM THE
  GUYANDOTTE.  ALSO, SOME HOMES START TO FLOOD ONE QUARTER MILE DOWNSTREAM FROM
  THE RIVER GAGE NEAR THE CONFLUENCE OF THE WILLIAMS BRANCH CREEK AND THE
  GUYANDOTTE RIVER.
* A CREST NEAR 15.7 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 13.8 FEET ON MAY 16 
  1996.  

$$

WVC045-100138-
/O.CON.KRLX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090511T0048Z/
/MNAW2.3.ER.000000T0000Z.090509T2055Z.090510T1848Z.NO/
938 AM EDT SAT MAY 09 2009

...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE GUYANDOTTE RIVER AT MAN.
* UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  7:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.8 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 22.0 FEET BY LATE THIS 
  AFTERNOON.. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY AFTERNOON SUNDAY. .
* AT STAGES NEAR 22.0 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING OCCURS ALONG THE GUYANDOTTE RIVER AND
  BUFFALO CREEK IN MAN.
* A CREST NEAR 22.0 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 20.2 FEET ON JANUARY 11 
  1974.  

$$

WVC043-045-100138-
/O.EXT.KRLX.FL.W.0006.090509T1338Z-090510T1155Z/
/LOGW2.2.ER.090509T1338Z.090510T0000Z.090510T0555Z.NO/
938 AM EDT SAT MAY 09 2009

...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE GUYANDOTTE RIVER AT LOGAN.
* UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  9:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.2 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 23.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING. AND CONTINUE TO RISE 
  TO NEAR 30.1 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
  AFTER MIDNIGHT.
* AT STAGES NEAR 30.0 FEET...WATER PLANT AND LOW AREAS ALONG THE RIVER ARE
  FLOODED.
* A CREST NEAR 30.1 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 30.5 FEET ON APRIL 5 
  1977.  

$$

WVC011-043-100138-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FL.W.0008.090510T0300Z-090510T2000Z/
/BRAW2.1.ER.090510T0300Z.090510T0600Z.090510T1400Z.NO/
938 AM EDT SAT MAY 09 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WV HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE GUYANDOTTE RIVER AT BRANCHLAND.
* FROM THIS EVENING TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.4 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR
  31.9 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT. . THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE 
  MORNING SUNDAY. 
* AT STAGES NEAR 30.0 FEET...SOME SECTIONS, ON THE LEFT BANK OF THE RIVER, 
  BETWEEN BRANCHLAND AND WEST HAMLIN BEGIN TO FLOOD.
* A CREST NEAR 31.9 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 32.7 FEET ON MAY 17 
  1996.  

$$

KYC195-WVC059-100138-
/O.EXT.KRLX.FL.W.0004.090509T1323Z-090511T0200Z/
/WILW2.2.ER.090509T1235Z.090509T1800Z.090510T2000Z.NO/
938 AM EDT SAT MAY 09 2009

...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE TUG FORK RIVER AT WILLIAMSON.
* UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  9:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.8 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 27.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 39.3 FEET BY THIS 
  AFTERNOON.. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  
* AT STAGES NEAR 37.0 FEET...SEVERAL ROADS OUTSIDE OF TOWN ARE CLOSED.
* A CREST NEAR 39.3 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 38.4 FEET ON FEBRUARY 16
  2003.  

$$

KYC127-WVC059-099-100138-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FL.W.0009.090509T2012Z-090511T0800Z/
/KRMW2.2.ER.090509T2012Z.090510T0600Z.090511T0200Z.NO/
938 AM EDT SAT MAY 09 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WV HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE TUG FORK RIVER AT KERMIT.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  9:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.5 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 38.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AND CONTINUE TO RISE
  TO NEAR 48.2 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT. . THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  BY LATE EVENING SUNDAY. 
* AT STAGES NEAR 49.0 FEET...BUILDINGS AT NORTH END OF TOWN AND WEST OF
  THE RAILROAD ARE AFFECTED.
* A CREST NEAR 48.2 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 46.3 FEET ON FEBRUARY 17
  2003.  

$$
000 
WGUS81 KRLX 091649
FLSRLX
RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON  WV 
1249 PM EDT SAT MAY 09 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...GUYANDOTTE RIVER.
  AT LOGAN...
  AT BRANCHLAND...
 
 AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA...CABELL...LINCOLN...LOGAN.

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...GUYANDOTTE RIVER...TUG
FORK RIVER.
  AT PINEVILLE...
  AT MAN...
  AT WILLIAMSON...
  AT KERMIT...
 
AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY...LAWRENCE...PIKE AND IN WEST 
VIRGINIA...LOGAN...MINGO...WAYNE...AND WYOMING.

THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE REGION. HOWEVER RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS
RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW INTO THE RIVERS.  HIGH FLOWS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...


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 PM OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS CHANGE.


&&

KYC195-WVC059-092249-
/O.EXT.KRLX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090511T0000Z/
/WILW2.2.ER.090509T1235Z.090509T1800Z.090510T1800Z.NO/
1249 PM EDT SAT MAY 09 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TUG FORK RIVER AT WILLIAMSON.
* UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 12:06 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 35.7 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 27.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 38.8 FEET BY THIS 
  AFTERNOON.. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY AFTERNOON SUNDAY. .
* AT STAGES NEAR 37.0 FEET...SEVERAL ROADS OUTSIDE OF TOWN ARE CLOSED.
* A CREST NEAR 38.8 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 38.4 FEET ON FEBRUARY 16
  2003.  

$$

KYC127-WVC059-099-092249-
/O.EXT.KRLX.FL.W.0009.090509T2100Z-090511T0700Z/
/KRMW2.1.ER.090509T2100Z.090510T0600Z.090511T0100Z.NO/
1249 PM EDT SAT MAY 09 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TUG FORK RIVER AT KERMIT.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 12:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.7 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 38.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE
  TO NEAR 44.5 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT.  THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
  BY LATE EVENING SUNDAY. .
* AT STAGES NEAR 45.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO ENTER THE RESIDENTIAL SECTIONS
  BETWEEN THE RIVER AND RAILROAD TRACKS.
* A CREST NEAR 44.5 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 46.3 FEET ON FEBRUARY 17
  2003.  

$$

WVC109-092249-
/O.CON.KRLX.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090510T0500Z/
/PINW2.1.ER.090509T1450Z.090509T1800Z.090509T2300Z.NO/
1249 PM EDT SAT MAY 09 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE GUYANDOTTE RIVER AT PINEVILLE.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 12:00 PM SATURDAY THE ESTIMATED STAGE WAS 13.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 15.4 FEET BY THIS 
  AFTERNOON.. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING.
* AT STAGES NEAR 13.0 FEET...HOMES AND SOME BUSINESSES ALONG ROCKCASTLE CREEK 
  NEAR PINE AVENUE AND MAIN STREET START TO FLOOD DUE TO BACKWATER FROM THE
  GUYANDOTTE.  ALSO, SOME HOMES START TO FLOOD ONE QUARTER MILE DOWNSTREAM FROM 
  THE RIVER GAGE NEAR THE CONFLUENCE OF THE WILLIAMS BRANCH CREEK AND THE 
  GUYANDOTTE RIVER.
* A CREST NEAR 15.4 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 13.8 FEET ON MAY 16 
  1996.  

$$

WVC045-092249-
/O.EXT.KRLX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090510T0207Z/
/MNAW2.1.ER.000000T0000Z.090509T1515Z.090509T2007Z.NO/
1249 PM EDT SAT MAY 09 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE GUYANDOTTE RIVER AT MAN.
* UNTIL THIS EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 11:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.2 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS 
  AFTERNOON..
* AT STAGES NEAR 16.0 FEET...SOME BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES ALONG THE RIVER START 
  TO FLOOD.
* A CREST NEAR 15 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 17.3 FEET ON APRIL 15 2007.
  

$$

WVC043-045-091719-
/O.CAN.KRLX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090510T1155Z/
/LOGW2.1.ER.090509T1406Z.090509T1430Z.090509T1500Z.NO/
1249 PM EDT SAT MAY 09 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE GUYANDOTTE RIVER AT LOGAN.
* AT 12:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.5 FEET. 
* THE RIVER FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 11:00 AM SATURDAY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 23.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 10.0 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING.
* THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT FOR LOGAN.  

$$

WVC011-043-091719-
/O.CAN.KRLX.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090510T2000Z/
/BRAW2.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1249 PM EDT SAT MAY 09 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE GUYANDOTTE RIVER AT BRANCHLAND.
* AT 11:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE WITH A VALUE OF 24.7 FEET 
  AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
* THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT FOR BRANCHLAND.

$$
000 
WGUS81 KRLX 092058
FLSRLX
RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON  WV 
458 PM EDT SAT MAY 09 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...TUG FORK RIVER.
  AT WILLIAMSON...
  AT KERMIT...

AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY...LAWRENCE...PIKE AND IN WEST 
VIRGINIA...MINGO...WAYNE.

THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE REGION. HOWEVER RUNOFF FROM
PREVIOUS RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW INTO THE RIVERS.  HIGH FLOWS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 8 PM OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS CHANGE.


&&

KYC195-WVC059-100258-
/O.CON.KRLX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090511T0000Z/
/WILW2.2.ER.090509T1235Z.090510T0000Z.090510T1800Z.NO/
458 PM EDT SAT MAY 09 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TUG FORK RIVER AT WILLIAMSON.
* UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 4 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 39.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 27.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING AND CREST NEAR 40 FEET 
  THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 
* AT STAGES NEAR 37.0 FEET...SEVERAL ROADS OUTSIDE OF TOWN ARE
  CLOSED. 
* A CREST NEAR 40 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 38.4 FEET IN
  FEBRUARY 2003...AND A CREST OF 42.2 FEET IN MAY 2002.
  
 

$$

KYC127-WVC059-099-100258-
/O.CON.KRLX.FL.W.0009.090509T2100Z-090511T0700Z/
/KRMW2.1.ER.090509T2100Z.090510T0600Z.090511T0100Z.NO/
458 PM EDT SAT MAY 09 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TUG FORK RIVER AT KERMIT.
* UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 4 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 34.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 38.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  CREST BETWEEN 44 FEET AND 45 FEET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE SUNDAY EVENING.
* AT STAGES NEAR 45.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO ENTER RESIDENTIAL
  SECTION BETWEEN RIVER AND RAILROAD TRACKS.
* A CREST NEAR 44.5 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 46.3 FEET IN
  FEBRUARY 2003...43.1 FEET IN MAY 2002...AND 40.1 FEET IN APRIL
  2007. 

$$
000 
WGUS81 KRLX 092302
FLSRLX
RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON  WV 
702 PM EDT SAT MAY 09 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...TUG FORK RIVER.
  AT WILLIAMSON...
  AT KERMIT...
 
AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY...LAWRENCE...PIKE AND IN WEST 
VIRGINIA...MINGO...WAYNE.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...


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.


&&

KYC195-WVC059-100502-
/O.EXT.KRLX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090510T1900Z/
/WILW2.2.ER.090509T1235Z.090509T2226Z.090510T1300Z.NO/
702 PM EDT SAT MAY 09 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TUG FORK RIVER AT WILLIAMSON.
* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 6 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 40.2 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 27.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BETWEEN 40 FEET AND 41 FEET THIS
  EVENING...THEN FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATER SUNDAY MORNING. 
* AT STAGES NEAR 37 FEET...SEVERAL ROADS OUTSIDE OF TOWN ARE
  CLOSED.
* A CREST NEAR 40 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 42.2 FEET IN
  MAY 2002...AND 38.4 FEET IN FEBRUARY 2003.  

$$

KYC127-WVC059-099-100502-
/O.EXT.KRLX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090511T0200Z/
/KRMW2.2.ER.090509T2250Z.090510T0600Z.090510T2000Z.NO/
702 PM EDT SAT MAY 09 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TUG FORK RIVER AT KERMIT.
* UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 6:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 36.7 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 38.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CREST
  BETWEEN 44 FEET AND 45 FEET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL
  FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY EVENING.
* AT STAGES NEAR 45.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO ENTER RESIDENTIAL
  SECTION BETWEEN RIVER AND RAILROAD TRACKS.
* A CREST NEAR 45.0 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 46.3 FEET IN
  FEBRUARY 2003...43.1 FEET IN MAY 2002...AND 40.1 FEET IN APRIL
  2007. 

$$
000 
WGUS81 KRLX 100146
FLSRLX
RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON  WV 
946 PM EDT SAT MAY 09 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...TUG FORK RIVER.
  AT WILLIAMSON...
  AT KERMIT...

AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY...LAWRENCE...PIKE AND IN WEST 
VIRGINIA...MINGO...WAYNE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

KYC195-WVC059-100746-
/O.CON.KRLX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090510T1900Z/
/WILW2.2.ER.090509T1235Z.090509T2251Z.090510T1300Z.NO/
946 PM EDT SAT MAY 09 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TUG FORK RIVER AT WILLIAMSON.
* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 40.7 FEET.  THE RIVER WAS IN
  CREST AT WILLIAMSON. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 27 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO RECEDE AS THE LATE EVENING WEARS ON.
  THE RIVER WILL FALL AT A QUICKER RATE BY THE PREDAWN HOURS...AND
  FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE IN WILLIAMSON BY LATE MORNING SUNDAY.
* THIS CREST IS HIGHER THAN THE OBSERVED CREST OF 38.4 IN FEBRUARY 2003...
  BUT LOWER THAN THE CREST OF 42.2 FEET BACK IN MAY 2002.  

$$

KYC127-WVC059-099-100746-
/O.CON.KRLX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090511T0200Z/
/KRMW2.2.ER.090509T2324Z.090510T0600Z.090510T2000Z.NO/
946 PM EDT SAT MAY 09 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TUG FORK RIVER AT KERMIT.
* UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 39.3 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 38 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING AND CREST BETWEEN 44 AND 45
  FEET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON.
* AT STAGES NEAR 45 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO ENTER RESIDENTIAL SECTION BETWEEN 
  RIVER AND RAILROAD TRACKS.
* FOR COMPARISONS...A PREVIOUS CREST OF 46.3 FEET OCCURRED BACK IN 
  FEBRUARY 2003. A CREST OF 43.1 FEET WAS SEEN AT KERMIT IN
  MAY 2002...AND A CREST OF 40.1 FEET OCCURRED BACK IN APRIL 2007.  

$$

KTB
000 
WGUS81 KRLX 100340
FLSRLX
RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON  WV 
1140 PM EDT SAT MAY 09 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...TUG FORK RIVER.
  AT WILLIAMSON...
  AT KERMIT...

AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY...LAWRENCE...PIKE AND IN WEST 
VIRGINIA...MINGO...WAYNE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

KYC195-WVC059-100940-
/O.CON.KRLX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090510T1900Z/
/WILW2.2.ER.090509T1235Z.090509T2251Z.090510T1300Z.NO/
1140 PM EDT SAT MAY 09 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TUG FORK RIVER AT WILLIAMSON.
* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 11:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 40.6 FEET AND RECEDINIG.  
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 27 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
  LATE MORNING SUNDAY. 
* THE CREST WAS AROUND 40.7 FEET BETWEEN 8 AND 9 OCLOCK SATURDAY EVENING. 
  THIS CREST IS HIGHER THAN THE OBSERVED CREST OF 38.4 IN FEBRUARY 2003...
  BUT LOWER THAN THE CREST OF 42.2 FEET BACK IN MAY 2002. 

$$

KYC127-WVC059-099-100940-
/O.CON.KRLX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090511T0200Z/
/KRMW2.2.ER.090509T2324Z.090510T0600Z.090510T2000Z.NO/
1140 PM EDT SAT MAY 09 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TUG FORK RIVER AT KERMIT.
* UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 11:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 40.6 FEET AND STILL RISING. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 38 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE BUT AT A SLOWER RATE. THE
  EXPECTED CREST IS BETWEEN 44 AND 45 FEET BEFORE DAWN ON SUNDAY
  MORNING. THE RIVER SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT STAGES NEAR 45 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO ENTER RESIDENTIAL SECTION
  BETWEEN RIVER AND RAILROAD TRACKS.
* FOR COMPARISONS...A PREVIOUS CREST OF 46.3 FEET OCCURRED BACK IN 
  FEBRUARY 2003. A CREST OF 43.1 FEET WAS SEEN AT KERMIT IN
  MAY 2002...AND A CREST OF 40.1 FEET OCCURRED BACK IN APRIL 2007.  

$$

KTB
000 
WGUS81 KRLX 100933
FLSRLX
RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON  WV 
533 AM EDT SUN MAY 10 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...TUG FORK RIVER.
  AT WILLIAMSON...
  AT KERMIT...

AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY...LAWRENCE...PIKE AND IN WEST 
VIRGINIA...MINGO...WAYNE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

KYC195-WVC059-101533-
/O.CON.KRLX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090510T1900Z/
/WILW2.2.ER.090509T1235Z.090509T2251Z.090510T1300Z.NO/
533 AM EDT SUN MAY 10 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TUG FORK RIVER AT WILLIAMSON.
* UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  5:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 36.5 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 27.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS 
  MORNING..
* AT STAGES NEAR 37.0 FEET...HOSTS OF ROADS OUTSIDE OF TOWN CLOSED.

  

$$

KYC127-WVC059-099-101533-
/O.CON.KRLX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090511T0200Z/
/KRMW2.1.ER.090509T2324Z.090510T1200Z.090510T2000Z.NO/
533 AM EDT SUN MAY 10 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TUG FORK RIVER AT KERMIT.
* UNTIL THIS EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  5:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 42.8 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 38.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 44 FEET BY THIS MORNING.. 
  THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON..
* AT STAGES NEAR 44.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO ENTER RESIDENTIAL SECTION BETWEEN 
  RIVER AND RAILROAD TRACKS.
  

$$
000 
WGUS81 KRLX 101446
FLSRLX
RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON  WV 
1046 AM EDT SUN MAY 10 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...TUG FORK RIVER.
  AT WILLIAMSON...
  AT KERMIT...
 
AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY...LAWRENCE...PIKE AND IN WEST 
VIRGINIA...MINGO...WAYNE.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 PM OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS CHANGE.


&&

KYC195-WVC059-102046-
/O.EXT.KRLX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090510T2238Z/
/WILW2.2.ER.090509T1235Z.090509T2251Z.090510T1638Z.NO/
1046 AM EDT SUN MAY 10 2009

...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TUG FORK RIVER AT WILLIAMSON.
* UNTIL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 31 FEET AND FALLING. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 27.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE
  EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
* AT STAGES NEAR 31 FEET...RAILROAD YARD IN WILLIAMSON, WV AFFECTED.
* A CREST NEAR 31 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 31.4 FEET ON
  FEBRUARY 12, 1994.  

$$

KYC127-WVC059-099-102046-
/O.EXT.KRLX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090511T0300Z/
/KRMW2.1.ER.090509T2324Z.090510T1300Z.090510T2100Z.NO/
1046 AM EDT SUN MAY 10 2009

...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TUG FORK RIVER AT KERMIT.
* UNTIL THIS EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 43.0 FEET AND BEGINNING TO FALL. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 38.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS 
  AFTERNOON..
* AT STAGES NEAR 45.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO ENTER RESIDENTIAL SECTION BETWEEN 
  RIVER AND RAILROAD TRACKS.
* A CREST NEAR 43 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 43.1 FEET ON
  MAY 4 2002.  

$$
000 
WGUS81 KRLX 101846
FLSRLX
RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON  WV 
246 PM EDT SUN MAY 10 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...TUG FORK RIVER.
  AT WILLIAMSON...
 
 AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY...PIKE AND IN WEST VIRGINIA...
MINGO.


&&

KYC195-WVC059-101916-
/O.CAN.KRLX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090510T2238Z/
/WILW2.2.ER.090509T1235Z.090509T2251Z.090510T1636Z.NO/
246 PM EDT SUN MAY 10 2009

THE RIVER FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE TUG FORK RIVER AT WILLIAMSON.
* AT  2 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE HAD FALLEN BELOW FLOOD STAGE AND WAS AT 26 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 27 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH TONIGHT.


$$

KTB

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 May 9, 7:08 AM EDT, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 9, 7:08 AM EDT, 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
708 AM EDT SAT MAY 9 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
FLOODING PERSISTS ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA THIS MORNING.  COLD FRONT CROSSES THIS AFTERNOON.  DRYING
OUT EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
RUC AND WRFARW SEEM TO HAVE THE BEST HANDLE ON TRAINING AXIS OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN WV AND SW VA EARLY
THIS MORNING.  USED THESE MODELS AS BASIS FOR POPS THROUGH MIDDAY
WITH CAT POPS GRADUALLY LESSENING TO LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN
ENDING THIS EVENING.  FLOOD THREAT THIS MORNING SHOULD DIMINISH THIS
AFTERNOON AS COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WANE.

