Alert archive / West Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Mar 18, 2013, 12:58 PM EDT for 6 counties in West Virginia; 4 counties in Ohio; Boyd County, Lawrence County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr. 3 reports 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
- Mar 18, 2013, 12:58 PM EDT (16:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2013, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Boyd County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Gallia County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Cabell County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Mason County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Roane County, WV, Wayne County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 1:38 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 8 Ssw Rio Grande, OH | STATE ROUTE 141 CLOSED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF STATE ROUTE 233 IN THE AREA OF CADMUS. WATER FLOWING OVER THE ROADWAY. |
| Mar 18, 1:45 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nnw Hurricane, WV | 4 TO 6 INCHES OF WATER FLOWING ACROSS HURRICANE CREEK ROAD ABOUT 1.5 MILES NORTH OF I-64. |
| Mar 18, 1:45 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 Ssw Gallipolis, OH | STATE ROUTE 218 IS CLOSED IN THE AREA OF THIVENER DUE TO HIGH WATER OVER THE ROADWAY. |
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 12:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 166 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 416 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 762 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 836 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 181658
FFWRLX
KYC019-127-OHC053-079-087-105-WVC011-035-053-079-087-099-182000-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0002.130318T1658Z-130318T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1258 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BOYD COUNTY IN KENTUCKY...
NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN KENTUCKY...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF YATESVILLE LAKE STATE PARK...
CABELL COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON...
JACKSON COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF RIPLEY...
MASON COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...POMEROY...POINT PLEASANT...
NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WINFIELD...
NORTHERN ROANE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SPENCER...
NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BEECH FORK STATE PARK...
GALLIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RIO GRANDE...GALLIPOLIS...
SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PROCTORVILLE...CHESAPEAKE...
SOUTHEASTERN MEIGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF RACINE...
* UNTIL 400 PM EDT
* AT 1254 PM EDT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO TRAIN OVER THE
WARNED AREA. THIS WILL CAUSE SMALL STREAMS...POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW
AREAS TO FLOOD.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SANDYVILLE...RAVENSWOOD...NEW HAVEN...MASON...KENNA AND BUFFALO
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...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 3811 8290 3818 8291 3824 8278 3826 8259
3839 8260 3849 8252 3863 8257 3860 8275
3876 8267 3885 8266 3910 8176 3900 8154
3897 8156 3892 8153 3890 8127 3878 8122
3859 8167 3862 8170 3856 8175 3799 8303
$$
211 follow-up statement
218
WGUS71 KRLX 181947
FFSRLX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
347 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013
KYC019-127-OHC053-079-087-105-WVC011-035-053-079-087-099-181954-
/O.CAN.KRLX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130318T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LAWRENCE KY-BOYD KY-GALLIA OH-JACKSON OH-LAWRENCE OH-MEIGS OH-
PUTNAM WV-MASON WV-JACKSON WV-CABELL WV-WAYNE WV-ROANE WV-
347 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR BOYD AND
NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHEASTERN
MEIGS...LAWRENCE...SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON AND GALLIA COUNTIES IN
SOUTHEAST OHIO...AND NORTHERN ROANE...NORTHERN WAYNE...CABELL...
JACKSON...MASON AND NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA...
HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AS A RESULT THE FLASH FLOOD
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT RAIN IS POSSIBLE THE NEXT HOUR OR SO
BUT STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD CONTINUE TO RECEDE AND CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPROVE.
TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR ON FLOODED ROADWAYS.
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
YOU MAY ALSO REPORT HIGH WATER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.
LAT...LON 3811 8290 3818 8291 3824 8278 3826 8259
3839 8260 3849 8252 3863 8257 3860 8275
3876 8267 3885 8266 3910 8176 3900 8154
3897 8156 3892 8153 3890 8127 3878 8122
3859 8167 3862 8170 3856 8175 3799 8303
$$
21The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 4:25 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge and 17 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 18, 8:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Calhoun, Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Roane, Wirt and 1 more | 90 min |
| Mar 18, 9:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer and 18 more | 114 min |
| Mar 18, 11:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 19 more | 109 min |
| Mar 18, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison and 9 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 18, 10:34 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Lawrence | 6 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in West Virginia, 2013Flash Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2013Flash Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2013Every flash flood warning in 2013
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.