Alert archive / West Virginia / Areal Flood Warnings in 2016
Areal Flood Warning 13, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this areal flood warning at Jun 23, 2016, 1:01 PM EDT for 11 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 5 hr. 5 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
- Jun 23, 2016, 1:01 PM EDT (17:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2016, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Boone County, WV, Braxton County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Clay County, WV, Fayette County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Nicholas County, WV, Raleigh County, WV, Roane County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:58 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 1:56 PM EDT | FLOOD | Ssw Marmet, WV | MUDSLIDE REPORTED ALONG LENS CREEK NEAR MARMET |
| Jun 23, 4:45 PM EDT | FLOOD | 3 Ssw Clendenin, WV | ONGOING WATER RESCUE |
| Jun 23, 5:35 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nw Amma, WV | CREEKS NEAR CLIO HAVE OVERFLOWED BANKS. CREEK AT ANDES RUN AT 3 FEET. |
| Jun 23, 5:45 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Sw Clendenin, WV | US 119 CLOSED NEAR HERBERT HOOVER HIGH SCHOOL. WATER OVER ROAD... DEBRIS AND DOWNED POWER LINES ALSO |
| Jun 23, 6:03 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Sw Amma, WV | LANDSLIDE ON I-79 AT MILE MARKER 23. TRACTOR TRAILER REPORTEDLY DAMAGED |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 193 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
- 1051 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 890 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 211 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 181 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 5.3
The text
As transmitted.
579
WGUS41 KRLX 231701
FLWRLX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
101 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016
WVC005-007-013-015-019-021-039-043-067-081-087-232000-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FA.W.0013.160623T1701Z-160623T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ROANE WV-RALEIGH WV-NICHOLAS WV-CALHOUN WV-CLAY WV-FAYETTE WV-
GILMER WV-BOONE WV-LINCOLN WV-BRAXTON WV-KANAWHA WV-
101 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
ROANE COUNTY IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTH CENTRAL RALEIGH COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTH CENTRAL NICHOLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...
CLAY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...
FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHWESTERN GILMER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTHEASTERN BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHERN BRAXTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...
KANAWHA COUNTY IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 400 PM EDT
* AT 1258 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER THE AREA. THE RAIN WILL CAUSE
FLOODING. UP TO TWO PLUS INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN
MOST AREAS SINCE THIS MORNING.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON...NITRO...FAYETTEVILLE...SPENCER...SUTTON...CLAY...
BABCOCK STATE PARK...JEFFERSON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...ST. ALBANS...
DUNBAR...OAK HILL...SISSONVILLE...MONTGOMERY...CHESAPEAKE...
MARMET...MOUNT HOPE...ANSTED...BELLE AND CLENDENIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...800 401 9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
YOU MAY ALSO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.
&&
LAT...LON 3865 8059 3862 8054 3855 8062 3826 8124
3789 8077 3792 8128 3809 8170 3834 8190
3856 8152 3882 8152 3872 8054
$$
211 follow-up statement
411
WGUS41 KRLX 231950
FLWRLX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
350 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016
WVC005-007-013-015-019-021-039-043-067-081-087-232200-
/O.EXT.KRLX.FA.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160623T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ROANE WV-RALEIGH WV-NICHOLAS WV-CALHOUN WV-CLAY WV-FAYETTE WV-
GILMER WV-BOONE WV-LINCOLN WV-BRAXTON WV-KANAWHA WV-
350 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA HAS EXTENDED
THE
* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
ROANE COUNTY IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTH CENTRAL RALEIGH COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTH CENTRAL NICHOLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...
CLAY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...
FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHWESTERN GILMER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTHEASTERN BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHERN BRAXTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...
KANAWHA COUNTY IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 600 PM EDT
* AT 346 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY HAVE ALREADY DROPPED 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN OVER
THE AREA. MORE STORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN IS HEADING INTO THE
AREA AND ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED. FLOODING WILL
CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON...NITRO...FAYETTEVILLE...SPENCER...SUTTON...CLAY...
BABCOCK STATE PARK...JEFFERSON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...ST. ALBANS...
