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Flash Flood Warning 46, NWS Charleston, WV

July 14, 20154 counties in Ohio; Mason County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jul 14, 2015, 1:30 AM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio; Mason County, West Virginia. It was in force for 6 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
Jul 14, 2015, 1:30 AM EDT (05:30 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 2015, 7:30 AM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Gallia County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Vinton County, OH, Mason County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:31 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 14, 2:03 AM EDTFLASH FLOODWellston, OHWATER RESCUES ONGOING NEAR WELLSTON DUE TO FLASH FLOODING.
Jul 14, 2:04 AM EDTFLASH FLOODCoalton, OHROADS NEAR COALTON IMPASSIBLE DUE TO FLASH FLOODING.
Jul 14, 2:05 AM EDTFLASH FLOOD7 Nw Coalton, OHROADS IN AND NEAR RAY IMPASSIBLE DUE TO HIGH WATER.

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

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 3 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 33 minutes after it went out.

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 00:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 119 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2015-07-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 103 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2015-07-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 229 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
103 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-368 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1422 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
229 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
335 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

076 
WGUS51 KRLX 140530
FFWRLX
OHC053-079-105-163-WVC053-140830-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0046.150714T0530Z-150714T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
130 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL MEIGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN OHIO...
  CENTRAL VINTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN OHIO...
  NORTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN OHIO...
  NORTHEASTERN GALLIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN OHIO...
  NORTHWESTERN MASON COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 430 AM EDT

* AT 129 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE 
  WARNED AREA. 1.5 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE FALLEN. 
  UP TO ANOTHER INCH IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS. MUCH OF 
  THIS WILL BE RUNOFF AS THE GROUND IS VERY WET. FLASH FLOODING IS 
  EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  WELLSTON...MIDDLEPORT...HAMDEN...COALTON...VINTON...WILKESVILLE...
  CHESHIRE...SALEM CENTER...BYER AND KYGER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

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 3922 8276 3928 8255 3907 8232 3901 8207
      3884 8216 3901 8247 3918 8276

$$

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2 follow-up statements
849 
WGUS51 KRLX 140818
FFWRLX
OHC053-079-105-163-WVC053-141130-
/O.EXT.KRLX.FF.W.0046.000000T0000Z-150714T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
418 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA HAS EXTENDED
THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL MEIGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN OHIO...
  CENTRAL VINTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN OHIO...
  NORTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN OHIO...
  NORTHEASTERN GALLIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN OHIO...
  NORTHWESTERN MASON COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 730 AM EDT

* AT 414 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED  
  2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH 
  FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  WELLSTON...MIDDLEPORT...HAMDEN...COALTON...VINTON...WILKESVILLE...
  CHESHIRE...SALEM CENTER...BYER AND KYGER.

IN ADDITION...AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE EXPERIENCING STRONG RISES 
AND FAST FLOWS...WITH MANY ALREADY OUT OF THEIR BANKS. ALTHOUGH THE 
BULK OF THE RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA FOR NOW...AREAS 
EXPERIENCING FLOODING AND HIGH WATER ISSUES WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO 
DO SO OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

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 3922 8276 3928 8255 3907 8232 3901 8207
      3884 8216 3901 8247 3918 8276

$$

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603 
WGUS71 KRLX 141121
FFSRLX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
721 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

OHC053-079-105-163-WVC053-141130-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0046.000000T0000Z-150714T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MEIGS OH-VINTON OH-JACKSON OH-GALLIA OH-MASON WV-
721 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL MEIGS...CENTRAL VINTON...
NORTHEASTERN JACKSON...NORTHEASTERN GALLIA AND NORTHWESTERN MASON
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 730 AM EDT...

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORT FLOOD WATERS HAVE RECEDED IN 
MOST LOCATIONS.  HOWEVER...THERE ARE STILL A FEW AREAS EXPERIENCING 
WATER ISSUES.  

PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY ROAD CLOSURES.

LAT...LON 3922 8276 3928 8255 3907 8232 3901 8207
      3884 8216 3901 8247 3918 8276

$$

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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 Jul 13, 8:23 PM EDT, 5 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 8:23 PM EDT, 5 hours 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
823 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
MID/UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES IN NORTHWEST FLOW INTO WEDNESDAY.
WEAK RIDGING ALOFT THURSDAY. MORE DISTURBANCES AND UNSETTLED WEATHER
BY THE END OF THE WORKWEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...MESOSCALE UPDATE
800 PM UPDATE...

