Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Charleston, WV

Issued

Mar 2, 2012, 8:56 PM EST (01:56 UTC)

Expired

Mar 2, 2012, 11:00 PM EST

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Charleston, WV

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Clay County, WV, Fayette County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Nicholas County, WV, Pocahontas County, WV, Raleigh County, WV, Randolph County, WV, Webster County, WV

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

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WGUS51 KRLX 030156
FFWRLX
WVC015-019-039-067-075-081-083-101-030400-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0004.120303T0156Z-120303T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
856 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN CLAY COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CLAY...
  FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...FAYETTEVILLE...BABCOCK STATE PARK...
  SOUTHEASTERN KANAWHA COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  NICHOLAS COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...
  POCAHONTAS COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...CASS SCENIC RAILROAD...MARLINTON...
  GREENBANK...CASS SCENIC RAILROAD STATE PARK...
  NORTH CENTRAL RALEIGH COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  SOUTHWESTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  SOUTHERN WEBSTER COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WEBSTER SPRINGS...

* UNTIL 1100 PM EST

* AT 849 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM  THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GLEN...
  SNOWSHOE...SMITHERS...PRATT...POWELLTON...MONTGOMERY...HAWKS NEST
  STATE PARK...GLASGOW...GAULEY BRIDGE...CRAIGSVILLE...CEDAR GROVE...
  CAMDEN ON GAULEY...BIRCH RIVER AND ANSTED

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.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

&&

PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

LAT...LON 3808 7997 3803 8021 3804 8027 3811 8037
      3822 8037 3826 8044 3807 8071 3809 8088
      3806 8087 3806 8080 3804 8082 3801 8078
      3792 8078 3790 8144 3844 8144 3853 8078
      3853 7970

$$

937 
WGUS71 KRLX 030356
FFSRLX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1056 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

WVC015-019-039-067-075-081-083-101-030406-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120303T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RALEIGH WV-POCAHONTAS WV-NICHOLAS WV-KANAWHA WV-RANDOLPH WV-
FAYETTE WV-CLAY WV-WEBSTER WV-
1056 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1100 PM EST FOR SOUTHERN
WEBSTER...SOUTHERN CLAY...FAYETTE...SOUTHWESTERN RANDOLPH...
SOUTHEASTERN KANAWHA...NICHOLAS...POCAHONTAS AND NORTH CENTRAL
RALEIGH COUNTIES...

HEAVY RAIN IS NO LONGER ANTICIPATED...THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD
WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. STREAMS AND
CREEKS HAVE BEGUN TO RECEDE AND NO LONGER POSE A FLASH FLOOD THREAT.

TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR ON FLOODED ROADWAYS.

PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE 877-633-6772 WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

LAT...LON 3808 7997 3803 8021 3804 8027 3811 8037
      3822 8037 3826 8044 3807 8071 3809 8088
      3806 8087 3806 8080 3804 8082 3801 8078
      3792 8078 3790 8144 3844 8144 3853 8078
      3853 7970

$$

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