Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Charleston, WV

Issued

Apr 8, 2015, 8:26 PM EDT (00:26 UTC)

Expired

Apr 9, 2015, 2:30 AM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Charleston, WV

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Athens County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Morgan County, OH, Perry County, OH, Vinton County, OH, Washington County, OH, Doddridge County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Tyler County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

619 
WGUS51 KRLX 090026
FFWRLX
OHC009-079-105-115-127-163-167-WVC017-021-035-073-085-095-105-107-
090630-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0003.150409T0026Z-150409T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
826 PM EDT WED APR 8 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  DODDRIDGE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  NORTH CENTRAL GILMER COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  NORTH CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  PLEASANTS COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ST. MARYS...
  RITCHIE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HARRISVILLE...
  TYLER COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MIDDLEBOURNE...
  NORTHERN WIRT COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ELIZABETH...
  WOOD COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PARKERSBURG...
  ATHENS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NELSONVILLE...GLOUSTER...COOLVILLE...
  ATHENS...ALBANY...
  NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WELLSTON...JACKSON...
  MEIGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RUTLAND...FORKED RUN STATE PARK...
  SOUTHERN MORGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHESTERHILL...
  SOUTHERN PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SHAWNEE...
  VINTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MCARTHUR...LAKE HOPE STATE PARK...
  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MARIETTA...BEVERLY...BELPRE...

* UNTIL 230 AM EDT THURSDAY

* AT 815 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
 VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM REPEATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.   
 THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF     
HOURS  ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN 
POSSIBLE. 

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

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 3964 8164 3959 8158 3961 8126 3958 8125
      3955 8103 3959 8086 3948 8071 3943 8054
      3914 8064 3907 8074 3903 8100 3904 8281
      3937 8274 3939 8230 3948 8228 3948 8217
      3955 8217 3959 8238 3966 8238

$$

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072 
WGUS71 KRLX 090326
FFSRLX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1126 PM EDT WED APR 8 2015

OHC009-079-105-115-127-163-167-WVC017-021-035-073-085-095-105-107-
090630-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150409T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PLEASANTS WV-JACKSON WV-GILMER WV-WIRT WV-WOOD WV-TYLER WV-RITCHIE WV-
DODDRIDGE WV-ATHENS OH-JACKSON OH-MEIGS OH-MORGAN OH-PERRY OH-
VINTON OH-WASHINGTON OH-
1126 PM EDT WED APR 8 2015

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM EDT FOR
WASHINGTON...VINTON...SOUTHERN PERRY...SOUTHERN 
MORGAN...MEIGS...NORTHERN JACKSON AND ATHENS COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST 
OHIO...AND DODDRIDGE...RITCHIE...TYLER...WOOD...NORTHERN 
WIRT...NORTH CENTRAL GILMER...NORTH CENTRAL JACKSON AND PLEASANTS 
COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA...

AT 1119 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY 
RAIN.  THE BACK EDGE OF THE HEAVIEST OF THE RAIN WAS LOCATED NEAR 
BOAZ...OR NEAR MARIETTA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ELIZABETH...BELMONT...ST. MARYS...NORTH BEND STATE 
PARK...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...MIDDLEBOURNE AND WEST UNION.

WHILE THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST INTO THE 
EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS...CONTINUED RUNOFF AND STREAM RISES COULD 
STILL CAUSE NEW FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.

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.

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.

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 3964 8164 3959 8158 3961 8126 3958 8125
      3955 8103 3959 8086 3948 8071 3943 8054
      3914 8064 3907 8074 3903 8100 3904 8281
      3937 8274 3939 8230 3948 8228 3948 8217
      3955 8217 3959 8238 3966 8238

$$

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