BEGINNING TO QUIET DOWN AFTER AN ACTIVE AFTERNOON. BOW ECHO LINE
MOVED QUICKLY ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTN PRODUCING POCKETS OF TREE
DAMAGE. COULDNT FIND ANY ASOS OR MESONETS IN OUR AREA THAT
RECORDED GUSTS PAST 48 MPH. NEEDLESS TO SAY...EVEN THESE WINDS ARE
MORE THAN ENOUGH TO TOPPLE SOME TREES GIVEN HOW WET OUR SOILS ARE.
ALLOWED THE SVR WATCH TO EXPIRE ON TIME. CLEANED UP THE PRODUCTS
TO REFLECT THIS.

CONCERNING THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH...IT CONTINUES THRU TUESDAY. EVEN
AN INCH OF RAIN CAUSED PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA WITH A FEW CREEKS
COMING OUT OF THEIR BANKS ALONG WITH SOME STREET FLOODING.

AS FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT...WILL BE LOOKING UPSTREAM TO SEE
JUST HOW MUCH DEVELOPMENT OCCURS OVER THE NEXT FEW HRS IN THE
UPPER MIDWEST WITH S/W TROF INTERACTING WITH AN IMPRESSIVE NW TO
SE LLVL THETA E GRADIENT OVER THE OH VALLEY...GENERALLY JUST W OF
OUR CWA. NAM SEEMS OVERLY AGGRESSIVE WITH DEVELOPMENT TONIGHT
WITH QUITE A BIT OF PRECIP BACK INTO THE AREA. GIVEN HOW WORKED
OVER OUR AIRMASS IS...WOULD THINK MUCH OF THE CONVECTION WOULD
SNIFF OUT THE MORE UNSTABLE AIR IN C KY VS IN OUR NECK OF THE
WOODS. THE HRRR IS A LITTLE MORE TAME OVER THE PAST FEW RUNS...BUT
EVEN IT PUTS A HVY RAIN THREAT OVER THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. HAVE
ALLOWED HIGHER POPS TO WORK IN TO FOLLOW THIS FEATURE ACROSS LATE
TONIGHT. HOWEVER THE MAGNITUDE AND COVERAGE REMAIN A LOW
CONFIDENCE FCST ATTM.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BELOW...

NOT THINKING THE CURRENT LINE WILL CAUSE MORE THAN THE USUAL STREET FLOODING
IN THE SW LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH RAIN AMOUNTS LESS THAN 0.75 INCHES.
ALSO STILL THINKING THE HEAVIEST RAIN WITH THE AFTERNOON COMPLEX WILL BE SW
OF THE WOOD COUNTY TO WEBSTER COUNTY CORRIDOR...THAT WAS HIT OVERNIGHT
LAST NIGHT.

HOWEVER...WILL STILL POST A GENERAL FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO ENCOMPASS THE
CHANCE OF ANY ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT OVERNIGHT...BUT MORE LIKELY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  THINKING THE BEST CHANCE OF REDEVELOPMENT WOULD BE TO
OUR WEST AND SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT...BUT WITH DEW POINTS IN THE LOW AND
MID 70S TO OUR WEST...COULD NOT RULE OUT OUR CWA...SO WILL LEAVE 30 POPS
LATE TONIGHT. WILL POSTED THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH OVER THE WETTEST COUNTIES
OF LATE.  IF TRENDS ARE NORTH OVERNIGHT...WE CAN EXPAND FURTHER NE TOWARD
CLARKSBURG AND ELKINS.

