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Areal Flood Warning 26, NWS Charleston, WV

April 23, 2011Gallia County, Jackson County, Lawrence County, Ohio; Greenup County, Kentucky

NWS Charleston, WV issued this areal flood warning at Apr 23, 2011, 12:13 PM EDT for Gallia County, Jackson County, Lawrence County, Ohio; Greenup County, Kentucky. It was in force for 6 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 23, 2011, 12:13 PM EDT (16:13 UTC)
Expired: Apr 23, 2011, 6:15 PM EDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Greenup County, KY, Gallia County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Lawrence 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 23, 10:24 AM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 10:24 AM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 23, 4:05 AM EDT, 8 hours 8 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 23, 8:49 AM EDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 23, 8:52 AM EDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 23, 9:14 AM EDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 23, 10:44 AM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 23, 10:46 AM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 23, 12:13 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, WV
1213 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011

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

1200 PM     FLOOD            7 SW GALLIPOLIS         38.75N  82.28W
04/23/2011                   GALLIA             OH   911 CALL CENTER

            RACCOON CREEK IS OUT OF ITS BANKS AND FLOWING OVER
            LINCOLN PIKE...ROAD CLOSED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS.

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EVENT NUMBER RLX1100487

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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 22, 8:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Clay, Kanawha	41 min
Apr 23, 7:35 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam and 1 more	55 min
Apr 23, 4:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Wayne	48 min
Apr 23, 5:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Cabell, Jackson, Mason, Putnam	63 min
Apr 23, 5:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam, Wayne	54 min
Apr 23, 5:34 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RLX	Cabell, Mason, Putnam	26 min
Apr 23, 6:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, Jackson, Kanawha and 3 more	55 min
Apr 23, 6:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Nicholas	20 min
Apr 23, 6:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, Gilmer, Kanawha and 7 more	64 min
Apr 22, 9:29 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Gallia, Lawrence	3 hr
Apr 23, 3:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan and 3 more	119 min
Apr 23, 6:19 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Gallia, Lawrence	3 hr
Apr 23, 7:03 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Lawrence	42 min
Apr 23, 4:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Lawrence	48 min
Apr 23, 4:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Jackson, Meigs	37 min
Apr 23, 6:08 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence	6 hr
Apr 23, 6:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Boyd, Carter, Lawrence	89 min

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2011 Areal Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2011 Every areal flood warning in 2011

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.