Alert archive / West Virginia / Flood Watches in 2015
Flood Watch 2, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flood watch at Mar 9, 2015, 2:22 PM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Mar 10, 2015, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 9, 2015, 2:22 PM EDT (18:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 10, 2015, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 11, 2015, 2:25 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Flood severity
- None
All 40 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, 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), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:27 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 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 209 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
- 1042 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
852 WGUS61 KRLX 091822 FFARLX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 222 PM EDT MON MAR 9 2015 WVZ046-100230- /O.NEW.KRLX.FA.A.0002.150310T1800Z-150312T0000Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ POCAHONTAS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARLINTON 222 PM EDT MON MAR 9 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...POCAHONTAS. * FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH A WARM FRONT TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW MELT AND RAINFALL COULD CAUSE FLOODING ON STREAMS AND RIVERS. * THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING IN THE TOWN OF MARLINGTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
8 follow-up statements
860 WGUS61 KRLX 092142 FFARLX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 542 PM EDT MON MAR 9 2015 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005-006-013>015-024>027- 033>038-047-100545- /O.EXA.KRLX.FA.A.0002.150310T1800Z-150312T0000Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN- WAYNE-CABELL-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY- MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT... CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE... HUNTINGTON...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY... HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS... WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...CLAY... WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY... OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...ELKINS 542 PM EDT MON MAR 9 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS EXPANDED THE * FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE 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... LAWRENCE OH. IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...BUCHANAN AND DICKENSON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BOONE...CABELL...CLAY...FAYETTE...KANAWHA... LINCOLN...LOGAN...MCDOWELL...MINGO...NICHOLAS...PUTNAM... RALEIGH...RANDOLPH...WAYNE...WEBSTER AND WYOMING. * FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH A WARM FRONT TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF RAINFALL AND ANY LEFT OVER SNOW COULD CAUSE FLOODING ON STREAMS, CREEKS AND RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ WVZ046-100545- /O.CON.KRLX.FA.A.0002.150310T1800Z-150312T0000Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ POCAHONTAS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARLINTON 542 PM EDT MON MAR 9 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA... POCAHONTAS. * FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH A WARM FRONT TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW MELT AND RAINFALL COULD CAUSE FLOODING ON STREAMS AND RIVERS. * THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING IN THE TOWN OF MARLINGTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
441 WGUS61 KRLX 100302 FFARLX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1102 PM EDT MON MAR 9 2015 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005-006-013>015-024>027- 033>038-046-047-101115- /O.CON.KRLX.FA.A.0002.150310T1800Z-150312T0000Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN- WAYNE-CABELL-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY- MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS- RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT... CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE... HUNTINGTON...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY... HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS... WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...CLAY... WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY... OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...MARLINTON...ELKINS 1102 PM EDT MON MAR 9 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE 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...LAWRENCE OH. IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... BUCHANAN AND DICKENSON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BOONE...CABELL... CLAY...FAYETTE...KANAWHA...LINCOLN...LOGAN...MCDOWELL... MINGO...NICHOLAS...POCAHONTAS...PUTNAM...RALEIGH...RANDOLPH... WAYNE...WEBSTER AND WYOMING. * FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * RAIN OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH A WARM FRONT TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THIS RAINFALL...SATURATED SOILS...AND ANY LEFT OVER SNOW COULD CAUSE FLOODING ON STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ TRM
498 WGUS61 KRLX 101149 FFARLX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 749 AM EDT TUE MAR 10 2015 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005-006-013>015-024>027- 033>038-046-047-102000- /O.CON.KRLX.FA.A.0002.150310T1800Z-150312T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN- WAYNE-CABELL-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY- MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS- RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT... CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE... HUNTINGTON...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY... HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS... WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...CLAY... WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY... OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...MARLINTON...ELKINS 749 AM EDT TUE MAR 10 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE 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...LAWRENCE OH. IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... BUCHANAN AND DICKENSON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BOONE...CABELL... CLAY...FAYETTE...KANAWHA...LINCOLN...LOGAN...MCDOWELL... MINGO...NICHOLAS...POCAHONTAS...PUTNAM...RALEIGH...RANDOLPH... WAYNE...WEBSTER AND WYOMING. * FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * RAIN OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH A WARM FRONT TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THIS RAINFALL... SATURATED SOILS...AND ANY LEFT OVER SNOW COULD CAUSE FLOODING ON STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
