Alert archive / West Virginia / Flash Flood Watches in 2011
Flash Flood Watch 4, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood watch at Apr 21, 2011, 4:04 AM EDT for Boyd County, Carter County, Greenup County, Kentucky; 21 counties in West Virginia; 9 counties in Ohio. It took effect at Apr 22, 2011, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 69 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 21, 2011, 4:04 AM EDT (08:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 22, 2011, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 25, 2011, 3:27 AM EDT
- In force
- 69 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Flood severity
- None
All 33 counties
Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Athens County, OH, Gallia County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Morgan County, OH, Perry County, OH, Vinton County, OH, Washington County, OH, Barbour County, WV, Braxton County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Clay County, WV, Doddridge County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Mason County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Roane County, WV, Taylor County, WV, Tyler County, WV, Upshur County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:02 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 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 202 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 682 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 77 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
032 WGUS61 KRLX 210804 FFARLX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 404 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011 KYZ101-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ007>011-016>020-029>032-039- 040-047-211615- /O.NEW.KRLX.FF.A.0004.110422T1000Z-110423T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS- GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-ROANE- WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- UPSHUR-BARBOUR-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...NEW LEXINGTON... CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS... MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR... HAMDEN...POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT... POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG... VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE... PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG... BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...ELKINS 404 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY... SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...GREENUP. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO... ATHENS...GALLIA...JACKSON OH...LAWRENCE OH...MORGAN...MEIGS... PERRY...VINTON AND WASHINGTON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BARBOUR... CALHOUN...DODDRIDGE...GILMER...HARRISON...JACKSON WV...LEWIS... MASON...PLEASANTS...RANDOLPH...RITCHIE...ROANE...TAYLOR... TYLER...UPSHUR...WIRT AND WOOD. * FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON * ROUNDS OF SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. DUE TO RECENT RAINS...THE GROUND REMAINS WET. STREAM LEVELS ARE ELEVATED IN MANY COUNTIES. RAIN AMOUNTS OF OVER AN INCH MAY CAUSE RENEWED SMALL STREAM FLOODING. * DURING AND AFTER THIS RAIN EVENT...SOME RIVERS MAY ALSO BE VULNERABLE TO FLOODING. EVEN THE OHIO RIVER IS NOT IMMUNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS AN. FLASH FLOODING IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THOSE THAT LIVE ALONG FLOOD PRONE WATERWAYS...PLUS STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS...SHOULD HEIGHTEN THEIR WEATHER AWARENESS. MONITOR FORECASTS AND WATER LEVELS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED...OR FLOODING IS OBSERVED. && $$
12 follow-up statements
375 WGUS61 KRLX 211556 FFARLX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1156 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011 KYZ101-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ007>011-016>020-029>032-039- 040-047-220000- /O.CON.KRLX.FF.A.0004.110422T1000Z-110423T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS- GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-ROANE- WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- UPSHUR-BARBOUR-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...NEW LEXINGTON... CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS... MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR... HAMDEN...POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT... POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG... VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE... PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG... BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...ELKINS 1156 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...GREENUP. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...ATHENS...GALLIA... JACKSON OH...LAWRENCE OH...MORGAN...MEIGS...PERRY...VINTON AND WASHINGTON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BARBOUR...CALHOUN...DODDRIDGE... GILMER...HARRISON...JACKSON WV...LEWIS...MASON...PLEASANTS... RANDOLPH...RITCHIE...ROANE...TAYLOR...TYLER...UPSHUR...WIRT AND WOOD. * FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON * ROUNDS OF SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. DUE TO RECENT RAINS...THE GROUND REMAINS WET. STREAM LEVELS ARE ELEVATED IN MANY COUNTIES. RAIN AMOUNTS UP TO TWO INCHES COULD CAUSE RENEWED SMALL STREAM FLOODING. * DURING AND AFTER THIS RAIN EVENT...SOME RIVERS MAY ALSO BE VULNERABLE TO FLOODING. IF THE EXPECTED HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS...THE OHIO RIVER WILL EVEN BE QUITE HIGH...WITH SOME LOCATIONS POSSIBLY SEEING SOME FLOODING ISSUES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS AN. FLASH FLOODING IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THOSE THAT LIVE ALONG FLOOD PRONE WATERWAYS...PLUS STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS...SHOULD HEIGHTEN THEIR WEATHER AWARENESS. MONITOR FORECASTS AND WATER LEVELS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED...OR FLOODING IS OBSERVED. && $$
821 WGUS61 KRLX 212311 FFARLX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 711 PM EDT THU APR 21 2011 KYZ101-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ007>011-016>020-029>032-039- 040-047-220715- /O.CON.KRLX.FF.A.0004.110422T1000Z-110423T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS- GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-ROANE- WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- UPSHUR-BARBOUR-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...NEW LEXINGTON... CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS... MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR... HAMDEN...POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT... POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG... VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE... PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG... BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...ELKINS 711 PM EDT THU APR 21 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...GREENUP. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...ATHENS...GALLIA... JACKSON OH...LAWRENCE OH...MORGAN...MEIGS...PERRY...VINTON AND WASHINGTON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BARBOUR...CALHOUN...DODDRIDGE... GILMER...HARRISON...JACKSON WV...LEWIS...MASON...PLEASANTS... RANDOLPH...RITCHIE...ROANE...TAYLOR...TYLER...UPSHUR...WIRT AND WOOD. * FROM 6 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON * ROUNDS OF SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. DUE TO RECENT RAINS...THE GROUND REMAINS WET. STREAM LEVELS ARE ELEVATED IN MANY COUNTIES. RAIN AMOUNTS UP TO TWO INCHES COULD CAUSE RENEWED SMALL STREAM FLOODING. * DURING AND AFTER THIS RAIN EVENT...SOME RIVERS MAY ALSO BE VULNERABLE TO FLOODING. IF THE EXPECTED HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS...THE OHIO RIVER WILL EVEN BE QUITE HIGH...WITH SOME LOCATIONS POSSIBLY SEEING SOME FLOODING ISSUES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS AN. FLASH FLOODING IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THOSE THAT LIVE ALONG FLOOD PRONE WATERWAYS...PLUS STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS...SHOULD HEIGHTEN THEIR WEATHER AWARENESS. MONITOR FORECASTS AND WATER LEVELS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED...OR FLOODING IS OBSERVED. && $$
466 WGUS61 KRLX 220706 FFARLX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 306 AM EDT FRI APR 22 2011 KYZ101-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ007>011-016>020-029>032-039- 040-047-221515- /O.CON.KRLX.FF.A.0004.110422T1000Z-110423T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS- GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-ROANE- WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- UPSHUR-BARBOUR-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...NEW LEXINGTON... CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS... MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR... HAMDEN...POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT... POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG... VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE... PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG... BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...ELKINS 306 AM EDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...GREENUP. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...ATHENS...GALLIA... JACKSON OH...LAWRENCE OH...MORGAN...MEIGS...PERRY...VINTON AND WASHINGTON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BARBOUR...CALHOUN...DODDRIDGE... GILMER...HARRISON...JACKSON WV...LEWIS...MASON...PLEASANTS... RANDOLPH...RITCHIE...ROANE...TAYLOR...TYLER...UPSHUR...WIRT AND WOOD. * THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON * ROUNDS OF HEAVY SHOWERS...WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. DUE TO RECENT RAINS...THE GROUND REMAINS WET. STREAM LEVELS ARE ELEVATED IN MANY COUNTIES. RAIN AMOUNTS UP TO TWO INCHES COULD CAUSE RENEWED SMALL STREAM FLOODING. * DURING AND AFTER THIS RAIN EVENT...SOME RIVERS MAY ALSO BE VULNERABLE TO FLOODING. IF THE EXPECTED HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS...THE OHIO RIVER WILL EVEN BE QUITE HIGH...WITH SOME LOCATIONS POSSIBLY SEEING SOME FLOODING ISSUES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS AN. FLASH FLOODING IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THOSE THAT LIVE ALONG FLOOD PRONE WATERWAYS...PLUS STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS...SHOULD HEIGHTEN THEIR WEATHER AWARENESS. MONITOR FORECASTS AND WATER LEVELS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED...OR FLOODING IS OBSERVED. && $$
