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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Charleston, WV

May 14, 2014Pocahontas County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at May 14, 2014, 1:29 PM EDT for Pocahontas County, West Virginia. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 14, 2014, 1:29 PM EDT (17:29 UTC)
Expired: May 14, 2014, 4:30 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Pocahontas County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 164 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:30 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

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 147 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 349 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -68 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1039 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 47 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

069 
WGUS51 KRLX 141729
FFWRLX
WVC075-142030-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0008.140514T1729Z-140514T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
129 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  POCAHONTAS COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...CASS SCENIC RAILROAD...MARLINTON...
  GREENBANK...CASS SCENIC RAILROAD STATE PARK...

* UNTIL 430 PM EDT

* AT 124 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A SERIES OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SNOWSHOE

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. 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.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR
CREEKS.

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 3859 7965 3853 7966 3805 8004 3803 8016
      3804 8023 3809 8030 3847 8010 3846 8003
      3855 7986 3863 7985 3874 7978 3871 7973
      3868 7974 3867 7968 3869 7965 3867 7962
      3861 7962

$$

08

2 follow-up statements

313 
WGUS71 KRLX 141822
FFSRLX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
222 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014

WVC075-142030-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140514T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
POCAHONTAS WV-
222 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR
POCAHONTAS COUNTY...

AT 218 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 
NEAR 2 INCHES OF RAIN DURING THE LAST THREE HOURS. ADDITIONAL 
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL...ALONG WITH REPETITIVE STORMS HITTING 
THE SAME LOCATION...THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY. 


LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
BOYER...BARTOW AND DURBIN. SOME OF THE STREAMS MORE VULNERABLE BUT 
ARE NOT LIMITED TO ARE...GREENBRIER RIVER...STAMPING CREEK...AND 
NIGH GAP RUN. 

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.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR
CREEKS.

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 3859 7965 3853 7966 3805 8004 3803 8016
      3804 8023 3809 8030 3847 8010 3846 8003
      3855 7986 3863 7985 3874 7978 3871 7973
      3868 7974 3867 7968 3869 7965 3867 7962
      3861 7962

$$

08

657 
WGUS71 KRLX 141930
FFSRLX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
330 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014

WVC075-141940-
/O.CAN.KRLX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140514T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
POCAHONTAS WV-
330 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR POCAHONTAS
COUNTY...

HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. AS A RESULT...THE FLASH FLOOD 
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED 
LATER THIS AFTERNOON...BUT STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD REMAIN INSIDE 
THEIR BANKS.

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 3859 7965 3853 7966 3805 8004 3803 8016
      3804 8023 3809 8030 3847 8010 3846 8003
      3855 7986 3863 7985 3874 7978 3871 7973
      3868 7974 3867 7968 3869 7965 3867 7962
      3861 7962

$$

08

The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 13, 9:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane, Wirt and 1 more	110 min
May 13, 9:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Kanawha, Putnam	29 min
May 13, 9:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Jackson, Kanawha, Putnam, Roane, Wirt	30 min
May 13, 9:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Calhoun, Jackson, Roane, Wirt	47 min
May 13, 10:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler	39 min
May 13, 11:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Taylor, Tyler	104 min
May 14, 9:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Putnam	62 min
May 14, 11:33 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Barbour	57 min
May 14, 12:00 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Barbour, Randolph	3 hr
May 14, 12:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Pocahontas, Randolph	59 min
May 14, 1:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Taylor, Upshur	67 min
May 14, 2:17 PM EDT	Flood Watch	RLX	Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 22 more	20 hr
May 14, 5:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Ritchie, Tyler	56 min
May 14, 6:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Doddridge, Ritchie, Tyler	64 min
May 14, 6:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Doddridge, Harrison	39 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.