Alert archive / West Virginia / Flood Watches in 2011
Flood Watch 4, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flood watch at Mar 4, 2011, 3:00 PM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Mar 5, 2011, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 26 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2011, 3:00 PM EST (20:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2011, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2011, 2:38 PM EST
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Flood severity
- None
All 43 counties
Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Lawrence 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, Buchanan County, VA, Dickenson County, VA, Barbour County, WV, Boone 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, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, Mason County, WV, McDowell County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Roane County, WV, Taylor County, WV, Tyler County, WV, Upshur County, WV, Wayne County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV, Wyoming County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:02 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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 1807 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 445 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 442 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
360 WGUS61 KRLX 042000 FFARLX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 300 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2011 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-017-019- 050400- /O.NEW.KRLX.FA.A.0004.110305T1800Z-110306T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-WIRT-RITCHIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN... POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO... WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD... RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...ELIZABETH... HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO 300 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...BOYD...CARTER...GREENUP AND LAWRENCE KY. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...ATHENS...GALLIA...JACKSON OH...LAWRENCE OH...MORGAN...MEIGS...PERRY...VINTON AND WASHINGTON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...CABELL...JACKSON WV...MASON...PLEASANTS...RITCHIE... TYLER...WAYNE...WIRT AND WOOD. * FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON * RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY DURING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND ELEVATED WATER LEVELS...IF RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES BECOME WIDESPREAD...THE THREAT OF SMALL STREAM FLOODING INCREASES. * THIS RAIN EVENT MAY ALSO EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SOME RIVER FLOODING. CRESTS ON THESE RIVERS AND SOME OF THE LARGER STREAMS WOULD BE LATER. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...THIS WOULD INCLUDE RACCOON CREEK AND SYMMES CREEK...PLUS THE MUSKINGUM RIVER...THE HOCKING RIVER...AND THE SHADE RIVER. IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...THE SLOWER RESPONSE WOULD INCLUDE THE LITTLE SANDY RIVER. THE WHOLE OHIO RIVER WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED WELL INTO THE NEW WORK WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. THOSE THAT LIVE ALONG FLOOD PRONE WATERWAYS...PLUS COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS...SHOULD INCREASE THEIR WEATHER AWARENESS NOW. MONITOR WATER LEVELS PERIODICALLY THIS WEEKEND...AND EVEN MORE OFTEN...DURING PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANT RAIN. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP...OR A WARNING IS POSTED. && $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ013>016-018-020-024>040-046-047-050400- /O.NEW.KRLX.FA.A.0004.110306T0000Z-110307T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-CALHOUN-DODDRIDGE- MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...HARTS... ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...GRANTSVILLE... WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON... ELKINS 300 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...BUCHANAN AND DICKENSON. IN WEST VIRGINIA... BARBOUR...BOONE...BRAXTON...CALHOUN...CLAY...DODDRIDGE... FAYETTE...GILMER...HARRISON...KANAWHA...LEWIS...LINCOLN... LOGAN...MCDOWELL...MINGO...NICHOLAS...POCAHONTAS...PUTNAM... RALEIGH...RANDOLPH...ROANE...TAYLOR...UPSHUR...WEBSTER AND WYOMING. * FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING * RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND ELEVATED WATER LEVELS...IF RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES BECOME WIDESPREAD...THE THREAT OF SMALL STREAM FLOODING INCREASES. * THIS RAIN EVENT MAY ALSO EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SOME RIVER FLOODING. CREST ON THE RIVERS AND SOME OF THE LARGE STREAMS WOULD BE LATER. RIVERS...SUCH AS THE WEST FORK...THE TYGART VALLEY...THE LITTLE KANAWHA...THE COAL...THE ELK...ARE MOST VULNERABLE. YET...ALL THE RIVERS WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED INTO THE NEW WORK WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. THOSE THAT LIVE ALONG FLOOD PRONE WATERWAYS...PLUS COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS...SHOULD INCREASE THEIR WEATHER AWARENESS NOW. MONITOR WATER LEVELS PERIODICALLY THIS WEEKEND...AND EVEN MORE OFTEN...DURING PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANT RAIN. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP...OR A WARNING IS POSTED. && $$ KTB
8 follow-up statements
979 WGUS61 KRLX 050331 FFARLX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1031 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2011 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-017-019- 051100- /O.CON.KRLX.FA.A.0004.110305T1800Z-110306T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-WIRT-RITCHIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN... POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO... WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD... RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...ELIZABETH... HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO 1031 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...BOYD...CARTER...GREENUP AND LAWRENCE KY. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...ATHENS...GALLIA...JACKSON OH...LAWRENCE OH... MORGAN...MEIGS...PERRY...VINTON AND WASHINGTON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...CABELL...JACKSON WV...MASON...PLEASANTS...RITCHIE... TYLER...WAYNE...WIRT AND WOOD. * FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON * RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY DURING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND ELEVATED WATER LEVELS...IF RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES BECOME WIDESPREAD...THE THREAT OF SMALL STREAM FLOODING INCREASES. * THIS RAIN EVENT MAY ALSO EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SOME RIVER FLOODING. CRESTS ON THESE RIVERS AND SOME OF THE LARGER STREAMS WOULD BE LATER...SAY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...THIS WOULD INCLUDE RACCOON CREEK AND SYMMES CREEK...PLUS THE MUSKINGUM RIVER... THE HOCKING RIVER...AND THE SHADE RIVER. IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...THE SLOWER RESPONSE WOULD INCLUDE THE LITTLE SANDY RIVER. THE WHOLE OHIO RIVER WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED WELL INTO THE NEW WORK WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. THOSE THAT LIVE ALONG FLOOD PRONE WATERWAYS...PLUS COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS...SHOULD INCREASE THEIR WEATHER AWARENESS NOW. MONITOR WATER LEVELS PERIODICALLY THIS WEEKEND...AND EVEN MORE OFTEN...DURING PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANT RAIN. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP...OR A WARNING IS POSTED. && $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ013>016-018-020-024>040-046-047-051100- /O.CON.KRLX.FA.A.0004.110306T0000Z-110307T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-CALHOUN-DODDRIDGE- MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...HARTS... ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...GRANTSVILLE... WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON... ELKINS 1031 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...BUCHANAN AND DICKENSON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BARBOUR...BOONE...BRAXTON... CALHOUN...CLAY...DODDRIDGE...FAYETTE...GILMER...HARRISON... KANAWHA...LEWIS...LINCOLN...LOGAN...MCDOWELL...MINGO... NICHOLAS...POCAHONTAS...PUTNAM...RALEIGH...RANDOLPH...ROANE... TAYLOR...UPSHUR...WEBSTER AND WYOMING. * FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING * RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND ELEVATED WATER LEVELS...IF RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES BECOME WIDESPREAD...THE THREAT OF SMALL STREAM FLOODING INCREASES. * THIS RAIN EVENT MAY ALSO EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SOME RIVER FLOODING. CREST ON THE RIVERS AND SOME OF THE LARGE STREAMS WOULD BE LATER...SAY SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY. RIVERS...SUCH AS THE WEST FORK...THE TYGART VALLEY...THE LITTLE KANAWHA...THE COAL...THE ELK...ARE MOST VULNERABLE. YET...ALL THE RIVERS WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED INTO THE NEW WORK WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. THOSE THAT LIVE ALONG FLOOD PRONE WATERWAYS...PLUS COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS...SHOULD INCREASE THEIR WEATHER AWARENESS NOW. MONITOR WATER LEVELS PERIODICALLY THIS WEEKEND...AND EVEN MORE OFTEN...DURING PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANT RAIN. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP...OR A WARNING IS POSTED. && $$
