Alert archive / West Virginia / Flash Flood Watches in 2015
Flash Flood Watch 9, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood watch at Jul 7, 2015, 6:36 AM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Jul 7, 2015, 4:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 30 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2015, 6:36 AM EDT (10:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 7, 2015, 4:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2015, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Flood severity
- None
All 43 counties
Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Athens County, OH, Gallia County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Morgan County, OH, Perry County, OH, Vinton County, OH, Washington County, OH, Buchanan County, VA, Dickenson County, VA, Barbour County, WV, Boone County, WV, Braxton County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Clay County, WV, Doddridge County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, Mason County, WV, McDowell County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Roane County, WV, Taylor County, WV, Tyler County, WV, Upshur County, WV, Wayne County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV, Wyoming County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:39 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
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1561 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
789 WGUS61 KRLX 071036 FFARLX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 636 AM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015 ...ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING... KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020- 024>032-036>040-046-047-071845- /O.NEW.KRLX.FF.A.0009.150707T2000Z-150709T0200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT- CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER- LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN... POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO... WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD... RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK... HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON... LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY... BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT... GRAFTON...FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON... ELKINS 636 AM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY... SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...BOYD...CARTER...GREENUP AND LAWRENCE KY. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...ATHENS...GALLIA...JACKSON OH...LAWRENCE OH...MORGAN...MEIGS...PERRY...VINTON AND WASHINGTON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BARBOUR...BOONE...BRAXTON... CABELL...CALHOUN...CLAY...DODDRIDGE...FAYETTE...GILMER... HARRISON...JACKSON WV...KANAWHA...LEWIS...LINCOLN...LOGAN... MASON...MINGO...NICHOLAS...PLEASANTS...POCAHONTAS...PUTNAM... RANDOLPH...RITCHIE...ROANE...TAYLOR...TYLER...UPSHUR...WAYNE... WEBSTER...WIRT AND WOOD. * FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL PERSIST ON WEDNESDAY...AS A FRONT STALLS IN OUR VICINITY. * DUE TO THE RECENT ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS...THE GROUND IS WETTER THAN NORMAL. THAT ALLOWS FOR FASTER RUNOFF...AND QUICKER RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. RAINS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN LESS THAN A FEW HOURS COULD CAUSE VULNERABLE STREAMS TO FLOOD. LOCAL RAIN AMOUNTS OF 2.5 INCHES OR MORE COULD CAUSE MORE SERIOUS FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THOSE LIVING ALONG FLOOD PRONE CREEKS...PLUS COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS...SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS FREQUENTLY DURING ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD WATER LEVELS RISE QUICKLY...OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS POSTED. && $$ KTB
7 follow-up statements
011 WGUS61 KRLX 071635 FFARLX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1235 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015 ...ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING... VAZ003-004-WVZ033>035-080045- /O.EXA.KRLX.FF.A.0009.150707T2000Z-150709T0200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY 1235 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...BUCHANAN AND DICKENSON. IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...MCDOWELL...RALEIGH AND WYOMING. * FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL PERSIST ON WEDNESDAY...AS A FRONT STALLS IN OUR VICINITY. * DUE TO THE RECENT ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS...THE GROUND IS WETTER THAN NORMAL. THAT ALLOWS FOR FASTER RUNOFF...AND QUICKER RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. RAINS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN LESS THAN A FEW HOURS COULD CAUSE VULNERABLE STREAMS TO FLOOD. LOCAL RAIN AMOUNTS OF 2.5 INCHES OR MORE COULD CAUSE MORE SERIOUS FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THOSE LIVING ALONG FLOOD PRONE CREEKS...PLUS COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS...SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS FREQUENTLY DURING ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD WATER LEVELS RISE QUICKLY...OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS POSTED. && $$ KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020- 024>032-036>040-046-047-080045- /O.CON.KRLX.FF.A.0009.150707T2000Z-150709T0200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT- CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER- LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN... POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO... WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD... RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK... HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON... LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY... BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT... GRAFTON...FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON... ELKINS 1235 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...BOYD...CARTER...GREENUP AND LAWRENCE KY. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...ATHENS...GALLIA...JACKSON OH...LAWRENCE OH... MORGAN...MEIGS...PERRY...VINTON AND WASHINGTON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BARBOUR...BOONE...BRAXTON...CABELL...CALHOUN... CLAY...DODDRIDGE...FAYETTE...GILMER...HARRISON...JACKSON WV... KANAWHA...LEWIS...LINCOLN...LOGAN...MASON...MINGO...NICHOLAS... PLEASANTS...POCAHONTAS...PUTNAM...RANDOLPH...RITCHIE... ROANE... TAYLOR...TYLER...UPSHUR...WAYNE...WEBSTER...WIRT AND WOOD. * FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL PERSIST ON WEDNESDAY...AS A FRONT STALLS IN OUR VICINITY. * DUE TO THE RECENT ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS...THE GROUND IS WETTER THAN NORMAL. THAT ALLOWS FOR FASTER RUNOFF...AND QUICKER RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. RAINS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN LESS THAN A FEW HOURS COULD CAUSE VULNERABLE STREAMS TO FLOOD. LOCAL RAIN AMOUNTS OF 2.5 INCHES OR MORE COULD CAUSE MORE SERIOUS FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THOSE LIVING ALONG FLOOD PRONE CREEKS...PLUS COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS...SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS FREQUENTLY DURING ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD WATER LEVELS RISE QUICKLY...OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS POSTED. && $$
526 WGUS61 KRLX 071922 FFARLX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 322 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015 ...ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING... KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-046-047-080330- /O.CON.KRLX.FF.A.0009.150707T2000Z-150709T0200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN- WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM- KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE- CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS- RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN... POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...CLINTWOOD... GRUNDY...VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON... POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG... VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY... HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS... SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO... WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...FAYETTEVILLE... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS... BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 322 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...BOYD...CARTER...GREENUP AND LAWRENCE KY. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...ATHENS...GALLIA...JACKSON OH... LAWRENCE OH...MORGAN...MEIGS...PERRY...VINTON AND WASHINGTON. IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...BUCHANAN AND DICKENSON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BARBOUR...BOONE...BRAXTON...CABELL...CALHOUN... CLAY...DODDRIDGE...FAYETTE...GILMER...HARRISON...JACKSON WV... KANAWHA...LEWIS...LINCOLN...LOGAN...MASON...MCDOWELL...MINGO... NICHOLAS...PLEASANTS...POCAHONTAS...PUTNAM...RALEIGH... RANDOLPH...RITCHIE...ROANE...TAYLOR...TYLER...UPSHUR...WAYNE... WEBSTER...WIRT...WOOD AND WYOMING. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL PERSIST ON WEDNESDAY...AS A FRONT STALLS IN OUR VICINITY. * DUE TO THE RECENT ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS...THE GROUND IS WETTER THAN NORMAL. THAT ALLOWS FOR FASTER RUNOFF...AND QUICKER RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. RAINS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN LESS THAN A FEW HOURS COULD CAUSE VULNERABLE STREAMS TO FLOOD. LOCAL RAIN AMOUNTS OF 2.5 INCHES OR MORE COULD CAUSE MORE SERIOUS FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THOSE LIVING ALONG FLOOD PRONE CREEKS...PLUS COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS...SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS FREQUENTLY DURING ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD WATER LEVELS RISE QUICKLY...OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS POSTED. && $$