069 WGUS61 KRLX 101336 FFARLX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 936 AM EDT TUE MAR 10 2015 OHZ075-076-083-085-086-WVZ007>011-016>020-028>032-039-040-102145- /O.EXA.KRLX.FA.A.0002.150310T1800Z-150312T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-MEIGS-GALLIA-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD- PLEASANTS-TYLER-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-BRAXTON- GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON... WELLSTON...OAK HILL...POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...POINT PLEASANT... NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA... ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE... SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO... WEST UNION...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE... WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...BUCKHANNON... PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 936 AM EDT TUE MAR 10 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS EXPANDED THE * FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST OHIO... ATHENS...GALLIA...JACKSON OH...MEIGS AND WASHINGTON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BARBOUR...BRAXTON...CALHOUN...DODDRIDGE...GILMER... HARRISON...JACKSON WV...LEWIS...MASON...PLEASANTS...RITCHIE... ROANE...TAYLOR...TYLER...UPSHUR...WIRT AND WOOD. * FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * RAIN OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH A WARM FRONT TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THIS RAINFALL... SATURATED SOILS...AND ANY LEFT OVER SNOW COULD CAUSE FLOODING ON STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ KYZ101>103-105-OHZ087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005-006-013>015-024>027- 033>038-046-047-102145- /O.CON.KRLX.FA.A.0002.150310T1800Z-150312T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN- WAYNE-CABELL-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY- MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS- RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT... CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE... HUNTINGTON...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY... HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS... WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...CLAY... WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY... OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...MARLINTON...ELKINS 936 AM EDT TUE MAR 10 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE 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...LAWRENCE OH. IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... BUCHANAN AND DICKENSON. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BOONE...CABELL... CLAY...FAYETTE...KANAWHA...LINCOLN...LOGAN...MCDOWELL... MINGO...NICHOLAS...POCAHONTAS...PUTNAM...RALEIGH...RANDOLPH... WAYNE...WEBSTER AND WYOMING. * FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * RAIN OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH A WARM FRONT TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THIS RAINFALL... SATURATED SOILS...AND ANY LEFT OVER SNOW COULD CAUSE FLOODING ON STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS. * THE GREENBRIER RIVER AND THE TOWN OF MARLINGTON IN POCAHONTAS COUNTY IS PARTICULARLY AT RISK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
056 WGUS61 KRLX 101829 FFARLX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 229 PM EDT TUE MAR 10 2015 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ075-076-083-085>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-046-047-110230- /O.CON.KRLX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-150312T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH- 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...ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE... JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...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 229 PM EDT TUE MAR 10 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE 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...MEIGS 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 * RAIN OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH A SYSTEM THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THIS RAINFALL... SATURATED SOILS...AND ANY LEFT OVER SNOW COULD CAUSE FLOODING ON STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
213 WGUS61 KRLX 110244 FFARLX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1044 PM EDT TUE MAR 10 2015 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ075-076-083-085>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-046-047-111045- /O.CON.KRLX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-150312T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH- 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...ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE... JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...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 1044 PM EDT TUE MAR 10 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE 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...MEIGS 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 * MOST AREAS RECEIVED AROUND ONE INCH RAINFALL FROM THE WARM FRONT AND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TUESDAY. SOME AREAS IN THE NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS...AND IN THE HUNTINGTON TRI- STATE AREA...RECEIVED CLOSE TO AN INCH AND A HALF. ANOTHER QUARTER TO HALF INCH RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY SOUTH AND EAST OF THE OHIO RIVER. * THE COMBINATION OF THIS RAINFALL AND SATURATED SOILS...COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING ON STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS. IN THE MOUNTAINS...SNOW MELT WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE...AND THE RAIN WILL LINGER THERE LONGEST...NOT ENDING ALTOGETHER UNTIL LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ TRM
623 WGUS61 KRLX 111113 FFARLX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 713 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2015 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ075-076-083-085>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-046-047-111915- /O.CON.KRLX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-150312T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH- 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...ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE... JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...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 713 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE 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...MEIGS 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 * MOST AREAS RECEIVED AROUND ONE INCH RAINFALL FROM THE WARM FRONT AND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TUESDAY. SOME AREAS IN THE NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS...AND IN THE HUNTINGTON TRI- STATE AREA...RECEIVED CLOSE TO AN INCH AND A HALF. ANOTHER QUARTER TO HALF INCH RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT... ESPECIALLY SOUTH AND EAST OF THE OHIO RIVER. * THE COMBINATION OF THIS RAINFALL AND SATURATED SOILS...COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING ON STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS. IN THE MOUNTAINS...SNOW MELT WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE...AND THE RAIN WILL LINGER THERE LONGEST...NOT ENDING ALTOGETHER UNTIL LATER THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
753 WGUS61 KRLX 111825 FFARLX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 225 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2015 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ075-076-083-085>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-046-047-111930- /O.CAN.KRLX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-150312T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH- 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...ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE... JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...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 225 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT HAS ENDED AND THUS THE WIDESPREAD THREAT OF ADDITIONAL FLOODING. HOWEVER...CREEKS AND THE SMALLER RIVERS WILL CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH TONIGHT...WITH SPORADIC HIGH WATER ISSUES CONTINUING. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this 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 flood watch went out at Mar 9, 2:07 PM EDT, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 2:07 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
207 PM EDT MON MAR 9 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THROUGH THIS EVENING. A WARM FRONT BRINGS
RAIN TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER HIGH PRESSURE BY
MIDWEEK...FOLLOWED BY A LOW PRESSURE LATE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL GIVE WAY TO A WARM FRONT OVERNIGHT.
