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Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Charleston, WV

April 16, 20117 counties in West Virginia; Lawrence County, Kentucky

NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Apr 16, 2011, 8:26 AM EDT for 7 counties in West Virginia; Lawrence County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr. 7 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 16, 2011, 8:26 AM EDT (12:26 UTC)
Expired: Apr 16, 2011, 11:15 AM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Lawrence County, KY, Cabell County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, Mason County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Wayne County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:30 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 16, 8:33 AM EDT	FLOOD	Hurricane, WV	STREAMS OVER ROADS OR BRIDGES. EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN 803 AM 04/16/2011 AND 833 AM 04/16/2011
Apr 16, 9:20 AM EDT	FLOOD	Hurricane, WV	RT 60 2 HARBOUR LANE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER
Apr 16, 9:20 AM EDT	FLOOD	Winfield, WV	RT 34 FLOODED BUT NOT CLOSED OFF.
Apr 16, 10:05 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	Hurricane, WV	ROUTE 34 AT HURRICANE PARK IS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER
Apr 16, 10:09 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	4 E Hurricane, WV	VEHICLE IN THE WATER ON NORTH POPULAR FORK ROAD
Apr 16, 10:10 AM EDT	FLOOD	Hamlin, WV	RAINFALL SINCE 6AM. LOCAL STREAMS OVER ROADS 4-5 INCHES.
Apr 16, 10:10 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 1.26	Hamlin, WV	RAINFALL SINCE 6AM. LOCAL STREAMS OVER ROADS 4-5 INCHES.

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, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 196 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 877 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 72 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 114 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

942 
WGUS51 KRLX 161226
FFWRLX
KYC127-WVC011-043-045-053-059-079-099-161515-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0003.110416T1226Z-110416T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
826 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN KENTUCKY...
  EASTERN CABELL COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  LINCOLN COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HAMLIN...
  EXTREME NORTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  SOUTH CENTRAL MASON COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  NORTHWESTERN MINGO COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WINFIELD...
  WAYNE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 1115 AM EDT

* AT 818 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS HAD FALLEN ACROSS 
  THE WARNED AREA DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS.  RADAR ESTIMATES AND
  RAIN GUAGES INDICATE AS MUCH AS 1.25 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD 
  FALLEN SINCE 5 AM.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ONA...
  SPURLOCKVILLE...RANGER...KIAHSVILLE...GILL...DUNLOW...TEAYS
  VALLEY...POCA...MILTON...HURRICANE...HARTS...ELEANOR...EAST LYNN
  LAKE...CULLODEN AND BUFFALO

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.

&&

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

LAT...LON 3868 8204 3856 8174 3852 8175 3842 8185
      3840 8190 3824 8192 3772 8230 3790 8244
      3799 8254

$$

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1 follow-up statement

283 
WGUS71 KRLX 161355
FFSRLX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
955 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

KYC127-WVC011-043-045-053-059-079-099-161515-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110416T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LAWRENCE KY-PUTNAM WV-MINGO WV-MASON WV-LOGAN WV-LINCOLN WV-CABELL WV-
WAYNE WV-
955 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM EDT FOR
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN KENTUCKY...AND WAYNE...
EASTERN CABELL...LINCOLN...EXTREME NORTHWESTERN LOGAN...SOUTH CENTRAL
MASON...NORTHWESTERN MINGO AND PUTNAM COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA...

LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED WATER OVER SEVERAL ROADS. 
ALTHOUGH HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTREMELY 
CAUTIOUS FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF WATER OVER ROADWAYS OR DEBRIS 
REMAINING ON ROADWAYS. 

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ONA...
WINFIELD...TEAYS 
VALLEY...POCA...MILTON...HURRICANE...HAMLIN...ELEANOR...CULLODEN AND 
BUFFALO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3868 8204 3856 8174 3852 8175 3842 8185
      3840 8190 3824 8192 3772 8230 3790 8244
      3799 8254

$$

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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 16, 3:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wayne	45 min
Apr 16, 7:26 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Cabell, Mason, Putnam	34 min
Apr 16, 8:57 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Boone, Logan, Mingo	33 min
Apr 16, 9:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Calhoun, Clay, Kanawha, Nicholas, Roane	24 min
Apr 16, 10:17 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer, Pleasants and 2 more	28 min
Apr 16, 10:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Braxton, Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Tyler, Upshur	29 min
Apr 16, 11:03 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Cabell, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam	87 min
Apr 16, 1:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Barbour	25 min
Apr 16, 1:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Webster	36 min
Apr 16, 2:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Pocahontas	32 min
Apr 16, 11:39 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	RLX	Carter, Greenup	2 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in West Virginia, 2011 Flash Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2011 Every flash 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.