DUNBAR...OAK HILL...SISSONVILLE...MONTGOMERY...CHESAPEAKE...
MARMET...MOUNT HOPE...ANSTED...BELLE AND CLENDENIN.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...800 401 9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
YOU MAY ALSO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.
LAT...LON 3865 8059 3862 8054 3855 8062 3826 8124
3789 8077 3792 8128 3809 8170 3834 8190
3856 8152 3882 8152 3872 8054
$$
KISTNERWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood warning went out at Jun 23, 10:42 AM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 10:42 AM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1042 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
Thunderstorm complex rolls through early this morning. Approaching
cold front triggers more thunderstorms later today. It and low
pressure center cross Friday. High pressure for the weekend.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
1040 AM UPDATE...Have extended the Flash Flood Watch to include
Buchanan and Dickenson Counties in Virginia. Have also extended
the expiration time for the Watch until 8 pm tonight as cold front
is going to take its time coming through the region.
930 am update...Forecast remains mostly on track...but just update
PoP based on current radar and observations. On going convection
will continue to push through over the next couple hours and then
more cells will develop later today when cold front pushes in from
the north.
700 am update...
Second of two quick lines of severe thunderstorms rolling through
the area at this time. This should be followed by less organized convection
until this afternoon, when heating and approach of cold front well
upstream fire up next round of organized convection.
Previous discussion...
Thunderstorms along warm front across northern tier of forecast
area early this morning while western portion of thunderstorm
complex over Ohio rolls across WV. Severe thunderstorm watch in
effect given nocturnal cape, very strong shear / inflow.
Outflow boundaries and cool pool left in its wake later this
morning will impact where afternoon convection gets going as cold
front approaches from the northwest. Another round of severe
weather is likely especially where surface heating could be
maximized given strong shear remains in place.
The flash flood watch remains in affect given the high rainfall
rates in widespread convection.
The cold front and Low pressure center cross later tonight and
even beyond, with fog and low stratus likely becoming widespread
overnight as flow diminishes in the wake of the widespread rain.
Temperatures will be a strong function of the convection today,
but lows tonight looked to be a little higher than inherited on
account of slower progress of low pressure center and cold front.
&&
.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
Have several features to track during the short term period. The
first is a pesky surface low and attached cold front which will be
over the CWA to begin the period. Brief high pressure will follow
this followed by a warm front late in the period as a surface low
moves across south central Canada.
Increased POPs with surface low and cold front Friday into Friday
night, as models continue to slow its departure. NAM and GFS try to
show some QPF across the mountains Saturday in the lingering
moisture and a weak 500mb shortwave trough moving through. However,
kept things dry for now on Saturday, thinking the moisture will be
too shallow for precipitation and weak surface high pressure should
be moving through.
That surface high is already headed out by Sunday, with moisture on
the increase and a warm front lifting through the Ohio River valley.
Added some slight chance POPs and increased clouds on Sunday to
account for this. With the increase in clouds, also lowered the high
on Sunday several degrees. Stayed on the warm side of guidance with
afternoon highs in the low 90s across the lowlands though.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
Starting on Monday...used a blend of the ECMWF ensemble mean and
the GEFS mean. This would have a cold front slowly approaching
from the west on Monday and Tuesday...with showers and
thunderstorms developing over the region in advance of the front.
The cold front would then push through on Wednesday.
&&
.AVIATION /15Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
Second of two quick hitting lines in a convective complex moving
through first thing this morning. Moving out of the HTS area near
12z, this line will affect CRW 12-13z and BKW 1230z-1330z.
Less organized convection will follow this morning.
Afternoon heating and the approach of a cold front from the
northwest will fire up more organized convection again this that
could last into this evening. There may again be several lines of
convection, making timing more difficult.
the showers and thunderstorms should wane tonight, with lingering
showers in its wake, and fog and stratus forming overnight.
southwest surface flow will be gusty at times outside
thunderstorms today but could be quite strong in thunderstorms.
Surface flow will become light and variable overnight tonight.
Moderate west flow aloft today will become northwest and
gradually diminish tonight.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY...
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: LOW.
ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Timing of changing conditions associated
with thunderstorms will vary. Fog and stratus formation overnight
tonight may 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 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
EDT 1HRLY 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
CRW CONSISTENCY M L M M M M M M M M M M
HTS CONSISTENCY M L M H H H H H H M M H
BKW CONSISTENCY M L M H H H H H H H H M
EKN CONSISTENCY L L L L L L M M M H H H
PKB CONSISTENCY L M M M M M M M M H H H
CKB CONSISTENCY L L L L L M M M H H H H
AFTER 12Z FRIDAY...
IFR possible in stratus and fog Friday morning.
&&
.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...Flash Flood Watch until 8 PM EDT this evening for WVZ005>011-
013>020-024>040-046-047.
OH...Flash Flood Watch until 8 PM EDT this evening for OHZ066-067-
075-076-083>087.
KY...Flash Flood Watch until 8 PM EDT this evening for KYZ101>103-
105.
VA...Flash Flood Watch until 8 PM EDT this evening for VAZ003-004.
&&
SYNOPSIS...TRM/MZ
NEAR TERM...TRM/MPK
SHORT TERM...MZ
LONG TERM...RPY
AVIATION...TRMHazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 10:47 AM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1047 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-046-047-241500- 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- 1047 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND 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. IN ADDITION TO THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND POSSIBLY A TORNADO OR TWO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. KISTNER
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 23, 11:46 AM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1146 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0135 PM TSTM WND DMG MABSCOTT 37.77N 81.21W
06/22/2016 RALEIGH WV EMERGENCY MNGR
ONE TREE DOWN IN MABSCOTT AND ANOTHER IN CRAB ORCHARD.
0210 AM TSTM WND DMG MCCONNELSVILLE 39.65N 81.84W
06/23/2016 MORGAN OH 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ALONG STATE ROUTE 669
0226 AM FLASH FLOOD CROOKSVILLE 39.77N 82.09W
06/23/2016 PERRY OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
UP TO THREE FEET OF WATER IN AT LEAST ONE HOME... ALONG
WITH SOME FLOODING ON ROADS.. MANY ROADS IN LOW LYING
AREAS IN THE COUNTY FLOODED. STARTED AT 226 AM AND WAS
STILL ONGOING AT THE TIME OF THE CALL AT 406 AM.
0232 AM FLASH FLOOD CROOKSVILLE 39.77N 82.09W
06/23/2016 PERRY OH 911 CALL CENTER
FLOODING REPORTED IN CROOKSVILLE... WATER APPROACHING
APARTMENT COMPLEX -- NO SPECIFIC DETAILS AT THIS TIME
0300 AM TSTM WND DMG ST. MARYS 39.40N 81.20W
06/23/2016 PLEASANTS WV 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ALONG HEBRON ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0317 AM FLASH FLOOD 2 NNE CROOKSVILLE 39.80N 82.08W
06/23/2016 PERRY OH 911 CALL CENTER
SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT REPORTING FLASH FLOODING NEAR
ROSEVILLE... WATER INTO BUILDINGS. ALSO FLOODING
CONTINUES IN CROOKSVILLE.
0320 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 S CANTON 39.33N 80.73W
06/23/2016 DODDRIDGE WV 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ALONG CANTON ROAD BETWEEN CANTON AND WEST
UNION... TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR
0342 AM TSTM WND DMG WESTON 39.04N 80.47W
06/23/2016 LEWIS WV 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN IN WESTON... INCLUDING ONE ON A
HOUSE...CORRECTED TIME BASED ON RADAR
0400 AM FLASH FLOOD CLARKSBURG 39.28N 80.33W
06/23/2016 HARRISON WV BROADCAST MEDIA
BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTS FLOODED ROADS ALL ACROSS
CLARKSBURG... LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE CLOSED SOME ROADS
0430 AM FLASH FLOOD HARRISVILLE 39.21N 81.05W
06/23/2016 RITCHIE WV 911 CALL CENTER
WATER RISING INTO NURSING HOME -- FIRE DEPARTMENT ON
SCENE. ALSO REPORTING AREAS OF HIGH WATER IN OTHER PARTS
OF RITCHIE COUNTY.