NO OTHER MAJOR CHANGES WITH POPS INCREASING TO LIKELY AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FROM THE NORTHWEST...AHEAD OF THE 500 MB TROF AXIS THAT SWINGS THROUGH
LATER TUESDAY NIGHT.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
COLD FRONT SHOULD MOVE THROUGH FORECAST AREA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAIN PRECIPITATION WITH THIS WILL OCCUR TUESDAY
NIGHT...AND THEN TAPER OFF THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. MAIN SHOT
OF HEAVY RAIN WOULD ALSO BE EARLY ON TUESDAY NIGHT WITH QPF NEARING
1 INCH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COAL FIELDS. COORDINATED WITH NEAR TERM
FORECASTER ON FLASH FLOOD WATCH VALID UNTIL 03Z WEDNESDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE THEN TAKES OVER WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY NIGHT
PROVIDING DRYER WEATHER.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
MOISTURE AND POPS INCREASING ON FRIDAY AS A 500MB SHORTWAVE TROUGH
CROSSES THE GREAT LAKES. IN FACT...WITH A 500MB RIDGE ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS...THE BULK OF THE LONG TERM PERIOD WILL BE DOMINATED
BY WEAK SHORTWAVE TROUGHS CROSSING THE FORECAST AREA. HAVE HIGHEST
POPS DURING AFTERNOONS...AND LOWER AT NIGHT...HOWEVER TIMING ANY
INDIVIDUAL VORT MAX IS TOUGH AND STAYED PRETTY CLOSE TO WPC
GUIDANCE. TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND WILL BE WARM...WITH UPPER 80S TO
LOW 90S ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
STILL FIGURING ON MVFR LOW STRATUS CLOUDS TO FORM 03Z TO
06Z...BUT UNSURE IF THEY STAY SCATTERED OR DEVELOP A CEILING. WILL
CONTINUE TO MENTION MOSTLY CEILINGS. SHRA/TSRA MAY MOVE BACK INTO
THE AREA LATE TONIGHT BUT CONFIDENCE ON THIS IS NOT GREAT.
SO...HAVE SOME MVFR SHRA MENTION IN THE TERMINALS.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING MOSTLY AFTER 21Z WITH
POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER STRONG TO SVR CONVECTIVE LINE TO MOVE THRU.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 00Z
WEDNESDAY...

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: LOW.

ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: EXTENT OF LOW STRATUS AND FG IN QUESTION
THAT DEVELOPS IN THE WARM AND MUGGY AIR OVERNIGHT.

AFTER 00Z WEDNESDAY...IFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY EVENING. IFR IN FOG AND STRATUS
POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.

&&

.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WVZ005>009-
     013>018-024>029-033>038.
OH...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR OHZ075-083>087.
KY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR KYZ101>103-105.
VA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR VAZ003-004.

&&

SYNOPSIS...KTB/MZ
NEAR TERM...KTB/30
SHORT TERM...MZ/26
LONG TERM...JB/MZ
AVIATION...30
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 8:08 PM EDT, 5 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
808 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ075-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>009-013>018-024>029-
033>038-150015-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-ATHENS-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-
GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-
WOOD-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-
CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-
WEBSTER-
808 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND MUCH OF WEST
VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

OHZ066-067-076-WVZ010-011-019-020-030>032-039-040-046-047-150015-
PERRY-MORGAN-WASHINGTON-PLEASANTS-TYLER-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-LEWIS-
HARRISON-TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
808 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 13, 10:02 PM EDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1002 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015

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

0554 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SE FAYETTEVILLE       38.01N  81.06W
07/13/2015                   FAYETTE            WV   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN ALONG GATEWOOD ROAD IN AND NEAR GATEWOOD.

&&

CORRECTED LOCATION...REMARKS

EVENT NUMBER RLX1501654

COOPER
Local storm report, Jul 13, 10:12 PM EDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1012 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015

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

0554 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SW FAYETTEVILLE       38.01N  81.16W
07/13/2015                   FAYETTE            WV   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN ALONG GATEWOOD ROAD IN AND NEAR GATEWOOD.

&&

CORRECTED LOCATION

EVENT NUMBER RLX1501654

COOPER
Local storm report, Jul 13, 10:43 PM EDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1043 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015

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

0315 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OAK HILL                38.90N  82.57W
07/13/2015                   JACKSON            OH   POST OFFICE

            TREE BRANCHES DOWN IN ROADS IN OAK HILL

0315 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SW OAK HILL           38.88N  82.60W
07/13/2015                   JACKSON            OH   911 CALL CENTER

            JACKSON COUNTY 911 REPORTS NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS
            THE COUNTY... IN THE OAK HILL AREA

0340 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OLIVE HILL              38.30N  83.17W
07/13/2015                   CARTER             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS NUMEROUS TREES DOWN... POWER
            LINES AND TELEPHONE LINES DOWN... AND A TREE ON A HOUSE
            WITH ENTRAPMENT IN THE OLIVE HILL AREA

0345 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 SW POINT PLEASANT     38.79N  82.21W
07/13/2015                   MASON              WV   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN GALLIPOLIS FERRY. TIME
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0350 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FALLSBURG               38.17N  82.67W
07/13/2015                   LAWRENCE           KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN IN THE FALLSBURG AREA.