207 WGUS61 KRLX 050847 FFARLX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 347 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-017-019- 051700- /O.CON.KRLX.FA.A.0004.110305T1800Z-110306T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-WIRT-RITCHIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN... POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO... WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD... RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...ELIZABETH... HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO 347 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...BOYD...CARTER...GREENUP AND LAWRENCE KY. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...ATHENS...GALLIA...JACKSON OH...LAWRENCE OH... MORGAN...MEIGS...PERRY...VINTON AND WASHINGTON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...CABELL...JACKSON WV...MASON...PLEASANTS...RITCHIE... TYLER...WAYNE...WIRT AND WOOD. * FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON * RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY DURING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND ELEVATED WATER LEVELS...IF RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES BECOME WIDESPREAD...THE THREAT OF SMALL STREAM FLOODING INCREASES. * THIS RAIN EVENT MAY ALSO EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SOME RIVER FLOODING. CRESTS ON THESE RIVERS AND SOME OF THE LARGER STREAMS WOULD SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...THIS WOULD INCLUDE RACCOON CREEK AND SYMMES CREEK...PLUS THE MUSKINGUM RIVER... THE HOCKING RIVER...AND THE SHADE RIVER. IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...THE SLOWER RESPONSE WOULD INCLUDE THE LITTLE SANDY RIVER. THE WHOLE OHIO RIVER WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. THOSE THAT LIVE ALONG FLOOD PRONE WATERWAYS...PLUS COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS...SHOULD INCREASE THEIR WEATHER AWARENESS NOW. MONITOR WATER LEVELS PERIODICALLY THIS WEEKEND...AND EVEN MORE OFTEN...DURING PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANT RAIN. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP...OR A WARNING IS POSTED. && $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ013>016-018-020-024>040-046-047-051700- /O.CON.KRLX.FA.A.0004.110306T0000Z-110307T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-CALHOUN-DODDRIDGE- MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...HARTS... ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...GRANTSVILLE... WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON... ELKINS 347 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...BUCHANAN AND DICKENSON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BARBOUR...BOONE...BRAXTON... CALHOUN...CLAY...DODDRIDGE...FAYETTE...GILMER...HARRISON... KANAWHA...LEWIS...LINCOLN...LOGAN...MCDOWELL...MINGO... NICHOLAS...POCAHONTAS...PUTNAM...RALEIGH...RANDOLPH...ROANE... TAYLOR...UPSHUR...WEBSTER AND WYOMING. * FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING * RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND ELEVATED WATER LEVELS...IF RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES BECOME WIDESPREAD...THE THREAT OF SMALL STREAM FLOODING INCREASES. * THIS RAIN EVENT MAY ALSO EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SOME RIVER FLOODING. CREST ON THE RIVERS AND SOME OF THE LARGE STREAMS WOULD BE SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY. RIVERS...SUCH AS THE WEST FORK...THE TYGART VALLEY...THE LITTLE KANAWHA...THE COAL...THE ELK...ARE MOST VULNERABLE. YET...ALL THE RIVERS WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED INTO THE NEW WORK WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. THOSE THAT LIVE ALONG FLOOD PRONE WATERWAYS...PLUS COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS...SHOULD INCREASE THEIR WEATHER AWARENESS NOW. MONITOR WATER LEVELS PERIODICALLY THIS WEEKEND...AND EVEN MORE OFTEN...DURING PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANT RAIN. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP...OR A WARNING IS POSTED. && $$
