Alert archive / West Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jun 27, 2016, 4:15 PM EDT for Lincoln County, Logan County, Mingo County, West Virginia. It was in force for 2 hr. 6 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 27, 2016, 4:15 PM EDT (20:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 2016, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, Mingo County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:19 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 27, 4:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 S Harts, WV | EM AND DISPATCH REPORTING WATER OVER ROADWAYS IN AREA OF HARTS |
| Jun 27, 4:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Ne Spurlockville, WV | FLAT CREEK BRIDGE OUT AT LEFT FORK AND FLAT CREEK. |
| Jun 27, 4:33 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nw Pecks Mill, WV | RTE 10 BLOCKED BY HIGH WATER TO NORTH OF PECKS MILL |
| Jun 27, 4:45 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Sw Shively, WV | PUBLIC CALL REPORTING FLOODING. CARTER BRANCH OVER BUCK FORK RD. |
| Jun 27, 5:40 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ene Spurlockville, WV | SEVERAL REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING ALONG DOGBONE ROAD NEAR BULGER ROAD. BRIDGES OVER CULVERTS WASHED OUT AND DAMAGE TO RESIDENTS FENCING AND PROPERTY. PUBLIC REPORT OF A 1-TON PICKUP TRUCK BEING WASHED DOWN DOGBONE ROAD. |
| Jun 27, 5:40 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Sw Alkol, WV | SEVERAL REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING ALONG DOGBONE ROAD NEAR BULGER ROAD. BRIDGES OVER CULVERTS WASHED OUT AND DAMAGE TO RESIDENTS FENCING AND PROPERTY. REPORT OF A 1-TON PICKUP TRUCK BEING WASHED DOWN DOGBONE ROAD. |
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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 216 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
- 208 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -66 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 998 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
792
WGUS51 KRLX 272015
FFWRLX
WVC043-045-059-272215-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0029.160627T2015Z-160627T2215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
415 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL MINGO COUNTY IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 615 PM EDT
* AT 411 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
ALREADY FALLEN IN THE ALKOL AREA. THE SHIRLEY AREA IN WESTERN
LOGAN COUNTY HAS ALSO SEEN NEARLY TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHAPMANVILLE...GILL...SPURLOCKVILLE...HARTS...MOUNT GAY-SHAMROCK...
MITCHELL HEIGHTS...PALERMO...MUD...DINGESS...ALKOL AND BREEDEN.
RAIN IS CONTINUING TO FALL OVER THESE LOCATIONS...HOWEVER IT WILL
BEGIN TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY BEFORE 5:00 P.M.
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 3795 8230 3802 8220 3819 8207 3822 8200
3819 8190 3814 8193 3813 8195 3811 8195
3808 8197 3805 8197 3803 8192 3799 8198
3792 8196 3784 8215 3790 8231
$$
CHARNICK2 follow-up statements
422
WGUS71 KRLX 272122
FFSRLX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
522 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016
WVC043-045-059-272215-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-160627T2215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MINGO WV-LINCOLN WV-LOGAN WV-
522 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR
NORTH CENTRAL MINGO...SOUTHERN LINCOLN AND NORTHWESTERN LOGAN
COUNTIES...
AT 514 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE RAIN HAS DIMINISHED AND
ENDED IN MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA.
FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS...FROM PREVIOUS RUNOFF...IS EXPECTED TO
LINGER.
LINCOLN COUNTY OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED FLOODING.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHAPMANVILLE...GILL...SPURLOCKVILLE...HARTS...MOUNT GAY-SHAMROCK...
MITCHELL HEIGHTS...PALERMO...MUD...DINGESS...ALKOL AND BREEDEN.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...800 401 9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
YOU MAY ALSO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.
LAT...LON 3795 8230 3802 8220 3819 8207 3822 8200
3819 8190 3814 8193 3813 8195 3811 8195
3808 8197 3805 8197 3803 8192 3799 8198
3792 8196 3784 8215 3790 8231
$$
22680
WGUS71 KRLX 272211
FFSRLX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
611 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016
WVC043-045-059-272217-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-160627T2215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MINGO WV-LINCOLN WV-LOGAN WV-
611 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL MINGO...SOUTHERN LINCOLN
AND NORTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM EDT...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. THE WATER LEVELS ALONG THE SMALL CREEKS
SHOULD CONTINUE TO RECEDE THIS EVENING.
ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY
REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 3795 8230 3802 8220 3819 8207 3822 8200
3819 8190 3814 8193 3813 8195 3811 8195
3808 8197 3805 8197 3803 8192 3799 8198
3792 8196 3784 8215 3790 8231
$$
22The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 1:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton, Clay, Nicholas, Webster | 57 min |
| Jun 27, 2:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Kanawha, Roane | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 2:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo and 5 more | 48 min |
| Jun 27, 3:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Lewis, Randolph, Upshur | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | McDowell, Raleigh, Wyoming | 49 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in West Virginia, 2016Every flash flood warning in 2016
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.