0440 AM TSTM WND DMG 9 SW GALLIPOLIS 38.73N 82.31W
06/23/2016 GALLIA OH 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ACROSS PART OF OH-775
0443 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 ESE CAMDEN 39.05N 80.52W
06/23/2016 LEWIS WV 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 33 IN PRICETOWN.
0446 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 SSE VIENNA 39.31N 81.53W
06/23/2016 WOOD WV 911 CALL CENTER
COLLEGE PARKWAY ROAD FLOODED
0515 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 SW KENNA 38.65N 81.70W
06/23/2016 JACKSON WV EMERGENCY MNGR
SINGLE WIDE TRAILER KNOCKED OFF ITS FOUNDATION ON
BLACKBERRY LANE OFF YOUNG HOLLOW RD . MANY TREES DOWN IN
THE AREA INCLUDING SOME BLOCKING RT 21 AT YOUNG HOLLOW
RD.
0515 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 N SISSONVILLE 38.56N 81.64W
06/23/2016 KANAWHA WV TRAINED SPOTTER
I-77 MILE MARKER 118 4-6 DIAMETER TREE LAYING ON
HIGHWAY
0543 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 E SOMERSET 39.81N 82.22W
06/23/2016 PERRY OH DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TREES DOWN EAST OF SOMERSET. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0550 AM TSTM WND DMG COWEN 38.41N 80.56W
06/23/2016 WEBSTER WV EMERGENCY MNGR
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN COWEN. REPORT OF LARGE TREE INTO
A HOUSE.
0550 AM TSTM WND DMG DIANA 38.57N 80.46W
06/23/2016 WEBSTER WV EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE LIMBS DOWN ALONG ROUTE 20 IN DIANNA. POWER OUTAGE
AT DIANA
0554 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 NW MALTA 39.68N 81.90W
06/23/2016 MORGAN OH DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
LARGE TREE DOWN BLOCKING STATE ROUTE 669. TIME
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR
0607 AM FLASH FLOOD WESTON 39.04N 80.47W
06/23/2016 LEWIS WV 911 CALL CENTER
WILLOW STREET IN WESTON HAD BEEN CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING... HAS NOW BEEN REOPENED.
0613 AM FLASH FLOOD AUBURN 39.10N 80.86W
06/23/2016 RITCHIE WV 911 CALL CENTER
WATER CURRENTLY RISING IN AUBURN... HOMES SURROUNDED BY
WATER.
0617 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 N MARLINTON 38.28N 80.09W
06/23/2016 POCAHONTAS WV TRAINED SPOTTER
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN EDRAY
0640 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 S GREENUP 38.50N 82.83W
06/23/2016 GREENUP KY EMERGENCY MNGR
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN
0645 AM TSTM WND DMG FLATWOODS 38.52N 82.72W
06/23/2016 GREENUP KY EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ON HOUSE...MINOR DAMAGE
0650 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 N BUFFALO 38.66N 81.98W
06/23/2016 MASON WV 911 CALL CENTER
SEMI TRUCK BLOWN OVER BY WIND ON ROUTE 35 NEAR THE
MASON PUTNAM COUNTY LINES
0712 AM TSTM WND DMG HURRICANE 38.44N 82.02W
06/23/2016 PUTNAM WV BROADCAST MEDIA
TREE ACROSS BOTH LANES OF I64 WEST BOUND NEAR THE REST
AREA IN HURRICANE.
0718 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 ESE CROSS LANES 38.43N 81.74W
06/23/2016 KANAWHA WV 911 CALL CENTER
TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON ROCKY FORK ROAD NEAR BIG TYLER
ROAD
0830 AM FLOOD 3 W JANE LEW 39.11N 80.46W
06/23/2016 LEWIS WV PUBLIC
VALLEY CHAPEL AREA ALONG VALLEY CHAPEL ROAD ALONG
FREEMANS CREEKL IS FLOODED.
0843 AM FLOOD BUCKHANNON 38.99N 80.23W
06/23/2016 UPSHUR WV 911 CALL CENTER
SEVERAL ROADS FLLOODED AND CLOSED THROUGHOUT THE FRENCH
CREEK AREA.
