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Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Charleston, WV

June 13, 2015Boone County, Kanawha County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jun 13, 2015, 3:03 PM EDT for Boone County, Kanawha County, West Virginia. It was in force for 57 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 13, 2015, 3:03 PM EDT (19:03 UTC)
Expired: Jun 13, 2015, 4:00 PM EDT
In force: 57 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Boone County, WV, Kanawha County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 6 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:05 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 222 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: 454 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -61 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1007 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -77 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -17 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

519 
WGUS51 KRLX 131903
FFWRLX
WVC005-039-132000-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0010.150613T1903Z-150613T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
303 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN BOONE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  WEST CENTRAL KANAWHA COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 400 PM EDT
    
* AT 303 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
  HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS
  ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  CHARLESTON...JEFFERSON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...DUNBAR AND MARMET. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

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 3839 8158 3824 8157 3823 8179 3838 8177

$$

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1 follow-up statement

997 
WGUS71 KRLX 131958
FFSRLX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
358 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2015

WVC005-039-132005-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-150613T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BOONE WV-KANAWHA WV-
358 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHERN BOONE AND WEST CENTRAL
KANAWHA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 400 PM EDT...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER 
ANTICIPATED TO POSE A THREAT.  HOWEVER...PONDING OF WATER ON 
ROADWAYS AND LOW SPOTS MAY STILL BE OCCURRING.

LAT...LON 3839 8158 3824 8157 3823 8179 3838 8177

$$

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 13, 1:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 1:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
125 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA...SOUTH OF A
FRONT...WITH CHANCES FOR SHOWERS/STORMS. HIGH BUILDS NORTH
MONDAY. FRONT BACK IN VICINITY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
NO HUGE CHANGES MADE TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST PACKAGE. STALLED FRONTAL
BOUNDARY TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA...WITH UPPER RIDGE IN
PLACE...ALLOWING FOR A WARM...HUMID AIR MASS TO REMAIN ENTRENCHED
ACROSS THE AREA. MORNING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
NORTH HAVE MOVED EAST...BUT NEW CONVECTION HAS DEVELOPED IN THE
WARM HUMID ATMOSPHERE...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF
THE CWA WHERE MORE BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS WERE REALIZED EARLIER
TODAY. ANY STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

AS WITH LAST NIGHT...EXPECT TONIGHT TO BE ANOTHER WARM MUGGY
NIGHT...WITH HIGH DEW POINTS AND PLENTY OF CLOUD COVER LINGERING.
DECIDED TO GO ABOVE GUIDANCE FOR TONIGHTS LOW TEMPERATURES AS MANY
LOCATIONS THIS MORNING WERE ABOVE YESTERDAYS GUIDANCE FOR LOW
TEMPERATURES. GENERALLY EXPECTING LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER
70S ONCE AGAIN.

CONVECTION WILL PICK BACK UP IN COVERAGE AGAIN ON
SUNDAY...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE NORTH AS AN UPPER DISTURBANCE
RIDES OVER THE RIDGE...AND WHERE BETTER MOISTURE WILL EXIST. COULD
BE A FEW STORMS ON THE STRONGER SIDE ACROSS THE NORTH...WITH
MODERATE...30-40 KTS WESTERLY FLOW...THROUGH A RELATIVELY DEEP
LAYER. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE ISSUED BY SPC ACROSS
PARTS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHERN WV. FOR THE FORECAST
TOMORROW...INCREASED POPS ACROSS THE NORTH WHERE EXPECTING BETTER
COVERAGE FROM AFOREMENTIONED FEATURES.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
MODELS SHOWING SOME DRIER AIR TRYING TO INTRUDE FROM THE SOUTH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. NOT SURE IT WILL BE ENOUGH TO PREVENT CONVECTION
DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...SO WILL CONTINUE WITH A SMALL POP IN
THE SOUTH...BUT THE BEST CHANCES SHOULD BE ACROSS THE NORTH IN THE
DEEPER MOISTURE. BY MONDAY THIS DRIER AIR HAS PUSHED FURTHER
NORTHWARD OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR ONLY
SMALL CHANCES OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS ON
MONDAY...PROVIDING FOR WARMER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES.

