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Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Sep 3, 2011, 6:59 PM EDT for Kanawha County, Lincoln 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
- Sep 3, 2011, 6:59 PM EDT (22:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2011, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Kanawha County, WV, Lincoln County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 3 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:02 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, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 217 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
- 2038 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1480 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
838 WGUS51 KRLX 032259 FFWRLX WVC039-043-040100- /O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0049.110903T2259Z-110904T0100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 659 PM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CENTRAL KANAWHA COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NITRO...CHARLESTON... EXTREME NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA... * UNTIL 900 PM EDT * AT 658 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 TORNADO... ST. ALBANS...SOUTH CHARLESTON...INSTITUTE...DUNBAR AND COAL FORK 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 3842 8186 3842 8152 3819 8148 3826 8187 $$ 26
2 follow-up statements
171 WGUS71 KRLX 040001 FFSRLX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 801 PM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011 WVC039-043-040100- /O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-110904T0100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LINCOLN WV-KANAWHA WV- 801 PM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL KANAWHA AND NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES... AT 753 PM EDT...RAIN WAS STILL FALLING OVER THE WARNED AREA. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TORNADO...ST. ALBANS...SOUTH CHARLESTON...NITRO...INSTITUTE...DUNBAR AND CHARLESTON. STREAMS AND CREEKS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DAVIS CREEK...LICK BRANCH...AND RAYS BRANCH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR ON FLOODED ROADWAYS. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE 877-633-6772 WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. && LAT...LON 3842 8186 3842 8152 3819 8148 3826 8187 $$ 26
729 WGUS71 KRLX 040052 FFSRLX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 852 PM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011 WVC039-043-040100- /O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-110904T0100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LINCOLN WV-KANAWHA WV- 852 PM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 900 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL KANAWHA AND NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN 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. HOWEVER...SOME AREA CREEKS...STREAMS...AND CULVERTS MAY REMAIN SWOLLEN OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS INTO THE OVERNIGHT. 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 3842 8186 3842 8152 3819 8148 3826 8187 $$ 26
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 3:18 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan and 5 more | 17 hr |
| Sep 3, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | McDowell | 36 min |
| Sep 3, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wyoming | 32 min |
| Sep 3, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wyoming | 32 min |
| Sep 3, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wyoming | 31 min |
| Sep 3, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Raleigh | 56 min |
| Sep 3, 5:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Raleigh | 115 min |
| Sep 3, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mingo | 27 min |
| Sep 3, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Mingo, Wayne | 35 min |
| Sep 3, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay | 32 min |
| Sep 3, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone | 24 min |
| Sep 3, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha | 43 min |
| Sep 3, 6:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Clay, Fayette, Nicholas | 39 min |
| Sep 3, 6:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Kanawha | 48 min |
| Sep 3, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln | 46 min |
| Sep 3, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lincoln, Logan, Wayne | 56 min |
| Sep 3, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay | 40 min |
| Sep 3, 7:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Putnam | 27 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.