ELSEWHERE TODAY EXPECTING MAINLY DRY WEATHER IN THE WAKE OF SHORT
WAVE EXITING THE AREA AT THIS TIME.  COLD FRONT ARRIVING THIS
AFTERNOON MOVING INTO DESTABILIZING AIR MASS COULD RESULT IN A FEW
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS STANDING UP ALONG / JUST AHEAD OF IT.
FAST FLOW IN THE MIXED ENVIRONMENT WILL ALSO BRING ABOUT GUSTY BUT
SUB ADVISORY WINDS EVEN OUTSIDE STORMS INTO THIS EVENING.  USED RUC
ALGORITHM TOOL TO GENERATE WIND GUSTS AND THAN TRIMMED A BIT IN THE
MOUNTAINS TONIGHT.

EXPECT A DRY NIGHT TODAY WITH PARTIAL CLEARING BUT ENOUGH WIND TO
PRECLUDE FOG DESPITE THE VERY WET CONDITIONS.

USED THE MAV FOR HIGHS TODAY AND LOWS TONIGHT...A LITTLE HIGHER THAN
PREVIOUS IN MOST CASES.  RAISED DEW POINTS A BIT VIA NAM12 AHEAD OF
THE FRONT...ACTUALLY LOWERED A TAD BEHIND IT.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
A BRIEF BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY AS
COOLER...DRIER AIR WORKS ITS WAY INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE EXITING
COLD FRONT. ON MONDAY...A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE
REGION. MODELS DIFFER ON THE TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF THIS
DISTURBANCE...BUT AGREE THAT MOISTURE IS LIMITED...SO ONLY EXPECTING
LIGHT QPF AMOUNTS AT THIS TIME. DRY NORTHWESTERLY FLOW MOVES INTO
THE REGION FOR TUESDAY BEHIND THE EXITING DISTURBANCE. &&

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
HPC CHOSE THE OPERATIONAL/ENSEMBLE RUNS OF THE ECMWF ON WHICH TO
BASE THE EXTENDED FORECAST...AND SEE LITTLE REASON TO DISAGREE.  WE
STILL HOPE TO SQUEEZE IN A COUPLE OF DRY DAYS EARLY NEXT WEEK...BUT
A WET PATTERN MAY ARRIVE YET AGAIN BY THE END OF THE PERIOD.  USED
HPC GRIDS AS A BASIS WITH SOME TWEAKING.

HAVE A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS MONDAY MORNING FROM WAVE ALONG FRONTAL
BOUNDARY TO THE SOUTH.  INCLUDED SLIGHT/LOW CHANCE POPS SHOULD BE
FAIRLY LIGHT...THE JUICIER AIRMASS WILL BE OFF TO THE SOUTH.  HIGH
PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN...WITH HOPEFULLY A 36 TO 48 HOUR DRY
PERIOD INTO WEDNESDAY.  ZONAL FLOW TRANSITIONS TO A SHORT-LIVED
RIDGE BY WEDNESDAY...ALLOWING FOR SOME WARMING TEMPERATURES AS WELL.

NEXT SHORTWAVE ARRIVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT/THURSDAY...KNOCKING DOWN THE
RIDGE AND ONCE AGAIN CREATING ZONAL FLOW.  ASSOCIATED FRONTAL
BOUNDARY ARRIVES THURSDAY AND MAY STALL IN OR NEAR THE CWA.  THIS
COULD ONCE AGAIN BRING ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS TO THE REGION.
HAVE ONLY CHANCE POPS FOR NOW THROUGH FRIDAY.

HPC TEMPERATURES WERE WELL ABOVE MEX/ENSEMBLE NUMBERS IN MANY
CASES.  KNOCKED THEM DOWN A FEW DEGREES HERE AND THERE.

&&

.AVIATION /12Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
SHOWERS BKW AND FAR SOUTHERN WV AND SOUTHWEST VA WILL BRING MVFR
WITH HEAVIER DOWNPOURS AND A THUNDERSTORM STILL POSSIBLE THIS
MORNING GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON.  ELSEWHERE...A PATCHY
MVFR STRATOCU DECK WILL AFFECT MOST SITES AT TIMES BEFORE LIFTING TO
VFR ALTOGETHER THIS AFTERNOON ON MIXING.

