Alert archive / West Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Apr 9, 2011, 4:18 PM EDT for Boone County, Lincoln County, Logan County, West Virginia. It was in force for 4 hr. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 9, 2011, 4:18 PM EDT (20:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2011, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Boone County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 4:29 PM EDT | FLOOD | Chapmanville, WV | STREAMS OVER ROADS OR BRIDGES. EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN 414 PM 04/09/2011 AND 429 PM 04/09/2011 |
| Apr 9, 5:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Sw Harts, WV | MUDSLIDE INTO HOUSE ALONG BIG BRANCH |
| Apr 9, 5:34 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Harts, WV | REPORTS OF WATER SURROUNDING RESIDENCES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE FRANCIS CREEK AREA. SMALL STREAMS FLOODING. |
| Apr 9, 5:42 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Mitchell Heights, WV | IN TOWN OF HENLAWSON... CREEKS OUT OF BANKS. DRAINS BLOCKED. BASEMENTS FLOODED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 220 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 589 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 257 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 257 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WGUS51 KRLX 092018
FFWRLX
WVC005-043-045-100015-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0001.110409T2018Z-110410T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
418 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL BOONE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 815 PM EDT
* AT 413 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GILL...
HARTS AND CHAPMANVILLE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
FLOODING IS REPORTED ALONG HARTS CREEK AND THE TOWN OF HARTS IN
LINCOLN COUNTY.
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.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
&&
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3813 8192 3793 8184 3789 8212 3790 8213
3811 8223
$$
142 follow-up statements
874
WGUS71 KRLX 092151
FFSRLX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
551 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011
WVC005-043-045-100015-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110410T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LOGAN WV-LINCOLN WV-BOONE WV-
551 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL BOONE...SOUTHERN LINCOLN AND NORTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTIES...
AT 540 PM EDT...LOCAL COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING OVER
THE WARNED AREA...PARTICULARLY IN THE TOWN OF HARTS...AND ALONG
FRANCES CREEKS.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GILL AND
HARTS
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND 0.3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR ON FLOODED ROADWAYS.
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE 877-633-6772 WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3813 8192 3793 8184 3789 8212 3790 8213
3811 8223
$$
14960
WGUS71 KRLX 100011
FFSRLX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
811 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011
WVC005-043-045-100025-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110410T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LOGAN WV-LINCOLN WV-BOONE WV-
811 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM EDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
BOONE...SOUTHERN LINCOLN AND NORTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTIES...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. THE SMALLER STREAMS ARE RECEDING.
THE MUD RIVER WILL STILL RUN HIGH OVERNIGHT.
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE 877-633-6772 WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3813 8192 3793 8184 3789 8212 3790 8213
3811 8223
$$
22The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 8:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Wyoming | 55 min |
| Apr 8, 8:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Raleigh | 35 min |
| Apr 8, 8:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne | 36 min |
| Apr 8, 8:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wayne | 44 min |
| Apr 8, 8:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Logan, Mingo | 25 min |
| Apr 8, 8:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell, Wyoming | 51 min |
| Apr 8, 9:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Wyoming | 42 min |
| Apr 8, 10:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | McDowell, Mingo, Wyoming | 68 min |
| Apr 9, 1:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wayne | 48 min |
| Apr 9, 2:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Wayne | 64 min |
| Apr 9, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell | 57 min |
| Apr 9, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Logan, Mingo | 54 min |
| Apr 9, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Raleigh, Wyoming | 62 min |
| Apr 9, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan | 29 min |
| Apr 9, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell and 3 more | 27 min |
| Apr 9, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell | 65 min |
| Apr 9, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo and 3 more | 86 min |
| Apr 9, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Raleigh, Wyoming | 52 min |
| Apr 9, 4:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Wyoming | 2 hr |
| Apr 9, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell, Raleigh, Wyoming | 30 min |
Nearby
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.