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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jun 27, 2013, 9:39 PM EDT for Morgan County, Perry County, Washington County, Ohio. 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
- Jun 27, 2013, 9:39 PM EDT (01:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 28, 2013, 12:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Morgan County, OH, Perry County, OH, Washington County, OH
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 11:55 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nw Mcconnelsville, OH | STREAMS SUCH AS MILLERS RUN OUT OF ITS BANKS AND ACROSS COUNTY ROAD 56 NEAR MALTA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 1578 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1087 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
860 WGUS51 KRLX 280139 FFWRLX OHC115-127-167-280430- /O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0013.130628T0139Z-130628T0430Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 939 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... MORGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MCCONNELSVILLE... EAST CENTRAL PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO... NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BEVERLY... * UNTIL 1230 AM EDT * AT 930 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE TRAINING OVER THE WARNED AREA. NWS DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE WARNED AREA SINCE 7 PM THIS EVENING. THIS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CROOKSVILLE. 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. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. YOU MAY ALSO REPORT HIGH WATER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. && LAT...LON 3979 8214 3958 8162 3945 8168 3968 8215 $$ 05
3 follow-up statements
420 WGUS71 KRLX 280251 FFSRLX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1051 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013 OHC115-127-167-280430- /O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130628T0430Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MORGAN OH-PERRY OH-WASHINGTON OH- 1051 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON...EAST CENTRAL PERRY AND MORGAN COUNTIES... AT 1035 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH PRODUCED 2 TO 3 INCH OF RAIN IN 3 HOURS OVER THE WARNED AREA...HAVE MOVED SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. NO REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE YET BEEN RECEIVED FROM THESE STORMS. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE DROPPING SOUTH OUT OF EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MIDNIGHT. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MCCONNELSVILLE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. YOU MAY ALSO REPORT HIGH WATER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. && LAT...LON 3979 8214 3958 8162 3945 8168 3968 8215 $$ 05
452 WGUS71 KRLX 280351 FFSRLX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1151 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013 OHC115-127-167-280430- /O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130628T0430Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MORGAN OH-PERRY OH-WASHINGTON OH- 1151 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON...EAST CENTRAL PERRY AND MORGAN COUNTIES... AT 1126 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED ANOTHER CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING QUICKLY TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL EXIT THE WARNED AREA BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS SINCE 7 PM IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE. FLOODING FROM CREEKS OUT OF THEIR BANKS HAS BEEN REPORTED AROUND MALTA IN MORGAN COUNTY. THIS IS LIKELY TO BE THE LAST IN A SERIES OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR A WHILE. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MCCONNELSVILLE 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...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. YOU MAY ALSO REPORT HIGH WATER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. LAT...LON 3979 8214 3958 8162 3945 8168 3968 8215 $$ 05
837 WGUS71 KRLX 280429 FFSRLX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1229 AM EDT FRI JUN 28 2013 OHC115-127-167-280435- /O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130628T0430Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MORGAN OH-PERRY OH-WASHINGTON OH- 1229 AM EDT FRI JUN 28 2013 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1230 AM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON...EAST CENTRAL PERRY AND MORGAN COUNTIES... THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCED THE HEAVY RAIN HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHTER SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WHILE THE HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED OUT...AREAS WHERE CREEKS AND STREAMS CAME OUT OF THEIR BANKS MAY REMAIN FLOODED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS AS THE CREEKS AND STREAMS GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR ON FLOODED ROADWAYS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. YOU MAY ALSO REPORT HIGH WATER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. LAT...LON 3979 8214 3958 8162 3945 8168 3968 8215 $$ 16
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 8:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Morgan, Washington | 56 min |
| Jun 27, 9:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Morgan, Perry, Washington | 38 min |
| Jun 28, 2:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Gallia, Jackson | 46 min |
| Jun 28, 3:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Gallia, Jackson | 44 min |
| Jun 28, 1:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Athens, Meigs, Vinton | 58 min |
| Jun 28, 2:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Meigs, Vinton | 56 min |
| Jun 28, 6:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Athens, Meigs | 39 min |
| Jun 28, 7:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Morgan | 55 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.