MODELS VARY ON THE LOCATION AND AMOUNT OF THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION
BAND WITH THIS SYSTEM. CAN NOT RULE OUT WATER PROBLEMS IF THE HIGHER
END AMOUNTS ARE OBSERVED...BUT TOO MUCH VARIATION AT THIS POINT TO
JUMP ON IT AT MOST LOCATIONS. THE GREENBRIER VALLEY IS THE
EXCEPTION. CORE SAMPLES FROM THIS MORNING INDICATE 2.3 TO 3 INCHES
OF WATER IN THE CURRENT SNOW PACK. WITH DEW POINTS EXPECTED TO REACH
THE LOWER 50S TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...AFRAID THE THE SNOW PACK
COULD RELEASE WITH THE RAIN. THEREFORE...WILL ISSUE A FLOOD WATCH
FOR POCAHONTAS COUNTY.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
AREA UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A CONFLUENT ZONE FROM NORTHERN AND
SOUTHERN STREAMS MEETING...WITH OVER RUNNING MOISTURE ACROSS KY AND
WV TO START THE PERIOD. WITH STRONG WAA IN PLACE...MOST IF NOT ALL
OF PRECIP WILL BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN AS OUR TEMPS REMAIN ABOVE
FREEZING. QPF VALUES HAVE BUMPED A BIT FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST AND
WILL MAKE MENTION OF THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF LOCAL WATER ISSUES IN HWO.
OTHERWISE...MAIN RIVERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE ADDITIONAL
RUNOFF FROM LEFTOVER SNOW MELT OVER HIGHER TERRAIN.
CONDITIONS IMPROVE LATE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES AND MOISTURE IS SHUNTED
EASTWARD.
FOR TEMPS...STAYED CLOSE TO INHERITED VALUES ACROSS THE BOARD WITH A
MINOR TWEAK TOWARD BIAS CORRECTED BLEND. THIS RESULTS IN ONLY THE OF
SLIGHTEST CHANGES FOR TEMP GRIDS.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
FRONTAL BOUNDARY SAGGING TO THE SOUTH AT THE START OF THE
PERIOD...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE NORTH...PROVIDING
FOR A BRIEF BREAK IN THE WEATHER. THIS WILL BE SHORT LIVED
HOWEVER...AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE NORTHEAST
OUT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE OHIO VALLEY REGION. THIS WILL
SPREAD RAIN BACK INTO THE FORECAST AREA...BEFORE THE LOW IS FINALLY
ABLE TO PUSH OFF TO THE EAST LATE IN THE WEEK. NO SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES NEEDED TO THE LONG TERM FORECAST.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...PROVIDING
VFR CONDITIONS. A WARM FRONT WILL THEN MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE
AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...PROVIDING RESTRICTIONS IN CEILINGS
AND VISIBILITIES.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY...
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH.
ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: TIMING OF LOWER CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES COULD
VARY.
EXPERIMENTAL TABLE OF FLIGHT CATEGORY OBJECTIVELY SHOWS CONSISTENCY
OF WFO FORECAST TO AVAILABLE MODEL INFORMATION:
H = HIGH: TAF CONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
M = MEDIUM: TAF HAS VARYING LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY WITH MODELS.
L = LOW: TAF INCONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
UTC 1HRLY 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05
EDT 1HRLY 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01
CRW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
HTS CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
BKW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
EKN CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
PKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H L
CKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
AFTER 18Z TUESDAY...
IFR POSSIBLE IN RAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT UNDER RAIN
SHOWERS...AND THEN AGAIN ON FRIDAY.
&&
.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...FLOOD WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR WVZ046.
OH...NONE.
KY...NONE.
VA...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...KMC/RPY
NEAR TERM...RPY
SHORT TERM...KMC
LONG TERM...SL
AVIATION...KTBHazardous weather outlook, Mar 9, 3:55 AM EDT, 10 hours 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 355 AM EDT MON MAR 9 2015 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-046-047-100800- 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- 355 AM EDT MON MAR 9 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. MOISTURE MOVES IN FROM THE SOUTH TUESDAY WITH RAIN LIKELY. THE RAIN WILL LAST INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. SOME SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY BECOME SWOLLEN...CAUSING LOCALIZED FLOODING THROUGH MID WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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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.