Alert archive / West Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 23, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jul 18, 2012, 4:18 PM EDT for Ritchie County, Wirt County, Wood County, West Virginia. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 18, 2012, 4:18 PM EDT (20:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 2012, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Ritchie County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 4:40 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.3 | Elizabeth, WV | IFLOWS GAUGE MEASURED OVER PAST HOUR. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 1936 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -84 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1073 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WGUS51 KRLX 182018
FFWRLX
WVC085-105-107-182315-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0023.120718T2018Z-120718T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
418 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN RITCHIE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTHERN WIRT COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ELIZABETH...
CENTRAL WOOD COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 715 PM EDT
* AT 415 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. AUTOMATED
RAIN GAUGES INDICATE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST
HOUR. THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE OVER THE AREA. AN
ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN THE NEXT HOUR. SLATE CREEK
AND TUCKER CREEK ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MACFARLAN...WALKER...GREENCASTLE AND FREEPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3920 8136 3914 8133 3910 8117 3904 8116
3903 8116 3902 8117 3905 8149 3920 8147
$$
302 follow-up statements
013
WGUS71 KRLX 182240
FFSRLX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
640 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
WVC085-105-107-182315-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120718T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WIRT WV-WOOD WV-RITCHIE WV-
640 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN RITCHIE...CENTRAL WOOD AND NORTHERN WIRT COUNTIES...
AT 634 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STRONG STORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO THE WARNED AREA.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS TO 1 INCH CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO
THE HEAVIER RAINS FROM EARLIER STORMS THIS AFTERNOON. THE MOST
VULNERABLE CREEKS ARE SLATE AND TUCKER CREEKS.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WALKER...
GREENCASTLE AND FREEPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR ON FLOODED ROADWAYS.
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE 877-633-6772 WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3920 8136 3914 8133 3910 8117 3904 8116
3903 8116 3902 8117 3905 8149 3920 8147
$$
30874
WGUS71 KRLX 182309
FFSRLX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
709 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
WVC085-105-107-182319-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120718T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WIRT WV-WOOD WV-RITCHIE WV-
709 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM EDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
RITCHIE...CENTRAL WOOD AND NORTHERN WIRT COUNTIES...
THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED. THEREFORE THE FLOOD WARNING
HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. OCCASIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CAN BE
EXPECTED THE NEXT HOUR OR SO...BUT FLASH FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED.
TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR ON FLOODED ROADWAYS.
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE 877-633-6772 WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3920 8136 3914 8133 3910 8117 3904 8116
3903 8116 3902 8117 3905 8149 3920 8147
$$
30The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 4:40 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Jackson and 12 more | 14 hr |
| Jul 18, 8:30 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Doddridge | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 11:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wayne | 47 min |
| Jul 18, 12:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Raleigh | 60 min |
| Jul 18, 12:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Raleigh | 59 min |
| Jul 18, 1:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mingo | 29 min |
| Jul 18, 1:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mason | 87 min |
| Jul 18, 1:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell | 81 min |
| Jul 18, 1:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | McDowell, Wyoming | 42 min |
| Jul 18, 2:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Wyoming | 53 min |
| Jul 18, 2:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Mason, Putnam | 65 min |
| Jul 18, 2:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Raleigh, Wyoming | 38 min |
| Jul 18, 2:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson | 50 min |
| Jul 18, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Roane, Wirt, Wood | 51 min |
| Jul 18, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge | 39 min |
| Jul 18, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lewis | 42 min |
| Jul 18, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Harrison, Taylor | 46 min |
| Jul 18, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Webster | 39 min |
| Jul 18, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wood | 66 min |
| Jul 18, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour | 56 min |
| Jul 18, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Randolph, Upshur | 50 min |
| Jul 18, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wirt, Wood | 25 min |
| Jul 18, 7:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson | 52 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.