MODELS THEN SHOW A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE AREA ON TUESDAY...SO
CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INCREASE CONSIDERABLY.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
THE BATTLE CONTINUES...BETWEEN THE SOUTHEAST RIDGE AND THE FRONTAL ZONE
POSITIONED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WESTERLIES.

THE SOUTHEAST RIDGE TRIES TO RECLAIM OUR CWA ON MONDAY...BUT THEN
BREAKS DOWN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

WILL INCREASE POPS FOR TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.  CONCERNED ABOUT ROUNDS
OF CONVECTION EVENTUALLY LEADING TO WATER CONCERNS.  PRECIPITABLE WATER
WILL BE FLUCTUATING AROUND 2 INCHES...WITH DEW POINTS IN UPPER 60S AND
LOWER 70S.  TOO PREMATURE TO INCLUDE IN OUR HAZARDOUS WEATHER
POTENTIAL ON THIS THURSDAY...CAN REVISIT IT ON FRIDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... .
18Z SATURDAY THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY...
SCATTERED CONVECTION HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS AREA ONCE AGAIN...WITH
BULK OF CONVECTION EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH 02Z...BEFORE GRADUALLY
WANING OVERNIGHT. STILL...COULD BE AN ISOLD SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM
OVERNIGHT. EXPECT MAINLY BRIEF MVFR CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS IN
VICINITY OF STORMS...ALTHOUGH BRIEF IFR AND LIFR CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE.

PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT...GENERALLY AFTER 08Z...DEPENDING
ON IF BREAKS IN CLOUD COVER ARE ABLE TO FORM.

CONVECTION WILL REFIRE AGAIN ON SUNDAY...PARTICULARLY AFTER
15Z...AND PARTICULARLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHERN
WV...WHERE STRONG WINDS/SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE. BRIEF MVFR/IFR
CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN VICINITY OF STORMS.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY...

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: MEDIUM.

ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: TIMING OF CONVECTION AND RESULTANT CONDITIONS
MAY VARY FROM FORECAST.

.AFTER 18Z SUNDAY...

BRIEF IFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE
PERIOD.

&&

.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...NONE.
OH...NONE.
KY...NONE.
VA...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...TRM/SL
NEAR TERM...SL
SHORT TERM...RPY
LONG TERM...JSH/MAC
AVIATION...SL

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 1:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
132 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2015

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>008-013>016-024>027-
033>037-141745-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-
LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-LINCOLN-
PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-
FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-
132 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN WEST
VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...AND POSSIBLY INTO FRIDAY.

IN THE MUGGY AIR...ANY SHOWER OR STORM COULD CONTAIN A DOWNPOUR.
IF REPETITIVE SHOWERS OR STORMS HIT THE SAME SMALL STREAM
BASIN...FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
 CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

OHZ066-067-075-076-WVZ009>011-017>020-028>032-038>040-046-047-141745-
PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-WIRT-CALHOUN-
RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-WEBSTER-
UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
132 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO...AND PORTIONS
OF CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE ON
SUNDAY AND AGAIN ON MONDAY.

IN ADDITION...ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...PARTICULARLY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT OR EVEN FRIDAY COULD
CREATE FLASH FLOODING...PARTICULARLY IF REPETITIVE STORMS OCCUR.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
 CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 1:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
139 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2015

OHZ075-076-085-WVZ006>010-013>017-131830-
WASHINGTON-MEIGS-ATHENS-MASON-PLEASANTS-CABELL-KANAWHA-JACKSON-
PUTNAM-LINCOLN-ROANE-WIRT-WOOD-
139 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2015

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EASTERN MEIGS...
WASHINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN ATHENS...WESTERN ROANE...PUTNAM...WIRT...
WOOD...WESTERN PLEASANTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASON...LINCOLN...JACKSON...
SOUTHEASTERN CABELL AND NORTHWESTERN KANAWHA COUNTIES...