0354 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ATHALIA                 38.51N  82.31W
07/13/2015                   LAWRENCE           OH   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN IN ATHALIA.

0358 PM     TSTM WND GST     LOUISA                  38.11N  82.60W
07/13/2015  M51 MPH          LAWRENCE           KY   MESONET

0358 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 S CEREDO              38.38N  82.55W
07/13/2015  M38 MPH          WAYNE              WV   ASOS

            TRI STATE AIRPORT

0400 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LOUISA                  38.11N  82.60W
07/13/2015                   LAWRENCE           KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER POLES DOWN IN AND NEAR LOUISA.

0400 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LOUISA                  38.11N  82.60W
07/13/2015                   LAWRENCE           KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE ON HOUSE IN THE LOUISA CITY LIMITS.

0400 PM     TSTM WND DMG     10 S LOUISA             37.96N  82.60W
07/13/2015                   LAWRENCE           KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN THROUGHOUT LAWRENCE COUNTY.
            TREE ON STRUCTURE OFF CHERRYVILLE RD IN SOUTHERN
            LAWRENCE COUNTY.

0400 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ASHTON                  38.62N  82.16W
07/13/2015                   MASON              WV   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN IN ASHTON... TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR

0400 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HENDERSON               38.83N  82.14W
07/13/2015                   MASON              WV   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON CHESNUT STREET IN HENDERSON... TIME
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR

0412 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SE BRANCHLAND         38.19N  82.16W
07/13/2015                   LINCOLN            WV   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN IN THE MIDKIFF AREA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM
            RADAR.

0415 PM     FLASH FLOOD      HUNTINGTON              38.41N  82.43W
07/13/2015                   CABELL             WV   911 CALL CENTER

            8TH STREET VIADUCT IS FLOODED.

0418 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 SE WEBBVILLE          38.13N  82.79W
07/13/2015                   LAWRENCE           KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE ON HOUSE ON SAND BRANCH RD NEAR KY 828

0424 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SPURLOCKVILLE           38.13N  82.02W
07/13/2015                   LINCOLN            WV   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN IN THE SPURLOCKVILLE AREA. TIME ESTIMATED
            FROM RADAR.

0424 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSE SPURLOCKVILLE     38.09N  82.00W
07/13/2015                   LINCOLN            WV   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN IN THE BIG UGLY AREA.

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TEAYS VALLEY            38.45N  81.93W
07/13/2015                   PUTNAM             WV   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON TEAYS VALLEY ROAD IN TEAYS VALLEY... TIME
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HURRICANE               38.44N  82.02W
07/13/2015                   PUTNAM             WV   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON MAIN STREET IN HURRICANE... TIME ESTIMATED
            FROM RADAR

0436 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NW POCA                 38.47N  81.81W
07/13/2015                   PUTNAM             WV   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES IN THE TOWN OF POCA. TIME
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0440 PM     FLASH FLOOD      HUNTINGTON              38.41N  82.43W
07/13/2015                   CABELL             WV   911 CALL CENTER

            10TH STREET VIADUCT IS FLOODED

0441 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSE LOGAN             37.81N  81.97W
07/13/2015                   LOGAN              WV   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN OVER THE ROAD IN THE ROSSMORE AREA.

0445 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ST. ALBANS              38.38N  81.82W
07/13/2015                   KANAWHA            WV   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN IN ST. ALBANS... TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR

0450 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NW SARAH ANN          37.73N  82.01W
07/13/2015                   LOGAN              WV   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN IN THE COW CREEK AREA.

0452 PM     TSTM WND GST     6 WSW CHARLESTON        38.32N  81.73W
07/13/2015  E45 MPH          KANAWHA            WV   NWS OFFICE

            40 TO 45 MPH ESTIMATED.

0500 PM     FLASH FLOOD      HURRICANE               38.44N  82.02W
07/13/2015                   PUTNAM             WV   BROADCAST MEDIA

            WATER RESCUE NEXT TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FROM FLOODED
            UNDERPASS. TIME ESTIMATED.

0500 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 NNW HURRICANE         38.46N  82.03W
07/13/2015                   PUTNAM             WV   BROADCAST MEDIA

            CREEK OUT OF ITS BANKS AND FLOODING PORTIONS OF
            HURRICANE CREEK RD.