679 WGUS61 KRLX 221445 FFARLX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1045 AM EDT FRI APR 22 2011 KYZ101-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ007>011-016>020-029>032-039- 040-047-222245- /O.CON.KRLX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110423T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS- GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-ROANE- WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- UPSHUR-BARBOUR-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...NEW LEXINGTON... CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS... MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR... HAMDEN...POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT... POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG... VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE... PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG... BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...ELKINS 1045 AM EDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...GREENUP. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...ATHENS...GALLIA... JACKSON OH...LAWRENCE OH...MORGAN...MEIGS...PERRY...VINTON AND WASHINGTON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BARBOUR...CALHOUN...DODDRIDGE... GILMER...HARRISON...JACKSON WV...LEWIS...MASON...PLEASANTS... RANDOLPH...RITCHIE...ROANE...TAYLOR...TYLER...UPSHUR...WIRT AND WOOD. * THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON * ROUNDS OF HEAVY SHOWERS...WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. DUE TO RECENT RAINS...THE GROUND REMAINS WET. STREAM AND CREEK LEVELS ARE ELEVATED IN MANY COUNTIES. RAIN AMOUNTS UP TO TWO INCHES COULD CAUSE RENEWED SMALL STREAM AND CREEK FLOODING. * DURING AND AFTER THIS RAIN EVENT...SOME RIVERS MAY ALSO BE VULNERABLE TO FLOODING. IF THE EXPECTED HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS...THE OHIO RIVER WILL EVEN BE QUITE HIGH...WITH SOME LOCATIONS POSSIBLY SEEING SOME FLOODING ISSUES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. FLASH FLOODING IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THOSE THAT LIVE ALONG FLOOD PRONE WATERWAYS...PLUS STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS...SHOULD HEIGHTEN THEIR WEATHER AWARENESS. MONITOR FORECASTS AND WATER LEVELS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED...OR FLOODING IS OBSERVED. && $$
456 WGUS61 KRLX 222056 FFARLX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 456 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2011 KYZ101-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ007>011-016>020-029>032-039- 040-047-230500- /O.CON.KRLX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110423T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS- GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-ROANE- WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- UPSHUR-BARBOUR-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...NEW LEXINGTON... CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS... MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR... HAMDEN...POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT... POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG... VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE... PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG... BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...ELKINS 456 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...GREENUP. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...ATHENS...GALLIA... JACKSON OH...LAWRENCE OH...MORGAN...MEIGS...PERRY...VINTON AND WASHINGTON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BARBOUR...CALHOUN...DODDRIDGE... GILMER...HARRISON...JACKSON WV...LEWIS...MASON...PLEASANTS... RANDOLPH...RITCHIE...ROANE...TAYLOR...TYLER...UPSHUR...WIRT AND WOOD. * THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON * ROUNDS OF HEAVY SHOWERS...WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. DUE TO RECENT RAINS...THE GROUND REMAINS WET. STREAM AND CREEK LEVELS ARE ELEVATED IN MANY COUNTIES. RAIN AMOUNTS UP TO TWO INCHES COULD CAUSE RENEWED SMALL STREAM AND CREEK FLOODING. * DURING AND AFTER THIS RAIN EVENT...SOME RIVERS MAY ALSO BE VULNERABLE TO FLOODING. IF THE EXPECTED HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS...THE OHIO RIVER WILL EVEN BE QUITE HIGH...WITH SOME LOCATIONS POSSIBLY SEEING SOME FLOODING ISSUES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. FLASH FLOODING IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THOSE THAT LIVE ALONG FLOOD PRONE WATERWAYS...PLUS STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS...SHOULD HEIGHTEN THEIR WEATHER AWARENESS. MONITOR FORECASTS AND WATER LEVELS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED...OR FLOODING IS OBSERVED. && $$