AT 137 PM EDT...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM NEAR GLOUSTER TO NEAR RAVENSWOOD TO BUFFALO TO NEAR
BARBOURSVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON...PARKERSBURG...MARIETTA...NITRO...BELPRE...RIPLEY...
WINFIELD...ST. MARYS...HAMLIN...ELIZABETH...COOLVILLE...FORKED RUN
STATE PARK...JEFFERSON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...ST. ALBANS...VIENNA...
DUNBAR...HURRICANE...RAVENSWOOD AND WILLIAMSTOWN.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING...AS WELL AS REDUCED VISIBILITIES. DO NOT
DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

IN ADDITION...HEAVY LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS LINE OF STORMS.
IF CAUGHT OUTDOORS...SEEK SHELTER IN SIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 3958 8109 3931 8120 3915 8133 3912 8128
      3857 8147 3818 8182 3821 8183 3808 8197
      3821 8227 3827 8231 3831 8228 3832 8236
      3856 8200 3897 8183 3946 8210 3945 8183
      3949 8182 3948 8171 3952 8170
TIME...MOT...LOC 1737Z 223DEG 39KT 3943 8203 3901 8180 3859 8197 3835
8233

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Local storm report, Jun 13, 2:18 PM EDT, 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
218 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0217 PM     HEAVY RAIN       6 WSW CHARLESTON        38.32N  81.73W
06/13/2015  M0.72 INCH       KANAWHA            WV   NWS OFFICE

            0.72 INCHES OF RAIN IN 17 MINUTES.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1501355

JSH

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 2:28 PM EDT, 35 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
228 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2015

OHZ067-076-WVZ008>010-015>019-027-131930-
MORGAN-WASHINGTON-CLAY-PLEASANTS-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-KANAWHA-ROANE-
JACKSON-WIRT-WOOD-
228 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2015

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN MORGAN...
SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON...ROANE...SOUTHWESTERN RITCHIE...WIRT...
WOOD...SOUTHWESTERN PLEASANTS...CALHOUN...NORTHWESTERN CLAY...EASTERN
JACKSON AND NORTHEASTERN KANAWHA COUNTIES...

AT 228 PM EDT...A BROKEN LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR CHESTERHILL TO NEAR MINERALWELLS TO 8 MILES
NORTHWEST OF SPENCER TO NEAR ELKVIEW...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON...PARKERSBURG...MARIETTA...BELPRE...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...
GRANTSVILLE...CHESTERHILL...VIENNA...WILLIAMSTOWN...SISSONVILLE...
CLENDENIN...GLEN...BOAZ...ARNOLDSBURG...AMMA...MINERALWELLS...
WALLBACK...ELKVIEW AND WASHINGTON.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

LAT...LON 3920 8109 3885 8100 3879 8105 3876 8103
      3834 8122 3838 8165 3888 8155 3912 8161
      3922 8173 3927 8172 3927 8179 3933 8185
      3945 8185 3946 8201 3950 8205 3954 8150
TIME...MOT...LOC 1828Z 268DEG 21KT 3946 8191 3913 8153 3888 8147 3845
8155

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Local storm report, Jun 13, 2:46 PM EDT, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
246 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0235 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 ESE CHARLESTON        38.33N  81.59W
06/13/2015  M1.60 INCH       KANAWHA            WV   NWS EMPLOYEE

            1.6 OF RAIN BETWEEN 145 AND 235 PM. SOME PONDING ON
            LOCAL ROADWAYS.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1501356

MAC

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 13, 1:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Jackson, Lincoln, Putnam, Wirt, Wood	51 min
Jun 13, 2:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Calhoun, Roane, Wirt, Wood	62 min
Jun 13, 3:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Cabell, Mason, Putnam	92 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.