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Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at May 10, 2011, 5:41 PM EDT for 4 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 3 hr. 3 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
- May 10, 2011, 5:41 PM EDT (21:41 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 2011, 8:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Boone County, WV, Fayette County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Putnam County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 6:08 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Charleston, WV | CAMC GENERAL HOSPITAL LAB FLOODED. WATER HAS SINCE RECEDED AT 7 PM. |
| May 10, 6:14 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Charleston, WV | WATER RESCUE 1322 SMITH STREET. |
| May 10, 7:06 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Charleston, WV | SEVERAL MINOR WATER RESCUES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SEVERAL MAN HOLE COVERS LIFTED THROUGHOUT THE CITY. |
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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 223 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
- 9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -487 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1473 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 194 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 252 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WGUS51 KRLX 102141
FFWRLX
WVC005-019-039-079-110045-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0006.110510T2141Z-110511T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
541 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN BOONE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
CENTRAL KANAWHA COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHARLESTON...
EAST CENTRAL PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 845 PM EDT
* AT 536 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING OVER THE WARNED AREA.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE INCH IN JUST THIRTY MINUTES CAN BE
EXPECTED.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SMITHERS...
SISSONVILLE...PRATT...PINCH...MONTGOMERY...GLASGOW...EAST BANK...
COAL FORK AND CEDAR GROVE
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 3799 8152 3830 8170 3856 8190 3864 8172
3863 8170 3855 8163 3857 8161 3853 8155
3839 8145 3814 8125
$$
302 follow-up statements
001
WGUS71 KRLX 102358
FFSRLX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
758 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011
WVC005-019-039-079-110045-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110511T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PUTNAM WV-KANAWHA WV-FAYETTE WV-BOONE WV-
758 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN BOONE...NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE...CENTRAL KANAWHA AND EAST
CENTRAL PUTNAM COUNTIES...
EVEN THOUGH MUCH OF THE RAIN HAS ENDED...AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS
WILL CONTINUE TO RESPOND TO EARLIER RAINS. MANY CREEKS ARE RUNNING
AT BANKFULL OR HAVE EXCEEDED BANKFULL. THERE CONTINUES TO BE ROADS
WITH HIGH WATER...PARTICULARLY IN THE METRO AREA OF CHARLESTON.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SISSONVILLE...COAL FORK AND PINCH.
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.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL
VIRGINIA AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO
AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND
CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3799 8152 3830 8170 3856 8190 3864 8172
3863 8170 3855 8163 3857 8161 3853 8155
3839 8145 3814 8125
$$
30961
WGUS71 KRLX 110037
FFSRLX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
837 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011
WVC005-019-039-079-110046-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110511T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PUTNAM WV-KANAWHA WV-FAYETTE WV-BOONE WV-
837 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 845 PM EDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
BOONE...NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE...CENTRAL KANAWHA AND EAST CENTRAL
PUTNAM COUNTIES...
HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA...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. THERE COULD STILL BE SOME LOCAL HIGH WATER OVER LOW LYING
AREAS THIS EVENING.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL
VIRGINIA AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3799 8152 3830 8170 3856 8190 3864 8172
3863 8170 3855 8163 3857 8161 3853 8155
3839 8145 3814 8125
$$
30The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wayne | 47 min |
| May 10, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mason, Putnam | 26 min |
| May 10, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Mason, Putnam | 52 min |
| May 10, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Wayne | 59 min |
| May 10, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fayette, Kanawha | 56 min |
| May 10, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Mason | 66 min |
| May 10, 5:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell, Wayne | 10 hr |
| May 10, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, Putnam | 58 min |
| May 10, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mingo | 35 min |
| May 10, 5:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Mason | 10 hr |
| May 10, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Putnam | 38 min |
| May 10, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas, Raleigh | 45 min |
| May 10, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Wayne | 39 min |
| May 10, 6:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Kanawha, Mason, Putnam | 36 min |
| May 10, 6:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell | 67 min |
| May 10, 6:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas | 119 min |
| May 10, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha | 29 min |
| May 10, 7:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Wayne | 57 min |
| May 10, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas, Roane | 46 min |
| May 10, 7:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mingo | 36 min |
| May 10, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Logan, Mingo, Wayne | 45 min |
| May 10, 7:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Wayne | 8 hr |
| May 10, 7:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fayette, Kanawha, Raleigh, Wyoming | 47 min |
| May 10, 7:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Wayne | 62 min |
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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.