286 WGUS61 KRLX 230424 FFARLX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1224 AM EDT SAT APR 23 2011 KYZ102-103-WVZ006-014-015-027-028-037-038-046-231230- /O.EXA.KRLX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110423T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARTER-BOYD-CABELL-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-CLAY-BRAXTON-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER- POCAHONTAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND... HUNTINGTON...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY... BURNSVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...MARLINTON 1224 AM EDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...BOYD AND CARTER. IN WEST VIRGINIA... BRAXTON...CABELL...CLAY...KANAWHA...NICHOLAS...POCAHONTAS... PUTNAM AND WEBSTER. * THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON * ROUNDS OF HEAVY SHOWERS...WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO MUCH OF SATURDAY. DUE TO RECENT RAINS...THE GROUND REMAINS WET. STREAM AND CREEK LEVELS ARE ELEVATED IN MANY COUNTIES. RAIN AMOUNTS UP TO TWO INCHES COULD CAUSE RENEWED SMALL STREAM AND CREEK FLOODING. * DURING AND AFTER THIS RAIN EVENT...SOME RIVERS MAY ALSO BE VULNERABLE TO FLOODING. IF THE EXPECTED HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS...THE OHIO RIVER WILL EVEN BE QUITE HIGH...WITH SOME LOCATIONS POSSIBLY SEEING SOME FLOODING ISSUES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. FLASH FLOODING IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THOSE THAT LIVE ALONG FLOOD PRONE WATERWAYS...PLUS STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS...SHOULD HEIGHTEN THEIR WEATHER AWARENESS. MONITOR FORECASTS AND WATER LEVELS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED...OR FLOODING IS OBSERVED. && $$ KYZ101-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ007>011-016>020-029>032-039- 040-047-231230- /O.CON.KRLX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110423T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS- GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-ROANE- WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- UPSHUR-BARBOUR-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...NEW LEXINGTON... CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS... MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR... HAMDEN...POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT... POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG... VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE... PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG... BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...ELKINS 1224 AM EDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...GREENUP. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...ATHENS...GALLIA... JACKSON OH...LAWRENCE OH...MORGAN...MEIGS...PERRY...VINTON AND WASHINGTON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BARBOUR...CALHOUN...DODDRIDGE... GILMER...HARRISON...JACKSON WV...LEWIS...MASON...PLEASANTS... RANDOLPH...RITCHIE...ROANE...TAYLOR...TYLER...UPSHUR...WIRT AND WOOD. * THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON * ROUNDS OF HEAVY SHOWERS...WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO MUCH OF SATURDAY. DUE TO RECENT RAINS...THE GROUND REMAINS WET. STREAM AND CREEK LEVELS ARE ELEVATED IN MANY COUNTIES. RAIN AMOUNTS UP TO TWO INCHES COULD CAUSE RENEWED SMALL STREAM AND CREEK FLOODING. * DURING AND AFTER THIS RAIN EVENT...SOME RIVERS MAY ALSO BE VULNERABLE TO FLOODING. IF THE EXPECTED HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS...THE OHIO RIVER WILL EVEN BE QUITE HIGH...WITH SOME LOCATIONS POSSIBLY SEEING SOME FLOODING ISSUES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. FLASH FLOODING IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THOSE THAT LIVE ALONG FLOOD PRONE WATERWAYS...PLUS STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS...SHOULD HEIGHTEN THEIR WEATHER AWARENESS. MONITOR FORECASTS AND WATER LEVELS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED...OR FLOODING IS OBSERVED. && $$