487 WGUS61 KRLX 080231 FFARLX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1031 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015 ...ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING... KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-046-047-081045- /O.CON.KRLX.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-150709T0200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN- WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM- KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE- CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS- RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN... POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...CLINTWOOD... GRUNDY...VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON... POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG... VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY... HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS... SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO... WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...FAYETTEVILLE... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS... BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 1031 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...BOYD...CARTER...GREENUP AND LAWRENCE KY. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...ATHENS...GALLIA...JACKSON OH... LAWRENCE OH...MORGAN...MEIGS...PERRY...VINTON AND WASHINGTON. IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...BUCHANAN AND DICKENSON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BARBOUR...BOONE...BRAXTON...CABELL...CALHOUN... CLAY...DODDRIDGE...FAYETTE...GILMER...HARRISON...JACKSON WV... KANAWHA...LEWIS...LINCOLN...LOGAN...MASON...MCDOWELL...MINGO... NICHOLAS...PLEASANTS...POCAHONTAS...PUTNAM...RALEIGH... RANDOLPH...RITCHIE...ROANE...TAYLOR...TYLER...UPSHUR...WAYNE... WEBSTER...WIRT...WOOD AND WYOMING. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT. ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL PERSIST ON WEDNESDAY...AS A FRONT STALLS IN OUR VICINITY. * DUE TO THE RECENT ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS...THE GROUND IS WETTER THAN NORMAL. THAT ALLOWS FOR FASTER RUNOFF...AND QUICKER RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. RAINS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN LESS THAN A FEW HOURS COULD CAUSE VULNERABLE STREAMS TO FLOOD. LOCAL RAIN AMOUNTS OF 2.5 INCHES OR MORE COULD CAUSE MORE SERIOUS FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THOSE LIVING ALONG FLOOD PRONE CREEKS...PLUS COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS...SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS FREQUENTLY DURING ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD WATER LEVELS RISE QUICKLY...OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS POSTED. && $$
686 WGUS61 KRLX 080801 FFARLX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 401 AM EDT WED JUL 8 2015 ...ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING... KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-046-047-081615- /O.CON.KRLX.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-150709T0200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN- WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM- KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE- CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS- RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN... POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...CLINTWOOD... GRUNDY...VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON... POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG... VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY... HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS... SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO... WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...FAYETTEVILLE... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS... BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 401 AM EDT WED JUL 8 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...BOYD...CARTER...GREENUP AND LAWRENCE KY. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...ATHENS...GALLIA...JACKSON OH... LAWRENCE OH...MORGAN...MEIGS...PERRY...VINTON AND WASHINGTON. IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...BUCHANAN AND DICKENSON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BARBOUR...BOONE...BRAXTON...CABELL...CALHOUN... CLAY...DODDRIDGE...FAYETTE...GILMER...HARRISON...JACKSON WV... KANAWHA...LEWIS...LINCOLN...LOGAN...MASON...MCDOWELL...MINGO... NICHOLAS...PLEASANTS...POCAHONTAS...PUTNAM...RALEIGH... RANDOLPH...RITCHIE...ROANE...TAYLOR...TYLER...UPSHUR...WAYNE... WEBSTER...WIRT...WOOD AND WYOMING. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY... AS A FRONT STALLS IN OUR VICINITY. * DUE TO THE RECENT ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS...THE GROUND IS WETTER THAN NORMAL. THAT ALLOWS FOR FASTER RUNOFF...AND QUICKER RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. RAINS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN LESS THAN A FEW HOURS COULD CAUSE VULNERABLE STREAMS TO FLOOD. LOCAL RAIN AMOUNTS OF 2.5 INCHES OR MORE COULD CAUSE MORE SERIOUS FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THOSE LIVING ALONG FLOOD PRONE CREEKS...PLUS COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS...SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS FREQUENTLY DURING ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD WATER LEVELS RISE QUICKLY...OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS POSTED. && $$