0505 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 NE CHARLESTON         38.38N  81.60W
07/13/2015  M43 MPH          KANAWHA            WV   ASOS

            YEAGER AIRPORT

0505 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CHARLESTON              38.35N  81.63W
07/13/2015                   KANAWHA            WV   911 CALL CENTER

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN CHARLESTON... TIME ESTIMATED
            FROM RADAR

0512 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SE ELKVIEW            38.38N  81.41W
07/13/2015                   KANAWHA            WV   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN IN PENTACRE... TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR

0517 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 SW MARMET             38.20N  81.62W
07/13/2015  M42 MPH          KANAWHA            WV   MESONET

            BEE MOUNTAIN RAWS SITE.

0523 PM     TSTM WND DMG     KOPPERSTON              37.75N  81.57W
07/13/2015                   WYOMING            WV   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN IN KOPPERSTON AREA... TIME ESTIMATED FROM
            RADAR

0534 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 E LOGAN               37.85N  81.91W
07/13/2015  M45 MPH          LOGAN              WV   MESONET

            LOGAN RAWS SITE.

0535 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 WSW WELCH             37.42N  81.63W
07/13/2015                   MCDOWELL           WV   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE RODERFIELD AREA

0535 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MONTGOMERY              38.17N  81.32W
07/13/2015                   FAYETTE            WV   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 61 IN MONTGOMERY. TIME
            ESTIMATED.

0536 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 N PINEVILLE           37.63N  81.53W
07/13/2015                   WYOMING            WV   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN ALONG APPALACHIAN HIGHWAY... TIME ESTIMATED
            FROM RADAR

0536 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CLINTWOOD               37.15N  82.46W
07/13/2015                   DICKENSON          VA   911 CALL CENTER

            911 CENTER REPORTS NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN CLINTWOOD
            AREA... TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR

0536 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NE CLINTWOOD          37.16N  82.44W
07/13/2015                   DICKENSON          VA   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN NEAR DICKENSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL... TIME
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR

0536 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CLAY                    38.46N  81.08W
07/13/2015                   CLAY               WV   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN IN THE TOWN OF CLAY. TIME ESTIMATED FROM
            RADAR.

0540 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PINEVILLE               37.58N  81.53W
07/13/2015                   WYOMING            WV   911 CALL CENTER

            911 CENTER REPORTS SEVERAL TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT
            WYOMING COUNTY

0540 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HAYSI                   37.21N  82.29W
07/13/2015                   DICKENSON          VA   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN IN HAYSI... TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR

0543 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 WSW SALT ROCK         38.30N  82.28W
07/13/2015                   CABELL             WV   PUBLIC

            US 60 WEST ALONG UPPER TYGART BRANCH CLOSED DUE TO HIGH
            WATER.

0545 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WELCH                   37.43N  81.58W
07/13/2015                   MCDOWELL           WV   PUBLIC

            TREES DOWN IN NORTH WELCH... TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR

0548 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SE MACARTHUR            37.76N  81.21W
07/13/2015                   RALEIGH            WV   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN ALONG OAKHURST STREET IN MACARTHUR. TIME
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0548 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MOUNT HOPE              37.90N  81.17W
07/13/2015                   FAYETTE            WV   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN NEAR TWILIGHT MANE AND MAPLE
            FORK ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0554 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 SE STANAFORD          37.79N  81.12W
07/13/2015  M43 MPH          RALEIGH            WV   ASOS

            RALEIGH COUNTY AIRPORT.

0554 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SW FAYETTEVILLE       38.01N  81.16W
07/13/2015                   FAYETTE            WV   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN ALONG GATEWOOD ROAD IN AND NEAR GATEWOOD.

0611 PM     FLASH FLOOD      SALT ROCK               38.32N  82.22W
07/13/2015                   CABELL             WV   PUBLIC

            SR 1626 AT DRY BRANCH ROAD CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.

0617 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 SW KIMBALL            37.40N  81.54W
07/13/2015  M40 MPH          MCDOWELL           WV   MESONET

            BERWIND RAWS SITE.