299 WGUS61 KRLX 231911 FFARLX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 311 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011 KYZ101>103-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ006>011-014>020-027>032- 037>040-046-047-240315- /O.EXT.KRLX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110425T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH- VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD- PLEASANTS-TYLER-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE- DODDRIDGE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET... MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE... JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...POMEROY... GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...HUNTINGTON... POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG... VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...CLAY... SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD... CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI... BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 311 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...BOYD...CARTER AND GREENUP. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO... ATHENS...GALLIA...JACKSON OH...LAWRENCE OH...MORGAN...MEIGS... PERRY...VINTON AND WASHINGTON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BARBOUR... BRAXTON...CABELL...CALHOUN...CLAY...DODDRIDGE...GILMER... HARRISON...JACKSON WV...KANAWHA...LEWIS...MASON...NICHOLAS... PLEASANTS...POCAHONTAS...PUTNAM...RANDOLPH...RITCHIE...ROANE... TAYLOR...TYLER...UPSHUR...WEBSTER...WIRT AND WOOD. * THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * ROUNDS OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. DUE TO RECENT RAINS...THE GROUND REMAINS SATURATED IN MANY LOCATIONS. STREAM AND CREEK LEVELS ARE ELEVATED IN MANY COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN...ESPECIALLY WHERE TRAINING OCCURS...MAY CAUSE RENEWED FLOODING PROBLEMS. * DURING AND AFTER THIS RAIN EVENT...SOME RIVERS MAY ALSO BE VULNERABLE TO FLOODING. IF THE EXPECTED HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS...THE OHIO RIVER WILL EVEN BECOME QUITE HIGH...WITH SOME LOCATIONS POSSIBLY SEEING SOME FLOODING ISSUES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. FLASH FLOODING IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THOSE THAT LIVE ALONG FLOOD PRONE WATERWAYS...PLUS STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS...SHOULD HEIGHTEN THEIR WEATHER AWARENESS. MONITOR FORECASTS AND WATER LEVELS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED...OR FLOODING IS OBSERVED. && $$
506 WGUS61 KRLX 240156 FFARLX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 956 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011 KYZ101>103-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ006>011-014>020-027>032- 037>040-046-047-241000- /O.CON.KRLX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110425T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH- VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD- PLEASANTS-TYLER-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE- DODDRIDGE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET... MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE... JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...POMEROY... GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...HUNTINGTON... POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG... VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...CLAY... SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD... CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI... BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 956 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...BOYD...CARTER AND GREENUP. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO... ATHENS...GALLIA...JACKSON OH...LAWRENCE OH...MORGAN...MEIGS... PERRY...VINTON AND WASHINGTON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BARBOUR... BRAXTON...CABELL...CALHOUN...CLAY...DODDRIDGE...GILMER... HARRISON...JACKSON WV...KANAWHA...LEWIS...MASON...NICHOLAS... PLEASANTS...POCAHONTAS...PUTNAM...RANDOLPH...RITCHIE...ROANE... TAYLOR...TYLER...UPSHUR...WEBSTER...WIRT AND WOOD. * THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING * ROUNDS OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. DUE TO RECENT RAINS...THE GROUND REMAINS SATURATED IN MANY LOCATIONS. STREAM AND CREEK LEVELS ARE ELEVATED IN MANY COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN...ESPECIALLY WHERE TRAINING OCCURS...MAY CAUSE RENEWED FLOODING PROBLEMS. * DURING AND AFTER THIS RAIN EVENT...SOME RIVERS MAY ALSO BE VULNERABLE TO FLOODING. IF THE EXPECTED HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS...THE OHIO RIVER WILL EVEN BECOME QUITE HIGH...WITH SOME LOCATIONS POSSIBLY SEEING SOME FLOODING ISSUES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. FLASH FLOODING IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THOSE THAT LIVE ALONG FLOOD PRONE WATERWAYS...PLUS STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS...SHOULD HEIGHTEN THEIR WEATHER AWARENESS. MONITOR FORECASTS AND WATER LEVELS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED...OR FLOODING IS OBSERVED. && $$
