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Flash Flood Warning 58, NWS Charleston, WV

August 17, 2016Boyd County, Kentucky; Lawrence County, Ohio; Cabell County, Mason County, Putnam County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Aug 17, 2016, 4:12 PM EDT for Boyd County, Kentucky; Lawrence County, Ohio; Cabell County, Mason County, Putnam County, West Virginia. It was in force for 3 hr. 5 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 17, 2016, 4:12 PM EDT (20:12 UTC)
Expired: Aug 17, 2016, 7:15 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Boyd County, KY, Lawrence County, OH, Cabell County, WV, Mason County, WV, Putnam County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 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 17, 4:15 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	Chesapeake, OH	PHOTO SHARED ONLINE OF OVERFLOWING CREEK ONTO SHAFERTOWN ROAD.
Aug 17, 4:40 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	Milton, WV	JOHNS BRANCH OUT OF ITS BANKS CAUSING FLOODING ALONG LAWHORN STREET.
Aug 17, 4:55 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	2 Ne Milton, WV	WATER SURROUNDING HOMES AND CULVERT COMPLETELY WASHED OUT ALONG JOHNS CREEK NEAR MILTON.
Aug 17, 5:15 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Sw Ashland, KY	HIGH WATER PARTIALLY BLOCKING ROUTE 168.
Aug 17, 6:00 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	South Point, OH	SOLIDA CREEK OUT OF ITS BANKS BLOCKING SOLIDA ROAD. AT LEAST 6 INCHES OF WATER OVER THE ROADWAY. ROUTE 279 ALSO FLOODED IN THE AREA.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 5 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 3 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 159 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 138 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -26 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 634 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 63 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 118 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

337 
WGUS51 KRLX 172012
FFWRLX
KYC019-OHC087-WVC011-053-079-172315-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0058.160817T2012Z-160817T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
412 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN BOYD COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN OHIO...
  NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
  SOUTHWESTERN MASON COUNTY IN WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
  CABELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 715 PM EDT

* AT 411 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
  HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
  ALREADY FALLEN AND AN ADDITIONAL HALF TO ONE INCH IS
  EXPECTED. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  HUNTINGTON...ASHLAND...IRONTON...COAL GROVE...CHESAPEAKE...
  PROCTORVILLE...CANNONSBURG...HURRICANE...BARBOURSVILLE...KENOVA...
  MILTON...CATLETTSBURG...CEREDO...BUFFALO...PRINCESS...ONA...
  COALTON...CULLODEN...TEAYS VALLEY AND SOUTH POINT.

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 3854 8264 3859 8234 3858 8229 3860 8225
      3859 8220 3862 8217 3866 8196 3837 8194
      3840 8248 3841 8251 3840 8257 3842 8260
      3840 8260 3833 8277 3839 8279

$$

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3 follow-up statements

140 
WGUS71 KRLX 172040
FFSRLX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
440 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2016

KYC019-OHC087-WVC011-053-079-172315-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0058.000000T0000Z-160817T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BOYD KY-LAWRENCE OH-PUTNAM WV-MASON WV-CABELL WV-
440 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR
NORTHERN BOYD...SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE...NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM...
SOUTHWESTERN MASON AND CABELL COUNTIES...

AT 438 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS
WAS CAUSING FLOODING ALONG SHAFERTOWN ROAD NEAR CHESAPEAKE OHIO,
WITH WATER APPROACHING HOUSES. SEEK HIGHER GROUND SHOULD WATER
APPROACH YOUR LOCATION. 

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
HUNTINGTON...ASHLAND...IRONTON...COAL GROVE...CHESAPEAKE...
PROCTORVILLE...CANNONSBURG...HURRICANE...BARBOURSVILLE...KENOVA...
MILTON...CATLETTSBURG...CEREDO...BUFFALO...PRINCESS...ONA...
COALTON...CULLODEN...TEAYS VALLEY AND SOUTH POINT.

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 3854 8264 3859 8234 3858 8229 3860 8225
      3859 8220 3862 8217 3866 8196 3837 8194
      3840 8248 3841 8251 3840 8257 3842 8260
      3840 8260 3833 8277 3839 8279

$$

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948 
WGUS71 KRLX 172201
FFSRLX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
601 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2016

KYC019-OHC087-WVC011-053-079-172315-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0058.000000T0000Z-160817T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BOYD KY-LAWRENCE OH-PUTNAM WV-MASON WV-CABELL WV-
601 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR
NORTHERN BOYD...SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE...NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM...
SOUTHWESTERN MASON AND CABELL COUNTIES...

