Alert archive / West Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 34, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jul 6, 2016, 10:28 PM EDT for Lewis County, Randolph County, Upshur County, West Virginia. It was in force for 3 hr. 7 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 6, 2016, 10:28 PM EDT (02:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2016, 1:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Lewis County, WV, Randolph County, WV, Upshur County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 11:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Sw Buckhannon, WV | FLOODING AT STONY RUN ROAD |
| Jul 6, 11:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Buckhannon, WV | FLOODING ON MAIN STREET |
| Jul 6, 11:22 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Tennerton, WV | HICKORY FLAT RUN OUT OF ITS BANKS AND FLOODING HICKORY FLAT RD. |
| Jul 7, 12:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Buckhannon, WV | WATER IN BASEMENT OF HOUSE ON MARION STREET |
| Jul 7, 12:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Sse Tennerton, WV | TRUBIE RUN ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Jul 7, 12:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Sw Tennerton, WV | CUTRIGHT RUN ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Jul 7, 12:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Sw Tennerton, WV | SAGO ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
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 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 560 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1311 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted.
698
WGUS51 KRLX 070228
FFWRLX
WVC041-083-097-070530-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0034.160707T0228Z-160707T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1028 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
CENTRAL UPSHUR COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
EAST CENTRAL LEWIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 130 AM EDT
* AT 1027 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. OVER
1.65 INCHES OF RAIN HAS HAS ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS
EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BUCKHANNON...STONEWALL JACKSON...FRENCH CREEK...OVERHILL...
ELLAMORE...TALLMANSVILLE AND HORNER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
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 3890 8002 3887 8042 3893 8048 3901 8048
3900 8007 3897 8006 3896 8006 3895 8008
3895 8005
$$
253 follow-up statements
713
WGUS71 KRLX 070301
FFSRLX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1101 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
WVC041-083-097-070530-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-160707T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RANDOLPH WV-UPSHUR WV-LEWIS WV-
1101 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN RANDOLPH...CENTRAL UPSHUR AND EAST CENTRAL LEWIS
COUNTIES...
AT 1100 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA. FLASH
FLOODING IS EXPECTED.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BUCKHANNON...STONEWALL JACKSON...FRENCH
CREEK...OVERHILL...ELLAMORE...
TALLMANSVILLE AND HORNER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...800 401 9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
YOU MAY ALSO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.
&&
LAT...LON 3890 8002 3887 8042 3893 8048 3901 8048
3900 8007 3897 8006 3896 8006 3895 8008
3895 8005
$$
25836
WGUS71 KRLX 070344
FFSRLX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1144 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
WVC041-083-097-070530-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-160707T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RANDOLPH WV-UPSHUR WV-LEWIS WV-
1144 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN RANDOLPH...CENTRAL UPSHUR AND EAST CENTRAL LEWIS
COUNTIES...
AT 1141 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA. FLOODING HAS
BEEN REPORTED ON HICKORY FLAT RUN, ON MAIN STREET IN BUCKHANNON, ON
ROUTE 20, AND ON STONY RUN ROAD.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BUCKHANNON...STONEWALL JACKSON...FRENCH
CREEK...OVERHILL...ELLAMORE...
TALLMANSVILLE AND HORNER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
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 3890 8002 3887 8042 3893 8048 3901 8048
3900 8007 3897 8006 3896 8006 3895 8008
3895 8005
$$
25546
WGUS71 KRLX 070524
FFSRLX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
124 AM EDT THU JUL 7 2016
WVC041-083-097-070531-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-160707T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RANDOLPH WV-UPSHUR WV-LEWIS WV-
124 AM EDT THU JUL 7 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN RANDOLPH...CENTRAL UPSHUR
AND EAST CENTRAL LEWIS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 130 AM EDT...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE
RECEEDING. HOWEVER...LARGER CREEKS WILL CONTINUE TO RUN NEAR
BANKFULL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY
REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 3890 8002 3887 8042 3893 8048 3901 8048
3900 8007 3897 8006 3896 8006 3895 8008
3895 8005
$$
30The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Mason | 30 min |
| Jul 6, 8:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mason | 25 min |
| Jul 6, 8:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Wayne | 36 min |
| Jul 6, 9:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Wayne | 45 min |
| Jul 7, 12:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Upshur | 87 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.