964 WGUS61 KRLX 051549 FFARLX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1049 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-017-019- 060000- /O.CON.KRLX.FA.A.0004.110305T1800Z-110306T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-WIRT-RITCHIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN... POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO... WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD... RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...ELIZABETH... HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO 1049 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...BOYD...CARTER...GREENUP AND LAWRENCE KY. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...ATHENS...GALLIA...JACKSON OH...LAWRENCE OH... MORGAN...MEIGS...PERRY...VINTON AND WASHINGTON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...CABELL...JACKSON WV...MASON...PLEASANTS...RITCHIE... TYLER...WAYNE...WIRT AND WOOD. * THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON * RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY TODAY THR0UGH TONIGHT. LIGHTER RAIN MAY LINGER ON SUNDAY. DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND ELEVATED WATER LEVELS...IF RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES BECOME WIDESPREAD...THE THREAT OF SMALL STREAM FLOODING INCREASES. * THIS RAIN EVENT MAY ALSO EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SOME RIVER FLOODING. CRESTS ON THESE RIVERS AND SOME OF THE LARGER STREAMS WOULD BE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO... THIS WOULD INCLUDE RACCOON CREEK AND SYMMES CREEK...PLUS THE MUSKINGUM RIVER... THE HOCKING RIVER...AND THE SHADE RIVER. IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...THE SLOWER RESPONSE WOULD INCLUDE THE LITTLE SANDY RIVER. THE WHOLE OHIO RIVER WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. THOSE THAT LIVE ALONG FLOOD PRONE WATERWAYS...PLUS COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS...SHOULD INCREASE THEIR WEATHER AWARENESS NOW. MONITOR WATER LEVELS PERIODICALLY THIS WEEKEND...AND EVEN MORE OFTEN...DURING PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANT RAIN. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP...OR A WARNING IS POSTED. && $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ013>016-018-020-024>040-046-047-060000- /O.CON.KRLX.FA.A.0004.110306T0000Z-110307T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-CALHOUN-DODDRIDGE- MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...HARTS... ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...GRANTSVILLE... WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON... ELKINS 1049 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...BUCHANAN AND DICKENSON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BARBOUR...BOONE...BRAXTON... CALHOUN...CLAY...DODDRIDGE...FAYETTE...GILMER...HARRISON... KANAWHA...LEWIS...LINCOLN...LOGAN...MCDOWELL...MINGO... NICHOLAS...POCAHONTAS...PUTNAM...RALEIGH...RANDOLPH...ROANE... TAYLOR...UPSHUR...WEBSTER AND WYOMING. * FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING * RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND ELEVATED WATER LEVELS...IF RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES BECOME WIDESPREAD...THE THREAT OF SMALL STREAM FLOODING INCREASES. * THIS RAIN EVENT MAY ALSO EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SOME RIVER FLOODING. CREST ON THE RIVERS AND SOME OF THE LARGE STREAMS WOULD BE SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY. RIVERS...SUCH AS THE WEST FORK...THE TYGART VALLEY...THE LITTLE KANAWHA...THE COAL...THE ELK...ARE MOST VULNERABLE. YET...ALL THE RIVERS WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED INTO THE NEW WORK WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. THOSE THAT LIVE ALONG FLOOD PRONE WATERWAYS...PLUS COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS...SHOULD INCREASE THEIR WEATHER AWARENESS NOW. MONITOR WATER LEVELS PERIODICALLY THIS WEEKEND...AND EVEN MORE OFTEN...DURING PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANT RAIN. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP...OR A WARNING IS POSTED. && $$ KTB
081 WGUS61 KRLX 052109 FFARLX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 409 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-017-019- 060515- /O.CON.KRLX.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110306T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-WIRT-RITCHIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN... POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO... WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD... RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...ELIZABETH... HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO 409 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...BOYD...CARTER...GREENUP AND LAWRENCE KY. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...ATHENS...GALLIA...JACKSON OH...LAWRENCE OH... MORGAN...MEIGS...PERRY...VINTON AND WASHINGTON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...CABELL...JACKSON WV...MASON...PLEASANTS...RITCHIE... TYLER...WAYNE...WIRT AND WOOD. * THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON * A STORM TOTAL RAIN AMOUNT OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED...MAINLY THR0UGH TONIGHT. LIGHTER RAIN AND WET SNOW WILL LINGER ON SUNDAY. DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND ELEVATED WATER LEVELS...IF RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES BECOME WIDESPREAD...THE THREAT OF SMALL STREAM FLOODING INCREASES. * THIS RAIN EVENT MAY ALSO EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SOME RIVER FLOODING. CRESTS ON THESE RIVERS AND SOME OF THE LARGER STREAMS WOULD BE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO... THIS WOULD INCLUDE RACCOON CREEK AND SYMMES CREEK...PLUS THE MUSKINGUM RIVER...THE HOCKING RIVER...AND THE SHADE RIVER. IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...THE SLOWER RESPONSE WOULD INCLUDE THE LITTLE SANDY RIVER. THE WHOLE OHIO RIVER WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. THOSE THAT LIVE ALONG FLOOD PRONE WATERWAYS...PLUS COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS...SHOULD INCREASE THEIR WEATHER AWARENESS NOW. MONITOR WATER LEVELS PERIODICALLY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...AND EVEN MORE OFTEN...DURING PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANT RAIN. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP...OR A WARNING IS POSTED. && $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ013>016-018-020-024>040-046-047-060515- /O.CON.KRLX.FA.A.0004.110306T0000Z-110307T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-CALHOUN-DODDRIDGE- MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...HARTS... ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...GRANTSVILLE... WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON... ELKINS 409 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...BUCHANAN AND DICKENSON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BARBOUR...BOONE...BRAXTON... CALHOUN...CLAY...DODDRIDGE...FAYETTE...GILMER...HARRISON... KANAWHA...LEWIS...LINCOLN...LOGAN...MCDOWELL...MINGO... NICHOLAS...POCAHONTAS...PUTNAM...RALEIGH...RANDOLPH...ROANE... TAYLOR...UPSHUR...WEBSTER AND WYOMING. * FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING * A STORM TOTAL RAIN AMOUNT OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED...MAINLY FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO LATE SUNDAY MORNING. LIGHTER RAIN AND WET SNOW WILL LINGER LATE SUNDAY. DUE TO THE WET GROUND...IF RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES BECOME WIDESPREAD...THE THREAT OF SMALL STREAM FLOODING INCREASES. * THIS RAIN EVENT MAY ALSO EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SOME RIVER FLOODING. CREST ON THE RIVERS AND SOME OF THE LARGE STREAMS WOULD BE SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY. RIVERS...SUCH AS THE WEST FORK...THE TYGART VALLEY...THE LITTLE KANAWHA...THE COAL...THE ELK...ARE MOST VULNERABLE. YET...ALL THE RIVERS WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED INTO THE NEW WORK WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. THOSE THAT LIVE ALONG FLOOD PRONE WATERWAYS...PLUS COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS...SHOULD INCREASE THEIR WEATHER AWARENESS NOW. MONITOR WATER LEVELS PERIODICALLY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...AND EVEN MORE OFTEN...DURING PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANT RAIN. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP...OR A WARNING IS POSTED. && $$
643 WGUS61 KRLX 060426 FFARLX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1126 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-017-019- 061230- /O.CON.KRLX.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110306T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-WIRT-RITCHIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN... POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO... WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD... RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...ELIZABETH... HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO 1126 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...BOYD...CARTER...GREENUP AND LAWRENCE KY. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...ATHENS...GALLIA...JACKSON OH...LAWRENCE OH... MORGAN...MEIGS...PERRY...VINTON AND WASHINGTON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...CABELL...JACKSON WV...MASON...PLEASANTS...RITCHIE... TYLER...WAYNE...WIRT AND WOOD. * THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON * A STORM TOTAL RAIN AMOUNT OF AROUND THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH TO AN 1 INCH HAVE OCCURRED THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. LIGHTER RAIN AND EVEN SOME WET SNOW WILL LINGER INTO SUNDAY. THE THREAT OF SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS BEGINNING TO DECREASE LATE TONIGHT IN OHIO AND KENTUCKY. HOWEVER...DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND ELEVATED WATER LEVELS...THE FLOOD WATCH REMAINS POSTED LATE TONIGHT. * THIS RAIN