783 WGUS61 KRLX 240900 FFARLX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 500 AM EDT SUN APR 24 2011 WVZ037-046-241000- /O.CAN.KRLX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110425T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NICHOLAS-POCAHONTAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... MARLINTON 500 AM EDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. POTENTIAL FLOODING FROM ANY HEAVY RAINS TODAY WILL BE NORTH AND WEST OF NICHOLAS AND POCAHONTAS COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA. $$ KYZ101>103-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ006>011-014>020-027>032- 038>040-047-241700- /O.CON.KRLX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110425T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH- VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD- PLEASANTS-TYLER-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE- DODDRIDGE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-WEBSTER- UPSHUR-BARBOUR-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET... MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE... JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...POMEROY... GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...HUNTINGTON... POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG... VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...CLAY... SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WEBSTER SPRINGS... BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...ELKINS 500 AM EDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...BOYD...CARTER AND GREENUP. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO... ATHENS...GALLIA...JACKSON OH...LAWRENCE OH...MORGAN...MEIGS... PERRY...VINTON AND WASHINGTON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BARBOUR... BRAXTON...CABELL...CALHOUN...CLAY...DODDRIDGE...GILMER... HARRISON...JACKSON WV...KANAWHA...LEWIS...MASON...PLEASANTS... PUTNAM...RANDOLPH...RITCHIE...ROANE...TAYLOR...TYLER... UPSHUR...WEBSTER...WIRT AND WOOD. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * ROUNDS OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WILL CONTINUE TODAY. DUE TO RECENT RAINS...THE GROUND REMAINS SATURATED IN MANY LOCATIONS. STREAM AND CREEK LEVELS ARE ELEVATED IN MANY COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN...ESPECIALLY WHERE TRAINING OCCURS...MAY CAUSE RENEWED FLOODING PROBLEMS. * DURING AND AFTER THIS RAIN EVENT...SOME RIVERS MAY ALSO BE VULNERABLE TO FLOODING. IF THE EXPECTED HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS...THE OHIO RIVER WILL EVEN BECOME QUITE HIGH...WITH SOME LOCATIONS POSSIBLY SEEING SOME FLOODING ISSUES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. FLASH FLOODING IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THOSE THAT LIVE ALONG FLOOD PRONE WATERWAYS...PLUS STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS...SHOULD HEIGHTEN THEIR WEATHER AWARENESS. MONITOR FORECASTS AND WATER LEVELS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED...OR FLOODING IS OBSERVED. && $$
369 WGUS61 KRLX 241626 FFARLX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1226 PM EDT SUN APR 24 2011 KYZ101>103-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ006>011-014>020-027>032- 038>040-047-250000- /O.CON.KRLX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110425T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH- VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD- PLEASANTS-TYLER-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE- DODDRIDGE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-WEBSTER- UPSHUR-BARBOUR-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET... MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE... JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...POMEROY... GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...HUNTINGTON... POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG... VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...CLAY... SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WEBSTER SPRINGS... BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...ELKINS 1226 PM EDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...BOYD...CARTER AND GREENUP. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO... ATHENS...GALLIA...JACKSON OH...LAWRENCE OH...MORGAN...MEIGS... PERRY...VINTON AND WASHINGTON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BARBOUR... BRAXTON...CABELL...CALHOUN...CLAY...DODDRIDGE...GILMER... HARRISON...JACKSON WV...KANAWHA...LEWIS...MASON...PLEASANTS... PUTNAM...RANDOLPH...RITCHIE...ROANE...TAYLOR...TYLER... UPSHUR...WEBSTER...WIRT AND WOOD. * UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DUE TO RECENT RAINS...THE GROUND REMAINS SATURATED IN MANY LOCATIONS. STREAM AND CREEK LEVELS ARE ELEVATED IN MANY COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN...ESPECIALLY WHERE TRAINING OCCURS...MAY CAUSE RENEWED FLOODING PROBLEMS. * DURING AND AFTER THIS RAIN EVENT...SOME RIVERS MAY ALSO BE VULNERABLE TO FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. FLASH FLOODING IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THOSE THAT LIVE ALONG FLOOD PRONE WATERWAYS...PLUS STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS...SHOULD HEIGHTEN THEIR WEATHER AWARENESS. MONITOR FORECASTS AND WATER LEVELS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED...OR FLOODING IS OBSERVED. && $$
