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Areal Flood Warning 15, NWS Charleston, WV

April 19, 2011Athens County, Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this areal flood warning at Apr 19, 2011, 10:06 AM EDT for Athens County, Ohio. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 19, 2011, 10:06 AM EDT (14:06 UTC)
Expired: Apr 19, 2011, 2:00 PM EDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Athens 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 19, 6:50 AM EDT, 3 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 6:50 AM EDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 19, 5:24 AM EDT, 4 hours 42 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 19, 7:20 AM EDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 19, 8:16 AM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 19, 8:18 AM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 19, 8:53 AM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
853 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2011

WVZ028>030-038>040-047-191330-
BARBOUR WV-BRAXTON WV-GILMER WV-LEWIS WV-RANDOLPH WV-UPSHUR
WV-WEBSTER WV-
853 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2011

...THUNDERSTORMS...

THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
WEBSTER...BRAXTON...GILMER...UPSHUR...RANDOLPH...LEWIS AND BARBOUR...

AT 847 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN CHARLESTON
INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 10 MILES WEST OF ROCK CAVE...OR ABOUT
15 MILES NORTHEAST OF SUTTON...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  AUDRA STATE PARK...BUCKHANNON...ELKINS...ROCK CAVE AND STONEWALL
  JACKSON LAKE STATE PARK

PEA SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED NEARS BURNSVILLE LAKE.

KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF THUNDERSTORMS
APPROACH.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772.

Special weather statement, Apr 19, 9:30 AM EDT, 36 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 19, 4:48 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	RLX	Barbour, Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison and 11 more	13 hr
Apr 19, 6:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Roane, Wirt	43 min
Apr 19, 7:20 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Cabell, Mason	25 min
Apr 19, 9:10 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Barbour, Randolph, Upshur	28 min
Apr 19, 12:09 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Harrison	4 hr
Apr 19, 12:14 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Doddridge	4 hr
Apr 19, 12:18 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Barbour, Taylor	4 hr
Apr 19, 1:05 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Calhoun, Gilmer, Ritchie, Wirt	4 hr
Apr 19, 3:50 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Barbour, Taylor	2 hr
Apr 19, 4:08 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Harrison	2 hr
Apr 19, 5:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Lawrence	49 min
Apr 19, 2:43 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Athens	3 hr
Apr 19, 2:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Morgan, Perry	40 min
Apr 19, 3:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Morgan, Washington	38 min
Apr 19, 3:37 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Perry	3 hr
Apr 19, 4:31 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	RLX	Athens	67 hr
Apr 19, 5:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Greenup	36 min

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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.