Flash Flood Warning 42, NWS Charleston, WV

158 
WGUS71 KRLX 202045
FFSRLX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
445 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010

WVC007-015-039-067-087-202115-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0042.000000T0000Z-100720T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KANAWHA WV-BRAXTON WV-ROANE WV-CLAY WV-NICHOLAS WV-
445 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR
NICHOLAS...CLAY...SOUTHEASTERN ROANE...SOUTHWESTERN BRAXTON AND EAST
CENTRAL KANAWHA COUNTIES...

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
WALLBACK...GLEN...BIG OTTER...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...CLAY AND BIRCH 
RIVER

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. WATER HAS 
ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ON ROUTE 39 AND IN THE CITY OF SUMMERSVILLE. 

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.

TURN AROUND DON'T 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 3841 8066 3837 8065 3820 8069 3823 8103
      3824 8103 3823 8105 3824 8119 3826 8123
      3825 8125 3825 8132 3855 8131 3870 8069
      3852 8066 3850 8068 3842 8064

$$

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425 
WGUS71 KRLX 202106
FFSRLX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
506 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010

WVC007-015-039-067-087-202117-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0042.000000T0000Z-100720T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KANAWHA WV-BRAXTON WV-ROANE WV-CLAY WV-NICHOLAS WV-
506 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 515 PM EDT FOR NICHOLAS...
CLAY...SOUTHEASTERN ROANE...SOUTHWESTERN BRAXTON AND EAST CENTRAL
KANAWHA COUNTIES...

HEAVY RAIN IS NO LONGER ANTICIPATED...THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD
WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. STREAMS AND
CREEKS HAVE BEGUN TO RECEDE AND NO LONGER POSE A FLASH FLOOD THREAT.

TURN AROUND DON'T 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 3841 8066 3837 8065 3820 8069 3823 8103
      3824 8103 3823 8105 3824 8119 3826 8123
      3825 8125 3825 8132 3855 8131 3870 8069
      3852 8066 3850 8068 3842 8064

$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
257 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
FRONT PRESSING SOUTH INTO WARM MOIST AIR MASS WEDNESDAY RETURNING
NORTH THURSDAY. ANOTHER FRONT APPROACHING THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
WARM MOIST AIR MASS IN PLACE INTO WEDNESDAY WITH PREVAILING WEST TO
EAST FLOW.  FOR THIS AFTERNOON BEST FOCUSING OVER SOUTHERN HALF OF
FORECAST AREA WITH SOME LOW LEVEL WIND CONVERGENCE AND A WEAK VORT
SLIDING ACROSS AREA.  FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE DAY THE
FRONT WILL PROVIDE FOCUSING AS IT SLIDES SOUTH.  PRECIPITABLE WATER
VALUES IN THE VICINITY OF FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE.  WITH WEST TO EAST
ORIENTED FORCING MECHANISMS THERE IS A THREAT FOR TRAINING THUS THE
WATCH. WITH NO AIR MASS CHANGES TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY HAVE STAYED
AROUND THE GUIDANCE FOR MAX AND MIN TEMP FORECASTS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
UNSETTLED WEATHER CONTINUES IN THE SHORT TERM. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...WITH HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT SINKS SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION. THIS FRONTAL
BOUNDARY WILL STALL OUT OVER/ALONG THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE
CWA...BEFORE LIFTING BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT ON THURSDAY. AS IT
DOES SO...PW VALUES WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE TO AROUND 2
INCHES...AND WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN HOT AND HUMID. THERE
COULD BE A BRIEF BREAK ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE CWA
ON THURSDAY BEFORE THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY LIFTS NORTH...AND HAVE
MAINTAINED A DRY FORECAST OVER THESE ZONES FOR THE TIME BEING.
HOTTEST TEMPERATURES OF THE PERIOD WILL BE FRIDAY AS WARM FRONTAL
BOUNDARY LIFTS NORTH OF THE REGION.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR THE FIRST PART OF
THE LONG TERM. A COLD FRONT...IN ASSOCIATION WITH A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM MOVING EAST THROUGH CANADA...WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE CWA
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY. THIS WILL KEEP A MENTION OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND...WITH
HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING TO BE A CONCERN AS PW VALUES APPROACH 2 INCHES
AGAIN. BEHIND THE FRONT...MUCH DRIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER IS
IN STORE FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK...HOWEVER...THIS WILL BE
SHORT LIVED AS MODELS INDICATING UNSETTLED WEATHER RETURNING TO THE
FORECAST AREA BY MID WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
IN GENERAL VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL INTO WEDNESDAY.  WHERE
THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS ARE ENCOUNTERED PERIODS OF MVFR CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH BRIEF IFR CONDITIONS NEAR STORM CORES.

