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Flash Flood Warning 34, NWS Charleston, WV

July 3, 2011Athens County, Morgan County, Perry County, Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jul 3, 2011, 9:34 PM EDT for Athens County, Morgan County, Perry County, Ohio. It was in force for 116 min. 2 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
Jul 3, 2011, 9:34 PM EDT (01:34 UTC)
Expired
Jul 3, 2011, 11:30 PM EDT
In force
116 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Athens County, OH, Morgan County, OH, Perry County, OH

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 3, 9:45 PM EDTFLASH FLOODGlouster, OHJACKSONVILLE ROAD CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
Jul 3, 9:50 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD3 S Burr Oak State Park, OHSR 329 AT MILE MARKER 2 CLOSED DUE TO ADJACENT CREEK OUT OF ITS BANKS

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 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 150 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2011-07-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 530 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2011-07-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 11 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
530 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-28 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1695 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
54 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.

577 
WGUS51 KRLX 040134
FFWRLX
OHC009-115-127-040330-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0034.110704T0134Z-110704T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
934 PM EDT SUN JUL 3 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL ATHENS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GLOUSTER...
  SOUTHWESTERN MORGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
  SOUTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...

* UNTIL 1130 PM EDT

* AT 927 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CONGRESS 
  RUN...TRIMBLE...BURR OAK STATE PARK AND CORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 
DANGERS OF FLOODING. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD 
WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS 
RISING.

&&

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

LAT...LON 3962 8214 3957 8190 3941 8196 3944 8214

$$

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2 follow-up statements
114 
WGUS71 KRLX 040228
FFSRLX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1028 PM EDT SUN JUL 3 2011

OHC009-115-127-040330-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-110704T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ATHENS OH-MORGAN OH-PERRY OH-
1028 PM EDT SUN JUL 3 2011

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PERRY...SOUTHWESTERN MORGAN AND NORTH CENTRAL ATHENS
COUNTIES...

AT 1023 PM EDT...HEAVY RAINFALL HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. 
HOWEVER...2.5 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER THE AREA...WHICH WILL 
CAUSE STREAMS TO CONTINUE TO RISE. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS 
REPORTED THAT JACKSONVILLE ROAD NEAR GLOUSTER WAS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH 
WATER. 

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CONGRESS
RUN...TRIMBLE...BURR OAK STATE PARK AND CORNING.

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 3962 8214 3957 8190 3941 8196 3944 8214

$$

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314 
WGUS71 KRLX 040329
FFSRLX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1129 PM EDT SUN JUL 3 2011

OHC009-115-127-040335-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-110704T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ATHENS OH-MORGAN OH-PERRY OH-
1129 PM EDT SUN JUL 3 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1130 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PERRY...SOUTHWESTERN MORGAN AND NORTH CENTRAL ATHENS
COUNTIES...

THE HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THIS EVENING HAS EXITED THE WARNED AREA AND 
THE SMALLER CREEKS ARE BEGINNING TO RECEDE. THEREFORE THE FLASH 
FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 

THE BIGGER CREEKS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE OVERNIGHT AND SOME LOW LYING 
AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SOME MINOR FLOODING...PARTICULARLY ALONG SUNDAY 
CREEK. 

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 3962 8214 3957 8190 3941 8196 3944 8214

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 3, 8:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXAthens23 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.