0643 PM     FLASH FLOOD      SUTTON                  38.67N  80.71W
07/13/2015                   BRAXTON            WV   PUBLIC

            HIGH WATER ALONG THE ELK RIVER IN SUTTON. WATER IS
            FLOODING YARDS.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1501610 RLX1501612 RLX1501603 RLX1501648 RLX1501605
RLX1501646 RLX1501604 RLX1501620 RLX1501606 RLX1501607 RLX1501611
RLX1501624 RLX1501625 RLX1501641 RLX1501608 RLX1501609 RLX1501643
RLX1501644 RLX1501626 RLX1501627 RLX1501649 RLX1501615 RLX1501613
RLX1501616 RLX1501614 RLX1501618 RLX1501636 RLX1501637 RLX1501617
RLX1501619 RLX1501621 RLX1501622 RLX1501628 RLX1501623 RLX1501645
RLX1501653 RLX1501629 RLX1501633 RLX1501634 RLX1501647 RLX1501630
RLX1501635 RLX1501631 RLX1501642 RLX1501650 RLX1501652 RLX1501638
RLX1501654 RLX1501632 RLX1501639 RLX1501640

COOPER
Local storm report, Jul 13, 10:56 PM EDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1056 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015

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

1055 PM     HAIL             8 SE JACKSON            38.96N  82.52W
07/13/2015  E0.88 INCH       JACKSON            OH   PUBLIC

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1501655

COOPER
Local storm report, Jul 14, 12:35 AM EDT, 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1235 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

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

1234 AM     FLASH FLOOD      5 WSW OAK HILL          38.87N  82.65W
07/14/2015                   JACKSON            OH   911 CALL CENTER

            FLOODING AROUND THE JUNCTION OF CR-83 AND CR-54.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1501656

COOPER
Local storm report, Jul 14, 12:38 AM EDT, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1238 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

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

1236 AM     FLASH FLOOD      5 NW OAK HILL           38.95N  82.64W
07/14/2015                   JACKSON            OH   911 CALL CENTER

            HORTON SISTERS RD AT 4 MILE ROAD CLOSED DUE TO HIGH
            WATER.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1501657

COOPER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 13, 11:13 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyRLXJackson13 hr
Jul 14, 12:12 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyRLXGallia, Jackson7 hr
Jul 14, 12:28 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXAthens, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton3 hr
Jul 14, 1:51 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXGallia, Lawrence, Meigs5 hr
Jul 14, 2:48 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXAthens, Meigs, Morgan, Vinton, Washington3 hr
Jul 14, 3:26 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXAthens, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton3 hr
Jul 14, 2:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXPerry56 min
Jul 14, 3:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXAthens, Morgan59 min
Jul 14, 3:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXAthens, Jackson, Morgan, Perry, Vinton54 min
Jul 14, 3:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXGallia, Jackson, Vinton63 min
Jul 14, 3:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXAthens, Meigs, Morgan, Washington53 min
Jul 14, 3:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXGallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Vinton61 min
Jul 14, 4:25 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXAthens, Gallia, Jackson, Vinton4 hr
Jul 14, 4:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXGallia, Lawrence63 min
Jul 14, 4:44 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXMeigs4 hr
Jul 14, 4:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXMeigs15 min
Jul 14, 4:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXMeigs54 min
Jul 14, 5:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXGallia, Lawrence64 min
Jul 14, 5:39 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXLawrence4 hr
Jul 14, 2:10 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXCabell, Wayne3 hr
Jul 14, 2:23 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXBoone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo and 2 more4 hr
Jul 14, 3:21 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXBoone, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Logan, McDowell and 5 more6 hr
Jul 14, 4:18 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXMcDowell3 hr
Jul 14, 6:05 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXBoone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo and 2 more6 hr
Jul 14, 4:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCalhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Jackson, Lewis and 5 more56 min
Jul 14, 4:56 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXCabell, Mason, Putnam4 hr
Jul 14, 5:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Jackson and 5 more57 min
Jul 14, 5:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo and 2 more62 min
Jul 14, 5:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBraxton, Clay, Fayette, Gilmer, Kanawha, Lewis and 5 more57 min
Jul 14, 5:54 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXLincoln, Wayne4 hr
Jul 14, 6:06 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXBoone, Kanawha, Logan, Mingo4 hr
Jul 14, 6:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXFayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster67 min
Jul 14, 6:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo and 4 more55 min
Jul 14, 6:59 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXMcDowell, Wyoming4 hr
Jul 14, 6:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXFayette, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Raleigh, Wyoming61 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.