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Areal Flood Warning 12, NWS Charleston, WV

April 12, 2011Vinton County, Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this areal flood warning at Apr 12, 2011, 2:33 PM EDT for Vinton County, Ohio. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Apr 12, 2011, 2:33 PM EDT (18:33 UTC)
Expired: Apr 12, 2011, 5:30 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Vinton County, OH

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood warning went out at Apr 12, 2:05 PM EDT, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 12, 2:05 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 12, 4:26 AM EDT, 10 hours 7 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
426 AM EDT TUE APR 12 2011

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-024>031-
130830-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-
VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-
PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-
BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-
426 AM EDT TUE APR 12 2011

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

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

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

VAZ003-004-WVZ032>040-046-047-130830-
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-
WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
426 AM EDT TUE APR 12 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 12, 12:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 12, 12:58 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 12, 1:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
114 PM EDT TUE APR 12 2011

WVZ028>030-038-121800-
BRAXTON WV-GILMER WV-LEWIS WV-WEBSTER WV-
114 PM EDT TUE APR 12 2011

...A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EASTERN BRAXTON...EASTERN
GILMER...LEWIS AND NORTH CENTRAL WEBSTER COUNTIES...

AT 108 PM EDT...A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED
11 MILES EAST OF SUTTON...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 30 TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

THIS STORM WILL IMPACT AREAS AROUND SUCH COMMUNITIES AS FALLS
MILLS...FLATWOODS...IRELAND...HEATERS...WALKERSVILLE...
BURNSVILLE...SAND RUN...STOUTS MILLS...AND SAND FORK.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...I-79 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
64 AND 95.

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

LAT...LON 3855 8061 3876 8078 3900 8089 3911 8052
      3887 8040 3884 8039 3879 8041 3873 8039
      3873 8035 3864 8032

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Local storm report, Apr 12, 1:51 PM EDT, 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, WV
151 PM EDT TUE APR 12 2011

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

0120 PM     FLOOD            4 SW MACARTHUR          37.72N  81.26W
04/12/2011                   RALEIGH            WV   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            SR 683 IS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER FROM THE SMALL
            STREAMS FEEDING INTO LAKE RUEPERT

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1100442

JEE

Local storm report, Apr 12, 1:54 PM EDT, 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, WV
154 PM EDT TUE APR 12 2011

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

0120 PM     FLOOD            HAMDEN                  39.16N  82.53W
04/12/2011                   VINTON             OH   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            SR 160 IS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER FROM LITTLE RACOON
            CREEK AND SUGAR RUN

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1100443

JEE

Local storm report, Apr 12, 2:06 PM EDT, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, WV
206 PM EDT TUE APR 12 2011

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

0120 PM     FLOOD            4 SW MCARTHUR           39.21N  82.53W
04/12/2011                   VINTON             OH   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            SR 683 IS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER FROM THE SMALL
            STREAMS FEEDING INTO LAKE RUEPERT

&&

CORRECTED COUNTY/STATE...LOCATION

EVENT NUMBER RLX1100442

JSH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 12, 1:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Gilmer, Lewis	46 min
Apr 12, 4:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Barbour, Doddridge, Harrison, Randolph, Taylor, Tyler and 1 more	52 min
Apr 12, 4:33 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur, Webster	4 hr
Apr 12, 11:35 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Jackson, Vinton	3 hr
Apr 12, 8:43 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Boyd, Carter, Greenup	6 hr
Apr 12, 9:06 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	RLX	Carter, Greenup	21 hr

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.