Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Charleston, WV

Issued

May 1, 2016, 4:41 PM EDT (20:41 UTC)

Expired

May 1, 2016, 10:45 PM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Charleston, WV

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Lawrence County, KY, Boone County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, Wayne County, WV

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGUS51 KRLX 012041
FFWRLX
KYC127-WVC005-043-045-099-020245-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0005.160501T2041Z-160502T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
441 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...
  CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTY IN WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
  WEST CENTRAL BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...
  NORTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 1045 PM EDT SUNDAY
    
* AT 440 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
  HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATED THAT
  OVER ONE INCH PER HOUR IS FALLING FROM THIS THUNDERSTORMS...AND IT
  WILL MOVE OVER AREAS ALREADY IMPACTED BY FLASH FLOODING
  EARLIER TODAY. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  MADISON...LOUISA...CHAPMANVILLE...FORT GAY...GILL...EAST LYNN LAKE...
  SPURLOCKVILLE...HARTS...DUNLOW...KIAHSVILLE...RANGER...DANVILLE...
  JEFFREY...FOSTER...GLENHAYES...MUD...TURTLE CREEK...SHARPLES...GENOA AND
  EAST LYNN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE...800 401 9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

YOU MAY ALSO REPORT HIGH WATER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.

&&

LAT...LON 3821 8252 3811 8173 3788 8175 3795 8218
      3796 8220 3798 8219 3796 8224 3803 8269
      3811 8270

$$

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572 
WGUS71 KRLX 012351
FFSRLX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
751 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

KYC127-WVC005-043-045-099-020245-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160502T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LAWRENCE KY-LINCOLN WV-WAYNE WV-BOONE WV-LOGAN WV-
751 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT SUNDAY
FOR EAST CENTRAL LAWRENCE...SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN...CENTRAL WAYNE...
WEST CENTRAL BOONE AND NORTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTIES...

AT 749 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN WERE STILL MOVING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH
FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MADISON...LOUISA...CHAPMANVILLE...FORT GAY...GILL...EAST LYNN LAKE...
SPURLOCKVILLE...HARTS...DUNLOW...KIAHSVILLE...RANGER...DANVILLE...JEFFREY...
FOSTER...GLENHAYES...MUD...TURTLE CREEK...SHARPLES...GENOA AND EAST LYNN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE...800 401 9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

YOU MAY ALSO REPORT HIGH WATER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.

&&

LAT...LON 3821 8252 3811 8173 3788 8175 3795 8218
      3796 8220 3798 8219 3796 8224 3803 8269
      3811 8270

$$

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727 
WGUS71 KRLX 020200
FFSRLX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1000 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

KYC127-WVC005-043-045-099-020209-
/O.CAN.KRLX.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160502T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LAWRENCE KY-LINCOLN WV-WAYNE WV-BOONE WV-LOGAN WV-
1000 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL LAWRENCE...SOUTHWESTERN
LINCOLN...CENTRAL WAYNE...WEST CENTRAL BOONE AND NORTHWESTERN LOGAN
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED AS THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DIMINISHED.
HOWEVER...SOME PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADS AND STREAM RUNOFF MAY
CONTINUE THIS EVENING.


LAT...LON 3821 8252 3811 8173 3788 8175 3795 8218
      3796 8220 3798 8219 3796 8224 3803 8269
      3811 8270

$$

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