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Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jul 23, 2011, 3:43 PM EDT for Gallia County, Meigs County, Ohio; Mason County, West Virginia. It was in force for 2 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
- Jul 23, 2011, 3:43 PM EDT (19:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2011, 5:46 PM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Gallia County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Mason County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:44 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, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 148 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.
822
WGUS51 KRLX 231943
FFWRLX
OHC053-105-WVC053-232245-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0039.110723T1943Z-110723T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
343 PM EDT SAT JUL 23 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL MASON COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTHEASTERN GALLIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
SOUTHERN MEIGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RUTLAND...RACINE...POMEROY...
* UNTIL 645 PM EDT
* AT 339 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 MASON
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 3903 8236 3903 8232 3906 8232 3907 8231
3912 8185 3894 8183 3893 8184 3891 8237
$$
282 follow-up statements
696
WGUS71 KRLX 232057
FFSRLX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
457 PM EDT SAT JUL 23 2011
WVC053-232107-
/O.CAN.KRLX.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110723T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MASON WV-
457 PM EDT SAT JUL 23 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTH CENTRAL MASON
COUNTY...
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE 877-633-6772 WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3903 8236 3903 8232 3907 8231 3910 8204
3899 8205 3897 8210 3893 8211 3892 8213
3891 8237
$$
OHC053-105-232245-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110723T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GALLIA OH-MEIGS OH-
457 PM EDT SAT JUL 23 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL MEIGS AND NORTHEASTERN GALLIA COUNTIES...
AT 451 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED
AREA.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RUTLAND
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.
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 3903 8236 3903 8232 3907 8231 3910 8204
3899 8205 3897 8210 3893 8211 3892 8213
3891 8237
$$
28627
WGUS71 KRLX 232146
FFSRLX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
546 PM EDT SAT JUL 23 2011
OHC053-105-232155-
/O.CAN.KRLX.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110723T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GALLIA OH-MEIGS OH-
546 PM EDT SAT JUL 23 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL MEIGS AND
NORTHEASTERN GALLIA COUNTIES...
HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AS A RESULT THE FLASH FLOOD
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED
THE NEXT OR SO BUT STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD REMAIN INSIDE THEIR
BANKS.
TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR ON FLOODED ROADWAYS.
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE 877-633-6772 WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3903 8236 3903 8232 3907 8231 3910 8204
3899 8205 3897 8210 3893 8211 3892 8213
3891 8237
$$
28The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 4:38 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan and 3 more | 15 hr |
| Jul 23, 3:18 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan and 3 more | 29 hr |
| Jul 23, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Vinton | 52 min |
| Jul 23, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Washington | 59 min |
| 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, 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, 2:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Putnam | 4 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2011Flash Flood Warnings in West Virginia, 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.