1107 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 E ALUM CREEK 38.29N 81.78W
06/23/2016 M1.03 INCH KANAWHA WV NWS EMPLOYEE
1.03 INCHES OF RAIN IN 45 MINUTES
1113 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 E ROCK CAVE 38.84N 80.29W
06/23/2016 E2.75 INCH UPSHUR WV TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORTS OF 2.75 OF RAIN PER HOUR
&&
EVENT NUMBER RLX1601050 RLX1601052 RLX1601058 RLX1601053 RLX1601060
RLX1601054 RLX1601055 RLX1601056 RLX1601057 RLX1601059 RLX1601080
RLX1601067 RLX1601061 RLX1601064 RLX1601072 RLX1601078 RLX1601065
RLX1601066 RLX1601077 RLX1601062 RLX1601063 RLX1601070 RLX1601075
RLX1601074 RLX1601081 RLX1601068 RLX1601069 RLX1601073 RLX1601071
RLX1601076 RLX1601079
COOPERSpecial weather statement, Jun 23, 12:02 PM EDT, 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1202 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016
WVZ006-008-013>016-018-026>028-035>038-046-231700-
CABELL-POCAHONTAS-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-KANAWHA-NICHOLAS-JACKSON-PUTNAM-
RALEIGH-LINCOLN-CLAY-BRAXTON-BOONE-ROANE-FAYETTE-
1202 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016
...A LARGE AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT ROANE...
NORTHEASTERN RALEIGH...PUTNAM...SOUTHWESTERN POCAHONTAS...
NICHOLAS...SOUTHEASTERN CALHOUN...CLAY... FAYETTE... NORTHEASTERN
BOONE...SOUTHWESTERN BRAXTON...SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON... SOUTHERN
WEBSTER AND KANAWHA COUNTIES...
AT 1158 AM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE
CLUSTERED ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA. THE STORMS WERE MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH. RAINFALL RATES AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER
HOUR WERE OCCURRING WITHIN THE HEAVIER STORMS.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON...BECKLEY...NITRO...SUMMERSVILLE...RIPLEY...
FAYETTEVILLE...SPENCER...WINFIELD...RICHWOOD...MARLINTON...CLAY...
BABCOCK STATE PARK...JEFFERSON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...ST. ALBANS...
DUNBAR...OAK HILL...HURRICANE...SISSONVILLE AND MONTGOMERY.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 79 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 59.
INTERSTATE 77 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 96 AND 136.
INTERSTATE 64 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 31 AND 57.
WEST VIRGINIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 51 AND 95.
INTERSTATE 64 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 126 AND 136.
ROUTE 119 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 64 AND 80.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 3806 7996 3804 8017 3811 8036 3823 8036
3826 8043 3808 8071 3810 8088 3806 8080
3790 8078 3782 8094 3772 8089 3769 8098
3839 8210 3867 8185 3868 8177 3871 8181
3887 8167 3866 8077 3819 7990
TIME...MOT...LOC 1558Z 297DEG 61KT 3819 8077
13Local storm report, Jun 23, 12:12 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1212 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0728 AM TSTM WND DMG SOUTH CHARLESTON 38.36N 81.71W
06/23/2016 KANAWHA WV BROADCAST MEDIA
TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE IN SOUTH CHARLESTON. NO INJURIES.