AFTER 18Z WEDNESDAY...
IFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

&&

.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 8PM WEDNESDAY FOR
WVZ005>011-013>020-024>040-046-047
OH...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 8PM WEDNESDAY FOR
OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087
KY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 8PM WEDNESDAY FOR KYZ101>103-105
VA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 8PM WEDNESDAY FOR VAZ003-004

&&

SYNOPSIS...AAR
NEAR TERM...AAR
SHORT TERM...SL
LONG TERM...SL
AVIATION...AAR

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1248 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ087-WVZ005-006-013>015-024>027-034>038-046-047-
211700-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-LINCOLN-
PUTNAM-KANAWHA-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-
NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
1248 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

REPEATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO
WATER PROBLEMS. ALSO...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AS
THE MAIN THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

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

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

REPEATED THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT COULD
POTENTIALLY LEAD TO WATER PROBLEMS. ALSO...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK
OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY...WITH STRONG DAMAGING WINDS
AS THE MAIN THREAT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

OHZ066-067-075-076-083>086-WVZ007>011-016>020-028>032-039-040-211700-
PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-MASON-
JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-
BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
1248 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

REPEATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO
WATER PROBLEMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

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

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

REPEATED THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT COULD
POTENTIALLY LEAD TO WATER PROBLEMS. ALSO...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK
OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY...WITH STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AS
THE MAIN THREAT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VAZ003-004-WVZ033-211700-
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-
1248 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

REPEATED BATCHES OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT COULD
POTENTIALLY LEAD TO WATER PROBLEMS.  ALSO...THERE IS A SLIGHT
RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AS THE
MAIN THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

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

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

REPEATED BATCHES OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO WATER PROBLEMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
108 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010

VAZ003-004-WVZ033-201830-
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH...
GARY...WAR
108 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010

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

HEAVY RAINFALL HAS BEEN OCCURRING IN THUNDERSTORMS SINCE NOON
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA. THE HIGHEST TOTALS HAVE BEEN SEEN
ALONG ABNER BRANCH IN DICKENSON COUNTY...AND HURRICANE CREEK IN
BUCHANAN COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE NOTED IN
THIS AREA.

WHILE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING OFF TO THE EAST...RUNOFF FROM THE
EARLIER RAINFALL MAY CAUSE PONDING WATER ON AREA ROADS...AS WELL
AS HIGH AND FAST WATER ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS. IF YOU
ENCOUNTER FLOODED ROADWAYS WHILE DRIVING...REMEMBER...TURN AROUND
DONT DROWN.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
247 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010

WVZ006-007-014>016-027-037-201945-
CABELL WV-CLAY WV-KANAWHA WV-MASON WV-NICHOLAS WV-PUTNAM WV-ROANE WV-
247 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010

...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT
CABELL...CLAY...NORTHERN KANAWHA...PUTNAM...SOUTHERN
ROANE...SOUTHWESTERN MASON AND WEST CENTRAL NICHOLAS COUNTIES...

AT 241 PM EDT...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE ALONG A LINE FROM
13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CLAY TO 11 MILES NORTH OF HAMLIN TO
PROCTORVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE A TENDENCY
TO MOVE OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE INCH CAN
BE EXPECTED IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THESE STORMS...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR GREEN BOTTOM...AND HURRICANE AROUND 250
PM...INDORE...BENTREE...AND PINCH AROUND 300 PM...BICKMORE...GLEN...
AND CROSS LANES AROUND 310 PM...TEAYS VALLEY AROUND 320 PM AND
DRENNAN AROUND 330 PM.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES

...I-64 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 16 AND 57 IN WEST VIRGINIA...I-77
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 96 AND 117 IN WEST VIRGINIA...I-79 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 1 AND 41...THE WEST VIRGINIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 94
AND 95.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...
HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

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

LAT...LON 3858 8227 3860 8168 3856 8162 3860 8154
      3861 8098 3853 8090 3825 8094 3833 8205
      3838 8206 3834 8214 3836 8236

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