Alert archive / Ohio / Flash Flood Warnings in 2015
Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Apr 10, 2015, 5:58 AM EDT for 6 counties in Ohio; Wood County, West Virginia. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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
- Apr 10, 2015, 5:58 AM EDT (09:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2015, 9:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Athens County, OH, Gallia County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Vinton County, OH, Washington County, OH, Wood County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 8:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nnw Middleport, OH | REPORTS OF ROAD CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. |
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 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 849 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1308 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 252 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 283 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 11.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
525
WGUS51 KRLX 100958
FFWRLX
OHC009-053-079-105-163-167-WVC107-101300-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0007.150410T0958Z-150410T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
558 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL WOOD COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHERN ATHENS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...COOLVILLE...ATHENS...ALBANY...
NORTHERN GALLIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF RIO GRANDE...
SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
MEIGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RUTLAND...FORKED RUN STATE PARK...
SOUTHEASTERN VINTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
* UNTIL 900 AM EDT
* AT 546 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. RAIN
WILL CONTINUE AND BE HEAVY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TUPPERS
PLAINS...WASHINGTON AND LUBECK
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
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 3933 8192 3929 8166 3923 8149 3916 8154
3909 8173 3909 8181 3906 8182 3902 8200
3903 8203 3882 8248 3904 8246 3904 8233
3920 8232 3921 8227 3934 8227
$$
172 follow-up statements
191
WGUS71 KRLX 101227
FFSRLX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
827 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2015
OHC053-079-163-101237-
/O.CAN.KRLX.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150410T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GALLIA OH-JACKSON OH-VINTON OH-
827 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN
VINTON...SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON AND NORTHERN GALLIA COUNTIES IN
SOUTHEAST OHIO...
TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR ON FLOODED ROADWAYS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM EDT
FRIDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
YOU MAY ALSO REPORT HIGH WATER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.
LAT...LON 3921 8170 3916 8169 3909 8173 3911 8184
3911 8198 3914 8215 3928 8217 3933 8192
3929 8166
$$
OHC009-105-167-WVC107-101300-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150410T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WOOD WV-ATHENS OH-MEIGS OH-WASHINGTON OH-
827 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2015
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON...NORTHEASTERN MEIGS...SOUTHERN ATHENS AND
WEST CENTRAL WOOD COUNTIES...
AT 818 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED
AREA.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TUPPERS
PLAINS AND COOLVILLE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR ON FLOODED ROADWAYS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM EDT
FRIDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.
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 3921 8170 3916 8169 3909 8173 3911 8184
3911 8198 3914 8215 3928 8217 3933 8192
3929 8166
$$
17916
WGUS71 KRLX 101244
FFSRLX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
844 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2015
OHC009-105-167-WVC107-101254-
/O.CAN.KRLX.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150410T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WOOD WV-ATHENS OH-MEIGS OH-WASHINGTON OH-
844 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHWESTERN
WASHINGTON...NORTHEASTERN MEIGS...SOUTHERN ATHENS AND WEST CENTRAL
WOOD COUNTIES...
HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. AS A RESULT...THE FLASH FLOOD
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED
THE NEXT HOUR OR SO...BUT STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD BE RECEEDING.
TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR ON FLOODED ROADWAYS.
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
YOU MAY ALSO REPORT HIGH WATER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.
LAT...LON 3921 8170 3916 8169 3909 8173 3911 8184
3911 8198 3914 8215 3928 8217 3933 8192
3929 8166
$$
17The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 8:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Meigs | 23 min |
| Apr 10, 3:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Vinton | 56 min |
| Apr 10, 4:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Vinton | 117 min |
| Apr 10, 4:39 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Jackson, Vinton | 3 hr |
| Apr 10, 6:32 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Perry | 3 hr |
| Apr 10, 6:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Gallia, Lawrence | 37 min |
| Apr 10, 7:41 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Washington | 3 hr |
| Apr 10, 12:08 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RLX | Meigs | 63 hr |
| Apr 10, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Gallia, Meigs, Washington | 3 hr |
| Apr 10, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Gallia, Meigs, Washington | 6 hr |
| Apr 9, 8:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Randolph | 52 min |
| Apr 9, 9:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Pleasants and 4 more | 63 min |
| Apr 10, 6:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pleasants | 35 min |
| Apr 10, 7:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wirt, Wood | 44 min |
| Apr 10, 7:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Ritchie | 62 min |
| Apr 10, 8:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton, Clay, Gilmer, Kanawha, Lewis, Nicholas and 2 more | 57 min |
| Apr 10, 9:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lewis, Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur, Webster | 57 min |
| Apr 10, 10:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Calhoun, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis and 6 more | 37 min |
| Apr 10, 10:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster | 29 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.