581 WGUS61 KRLX 242316 FFARLX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 716 PM EDT SUN APR 24 2011 WVZ015-016-018-020-027>032-038>040-047-250030- /O.CAN.KRLX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110425T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ KANAWHA-ROANE-CALHOUN-DODDRIDGE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS- HARRISON-TAYLOR-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON... SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...GRANTSVILLE...WEST UNION...CLAY... SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WEBSTER SPRINGS... BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...ELKINS 716 PM EDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA... NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WHILE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED. $$ KYZ101>103-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ006>011-014-017-019- 250730- /O.EXT.KRLX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110425T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH- VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD- PLEASANTS-TYLER-PUTNAM-WIRT-RITCHIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET... MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE... JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...POMEROY... GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...HUNTINGTON... POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG... VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...ELIZABETH... HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO 716 PM EDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...BOYD...CARTER AND GREENUP. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO... ATHENS...GALLIA...JACKSON OH...LAWRENCE OH...MORGAN...MEIGS... PERRY...VINTON AND WASHINGTON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...CABELL... JACKSON WV...MASON...PLEASANTS...PUTNAM...RITCHIE...TYLER... WIRT AND WOOD. * THROUGH MONDAY MORNING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN THIS EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. DUE TO RECENT RAINS...THE GROUND REMAINS SATURATED IN MANY LOCATIONS. STREAM AND CREEK LEVELS ARE ELEVATED IN MANY COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN... ESPECIALLY WHERE TRAINING OCCURS...MAY CAUSE RENEWED FLOODING PROBLEMS. * DURING AND AFTER THIS RAIN EVENT...SOME RIVERS MAY ALSO BE VULNERABLE TO FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. FLASH FLOODING IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THOSE THAT LIVE ALONG FLOOD PRONE WATERWAYS...PLUS STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS...SHOULD HEIGHTEN THEIR WEATHER AWARENESS. MONITOR FORECASTS AND WATER LEVELS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED...OR FLOODING IS OBSERVED. && $$
387 WGUS61 KRLX 250727 FFARLX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 327 AM EDT MON APR 25 2011 KYZ101>103-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ006>011-014-017-019- 250830- /O.CAN.KRLX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110425T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH- VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD- PLEASANTS-TYLER-PUTNAM-WIRT-RITCHIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET... MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE... JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...POMEROY... GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...HUNTINGTON... POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG... VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...ELIZABETH... HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO 327 AM EDT MON APR 25 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY... SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAIN...IS ALL THAT IS EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...AND MOST OF THAT WILL BE WEST OF THE OHIO RIVER. THUS...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MDP
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Apr 21, 1:13 AM EDT, 2 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 21, 1:13 AM EDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 113 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. FRONT RETURNS NORTH FRIDAY...RAISING WATER CONCERNS AGAIN. UNSETTLED INTO NEXT WEEK AS FRONT WAVERS BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE AREA. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/... ONLY REAL CHANGE TO THE NEAR TERM GRIDS WAS TO INCREASE SKY COVER SOMEWHAT. HRRR SEEMS TO HAVE A DECENT HANDLE ON DEVELOPING STRATUS...AND SPREADS IT OVER MUCH OF THE CWA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. MOST OTHER GRIDS LOOK GOOD. && .