EVENT MAY ALSO EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SOME RIVER FLOODING. CRESTS ON THESE RIVERS AND SOME OF THE LARGER STREAMS WOULD BE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO... THIS WOULD INCLUDE RACCOON CREEK AND SYMMES CREEK...PLUS THE MUSKINGUM RIVER...THE HOCKING RIVER...AND THE SHADE RIVER. IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...THE SLOWER RESPONSE WOULD INCLUDE THE LITTLE SANDY RIVER. THE WHOLE OHIO RIVER WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. THOSE THAT LIVE ALONG FLOOD PRONE WATERWAYS...PLUS COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS...SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR WATER LEVELS PERIODICALLY OVERNIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP...OR A WARNING IS POSTED. && $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ013>016-018-020-024>040-046-047-061230- /O.CON.KRLX.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110307T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-CALHOUN-DODDRIDGE- MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...HARTS... ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...GRANTSVILLE... WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON... ELKINS 1126 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...BUCHANAN AND DICKENSON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BARBOUR...BOONE...BRAXTON... CALHOUN...CLAY...DODDRIDGE...FAYETTE...GILMER...HARRISON... KANAWHA...LEWIS...LINCOLN...LOGAN...MCDOWELL...MINGO... NICHOLAS...POCAHONTAS...PUTNAM...RALEIGH...RANDOLPH...ROANE... TAYLOR...UPSHUR...WEBSTER AND WYOMING. * THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING * RAIN AMOUNTS INTO SATURDAY EVENING HAVE BEEN MOSTLY UNDER A HALF INCH. HEAVIER RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT. A STORM TOTAL RAIN AMOUNT OF OVER AN INCH IS FORECAST INTO LATE SUNDAY MORNING. LIGHTER RAIN AND WET SNOW WILL LINGER LATE SUNDAY. DUE TO THE WET GROUND...THE FLOOD WATCH REMAINS POSTED LATE TONIGHT. * THIS RAIN EVENT MAY ALSO EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SOME RIVER FLOODING. CREST ON THE RIVERS AND SOME OF THE LARGE STREAMS WOULD BE SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY. RIVERS...SUCH AS THE WEST FORK...THE TYGART VALLEY...THE LITTLE KANAWHA...THE COAL...THE ELK...ARE MOST VULNERABLE. YET...ALL THE RIVERS WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED INTO THE NEW WORK WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. THOSE THAT LIVE ALONG FLOOD PRONE WATERWAYS...PLUS COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS...SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR WATER LEVELS PERIODICALLY INTO SUNDAY...AND EVEN MORE OFTEN...DURING PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANT RAIN. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP...OR A WARNING IS POSTED. && $$
983 WGUS61 KRLX 061355 FFARLX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 855 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-017-019- 061500- /O.CAN.KRLX.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110306T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-WIRT-RITCHIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN... POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO... WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD... RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...ELIZABETH... HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO 855 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SIGNIFICANT RAIN AND SNOW HAS ENDED...WITH THE THREAT OF FLOODING GREATLY REDUCED. $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ013>016-018-020-024>040-046-047-062200- /O.CON.KRLX.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110307T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-CALHOUN-DODDRIDGE- MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...HARTS... ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...GRANTSVILLE... WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON... ELKINS 855 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...BUCHANAN AND DICKENSON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BARBOUR...BOONE...BRAXTON... CALHOUN...CLAY...DODDRIDGE...FAYETTE...GILMER...HARRISON... KANAWHA...LEWIS...LINCOLN...LOGAN...MCDOWELL...MINGO... NICHOLAS...POCAHONTAS...PUTNAM...RALEIGH...RANDOLPH...ROANE... TAYLOR...UPSHUR...WEBSTER AND WYOMING. * UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING * LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH THE RAIN HAS CHANGED TO SNOW IN MOST AREAS...SOME MELTING OF THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF FLOODING. * THIS RAIN EVENT MAY ALSO EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SOME RIVER FLOODING. CREST ON THE RIVERS AND SOME OF THE LARGE STREAMS WOULD BE SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY. RIVERS...SUCH AS THE WEST FORK...THE TYGART VALLEY...THE LITTLE KANAWHA...THE COAL...THE ELK...ARE MOST VULNERABLE. YET...ALL THE RIVERS WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED INTO THE NEW WORK WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. THOSE THAT LIVE ALONG FLOOD PRONE WATERWAYS...PLUS COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS...SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR WATER LEVELS PERIODICALLY INTO SUNDAY...AND EVEN MORE OFTEN...DURING PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANT RAIN. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP...OR A WARNING IS POSTED. && $$