133 WGUS61 KRLX 081519 FFARLX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1119 AM EDT WED JUL 8 2015 ...ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING... OHZ066-067-075-076-083>085-WVZ009>011-081630- /O.CAN.KRLX.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-150709T0200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD- PLEASANTS-TYLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN... POMEROY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE 1119 AM EDT WED JUL 8 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ALTHOUGH LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING...THE THREAT FOR FLOODING RAINS APPEARS TO BE OVER. $$ KYZ101>103-105-OHZ086-087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>008-013>020-024>040- 046-047-082330- /O.CON.KRLX.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-150709T0200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON- BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA- ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY- BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH- FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON... SOUTH POINT...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO... WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD... RIPLEY...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE... CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER... ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION... WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...CLAY... SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON... ELKINS 1119 AM EDT WED JUL 8 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...BOYD...CARTER...GREENUP AND LAWRENCE KY. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...GALLIA AND LAWRENCE OH. IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...BUCHANAN AND DICKENSON. IN WEST VIRGINIA... BARBOUR...BOONE...BRAXTON...CABELL...CALHOUN...CLAY... DODDRIDGE...FAYETTE...GILMER...HARRISON...JACKSON WV... KANAWHA...LEWIS...LINCOLN...LOGAN...MASON...MCDOWELL...MINGO... NICHOLAS...POCAHONTAS...PUTNAM...RALEIGH...RANDOLPH... RITCHIE...ROANE...TAYLOR...UPSHUR...WAYNE...WEBSTER...WIRT AND WYOMING. * UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY... AS A FRONT STALLS IN OUR VICINITY. * DUE TO THE RECENT ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS...THE GROUND IS WETTER THAN NORMAL. THAT ALLOWS FOR FASTER RUNOFF...AND QUICKER RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. RAINS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN LESS THAN A FEW HOURS COULD CAUSE VULNERABLE STREAMS TO FLOOD. LOCAL RAIN AMOUNTS OF 2.5 INCHES OR MORE COULD CAUSE MORE SERIOUS FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THOSE LIVING ALONG FLOOD PRONE CREEKS...PLUS COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS...SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS FREQUENTLY DURING ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD WATER LEVELS RISE QUICKLY...OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS POSTED. && $$
760 WGUS61 KRLX 081824 FFARLX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 224 PM EDT WED JUL 8 2015 ...ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING... KYZ101>103-105-OHZ086-087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>008-013>020-024>040- 046-047-090200- /O.CON.KRLX.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-150709T0200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON- BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA- ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY- BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH- FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON... SOUTH POINT...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO... WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD... RIPLEY...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE... CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER... ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION... WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...CLAY... SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON... ELKINS 224 PM EDT WED JUL 8 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...BOYD...CARTER...GREENUP AND LAWRENCE KY. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...GALLIA AND LAWRENCE OH. IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...BUCHANAN AND DICKENSON. IN WEST VIRGINIA... BARBOUR...BOONE...BRAXTON...CABELL...CALHOUN...CLAY... DODDRIDGE...FAYETTE...GILMER...HARRISON...JACKSON WV... KANAWHA...LEWIS...LINCOLN...LOGAN...MASON...MCDOWELL...MINGO... NICHOLAS...POCAHONTAS...PUTNAM...RALEIGH...RANDOLPH... RITCHIE...ROANE...TAYLOR...UPSHUR...WAYNE...WEBSTER...WIRT AND WYOMING. * UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY... AS A FRONT STALLS IN OUR VICINITY. * DUE TO THE RECENT ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS...THE GROUND IS WETTER THAN NORMAL. THAT ALLOWS FOR FASTER RUNOFF...AND QUICKER RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. RAINS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN LESS THAN A FEW HOURS COULD CAUSE VULNERABLE STREAMS TO FLOOD. LOCAL RAIN AMOUNTS OF 2.5 INCHES OR MORE COULD CAUSE MORE SERIOUS FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THOSE LIVING ALONG FLOOD PRONE CREEKS...PLUS COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS...SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS FREQUENTLY DURING ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD WATER LEVELS RISE QUICKLY...OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS POSTED. && $$