&&
EVENT NUMBER RLX1601082
COOPERLocal storm report, Jun 23, 12:17 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1217 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0143 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 E SOMERSET 39.81N 82.22W
06/23/2016 PERRY OH DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TREES DOWN EAST OF SOMERSET. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
&&
CORRECTED EVENT TIME
EVENT NUMBER RLX1601078
COOPERLocal storm report, Jun 23, 12:18 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1218 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0154 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 NW MALTA 39.68N 81.90W
06/23/2016 MORGAN OH DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
LARGE TREE DOWN BLOCKING STATE ROUTE 669. TIME
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR
&&
CORRECTED EVENT TIME
EVENT NUMBER RLX1601077
COOPERLocal storm report, Jun 23, 12:35 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1235 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 AM TSTM WND DMG HAMLIN 38.28N 82.10W
06/23/2016 LINCOLN WV DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TREES DOWN ALONG THE MUD RIVER IN HAMLIN. TIME
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
&&
EVENT NUMBER RLX1601083
COOPERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wood | 42 min |
| Jun 23, 2:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wood | 37 min |
| Jun 23, 3:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Ritchie and 1 more | 31 min |
| Jun 23, 3:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis, Randolph, Upshur, Webster | 50 min |
| Jun 23, 4:08 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Pleasants, Ritchie and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 4:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Jackson, Mason, Putnam | 50 min |
| Jun 23, 4:54 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour, Harrison, Lewis, Randolph, Upshur | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 5:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Clay, Fayette, Jackson, Kanawha and 5 more | 64 min |
| Jun 23, 5:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Webster | 55 min |
| Jun 23, 5:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Clay, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Webster | 53 min |
| Jun 23, 6:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Mason, Putnam, Wayne | 43 min |
| Jun 23, 6:54 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Gilmer, Lewis, Ritchie | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 6:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mason and 3 more | 47 min |
| Jun 23, 7:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas | 81 min |
| Jun 23, 7:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, Jackson and 13 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 23, 7:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell and 4 more | 43 min |
| Jun 23, 8:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Webster | 23 min |
| Jun 23, 8:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Pocahontas and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 23, 8:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pleasants, Wood | 118 min |
| Jun 23, 8:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Logan, McDowell, Mingo and 2 more | 33 min |
| Jun 23, 8:35 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Lewis, Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 23, 8:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell | 42 min |
| Jun 23, 10:14 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Jackson and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 10:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln and 5 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 23, 11:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Fayette | 55 min |
| Jun 23, 12:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay, Fayette, Jackson, Kanawha, Nicholas, Putnam and 2 more | 58 min |
| Jun 23, 12:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Fayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Webster | 6 hr |
| Jun 23, 1:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 23, 2:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Roane, Wirt, Wood | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln, Wayne | 2 hr |
| Jun 23, 2:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Raleigh | 34 min |
| Jun 23, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fayette, Raleigh | 33 min |
| Jun 23, 3:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Nicholas | 13 hr |
| Jun 23, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fayette, Raleigh | 19 min |
| Jun 23, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Roane | 44 min |
| Jun 23, 3:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison and 7 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Roane | 23 min |
| Jun 23, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam | 27 min |
| Jun 23, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wayne | 26 min |
| Jun 23, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Clay, Kanawha, Roane | 31 min |
| Jun 23, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell | 35 min |
| Jun 23, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha | 49 min |
| Jun 23, 4:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Braxton, Lewis, Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur, Webster | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha | 30 min |
| Jun 23, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lincoln, Wayne | 29 min |
| Jun 23, 4:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Wayne | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 4:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Roane, Wirt, Wood | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wayne | 60 min |
| Jun 23, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson, Mason | 66 min |
| Jun 23, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason | 26 min |
| Jun 23, 5:37 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RLX | Clay, Kanawha | 20 hr |
| Jun 23, 5:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, Gilmer and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Roane, Wirt | 32 min |
| Jun 23, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lincoln, Logan, Mingo | 26 min |
| Jun 23, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Raleigh, Wyoming | 39 min |
| Jun 23, 6:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 6:11 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RLX | Nicholas, Webster | 20 hr |
| Jun 23, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Logan, Raleigh, Wyoming | 32 min |
| Jun 23, 6:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Clay, Kanawha | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 6:17 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RLX | Kanawha | 27 hr |
| Jun 23, 6:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Fayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Webster | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam | 30 min |
| Jun 23, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Raleigh, Wyoming | 31 min |
| Jun 23, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wyoming | 29 min |
| Jun 23, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell, Wyoming | 60 min |
| Jun 23, 7:16 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RLX | Fayette, Nicholas | 10 hr |
| Jun 23, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell | 26 min |
| Jun 23, 7:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Braxton, Lewis, Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur, Webster | 62 min |
| Jun 23, 7:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Wayne | 2 hr |
| Jun 23, 7:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Roane | 3 hr |
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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.