620 WGUS61 KRLX 061618 FFARLX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1118 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011 WVZ013>016-018-020-024>032-039-040-061730- /O.CAN.KRLX.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110307T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-CALHOUN-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE- CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN... TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON... SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...GRANTSVILLE...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON... LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY... BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT... GRAFTON...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 1118 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ033>038-046-047-070000- /O.CON.KRLX.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110307T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...MARLINTON...ELKINS 1118 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...BUCHANAN AND DICKENSON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...FAYETTE...MCDOWELL...NICHOLAS... POCAHONTAS...RALEIGH...RANDOLPH...WEBSTER AND WYOMING. * UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING * LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH THE RAIN HAS CHANGED TO SNOW IN MOST AREAS...SOME MELTING OF THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF FLOODING. * THIS RAIN EVENT MAY ALSO EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SOME RIVER FLOODING. CREST ON THE RIVERS AND SOME OF THE LARGE STREAMS WOULD BE SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY. RIVERS...SUCH AS THE WEST FORK...THE TYGART VALLEY...THE LITTLE KANAWHA...THE COAL...THE ELK...ARE MOST VULNERABLE. YET...ALL THE RIVERS WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED INTO THE NEW WORK WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. THOSE THAT LIVE ALONG FLOOD PRONE WATERWAYS...PLUS COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS...SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR WATER LEVELS PERIODICALLY INTO SUNDAY...AND EVEN MORE OFTEN...DURING PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANT RAIN. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP...OR A WARNING IS POSTED. && $$
755 WGUS61 KRLX 061938 FFARLX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 238 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011 VAZ003-004-WVZ033>038-046-047-062045- /O.CAN.KRLX.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110307T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...MARLINTON...ELKINS 238 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NO SIGNIFICANT WATER PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. ALTHOUGH MANY STREAMS AND CREEKS REMAIN NEAR BANKFULL...RAINS HAVE CHANGED TO SNOW AND THE THREAT FOR FLOODING HAS DECREASED. THE SNOW WILL END FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this 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 flood watch went out at Mar 4, 2:25 PM EST, 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 2:25 PM EST, 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
225 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
SHOWERS OVERSPREAD THE REGION ON SATURDAY. COLD FRONT PASSES LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. TURNING COLDER SUNDAY WITH
LINGERING LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW. DRY WITH MODERATING TEMPERATURES
MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTHWARD OUT OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS WILL LEAVE THE REGION IN A DRY WARM SECTOR SITUATION FOR THIS
EVENING. PRECIPITATION IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING SYSTEM WILL
BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE TONIGHT...SPREADING EASTWARD ON
SATURDAY. SOME DIFFERENCES IN MODEL TIMING EXIST FOR THE ARRIVAL OF
THE PRECIPITATION. MODELS DO HOWEVER AGREE THAT THE PRECIPITATION
WILL OCCUR...SO WILL UP THE POPS ON SATURDAY TO 100 PERCENT FOR ALL
BUT THE EXTREME EASTERN COUNTIES.