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... WAVERING FRONT AND FAST FLOW ALOFT CONTINUE TO CHARACTERIZE THE WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH THIS PERIOD. FRONT RETURNS N AS A WARM FRONT THU NT AND FRI...WITH DESTABILIZATION ALOFT FRI MORNING AND SURFACE BASED INSTABILITY LATER IN THE DAY FRI AS THE WARM FRONT CONTINUES PUSHING N. WITH STRONG INFLOW...THIS LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER WET SYSTEM...WITH THE NEED TO WATCH WATER INCLUDING MAIN STEM RIVERS YET AGAIN. FRONT PUSHES N FRI NT AND THEN SE AS A COLD FRONT SAT. THIS TAKES THE CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION N FRI NT AND THEN SOMEWHAT SWD AGAIN SAT...WITH MUCH OF THE AREA IN WARM SECTOR MODE IN BETWEEN. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE UPPER LEVEL S/W TROF DRIVING THE FRONT SWD SAT SHEARS OUT...SO THE FRONT STALLS NEAR THE OHIO RIVER SAT NT...AND THEN EVEN STARTS PUSHING BACK N AGAIN TOWARD 12Z SUN...DAY 4. TEMPERATURES LOOKED GOOD SAVE TO LOWERS HIGH N ON FRI. TEMPERATURES START OUT BELOW NORMAL THU NT AND IN THE RAIN ON FRI...AND THEN RETURN TO ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS FOR THE BALANCE OF THE PERIOD. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... UNSETTLED WEATHER CONTINUES IN THE LONG TERM AS A WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS STATES REMAINS STALLED OUT OVER THE NORTHERN ZONES. SEVERAL DISTURBANCES RIDING ALONG THIS BOUNDARY WILL KEEP CLOUDY SKIES...AND A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST EARLY IN THE PERIOD...PARTICULARLY OVER THE NORTHERN ZONES. FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL LIFT NORTH MONDAY NIGHT/EARLY TUESDAY FOR A POSSIBLE BRIEF BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION. AS IT DOES SO...TEMPS WILL ALSO GRADUALLY WARM ACROSS THE REGION. MODELS BEGIN TO DIFFER TOWARDS THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD BUT GENERAL CONSENSUS IS THAT COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH LOW OVER PLAINS WILL SWEET THROUGH MID WEEK...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...AND COOLER WEATHER BEHIND THE FRONT. && .AVIATION /05Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... 00Z THURSDAY THROUGH 00Z FRIDAY... STRATUS DECK FORMING ACROSS SOUTHEAST OHIO AS WELL AS DOWN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH SOME MOISTURE TRAPPED AT H925 AND BELOW. MVFR CIGS FOR MOST AREAS...ALTHOUGH SOME LOWLAND AREAS SUCH AS HTS/CRW MAY ESCAPE MUCH IMPACT. FOG SHOULD BE AN ISSUE WITH THE CLOUDS AND A STILL STIRRED BOUNDARY LAYER. THE STRATUS WILL START TO BREAK UP TOWARDS SUNRISE...AND SHOULD BE MOSTLY GONE BY 15Z. VFR THEREAFTER...WITH MAINLY CIRRUS DURING THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDS LOWER AND THICKEN AFTER 00Z...AND SOME RAIN SHOULD START SHOWING UP SOUTH OF I-64 BY 06Z...BUT STILL THINK VFR HOLDS. FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY... FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH. ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: COVERAGE OF STRATUS MAY VARY A BIT. EXPERIMENTAL TABLE OF FLIGHT CATEGORY OBJECTIVELY SHOWS CONSISTENCY OF WFO FORECAST TO AVAILABLE MODEL INFORMATION: H = HIGH: TAF CONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL. M = MEDIUM: TAF HAS VARYING LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY WITH MODELS. L = LOW: TAF INCONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL. DATE THU 04/21/11 UTC 1HRLY 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 EDT 1HRLY 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 CRW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H HTS CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H BKW CONSISTENCY M M M M M M M M H H H H EKN CONSISTENCY H H M M M M M M H H H H PKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H CKB CONSISTENCY H H H H M H H H H H H H AFTER 06Z FRIDAY... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH ASSOCIATED POSSIBLE IFR FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. && .RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WV...NONE. OH...NONE. KY...NONE. VA...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...26/TRM/SL NEAR TERM...CL SHORT TERM...TRM LONG TERM...SL AVIATION...CL
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 20, 6:23 PM EDT, 9 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 623 PM EDT WED APR 20 2011 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-046-047-212230- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON- VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD- PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE- DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON- TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR- BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 623 PM EDT WED APR 20 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT COULD CAUSE SMALL STREAM OR RIVER FLOODING. IF THAT THREAT INCREASES... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WOULD BE POSTED FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE COUNTIES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
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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.