A COLD FRONT ARRIVING FROM THE NW WILL RESULT IN A LINE OF SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND STORMS WITH THE CHANCE FOR A PARTICULAR AIRPORT BEING
AFFECTED LOW.  GUSTY SW WINDS SATURDAY WILL SHIFT TO THE NW BEHIND
THE FRONT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  DRIER AIR ARRIVING BEHIND THE
FRONT WILL CAUSE CLOUD BASES TO RISE EVEN FARTHER TONIGHT WHILE
GUSTY WINDS THIS EVENING GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

DESPITE ALL OF THE RECENT RAIN...THERE OUGHT TO BE ENOUGH WIND
SATURDAY NIGHT TO PRECLUDE THE FORMATION OF FOG AS THE SKY PARTIALLY
CLEARS.

AVIATION OUTLOOK /BEYOND 06Z SUNDAY/...
NO SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF IFR ANTICIPATED.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CONFINED TO FAR SOUTHERN WV AND SW VA WHERE
TRAINING HAS SET UP.  FAR SOUTHERN WV HAS BEEN REPORTING FLOODING
SINCE 230 AM AND THIS LOOKS LIKE A SIGNIFICANT EVENT THERE ALREADY.

&&

.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY FOR WVZ024-025-033>035.
OH...NONE.
KY...NONE.
VA...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY FOR VAZ003-004.

&&

SYNOPSIS...TRM/SL
NEAR TERM...TRM
SHORT TERM...SL
LONG TERM...CL
AVIATION...TRM
HYDROLOGY...TRM
Hazardous weather outlook, May 9, 4:53 AM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
453 AM EDT SAT MAY 9 2009

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-026>032-
036>040-046-047-100900-
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-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-
TAYLOR-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
453 AM EDT SAT MAY 9 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

VAZ003-004-WVZ024-025-033>035-100900-
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MINGO-LOGAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-
453 AM EDT SAT MAY 9 2009

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

TRM

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 9, 2:38 AM EDT, 4 hours 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
238 AM EDT SAT MAY 9 2009

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

0231 AM     FLOOD            WILLIAMSON              37.72N 82.25W
05/09/2009                   MINGO              WV   PUBLIC

            STREAMS IN BUILDINGS.
            EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
            216 AM 05/09/2009 AND 231 AM 05/09/2009

&&

NNNN
Local storm report, May 9, 3:56 AM EDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
356 AM EDT SAT MAY 09 2009

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

0300 AM     FLOOD            PINEVILLE               37.59N 81.54W
05/09/2009                   WYOMING            WV   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS REPORTS OF ROADWAYS FLOODED THROUGHOUT COUNTY.

&&

CAMPBELL
Local storm report, May 9, 6:40 AM EDT, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
640 AM EDT SAT MAY 09 2009

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

0633 AM     FLOOD            BECKLEY                 37.79N 81.19W
05/09/2009                   RALEIGH            WV   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            RALEIGH COUNTY 911 REPORTED FLOODING IN SEVERAL CITIES
            INCLUDING COAL CITY...LEGO AND RHODELL. FLOODING IS
            OBSERVED ON THE ROADWAYS AND NEAR HOMES. EVACUATIONS HAVE
            OCCURRED IN THE MEADE AREA.

&&

SLEWIS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 9, 9:38 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningRLXLawrence36 hr
May 8, 9:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXMcDowell, Wyoming28 min
May 8, 9:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRLXMcDowell, Wyoming4 hr
May 8, 9:35 PM EDTTornado WarningRLXMcDowell, Wyoming10 min
May 9, 1:24 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRLXLogan, McDowell, Mingo, Wyoming3 hr
May 9, 2:02 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXLogan, Mingo, Wyoming9 hr
May 9, 4:04 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXMcDowell7 hr
May 9, 6:36 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXRaleigh9 hr
May 9, 8:18 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningRLXLogan6 hr
May 9, 8:18 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningRLXLincoln, Logan5 hr
May 9, 9:38 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningRLXWyoming5 hr
May 9, 9:38 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningRLXCabell, Lincoln3 hr
May 9, 9:43 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXMcDowell4 hr
May 9, 10:58 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXLogan, McDowell, Mingo, Wyoming5 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2009River Flood Warnings in West Virginia, 2009Every river 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.