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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Charleston, WV

June 23, 2016Boyd County, Carter County, Lawrence County, Kentucky; Wayne County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jun 23, 2016, 4:52 PM EDT for Boyd County, Carter County, Lawrence County, Kentucky; Wayne County, West Virginia. It was in force for 3 hr. 4 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, 4:52 PM EDT (20:52 UTC)
Expired
Jun 23, 2016, 7:45 PM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Wayne County, WV

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:55 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 23, 5:58 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Ne Rush, KYSTATE RTE 854 AT 1654 DOWNTOWN AND BETWEEN THE ADDRESS 15627 AND THE 16000 BLOCK
Jun 23, 7:44 PM EDTFLASH FLOODRush, KY2100 BLOCK OF ROUTE 854 UNDER 1.5 FEET OF WATER AND STILL RISING
Jun 23, 7:48 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD4 Sse Rush, KYSR 854 AT LONG BRANCH RD. UNDER WATER 8-12 INCHES OF WATER AND IMPASSABLE. RESIDENTS TRAPPED IN NEIGHBORHOOD.
Jun 23, 7:51 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD2 Nne Rush, KYTRACE ROAD AND BIG RUN ROAD INTERSECTION UNDER WATER AND IMPASSABLE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 146 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2016-06-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 71 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2016-06-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 271 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
71 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-385 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1202 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
271 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
257 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

As transmitted.

608 
WGUS51 KRLX 232052
FFWRLX
KYC019-043-127-WVC099-232345-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0021.160623T2052Z-160623T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
452 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  LAWRENCE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...
  CARTER COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...
  BOYD COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...
  NORTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 745 PM EDT

* AT 451 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
  HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
  ALREADY FALLEN AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO TRAIN INTO THE AREA.
  FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  GRAYSON...LOUISA...OLIVE HILL...WAYNE...BEECH FORK STATE PARK...
  CANNONSBURG...CARTER CAVES STATE PARK...GRAYSON LAKE STATE PARK...
  YATESVILLE LAKE STATE PARK...FORT GAY...RUSH...GESLING...DURBIN...
  PRINCESS...DENTON...CENTERVILLE...COALTON...WEBBVILLE...
  BURNAUGH AND CARTER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

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 3834 8323 3842 8324 3850 8318 3847 8305
      3839 8297 3838 8282 3841 8279 3829 8230
      3796 8252 3808 8293 3811 8290 3817 8292
      3817 8298 3820 8301 3818 8305 3827 8317
      3819 8326 3821 8330 3832 8334

$$

KISTNER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 23, 6:17 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence43 min
Jun 23, 6:58 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoyd, Carter, Lawrence47 min
Jun 23, 7:42 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBoyd, Lawrence2 hr
Jun 23, 7:47 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXLawrence43 min
Jun 23, 8:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXCarter, Greenup118 min
Jun 23, 8:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBoyd, Greenup42 min
Jun 23, 2:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXLawrence2 hr
Jun 23, 2:17 PM EDTTornado WarningRLXLawrence28 min
Jun 23, 3:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoyd, Carter, Greenup26 min
Jun 23, 4:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoyd, Carter, Lawrence31 min
Jun 23, 4:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoyd, Lawrence29 min
Jun 23, 5:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXLawrence31 min
Jun 23, 6:10 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXBoyd3 hr
Jun 23, 7:40 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXBoyd, Carter, Lawrence2 hr
Jun 23, 2:33 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXDoddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wood42 min
Jun 23, 2:38 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXPleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wood37 min
Jun 23, 3:14 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBarbour, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Ritchie and 1 more31 min
Jun 23, 3:40 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBraxton, Gilmer, Lewis, Randolph, Upshur, Webster50 min
Jun 23, 4:08 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXDoddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Pleasants, Ritchie and 2 more3 hr
Jun 23, 4:10 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCabell, Jackson, Mason, Putnam50 min
Jun 23, 4:54 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXBarbour, Harrison, Lewis, Randolph, Upshur3 hr
Jun 23, 5:11 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone, Cabell, Clay, Fayette, Jackson, Kanawha and 5 more64 min
Jun 23, 5:35 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXClay, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Webster55 min
Jun 23, 5:37 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBraxton, Clay, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Webster53 min
Jun 23, 6:54 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXDoddridge, Gilmer, Lewis, Ritchie3 hr
Jun 23, 7:39 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXClay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas81 min
Jun 23, 8:07 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXFayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Webster23 min
Jun 23, 8:09 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBarbour, Braxton, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Pocahontas and 3 more2 hr
Jun 23, 8:27 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone, Fayette, Kanawha, Logan, McDowell, Mingo and 2 more33 min
Jun 23, 8:35 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXBarbour, Braxton, Lewis, Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur and 1 more8 hr
Jun 23, 10:14 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXBraxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Jackson and 6 more3 hr
Jun 23, 10:24 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBoone, Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln and 5 more2 hr
Jun 23, 11:05 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXFayette55 min
Jun 23, 12:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXClay, Fayette, Jackson, Kanawha, Nicholas, Putnam and 2 more58 min
Jun 23, 12:25 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXFayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Webster6 hr
Jun 23, 1:01 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXBoone, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, Gilmer and 5 more5 hr
Jun 23, 1:09 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXBraxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis and 3 more2 hr
Jun 23, 2:04 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXJackson, Mason, Roane, Wirt, Wood3 hr
Jun 23, 2:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone, Fayette, Kanawha, Raleigh34 min
Jun 23, 2:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXFayette, Raleigh33 min
Jun 23, 3:03 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyRLXNicholas13 hr
Jun 23, 3:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXFayette, Raleigh19 min
Jun 23, 3:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXJackson, Mason, Roane44 min
Jun 23, 3:21 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXBraxton, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison and 7 more3 hr
Jun 23, 3:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Roane23 min
Jun 23, 3:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam27 min
Jun 23, 3:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXClay, Kanawha, Roane31 min
Jun 23, 3:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCabell35 min
Jun 23, 4:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXKanawha49 min
Jun 23, 4:29 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXBraxton, Lewis, Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur, Webster3 hr
Jun 23, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXKanawha30 min
Jun 23, 4:57 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXJackson, Mason, Roane, Wirt, Wood3 hr
Jun 23, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWayne60 min
Jun 23, 5:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXJackson, Mason66 min
Jun 23, 5:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Mason26 min
Jun 23, 5:37 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningRLXClay, Kanawha20 hr
Jun 23, 5:51 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXBoone, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, Gilmer and 5 more3 hr
Jun 23, 5:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Mason, Roane, Wirt32 min
Jun 23, 6:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXLincoln, Logan, Mingo26 min
Jun 23, 6:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXRaleigh, Wyoming39 min
Jun 23, 6:11 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningRLXNicholas, Webster20 hr
Jun 23, 6:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone, Logan, Raleigh, Wyoming32 min
Jun 23, 6:15 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyRLXClay, Kanawha3 hr
Jun 23, 6:17 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningRLXKanawha27 hr
Jun 23, 6:29 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXFayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Webster3 hr
Jun 23, 6:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam30 min
Jun 23, 6:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXRaleigh, Wyoming31 min
Jun 23, 6:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWyoming29 min
Jun 23, 7:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXMcDowell, Wyoming60 min
Jun 23, 7:16 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningRLXFayette, Nicholas10 hr
Jun 23, 7:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXCabell26 min
Jun 23, 7:28 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXBraxton, Lewis, Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur, Webster62 min
Jun 23, 7:57 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXJackson, Mason, Roane3 hr

Nearby

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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.