Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 48, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Aug 1, 2016, 4:46 PM EDT for Lawrence County, Kentucky; Wayne County, West Virginia. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 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
- Aug 1, 2016, 4:46 PM EDT (20:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 1, 2016, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Lawrence County, KY, Wayne County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 6:03 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 8 N Yatesville Lake Sta, KY | MCINTIER BRANCH OUT OF ITS BANKS AND FLOODING MCINTIER BRANCH RD. |
| Aug 1, 7:08 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 N Yatesville Lake Sta, KY | BRUSHY FORK OUT OF ITS BANKS FLOODING BRUSHY FORK RD. |
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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 193 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1043 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
342
WGUS51 KRLX 012046
FFWRLX
KYC127-WVC099-012345-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0048.160801T2046Z-160801T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
446 PM EDT MON AUG 1 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...
WEST CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTY IN WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 745 PM EDT
* AT 444 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY
FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS
EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
WAYNE...CENTERVILLE AND BUCHANAN.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...GRAGSTON CREEK...
LEFT FORK BEAR CREEK...BIG BRANCH...WILSON CREEK...TWELVEPOLE
CREEK...HURRICANE CREEK...EAST FORK TWELVEPOLE CREEK...BIG SANDY
RIVER...TRACE FORK...GREENBRIER CREEK...RIGHT FORK ROE CREEK...WEST
FORK TWELVEPOLE CREEK...LEFT FORK DURBIN CREEK...BEAR CREEK...BLAINE
CREEK AND EAST FORK LITTLE SANDY RIVER.
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 FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
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 3827 8266 3827 8264 3826 8261 3825 8260
3825 8259 3826 8258 3822 8240 3815 8252
3825 8271
$$
302 follow-up statements
364
WGUS71 KRLX 012227
FFSRLX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
627 PM EDT MON AUG 1 2016
KYC127-WVC099-012345-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0048.000000T0000Z-160801T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LAWRENCE KY-WAYNE WV-
627 PM EDT MON AUG 1 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR
NORTH CENTRAL LAWRENCE AND WEST CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTIES...
AT 624 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN
FELL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING WAS RECENTLY
REPORTED ALONG MCINTIER BRANCH RD IN LAWRENCE COUNTY, KENTUCKY.
WHILE THE RAIN HAS SINCE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...RUNOFF WILL
CONTINUE TO CAUSE CREEKS TO RISE...RESULTING IN AREAS OF FLASH
FLOODING.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
WAYNE...CENTERVILLE AND BUCHANAN.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...GRAGSTON CREEK...
LEFT FORK BEAR CREEK...BIG BRANCH...WILSON CREEK...TWELVEPOLE
CREEK...HURRICANE CREEK...EAST FORK TWELVEPOLE CREEK...BIG SANDY
RIVER...TRACE FORK...GREENBRIER CREEK...RIGHT FORK ROE CREEK...WEST
FORK TWELVEPOLE CREEK...LEFT FORK DURBIN CREEK...BEAR
CREEK...MCINTIER BRANCH
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 FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
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 3827 8266 3827 8264 3826 8261 3825 8260
3825 8259 3826 8258 3822 8240 3815 8252
3825 8271
$$
30918
WGUS71 KRLX 012337
FFSRLX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
737 PM EDT MON AUG 1 2016
KYC127-WVC099-012346-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0048.000000T0000Z-160801T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LAWRENCE KY-WAYNE WV-
737 PM EDT MON AUG 1 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL LAWRENCE AND WEST
CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM EDT...
CREEK LEVELS ARE BEGINNING TO RECEDE. FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER
EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. HOWEVER...CREEK LEVELS WILL REMAIN
ELEVATED THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY
REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 3827 8266 3827 8264 3826 8261 3825 8260
3825 8259 3826 8258 3822 8240 3815 8252
3825 8271
$$
30The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lawrence | 60 min |
| Aug 1, 4:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Lawrence | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 8:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Harrison | 61 min |
| Jul 31, 9:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Harrison | 56 min |
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.