AT 554 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY
RAIN WHICH PRODUCED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA WERE
MOVING OUT. THE THREAT OF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS DECREASING,
HOWEVER LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 7 PM. 

FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING, AND IT WILL STILL TAKE SOME TIME FOR
FLOOD WATERS TO RECEDE. THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CONTINUED.
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM
AROUND MILTON, WV AND SOUTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN OHIO. 

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 3854 8264 3859 8234 3858 8229 3860 8225
      3859 8220 3862 8217 3866 8196 3837 8194
      3840 8248 3841 8251 3840 8257 3842 8260
      3840 8260 3833 8277 3839 8279

$$

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992 
WGUS71 KRLX 172307
FFSRLX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
707 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2016

KYC019-OHC087-WVC011-053-079-172315-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0058.000000T0000Z-160817T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BOYD KY-LAWRENCE OH-PUTNAM WV-MASON WV-CABELL WV-
707 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHERN BOYD...SOUTHEASTERN
LAWRENCE...NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM...SOUTHWESTERN MASON AND CABELL
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM EDT...

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 715 PM.
ACCORDING TO LOCAL 911 CENTERS FLOOD WATERS HAVE RECEDED, AND RADAR
INDICATES THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
AROUND 8 PM, HOWEVER FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A
THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.

LAT...LON 3854 8264 3859 8234 3858 8229 3860 8225
      3859 8220 3862 8217 3866 8196 3837 8194
      3840 8248 3841 8251 3840 8257 3842 8260
      3840 8260 3833 8277 3839 8279

$$

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Aug 17, 3:23 PM EDT, 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 3:23 PM EDT, 49 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Charleston WV
323 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2016

.SYNOPSIS...
An upper level disturbance exits tonight, allowing for quieter
weather through Thursday night. Upper level disturbances cross
Friday and Saturday, then a cold front Sunday. Nice next week.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
As of 200 pm Wednesday...
Saw some multicellular storms develop this afternoon with decent
supercell structures, as upper level trough moves across moist and
unstable atmosphere over the ohio valley. Trough will continue
slide across and provide a trigger for additional convective
development this afternoon...mainly from the I77 corridor to the
east...and KCRW-KBKW I64 corridor east. atmospheric column
undergoes a slight drying trend on Thursday. Kept isolated POPS
painted over the elevated terrain. Only slight adjustments to pop
and temp trends through Thursday.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
As of 320 pm Wednesday...
Brief interlude in the active weather continues Thursday night
per weak bubble surface high and equally weak upper level ridging,
with a potpourri of low clouds and fog. NAM12 does seem to show
spotty convection northern portions of the area but with little
instability. Opted to leave this possibility out of the forecast.

Friday brings another upper level wave from the southwest up
across the area, mainly during the midday and afternoon hours. The
weak system, and modest PW and shear values suggest no major
widespread threats from any associated showers and thunderstorms.

After another brief interlude Friday night with low clouds and fog
likely to form again, before another upper level wave crosses on
Saturday. Moisture increases on increased deep layer southwesterly
flow, but the wave dampens as it passes beneath ridging to its
north. That, and slightly increased storm motion, should again
keep the hazard threat low.

A stronger upper level short wave trough and surface low pressure
center and cold front approach Saturday night, keeping if not
eventually increasing the chance for showers and thunderstorms.

Temperatures and dew points were close to the latest guidance and
generally accepted, some bias corrected guidance blended in for
lows.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
As of 320 pm Wednesday...
Model agreement remains good on long advertised cold front
crossing Sunday, thus maintained the likelihood for showers and
thunderstorms. The flow will likely increase enough to strengthen
updrafts, but movement should be quick enough to preclude
excessive rainfall.

The upper level trough crosses Monday morning, taking the last of
the showers with it. High pressure featuring cooler, drier
canadian air then dominates through Wednesday. Light flow under
the high will encourage the seasonal early morning fog. The next
front may bring showers back into the area Thursday night.

Blended in mostly WPC and superblend for temperatures, lowering
highs a bit Sunday and Monday and raising lows a bit Sunday night,
otherwise close to inherited values.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
As of 200 PM Wednesday...MVFR to local IFR in areas of convective
development through this afternoon and evening. Will see
conditions improve to a VFR/MVFR mix for the overnight hours.
Moist decoupled BL overnight will lead to IFR most areas for the
early mornings hours in low clouds and fog. Drying occurs after
12z for improvement to vfr conditions on Monday.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY...

ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Timing convection and development of stratus
and fog overnight may vary.

EXPERIMENTAL TABLE OF FLIGHT CATEGORY OBJECTIVELY SHOWS CONSISTENCY
OF WFO FORECAST TO AVAILABLE MODEL INFORMATION:
H = HIGH:   TAF CONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
M = MEDIUM: TAF HAS VARYING LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY WITH MODELS.
L = LOW:    TAF INCONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.

UTC 1HRLY       18   19   20   21   22   23   00   01   02   03   04   05
EDT 1HRLY       14   15   16   17   18   19   20   21   22   23   00   01
CRW CONSISTENCY  L    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    L
HTS CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    L
BKW CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    L
EKN CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    L    H    L    L    L    L    M    L
PKB CONSISTENCY  M    M    M    M    L    H    H    H    M    M    L    L
CKB CONSISTENCY  M    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    M    H    L

AFTER 18Z THURSDAY...
Brief IFR conditions in sct showers and thunderstorms Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, and in fog and stratus most mornings.

&&

.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...None.
OH...None.
KY...None.
VA...None.

&&

SYNOPSIS...KMC/TRM
NEAR TERM...KMC
SHORT TERM...TRM
LONG TERM...TRM
AVIATION...KMC

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 17, 2:11 PM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
211 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2016

WVZ015-016-018-024>030-032>040-046-047-181815-
KANAWHA-ROANE-CALHOUN-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-
TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-
BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
211 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2016

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 449 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WEST
VIRGINIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

THE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING MAY ALSO CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
 CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-013-
014-017-019-020-031-181815-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-
CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-WIRT-
RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-HARRISON-
211 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND MUCH OF WEST
VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
 CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 17, 2:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
231 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2016

WVZ018-028>030-038-171930-
CALHOUN-WEBSTER-BRAXTON-LEWIS-GILMER-
231 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL CALHOUN...CENTRAL
LEWIS...GILMER...CENTRAL BRAXTON AND NORTH CENTRAL WEBSTER
COUNTIES...

AT 230 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CEDAR CREEK
STATE PARK...OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GLENVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND DIME SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND
MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH
FLOODED ROADWAYS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WESTON...GLENVILLE...GASSAWAY...CEDAR CREEK STATE PARK...
STONEWALL JACKSON...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...SAND FORK...
FALLS MILLS...IRELAND...SAND RUN...NORMANTOWN...STOUTS MILLS...
EXCHANGE...ROSEDALE...BALDWIN...SHOCK...NICUT...
HEATERS AND WALKERSVILLE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 79 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 64 AND 97.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEASTERN AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

LAT...LON 3870 8105 3894 8101 3905 8044 3865 8042
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 266DEG 22KT 3886 8095

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Special weather statement, Aug 17, 3:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
303 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2016

WVZ027-028-036>038-172000-
CLAY-WEBSTER-BRAXTON-NICHOLAS-FAYETTE-
303 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2016

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NICHOLAS...CLAY...NORTH
CENTRAL FAYETTE...SOUTHERN BRAXTON AND WESTERN WEBSTER COUNTIES...

AT 303 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR WALLBACK TO NEAR ANSTED. MOVEMENT
WAS EAST AT 30 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND DIME SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE
STORMS...AND MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CLAY...GAULEY BRIDGE...CAMDEN-ON-GAULEY...
CRAIGSVILLE...WALLBACK...CAMDEN ON GAULEY...BIRCH RIVER...
BIG OTTER...HARRISON...COWEN...DIANA...CALVIN...BICKMORE...SERVIA...
WIDEN...BOGGS...CENTRALIA AND IVYDALE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 79 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 37 AND 61.

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEASTERN...SOUTHEASTERN AND CENTRAL WEST
VIRGINIA.

LAT...LON 3825 8046 3811 8067 3817 8122 3851 8123
      3858 8111 3867 8103 3864 8044 3826 8042
TIME...MOT...LOC 1903Z 274DEG 28KT 3855 8116 3819 8109

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Special weather statement, Aug 17, 3:16 PM EDT, 56 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
316 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2016

WVZ035-036-171945-
FAYETTE-RALEIGH-
316 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL RALEIGH AND
SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES...

