Alert archive / West Virginia / Flash Flood Watches in 2012
Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood watch at Mar 2, 2012, 9:39 AM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Mar 2, 2012, 2:00 PM EST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2012, 9:39 AM EST (14:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 2, 2012, 2:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2012, 12:43 AM EST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Flood severity
- None
All 40 counties
Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Athens County, OH, Gallia County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Morgan 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), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:43 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, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 210 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
- 1876 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 78 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 254 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
414 WGUS61 KRLX 021439 FFARLX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 939 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ067-075-076-085>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-046-047-022245- /O.NEW.KRLX.FF.A.0002.120302T1900Z-120303T1100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT... ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON... SOUTH POINT...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO... WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD... RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK... HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...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 939 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY... SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...BOYD... CARTER...GREENUP AND LAWRENCE KY. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO... ATHENS... GALLIA...LAWRENCE OH...MORGAN...MEIGS AND WASHINGTON. IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...BUCHANAN AND DICKENSON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BARBOUR...BOONE...BRAXTON...CABELL...CALHOUN... CLAY...DODDRIDGE...FAYETTE...GILMER...HARRISON...JACKSON WV... KANAWHA...LEWIS...LINCOLN...LOGAN...MASON...MCDOWELL... MINGO... NICHOLAS...PLEASANTS...POCAHONTAS...PUTNAM... RALEIGH... RANDOLPH...RITCHIE...ROANE...TAYLOR...TYLER... UPSHUR...WAYNE... WEBSTER...WIRT...WOOD AND WYOMING. * FROM 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT A WARM FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON...THEN A COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. WITH THE GROUND ALREADY SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS RAINS...ANY HEAVY THUNDERSTORM CAN PRODUCE EXCESSIVE RUNOFF. WHILE AREA RIVERS WILL AGAIN HAVE STRONG RISES...THE GREATEST THREAT WOULD BE SMALL STREAMS...WHICH WILL RISE QUICKLY...COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND FLOOD ADJACENT LOW LYING ROADS AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ TRM
3 follow-up statements
279 WGUS61 KRLX 022028 FFARLX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 328 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ067-075-076-085>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-046-047-030430- /O.CON.KRLX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120303T1100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT... ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON... SOUTH POINT...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO... WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD... RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK... HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...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 328 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...BOYD...CARTER...GREENUP AND LAWRENCE KY. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...ATHENS...GALLIA...LAWRENCE OH... MORGAN...MEIGS AND WASHINGTON. IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... BUCHANAN AND DICKENSON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BARBOUR...BOONE... BRAXTON...CABELL...CALHOUN...CLAY...DODDRIDGE...FAYETTE... GILMER...HARRISON...JACKSON WV...KANAWHA...LEWIS...LINCOLN... LOGAN...MASON...MCDOWELL...MINGO...NICHOLAS...PLEASANTS... POCAHONTAS...PUTNAM...RALEIGH...RANDOLPH...RITCHIE...ROANE... TAYLOR...TYLER...UPSHUR...WAYNE...WEBSTER...WIRT...WOOD AND WYOMING. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT A WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD AND OUT OF OUR AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS FRONT PRODUCED 0.25 TO 0.75 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS MOST AREAS. THIS WASN'T ENOUGH TO CAUSE FLOODING...BUT IT WAS ENOUGH TO KEEP THE GROUND VERY WET. IT WILL NOW TAKE LESS RAIN TO CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. WITH THE GROUND ALREADY SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS RAINS...ANY HEAVY THUNDERSTORM CAN PRODUCE EXCESSIVE RUNOFF AND POSSIBLE FLOODING. WHILE AREA RIVERS WILL AGAIN HAVE STRONG RISES...THE GREATEST THREAT WOULD BE SMALL STREAMS...WHICH WILL RISE QUICKLY...COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND FLOOD ADJACENT LOW LYING ROADS AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
455 WGUS61 KRLX 030301 FFARLX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1001 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 KYZ101>103-OHZ067-075-076-085>087-WVZ007>011-016>020-028>032-039- 040-030415- /O.CAN.KRLX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120303T1100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-MEIGS-GALLIA- LAWRENCE OH-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-ROANE-WIRT- CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS... MARIETTA...BELPRE...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...SUTTON...GASSAWAY... BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT... GRAFTON...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 1001 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY... SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. STORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND NO MORE STORMS ARE ANTICIPATED. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WERE NOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE FLOODING. THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ KYZ105-VAZ003-004-WVZ005-006-013>015-024>027-033>038-046-047- 031000- /O.EXT.KRLX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120303T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LAWRENCE KY-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL-LINCOLN-PUTNAM- KANAWHA-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT... KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...HARTS...ALUM CREEK... HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...WILLIAMSON...LOGAN... CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...CLAY...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...MARLINTON...ELKINS 1001 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...LAWRENCE KY. IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...BUCHANAN AND DICKENSON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BOONE...CABELL...CLAY... FAYETTE...KANAWHA...LINCOLN...LOGAN...MCDOWELL...MINGO... NICHOLAS...POCAHONTAS...PUTNAM...RALEIGH...RANDOLPH...WAYNE... WEBSTER AND WYOMING. * UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AND EVENTUALLY MOVE OUT OF THE REGION DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE GREATEST THREAT WOULD BE SMALL STREAMS...WHICH WILL RISE QUICKLY...COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND FLOOD ADJACENT LOW LYING ROADS AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
322 WGUS61 KRLX 030543 FFARLX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1243 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 KYZ105-VAZ003-004-WVZ005-006-013>015-024>027-033>038-046-047- 030645- /O.CAN.KRLX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120303T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LAWRENCE KY-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL-LINCOLN-PUTNAM- KANAWHA-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT... KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...HARTS...ALUM CREEK... HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...WILLIAMSON...LOGAN... CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...CLAY...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...MARLINTON...ELKINS 1243 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY... SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ANY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE AREA WILL BE QUICKLY MOVING OUT. THEREFORE THE THREAT OF FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED GREATLY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 9:20 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne | 55 min |
| Mar 2, 10:11 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne | 64 min |
| Mar 2, 10:29 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Logan, Raleigh, Wyoming | 46 min |
| Mar 2, 5:52 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RLX | Wayne | 38 min |
| Mar 2, 6:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Mason | 35 min |
| Mar 2, 6:23 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RLX | Cabell | 37 min |
| Mar 2, 6:27 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Wayne | 48 min |
| Mar 2, 6:29 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RLX | Wayne | 46 min |
| Mar 2, 6:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane, Wirt and 1 more | 52 min |
| Mar 2, 6:58 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RLX | Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln | 47 min |
| Mar 2, 5:50 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RLX | Carter, Greenup | 40 min |
| Mar 2, 10:49 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan | 26 min |
| Mar 2, 1:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 35 min |
Nearby
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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.