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Flash Flood Warning 43, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jul 30, 2011, 6:14 PM EDT for Boyd County, Greenup County, Kentucky; Cabell County, Wayne County, West Virginia. It was in force for 3 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 30, 2011, 6:14 PM EDT (22:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 30, 2011, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Boyd County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Cabell County, WV, Wayne County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:17 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 30, 7:05 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Summit, KY | ROADS CLOSED WITHIN 3 MILE RADIUS OF HATCHERY ROAD. 25 HOMES FLOODED SOME WITH WINDOW DEEP WATER. WATER RESCUES TAKING PLACE. |
| Jul 30, 7:14 PM EDT | FLOOD | 2 S Of Ashland, KY | STREAMS OVER ROADS OR BRIDGES. |
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, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 741 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -67 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 818 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
503
WGUS51 KRLX 302214
FFWRLX
KYC019-089-WVC011-099-310115-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0043.110730T2214Z-110731T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
614 PM EDT SAT JUL 30 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BOYD COUNTY IN KENTUCKY...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CANNONSBURG...
SOUTHERN GREENUP COUNTY IN KENTUCKY...
SOUTHWESTERN CABELL COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BEECH FORK STATE PARK...
* UNTIL 915 PM EDT
* AT 608 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NAPLES...
OLDTOWN AND GREENBO LAKE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE STREAM BANKS TO BECOME UNSTABLE.
UNSTABLE STREAM BANKS CAN FAIL OR BECOME SLIPPERY. PERSONS SHOULD
STAY AWAY FROM STREAM BANKS...SWIFT FLOWING WATER AND CULVERTS. STAY
AWAY OR BE SWEPT AWAY.
&&
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3857 8309 3843 8259 3840 8256 3841 8252
3833 8219 3831 8220 3820 8233 3834 8278
3836 8277 3840 8291 3840 8296 3846 8305
3851 8316
$$
JB2 follow-up statements
827
WGUS71 KRLX 302324
FFSRLX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
724 PM EDT SAT JUL 30 2011
KYC019-089-WVC011-099-310115-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0043.000000T0000Z-110731T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BOYD KY-GREENUP KY-CABELL WV-WAYNE WV-
724 PM EDT SAT JUL 30 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN WAYNE...WEST CENTRAL CABELL...SOUTHERN GREENUP AND BOYD
COUNTIES...
AT 705 PM EDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED A FLASH
FLOODING NEAR SUMMIT IN BOYD COUNTY. ALL ROADS WERE CLOSED IN A 3
MILE RADIUS AROUND HATCHERY ROAD. WATER RESCUES WERE TAKING PLACE.
WHILE THE HEAVY RAIN HAS DIMINISHED IN INTENSITY...WATER WILL
CONTINUE TO BE HIGH IN FLOODED AREAS.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NAPLES...
OLDTOWN...GREENBO LAKE...CATLETTSBURG...KENOVA AND CEREDO
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE 877-633-6772 WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3855 8302 3843 8259 3840 8256 3841 8252
3837 8238 3831 8236 3823 8243 3834 8277
3836 8277 3837 8279 3840 8291 3840 8296
3846 8305
$$
JB712
WGUS71 KRLX 310114
FFSRLX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
914 PM EDT SAT JUL 30 2011
KYC019-089-WVC011-099-310123-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0043.000000T0000Z-110731T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BOYD KY-GREENUP KY-CABELL WV-WAYNE WV-
914 PM EDT SAT JUL 30 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 915 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
WAYNE...WEST CENTRAL CABELL...SOUTHERN GREENUP AND BOYD COUNTIES...
HEAVY RAIN IS NO LONGER 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 3855 8302 3843 8259 3840 8256 3841 8252
3837 8238 3831 8236 3823 8243 3834 8277
3836 8277 3837 8279 3840 8291 3840 8296
3846 8305
$$
JBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 4:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Lawrence | 3 hr |
| Jul 30, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boyd | 55 min |
| Jul 29, 11:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Ritchie | 52 min |
| Jul 30, 4:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wyoming | 39 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.