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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Charleston, WV
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 5:58 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ne Rush, KY | STATE RTE 854 AT 1654 DOWNTOWN AND BETWEEN THE ADDRESS 15627 AND THE 16000 BLOCK |
| Jun 23, 7:44 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Rush, KY | 2100 BLOCK OF ROUTE 854 UNDER 1.5 FEET OF WATER AND STILL RISING |
| Jun 23, 7:48 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Sse Rush, KY | SR 854 AT LONG BRANCH RD. UNDER WATER 8-12 INCHES OF WATER AND IMPASSABLE. RESIDENTS TRAPPED IN NEIGHBORHOOD. |
| Jun 23, 7:51 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nne Rush, KY | TRACE 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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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
$$
KISTNERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 6:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 43 min |
| Jun 23, 6:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Lawrence | 47 min |
| Jun 23, 7:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boyd, Lawrence | 2 hr |
| Jun 23, 7:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lawrence | 43 min |
| Jun 23, 8:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Carter, Greenup | 118 min |
| Jun 23, 8:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boyd, Greenup | 42 min |
| Jun 23, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lawrence | 2 hr |
| Jun 23, 2:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Lawrence | 28 min |
| Jun 23, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup | 26 min |
| Jun 23, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Lawrence | 31 min |
| Jun 23, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boyd, Lawrence | 29 min |
| Jun 23, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lawrence | 31 min |
| Jun 23, 6:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Boyd | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 7:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Lawrence | 2 hr |
| 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, 6:54 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Gilmer, Lewis, Ritchie | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 7:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas | 81 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, 8:27 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, 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, 1:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, Gilmer and 5 more | 5 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 | 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, 3:44 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, 4:57 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, 6:11 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, 7:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Roane | 3 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.