Alert archive / West Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 38, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jul 23, 2011, 2:24 PM EDT for Putnam County, West Virginia. It was in force for 4 hr. 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 23, 2011, 2:24 PM EDT (18:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2011, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Putnam County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 3:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Poca, WV | ROUTE 35 AROUND POCA CLOSED UNDER 2 FEET OF WATER. |
| Jul 23, 4:45 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Winfield, WV | WATER INUNDATING HOMES IN THE TOWN OF WINFIELD |
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, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 193 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
- 3311 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 647 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 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.
599
WGUS51 KRLX 231824
FFWRLX
WVC079-232015-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0038.110723T1824Z-110723T2015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
224 PM EDT SAT JUL 23 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WINFIELD...
* UNTIL 415 PM EDT
* AT 219 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. RADAR
ESTIMATES AS MUCH AS 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN SINCE 200 PM. AN
ADDITIONAL TWO INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE...WHICH WILL CAUSE FLASH
FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 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 3863 8201 3866 8196 3857 8175 3853 8175
3852 8174 3847 8173 3842 8184 3852 8205
$$
093 follow-up statements
935
WGUS51 KRLX 232009
FFWRLX
WVC079-232215-
/O.EXT.KRLX.FF.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110723T2215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
409 PM EDT SAT JUL 23 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WINFIELD...
* UNTIL 615 PM EDT
* AT 400 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH
FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. WHILE DOPPLER
RADAR INDICATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS WERE DISSIPATING...ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL MAY CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE AFFECTED AREA OVER THE NEXT
ONE TO TWO HOURS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BUFFALO
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
&&
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3863 8201 3866 8196 3857 8175 3853 8175
3852 8174 3847 8173 3842 8184 3852 8205
$$
28126
WGUS71 KRLX 232121
FFSRLX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
521 PM EDT SAT JUL 23 2011
WVC079-232215-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110723T2215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PUTNAM WV-
521 PM EDT SAT JUL 23 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR
NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTY...
AT 515 PM EDT...RAINFALL OVER PUTNAM COUNTY CONTINUED TO DIMINISH.
LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA OVER
THE NEXT ONE TO TWO HOURS. LOW LYING AREAS WITHIN THE WARNING
CONTINUED TO BE AFFECTED BY RUNOFF FROM EARLIER
RAINS...HOWEVER...THE HIGH WATER WILL CONTINUE TO RECEDE OVER THE
NEXT FEW HOURS.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 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.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE 877-633-6772 WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3863 8201 3866 8196 3857 8175 3853 8175
3852 8174 3847 8173 3842 8184 3852 8205
$$
28204
WGUS71 KRLX 232212
FFSRLX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
612 PM EDT SAT JUL 23 2011
WVC079-232225-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110723T2215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PUTNAM WV-
612 PM EDT SAT JUL 23 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
PUTNAM COUNTY...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS NOT
ANTICIPATED...THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT
HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. STREAMS AND CREEKS HAVE BEGUN TO RECEDE
AND NO LONGER POSE A FLASH FLOOD THREAT.
TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR ON FLOODED ROADWAYS.
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE 877-633-6772 WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3863 8201 3866 8196 3857 8175 3853 8175
3852 8174 3847 8173 3842 8184 3852 8205
$$
09The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 8:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Nicholas | 26 min |
| Jul 22, 8:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Nicholas | 34 min |
| Jul 22, 10:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison | 60 min |
| Jul 23, 4:38 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Jackson and 13 more | 15 hr |
| Jul 23, 7:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wayne | 55 min |
| Jul 23, 12:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson | 40 min |
| Jul 23, 12:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln | 49 min |
| Jul 23, 12:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone | 53 min |
| Jul 23, 3:18 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Jackson and 13 more | 29 hr |
| Jul 23, 3:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Mason | 2 hr |
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.