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Flash Flood Warning 31, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jun 21, 2011, 7:56 PM EDT for Gallia County, Jackson County, Lawrence County, Ohio; Greenup County, Kentucky. 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 outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 21, 2011, 7:56 PM EDT (23:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2011, 11:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 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
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:59 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 118 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
- 2237 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 911 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
267
WGUS51 KRLX 212356
FFWRLX
KYC089-OHC053-079-087-220345-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0031.110621T2356Z-110622T0345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
756 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
GREENUP COUNTY IN KENTUCKY...
WEST CENTRAL GALLIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...JACKSON...
NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
* UNTIL 1145 PM EDT
* AT 745 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
OCCASIONAL DOWNPOURS FROM REPETITIVE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
SINCE 6 PM.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LOAD...
LETITIA...SOUTH SHORE...GREENUP...OAK HILL. IN GREENUP
COUNTY...STREAMS SUCH AS SCHULTZ CREEK...BRUSHY CREEK...
WHITE OAK CREEK...AND THE LOWER PORTION OF TYGARTS CREEK...
HAVE LIKELY SEEN 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN. IN JACKSON
COUNTY OHIO...THE HEADWATERS OF SYMMES CREEK IS INCLUDED IN THE
WARNING.
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.
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.
&&
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3865 8278 3869 8276 3868 8272 3875 8270
3876 8267 3884 8266 3885 8277 3895 8277
3911 8261 3914 8243 3885 8246 3862 8275
3865 8278 3865 8284
$$
222 follow-up statements
532
WGUS71 KRLX 220217
FFSRLX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1017 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011
KYC089-OHC053-079-087-220345-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-110622T0345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREENUP KY-GALLIA OH-JACKSON OH-LAWRENCE OH-
1017 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT FOR
GREENUP COUNTY IN KENTUCKY...AND NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE...JACKSON AND
WEST CENTRAL GALLIA COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
AT 1007 PM EDT...ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE
MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. HOPEFULLY...THIS LATE EVENING ROUND OF
RAIN WILL DIMINISH BETWEEN 11 PM AND MIDNIGHT.
THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER WESTERN GREENUP COUNTY KENTUCKY.
LOCALIZED RAIN AMOUNTS AROUND 2.5 TO 3 INCHES HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED
SINCE 6 PM. THE STREAM BASINS OF SCHULTZ CREEK...BRUSHY
CREEK...AND WHITE OAK CREEK...AND THE LOWER PORTION OF TYGARTS CREEK
WERE THE HARDEST HIT. IN JACKSON COUNTY...THE MOST DOWNPOURS
OCCURRED BETWEEN OAK HILL AND THE TOWN OF JACKSON.
BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS DRIVING AT NIGHT. TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. DO NOT
DRIVE YOUR CAR ON FLOODED ROADWAYS.
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE 877-633-6772 WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3865 8278 3869 8276 3868 8272 3875 8270
3876 8267 3884 8266 3885 8277 3895 8277
3911 8261 3914 8243 3885 8246 3862 8275
3865 8278 3865 8284
$$
22320
WGUS71 KRLX 220338
FFSRLX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1138 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011
KYC089-OHC053-079-087-220347-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-110622T0345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREENUP KY-GALLIA OH-JACKSON OH-LAWRENCE OH-
1138 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1145 PM EDT FOR GREENUP
COUNTY IN KENTUCKY...AND NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE...JACKSON AND WEST
CENTRAL GALLIA COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
HEAVY RAIN HAS PULLED TO THE NORTH AND EAST. THEREFORE THE FLASH
FLOOD WARNING...THAT WAS IN EFFECT...HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
MORE SHOWERS OR STORMS COULD OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
EVENING.
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE 877-633-6772 WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3865 8278 3869 8276 3868 8272 3875 8270
3876 8267 3884 8266 3885 8277 3895 8277
3911 8261 3914 8243 3885 8246 3862 8275
3865 8278 3865 8284
$$
22The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lawrence | 22 min |
| Jun 21, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lawrence | 26 min |
| Jun 21, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lawrence | 50 min |
| Jun 21, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Gallia, Jackson | 36 min |
| Jun 21, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton | 34 min |
| Jun 21, 7:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Athens, Meigs, Perry | 38 min |
| Jun 21, 7:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson | 31 min |
| Jun 21, 7:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Washington | 34 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2011Flash Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2011Every 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.