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Flash Flood Warning 31, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jul 4, 2016, 6:55 PM EDT for 4 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 3 hr. 3 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
- Jul 4, 2016, 6:55 PM EDT (22:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 2016, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Doddridge County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Tyler County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 7:06 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Pennsboro, WV | SEVERAL SMALL STREAMS OUT OF THEIR BANKS BETWEEN PENNSBORO TO 2 MILES SOUTH OF PULLMAN. DAVIS RUN... MOYERS RUN ROADS ARE CLOSED. ROUTE 16 IS PASSABLE BUT HAS WATER ON IT. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR |
| Jul 4, 7:10 PM EDT | FLOOD | Pennsboro, WV | REPORTS OF WATER IN LOW LYING SPOTS INCLUDING AT PINEVIEW CARE CENTER... DAVIS RUN ROAD... NW TURNPIKE... 74 NORTH AND BUNNELS RUN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR |
| Jul 4, 7:10 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ene Harrisville, WV | CALLED FOR A TSTORM REPORT...NOTHING TO REPORT THERE BUT ROCK CAMP RUN WAS OVERFLOWING ITS BANKS ONTO THE ADJACENT ROAD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 143 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1119 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
961 WGUS51 KRLX 042255 FFWRLX WVC017-073-085-095-050200- /O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0031.160704T2255Z-160705T0200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 655 PM EDT MON JUL 4 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... RITCHIE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN WEST VIRGINIA... SOUTHEASTERN PLEASANTS COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN WEST VIRGINIA... CENTRAL DODDRIDGE COUNTY IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA... SOUTHERN TYLER COUNTY IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA... * UNTIL 1000 PM EDT * AT 655 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES PER HOUR ARE OCCURRING. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...NORTH BEND STATE PARK... ELLENBORO...CAIRO...PULLMAN...GROVE...MACFARLAN...SMITHBURG... HEBRON...HIGHLAND...LIMA...NEW MILTON...NUTTER FARM...SMITHVILLE... LEOPOLD...BEREA...PIKE AND GREENWOOD. 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 3948 8072 3914 8064 3905 8122 3928 8123 $$ 26
3 follow-up statements
194 WGUS71 KRLX 042357 FFSRLX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 757 PM EDT MON JUL 4 2016 WVC017-073-085-095-050200- /O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-160705T0200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RITCHIE WV-PLEASANTS WV-DODDRIDGE WV-TYLER WV- 757 PM EDT MON JUL 4 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR RITCHIE...SOUTHEASTERN PLEASANTS...CENTRAL DODDRIDGE AND SOUTHERN TYLER COUNTIES... AT 755 PM EDT...RADAR ESTIMATED THAT OVER 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA. ROCK CAMP RUN HAS BEEN REPORTED OUT OF ITS BANKS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...NORTH BEND STATE PARK... ELLENBORO...CAIRO...PULLMAN...GROVE...MACFARLAN...SMITHBURG... HEBRON...HIGHLAND...LIMA...NEW MILTON...NUTTER FARM...SMITHVILLE... LEOPOLD...BEREA...PIKE AND GREENWOOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800 401 9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. YOU MAY ALSO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. && LAT...LON 3948 8072 3914 8064 3905 8122 3928 8123 $$ 25
176 WGUS71 KRLX 050054 FFSRLX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 854 PM EDT MON JUL 4 2016 WVC017-073-085-095-050200- /O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-160705T0200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RITCHIE WV-PLEASANTS WV-DODDRIDGE WV-TYLER WV- 854 PM EDT MON JUL 4 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR RITCHIE...SOUTHEASTERN PLEASANTS...CENTRAL DODDRIDGE AND SOUTHERN TYLER COUNTIES... AT 851 PM EDT...RADAR ESTIMATED THAT OVER 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN FELL WITH STORM THAT MOVED OVER THE AREA EARLIER IN THE EVENING. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS ARE MOVING BACK INTO THE AREA. ROCK CAMP RUN WAS REPORTED OUT OF ITS BANKS EARLIER THIS EVENING. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...NORTH BEND STATE PARK... ELLENBORO...CAIRO...PULLMAN...GROVE...MACFARLAN...SMITHBURG... HEBRON...HIGHLAND...LIMA...NEW MILTON...NUTTER FARM...SMITHVILLE... LEOPOLD...BEREA...PIKE AND GREENWOOD. 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 3948 8072 3914 8064 3905 8122 3928 8123 $$ 25
216 WGUS71 KRLX 050155 FFSRLX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 955 PM EDT MON JUL 4 2016 WVC017-073-085-095-050202- /O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-160705T0200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RITCHIE WV-PLEASANTS WV-DODDRIDGE WV-TYLER WV- 955 PM EDT MON JUL 4 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR RITCHIE...SOUTHEASTERN PLEASANTS... CENTRAL DODDRIDGE AND SOUTHERN TYLER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1000 PM EDT... FLOOD WATERS ARE RECEDING...THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS MOVING INTO THE AREA HOWEVER...SO PERSONS ALONG STREAMS SHOULD REMAIN VIGILANT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES AND BE PREPARED FOR DEBRIS OR WATER REMAINING ON ROADWAYS. LAT...LON 3948 8072 3914 8064 3905 8122 3928 8123 $$ 25
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 9:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Fayette, Raleigh | 51 min |
| Jul 4, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wayne | 37 min |
| Jul 4, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Wayne | 45 min |
| Jul 4, 4:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Lincoln, Putnam, Wayne | 29 min |
| Jul 4, 4:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln | 35 min |
| Jul 4, 5:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Kanawha, Nicholas, Roane | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 5:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Kanawha | 18 min |
| Jul 4, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas | 36 min |
| Jul 4, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wood | 45 min |
| Jul 4, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wirt, Wood | 25 min |
| Jul 4, 6:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Ritchie, Tyler | 32 min |
| Jul 4, 6:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Gilmer, Lewis, Ritchie | 25 min |
| Jul 4, 7:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell, Mingo | 58 min |
| Jul 4, 7:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis | 34 min |
| Jul 4, 7:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Harrison, Lewis, Taylor, Upshur | 41 min |
| Jul 4, 7:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | McDowell, Wyoming | 47 min |
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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.