959 WGUS61 KRLX 090149 FFARLX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 949 PM EDT WED JUL 8 2015 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ086-087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>008-013>020-024>040- 046-047-090300- /O.EXP.KRLX.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-150709T0200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON- BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA- ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY- BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH- FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON... SOUTH POINT...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO... WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD... RIPLEY...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE... CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER... ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION... WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...CLAY... SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON... ELKINS 949 PM EDT WED JUL 8 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY... SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. WHILE SOME SHOWERS WILL BE AROUND OVERNIGHT...THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 watch went out at Jul 7, 3:57 AM EDT, 2 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 3:57 AM EDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 357 AM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015 .SYNOPSIS... WARMER BREEZES TODAY. COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM MIDWEST TONIGHT... STALLING NEAR OHIO RIVER WEDNESDAY. FRONTAL OSCILLATES NORTH AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THEN SOUTH AGAIN THURSDAY. FLASH FLOOD CONCERNS. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... OVERNIGHT SHOWERS EXITED OUR NE COUNTIES PAST FEW HOURS. EVERY FOG NIGHT IS UNIQUE. THICK VALLEY FOG FORMED BY 03Z IN THE DEEPER VALLEYS OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...MOSTLY S AND SE OF CRW. AT FIRST GLANCE...IT LOOKED IDEAL FOR FOG DEVELOPING/SPREADING ELSEWHERE TOO. HOWEVER...BOUNDARY LAYER AND 925 MB FLOW WAS INCREASING. 88D VAD HERE AT RLX WAS 15 KNOTS WHEN WE BEGAN THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT...IT INCREASED TO 20 KNOTS BY 06Z. SO BACKED OFF THE FOG FOR AREAS W-N OF CRW. THE DEEPER VALLEYS E AND S OF CRW SHOULD STILL HAVE FOG TO GREET THE DAWN. DO NOT HAVE A GREAT FEEL ON HOW TODAY UNFOLDS. AM CONCERNED THE WARM AIR ADVECTION IN THE 925 TO 850 MB LAYER MAY FORM A RENEGADE SHOWER EARLY THIS MORNING IN OUR WESTERN COUNTIES...WILL HAVE SOME 20/30 POPS FOR THAT. STILL HARD TO TIME PREFRONTAL CONVECTION INTO THE OHIO VALLEY COUNTIES LATER TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. DID GO A BIT EARLIER...BASED ON NEAR TERM MODEL TRENDS. HOWEVER...BOTH 00Z NAM...GFS...ECMWF WERE NOT THAT QUICK. MAY HAVE MORE CELLULAR CONVECTION AT FIRST...WITH LARGER CLUSTERS MOVING IN 00Z TO 06Z WEDNESDAY...AND HOPE WEAKENING IN RAIN RATES DURING THE NIGHT. DID INCLUDE SOME GUSTY WINDS IN LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION IN SOUTHEAST OHIO AND THE OHIO RIVER COUNTIES. HAVE DEW POINTS AROUND 70 IN THE LOWLANDS THIS EVENING. WE ARE STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THE FLASH FLOOD HAZARD FOR TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. WILL CONTINUE IN THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER POTENTIAL AND WILL CONTINUE TO CONTEMPLATE FLASH FLOOD WATCHES. && .SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... A MEANDERING FRONT WILL KEEP THE SHORT TERM ACTIVE. MODELS ALL HAVE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF THIS FRONT AS IT MEANDERS ACROSS THE AREA IN RESPONSE TO SEVERAL WAVES MOVING ALONG IT. TO START THE PERIOD THE FRONT SHOULD BE JUST TO THE WEST OF THE OHIO RIVER. WHILE CONVECTION WILL SINK SE THROUGH THE CWA ON WEDNESDAY...THE FRONT LOOKS TO ACTUALLY LIFT NORTH AS A WEAK SURFACE WAVE MOVES ACROSS IL/IN. HAVE A LULL IN THE POPS...ALTHOUGH STILL CARRYING SLIGHT CHANCE...ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE FRONT REMAINS TO THE NORTH. AS THE SURFACE WAVE PASSES TO OUR NORTH THURSDAY...THE FRONT WILL SINK BACK IN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND LIKELY WASH OUT ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THURSDAY NIGHT. SOME UNCERTAINTY HERE AS THE NAM LOOKS TO ACTUALLY CLEAR THE FRONT TO THE SOUTH AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES. THE LOWER RESOLUTION GFS AND ECMWF ARE FAIRLY MUDDY THROUGH THIS TIME...BUT DO HINT AT THE FRONT AT LEAST MAKING IT INTO SOUTHERN CWA. HAVE POPS BEGINNING TO INCREASE AGAIN TOWARD EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AS THE NEXT SURFACE WAVE ORGANIZES TO OUR WEST. IN RESPONSE THE FRONT WILL SHARPEN AND DRIFT BEGIN DRIFTING BACK NORTH BY THE END OF THE PERIOD. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES HANGOUT IN THE 2 INCH RANGE ALONG THE FRONT WEDNESDAY. PWATS DIP INTO THE 1.5 INCH RANGE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE FRONT LIFTS FARTHER NORTH...BUT THEN INCREASE BACK TO AROUND 2 INCHES THURSDAY AS THE FRONT SINKS THROUGH. THIS SPELLS ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WITH DOWNPOURS LIKELY IN THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONGER SHOWERS. ALSO HAVE UPPER RIDGE BUILDING THROUGH THE PERIOD WHICH SHOULD SLOW DOWN CELL MOVEMENT SOME. THIS SPELLS POTENTIAL WATER ISSUES...AND DEBATED AN AREA WIDE FLASH FLOOD WATCH. HOWEVER WITH UNCERTAINTY IN EXACT PLACEMENT AND HEAVY RAIN COMING IN WAVES SEPARATED BY DRY PERIODS...WILL OPT TO EXPAND HWO MENTION UNTIL CONFIDENCE INCREASES. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... A UPPER HIGH LINGERS ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN CONUS TO START THIS PERIOD. MODELS AGREE WITH UPPER SHORTWAVE SLIDING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE TO START THE WEEKEND AND ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. THIS WILL KEEP THE PATTERN UNSETTLED THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WITH THE GROUNDS ALREADY SATURATED...WILL HAVE TO KEEP A CONTINUED EYE ON WATER CONCERNS. A STRONGER WAVE WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES AND BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN THE SOUTHEAST RIDGE. THIS WILL ONLY BE REPLACED WITH A TROUGH ACROSS THE EASTERN CONUS. THE STORMY PATTERN LOOKS TO BE MAINTAINED INTO NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION /07Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... EVERY FOG NIGHT IS UNIQUE. THICK VALLEY FOG ALREADY FORMED IN THE DEEPER VALLEYS OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...MOSTLY S AND SE OF CRW. IN EARLIER TONIGHT...IT LOOKED IDEAL FOR FOG DEVELOPING/SPREADING ELSEWHERE TOO. HOWEVER...BOUNDARY LAYER AND 925 MB FLOW IS INCREASING. 88D VAD HERE AT RLX HAS INCREASED TO 20 KNOTS AT 925 MB. WILL BACK OFF ON THE FOG FOR THE OHIO VALLEY AND EVEN CRW. THE WARM AIR ADVECTION MAY FORM A RENEGADE SHOWER 12Z TO 15Z IN THE OHIO VALLEY COUNTIES...BUT POP TOO LOW FOR TAF INSERTION. STILL HARD TO TIME PREFRONTAL CONVECTION INTO THE OHIO VALLEY COUNTIES. DID GO A BIT EARLIER...BASED ON NEAR TERM MODEL TRENDS. HOWEVER...BOTH 00Z NAM AND 00Z GFS WERE NOT THAT QUICK. WILL TRANSITION MORE TO MULTIPLE LAYERS CLOUDS AND SHOWERS 03Z TO 06Z WEDNESDAY... WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. DESPITE BEING SOUTH OF FRONT...WIDESPREAD VSBY 3 TO 5 MILES FIGURED...LOWER IN ANY HEAVIER PCPN. FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 06Z WEDNESDAY... FORECAST CONFIDENCE: MEDIUM. ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: COVERAGE OF FOG 06Z TO 12Z TUESDAY COULD VARY. TIMING OF CONVECTIVE ROUNDS ARRIVING BETWEEN 18Z TODAY AND 00Z TONIGHT IN THE WESTERN LOWLANDS COULD VARY. AFTER 06Z WEDNESDAY... IFR POSSIBLE IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. POTENTIAL FOR LOW STRATUS AND FOG AT NIGHT IN THE MUGGY AIR. && .RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WV...NONE. OH...NONE. KY...NONE. VA...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...KTB/MZ NEAR TERM...KTB SHORT TERM...MZ LONG TERM...JB/RPY AVIATION...KTB/26
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 7, 3:35 AM EDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 335 AM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015 KYZ101-102-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ009-080745- GREENUP-CARTER-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON- MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WOOD- 335 AM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS WOULD BE DAMAGING WIND. SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. THIS COULD RAISE FLASH FLOOD CONCERNS AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. REPETITIVE DOWNPOURS WOULD RAISE FLASH FLOOD CONCERNS AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. KYZ103-105-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>008-010-011-013>020-024>040-046-047- 080745- BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV- PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE- DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON- TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR- BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 335 AM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. THIS COULD RAISE FLASH FLOOD CONCERNS AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. REPETITIVE DOWNPOURS WOULD RAISE FLASH FLOOD CONCERNS AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Gallia, Lawrence | 46 min |
| Jul 7, 7:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Vinton | 37 min |
| Jul 7, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Kanawha, Putnam | 31 min |
| Jul 7, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson, Roane | 45 min |
| Jul 7, 4:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell | 66 min |
| Jul 7, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | McDowell, Wyoming | 50 min |
| Jul 7, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell, Wyoming | 36 min |
| Jul 7, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Gilmer, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt | 45 min |
| Jul 7, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Clay, Kanawha, Nicholas | 43 min |
| Jul 7, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Harrison | 60 min |
| Jul 7, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup | 52 min |
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