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Areal Flood Warning 45, NWS Charleston, WV

November 22, 20115 counties in West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this areal flood warning at Nov 22, 2011, 10:24 PM EST for 5 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 9 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: Nov 22, 2011, 10:24 PM EST (03:24 UTC)
Expired: Nov 23, 2011, 7:30 AM EST
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Braxton County, WV, Doddridge County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Ritchie County, WV

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 Nov 22, 6:22 PM EST, 4 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 22, 6:22 PM EST, 4 hours 2 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 22, 8:51 AM EST, 13 hours 33 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
851 AM EST TUE NOV 22 2011

OHZ066-067-075-076-084-085-WVZ007>011-013>020-026>032-037>040-046-
047-231400-
PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-VINTON-MEIGS-MASON-JACKSON-WOOD-
PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-
DODDRIDGE-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-NICHOLAS-
WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
851 AM EST TUE NOV 22 2011

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

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO AND MUCH OF
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.

DURING TODAY AND TONIGHT...NUMEROUS ROUNDS OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SOME
THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR. THIS HAS RAISEDFLOOD CONCERNS.

.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.

IN THE WAKE OF THE HEAVIER RAIN...THE RIVERS WILL STILL BE RISING
ON WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VAZ003-004-WVZ024-025-033>036-231400-
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MINGO-LOGAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-
851 AM EST TUE NOV 22 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

DURING TODAY AND TONIGHT...NUMEROUS ROUNDS OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SOME
THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR. THIS MAY RAISE FLOOD CONCERNS.

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

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ083-086-087-WVZ005-006-231400-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-
851 AM EST TUE NOV 22 2011

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

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO 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.

DURING TODAY AND TONIGHT...NUMEROUS ROUNDS OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SOME
THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR. THIS MAY RAISE FLOOD CONCERNS.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY TONIGHT.

.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.

IN THE WAKE OF THE HEAVIER RAIN...THE RIVERS WILL STILL BE RISING
ON WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 22, 7:02 PM EST, 3 hours 22 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 22, 7:07 PM EST, 3 hours 17 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 22, 8:39 PM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Nov 22, 9:18 PM EST, 1 hour 6 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 22, 10:09 PM EST, 15 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 22, 10:22 PM EST, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1022 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2011

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

1000 PM     FLOOD            8 NW GLENVILLE          39.02N  80.94W
11/22/2011                   GILMER             WV   911 CALL CENTER

            BULL FORK ROAD UNDER WATER... AT LEAST ONE HOUSE
            SURROUNDED BY WATER... WATER RESCUE EFFORTS UNDERWAY

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1100904

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 22, 7:34 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Jackson, Kanawha, Putnam, Roane	13 hr
Nov 22, 10:54 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Braxton, Lewis, Upshur, Webster	9 hr
Nov 22, 11:07 PM EST	River Flood Warning	RLX	Calhoun, Gilmer	20 hr
Nov 23, 9:42 AM EST	River Flood Warning	RLX	Calhoun, Wirt	8 hr
Nov 23, 9:42 AM EST	River Flood Warning	RLX	Wirt, Wood	16 hr
Nov 23, 10:47 AM EST	River Flood Warning	RLX	Harrison	5 hr
Nov 23, 3:00 PM EST	River Flood Warning	RLX	Upshur	5 hr
Nov 22, 9:30 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Meigs	12 hr
Nov 22, 9:37 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Gallia, Lawrence	12 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.