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River Flood Warning 26, NWS Charleston, WV

April 4, 2015Cabell County, Lincoln County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this river flood warning at Apr 4, 2015, 10:17 AM EDT for Cabell County, Lincoln County, West Virginia. It took effect at Apr 4, 2015, 1:54 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 4, 2015, 10:17 AM EDT (14:17 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 4, 2015, 1:54 PM EDT
Expired: Apr 4, 2015, 8:55 PM EDT
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Cabell County, WV, Lincoln County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Guyandotte River at Branchland (BRAW2). The gauge peaked at 29.58 ft at Apr 4, 2015, 2:00 PM EDT.

Action stage: 26 ft
Minor stage: 30 ft
Moderate stage: 35 ft
Major stage: 40 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03204000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Apr 4, 9:19 AM EDT, 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 9:19 AM EDT, 58 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 4, 2:40 AM EDT, 7 hours 37 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
240 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2015

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-
013>020-024>040-046-047-050645-
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-
240 AM EDT SAT APR 4 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO RETURN
FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. REPETITIVE ROUNDS COULD LEAD TO THE
POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 4, 4:32 AM EDT, 5 hours 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
432 AM EDT SAT APR 04 2015

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

0430 AM     FLOOD            BLAINE                  38.03N  82.85W
04/04/2015                   LAWRENCE           KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BLAINE CREEK REMAINS OUT ITS BANKS AND FLOODING
            PORTIONS OF KY ROUTE 32

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1501138

NW

Local storm report, Apr 4, 8:34 AM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 4, 8:49 AM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 4, 9:14 AM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 3, 8:39 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Boone, Fayette, Kanawha	3 hr
Apr 3, 10:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	McDowell	33 min
Apr 4, 12:08 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Kanawha	3 hr
Apr 4, 12:22 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Boone, Fayette, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Raleigh and 2 more	83 min
Apr 4, 3:31 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Boone	8 hr
Apr 4, 6:48 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	RLX	Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln	15 hr
Apr 4, 9:03 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Cabell	6 hr
Apr 4, 9:27 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Kanawha	6 hr
Apr 3, 11:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Lawrence	12 hr
Apr 4, 2:30 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Lawrence	8 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in West Virginia, 2015 Every river flood warning in 2015

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.