FOR TEMPERATURES TONIGHT...WINDS SHOULD ONCE AGAIN KEEP OVERNIGHT
TEMPERATURES ABOVE MOS GUIDANCE.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
MODELS DIFFER IN TIMING BY 12 SUNDAY. GFS TOO FAST AND NAM TOO
SLOW. GENERALLY WENT WITH A BLEND OF ECMWF/GEM THROUGH 12Z AS THEY
SEEM TOO BE THE BEST COMPROMISE. FRONTAL BOUNDARY WITH A SERIES OF LOW
PRESSURE CENTERS TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE FORECAST
PERIOD. THE FIRST LOW MOVES INTO THE GREAT LAKES ON SATURDAY WITH
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND ANOTHER DEVELOPING LOW ON THE TAIL END
OF THE FRONT TO MOVE ACROSS ON SUNDAY. GENERALLY TIMED POPS WITH
THE ECMWF/GEM PRECIP FIELDS. INSTABILITY IS THE BEST ON SATURDAY
AND KEPT SCT TSTMS IN THE FORECAST. IN ANY CASE IT APPEARS THAT
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT RAINS MAINLY WITH ANY
CONVECTION SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. WITH THE MODELS DIFFERING DECIDED TO
HOLD OFF ON ANY FFA FOR THE TIME BEING. TEMPERATURES STAY WARM
UNTIL COLD FRONT AND LOW PASSES ON SUNDAY. COLD AIR THEN RUSHES IN
BEHIND AND ANY LEFT OVER MOISTURE WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
MONDAY AND TUESDAY LOOK DRY...BUT ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
ARRIVES ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ATTM EXPECTING THE SYSTEM TO BE
ALL RAIN...BUT NOT EXPECTING ANY THUNDERSTORMS. THE RAIN WILL
STICK AROUND THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
FOR TEMPS...ONCE AGAIN TRIED TO STAY WITH HPC WITH SLIGHT
ADJUSTMENTS. WILL SEE A WARMUP ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...WITH
ANOTHER COOLING TREND LATER IN THE WEEK. HOWEVER...NIGHTLY LOWS
WILL NOT GET OUT OF THE THIRTIES.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
A WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE LIFTING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON. CLOUDS WITH THE FRONT ARE VFR...ALTHOUGH SOME RAIN
SHOWERS IN SOUTHEAST OHIO AND ALONG THE OHIO RIVER COULD CAUSE
RESTRICTIONS. VFR CONDITIONS CAN THEN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING IN
THE WARM SECTOR. LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...RAIN SHOWERS FROM THE
MAIN SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE...CAUSING CLOUDS TO LOWER AND VISIBILITY
RESTRICTIONS.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY...
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: TIMING OF MAIN SHOWER BAND ON SATURDAY COULD BE
FASTER OR SLOWER.
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.
UTC 1HRLY 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01
EST 1HRLY 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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 H H H H H H H H H H H H
EKN CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
PKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
CKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
AFTER 18Z SATURDAY...
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH IFR RAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY.
&&
.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...FLOOD WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
FOR WVZ005>011-017-019.
FLOOD WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
WVZ013>016-018-020-024>040-046-047.
OH...FLOOD WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
FOR OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087.
KY...FLOOD WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
FOR KYZ101>103-105.
VA...FLOOD WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
VAZ003-004.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JS/RPY
NEAR TERM...RPY
SHORT TERM...JS
LONG TERM...JEE
AVIATION...RPYHazardous weather outlook, Mar 4, 2:52 AM EST, 12 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 252 AM EST FRI MAR 4 2011 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-046-047-050800- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE- CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-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- 252 AM EST FRI MAR 4 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY IN OHIO AND KENTUCKY...THEN ALSO AFFECT WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA DURING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SHOWERS SHOULD DIMINISH TO LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW ON SUNDAY...AS COLDER AIR MOVES OUR WAY. LOOKING AT THE WHOLE EVENT...A 1 TO 2 INCH RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE IN THE MID OHIO VALLEY AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. IF THE AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES BECOME MORE LIKELY AND WIDESPREAD... THE THREAT OF FLOODING INCREASES...A 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.