AT 316 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER STANAFORD...OR
OVER BECKLEY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS
STORM...AND MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BECKLEY...MABSCOTT...STANAFORD...DANIELS...SHADY SPRING...BEAVER...
PROSPERITY...PINEY VIEW...MACARTHUR...COAL CITY...
CRAB ORCHARD AND MEADOW BRIDGE.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 WEST VIRGINIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 34 AND 42...AND BETWEEN
MILE MARKERS 45 AND 47.
 INTERSTATE 64 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 120 AND 137.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA.

LAT...LON 3784 8122 3788 8078 3787 8078 3787 8082
      3782 8094 3777 8089 3776 8089 3774 8092
      3772 8089 3768 8088 3768 8090 3770 8091
      3772 8095 3771 8098 3770 8097 3768 8100
      3768 8121
TIME...MOT...LOC 1916Z 267DEG 22KT 3778 8114

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Local storm report, Aug 17, 3:36 PM EDT, 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
336 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0322 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 SE STANAFORD          37.79N  81.12W
08/17/2016  M48 MPH          RALEIGH            WV   ASOS

            PEAK WIND GUST WITH PASSING THUNDERSTORM.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1601294

MAC

Special weather statement, Aug 17, 3:45 PM EDT, 27 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
345 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2016

WVZ030-038>040-047-172045-
BARBOUR-WEBSTER-LEWIS-RANDOLPH-UPSHUR-
345 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN RANDOLPH...
UPSHUR...SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS...SOUTHEASTERN BARBOUR AND NORTH CENTRAL
WEBSTER COUNTIES...

AT 344 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ROCK CAVE...OR
17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BUCKHANNON...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND
MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH
FLOODED ROADWAYS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELKINS...BUCKHANNON...BELINGTON...MILL CREEK...ROCK CAVE...DAILEY...
BEVERLY...JUNIOR...WOMELSDORF (COALTON)...HUTTONSVILLE...CLEVELAND...
IRELAND...TALLMANSVILLE...KANAWHA HEAD...FRENCH CREEK...OVERHILL...
ALTON...WALKERSVILLE...KERENS AND HELVETIA.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA.

LAT...LON 3872 7974 3874 7978 3865 7983 3868 8045
      3873 8047 3877 8044 3880 8048 3883 8047
      3885 8050 3894 8053 3906 7978 3868 7973
TIME...MOT...LOC 1944Z 262DEG 30KT 3878 8039

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Special weather statement, Aug 17, 3:56 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
356 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2016

KYZ102-103-OHZ087-WVZ005>007-014-172030-
BOYD-CARTER-LAWRENCE-MASON-CABELL-PUTNAM-WAYNE-
356 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2016

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL BOYD...
SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE...WEST CENTRAL PUTNAM...SOUTHERN MASON...
NORTHWESTERN WAYNE AND CABELL COUNTIES...

AT 354 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR NAPLES TO NEAR HURRICANE. MOVEMENT
WAS EAST AT 30 MPH HOWEVER STORMS WERE BEGINNING TO CROSS THE SAME
AREAS.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WHICH MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HUNTINGTON...ASHLAND...IRONTON...COAL GROVE...CHESAPEAKE...
PROCTORVILLE...CANNONSBURG...HURRICANE...BARBOURSVILLE...KENOVA...
MILTON...CATLETTSBURG...ELEANOR...CEREDO...PRINCESS...ONA...
COALTON...CULLODEN...SOUTH POINT AND BURLINGTON.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 64 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 178 AND 191.
 INTERSTATE 64 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 34.

LAT...LON 3851 8266 3851 8267 3855 8263 3857 8192
      3837 8206 3837 8210 3835 8212 3834 8287
TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 247DEG 27KT 3842 8282 3846 8206

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 17, 11:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Lawrence	54 min
Aug 17, 11:57 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Boyd	63 min
Aug 17, 3:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Boyd	34 min
Aug 17, 1:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Gallia, Jackson	67 min
Aug 17, 12:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Mingo	55 min
Aug 17, 12:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Cabell, Putnam	57 min
Aug 17, 12:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam	65 min
Aug 17, 1:13 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RLX	Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Putnam	32 min
Aug 17, 1:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Logan, Mingo	57 min
Aug 17, 1:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Kanawha, Putnam, Roane	34 min
Aug 17, 2:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Raleigh, Wyoming	64 min
Aug 17, 2:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Clay, Kanawha	36 min
Aug 17, 2:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis	59 min
Aug 17, 2:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Raleigh, Wyoming	36 min
Aug 17, 3:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Clay, Nicholas, Webster	57 min
Aug 17, 3:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Summers	29 min
Aug 17, 3:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Randolph, Upshur	60 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.