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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Blacksburg, VA

June 27, 2016Greenbrier County, Summers County, West Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 27, 2016, 10:10 AM EDT for Greenbrier County, Summers County, West Virginia. It was in force for 8 hr. 1 report 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
Jun 27, 2016, 10:10 AM EDT (14:10 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2016, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Greenbrier County, WV, Summers County, WV

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 27, 4:54 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD4 Se Rupert, WVOTTER CREEK IS FLOODING OVER ROUTE 60 NEAR THE INTERSECTION WITH INTERSTATE 64

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

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 123 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2016-06-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2016-06-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 117 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-170 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
819 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
117 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
101 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

549 
WGUS51 KRNK 271410
FFWRNK
WVC025-089-272200-
/O.NEW.KRNK.FF.W.0021.160627T1410Z-160627T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1010 AM EDT MON JUN 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SUMMERS COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  GREENBRIER COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 600 PM EDT MONDAY
    
* AT 1004 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO
  AND PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA.
  ADDITIONAL STORMS WILL DEVELOP AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...WITH FLASH
  FLOODING EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS
  SUMMERS AND GREENBRIER COUNTY BY EARLY AFTERNOON...AND POSSIBLY
  CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AND ASSOCIATED
  RUNOFF ON A SATURATED GROUND IN THE WARNED AREA WILL CAUSE MUD
  SLIDES NEAR STEEP TERRAIN. THE MUD SLIDE CAN CONSIST OF ROCK...
  MUD...VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  ALLEGHANY...
  LEWISBURG...
  HINTON...
  WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...
  AND RONCEVERTE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. GET OUT
OF HARMS WAY BEFORE WATER LEVELS BEGIN TO RISE.

DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. 

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

WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING...
INCLUDING MUDSLIDES OR ROAD CLOSURES...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS
AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER.

&&

LAT...LON 3818 8036 3811 8036 3805 8026 3806 7996
      3769 8030 3769 8038 3772 8040 3769 8046
      3773 8066 3743 8086 3759 8109 3772 8097
      3768 8088 3777 8089 3782 8094 3787 8075
      3806 8080 3810 8085 3808 8071 3822 8050

$$

WERT
6 follow-up statements
580 
WGUS71 KRNK 271456
FFSRNK

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1056 AM EDT MON JUN 27 2016

WVC025-089-272200-
/O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160627T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SUMMERS WV-GREENBRIER WV-
1056 AM EDT MON JUN 27 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
THIS EVENING FOR SUMMERS AND GREENBRIER COUNTIES...

AT 1049 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN EXPANDING AREA OF
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED
AREA. THIS AREA IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND ENCOMPASS ALL
OF SUMMERS AND GREENBRIER COUNTY BY EARLY AFTERNOON.  FLASH FLOODING
IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AND RUNOFF OVER THE WARNED AREA WILL CAUSE MUD
SLIDES NEAR STEEP TERRAIN. THE MUD SLIDE CAN CONSIST OF
ROCK...MUD...VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ALLEGHANY...
LEWISBURG...
HINTON...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...
AND RONCEVERTE. 

THIS INCLUDES THE WEST VIRGINIA STATE FAIRGROUNDS.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.  DO NOT
WAIT FOR WATER LEVELS TO BEGIN TO RISE...THEY WILL RISE VERY
QUICKLY!  DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN
DEPTH. STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND CREEKS.   

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

WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING...
INCLUDING MUDSLIDES OR ROAD CLOSURES...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS
AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER.

&&

LAT...LON 3818 8036 3811 8036 3805 8026 3806 7996
      3769 8030 3769 8038 3772 8040 3769 8046
      3773 8066 3743 8086 3759 8109 3772 8097
      3768 8088 3777 8089 3782 8094 3787 8075
      3806 8080 3810 8085 3808 8071 3822 8050

$$

WERT
112 
WGUS71 KRNK 271642
FFSRNK

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1242 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016

WVC025-089-272200-
/O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160627T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SUMMERS WV-GREENBRIER WV-
1242 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR 
SUMMERS AND GREENBRIER COUNTIES...

AT 1235 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. UP TO ONE INCH OF
RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN NORTHWESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY...MOST
NOTABLY BETWEEN RICHWOOD...RAINELLE...AND BINGHAM. UP TO THREE
QUARTERS OF AN INCH HAS FALLEN IN NORTHWESTERN SUMMERS COUNTY JUST
TO THE SOUTHWEST OF SANDSTONE. 

ALTHOUGH RAIN HAD ENDED IN SOME AREAS...AN ADDITIONAL DEVELOPING
LINE OF STORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS DEVELOPING ALONG A COOL
FRONT NEAR CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA. THIS AREA OF RAIN WILL MOVE
SOUTHEAST BACK INTO GREENBRIER AND SUMMERS COUNTY BY MID AFTERNOON.
RUNOFF FROM THIS SECOND ROUND OF RAIN WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLASH
FLOODING.

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED AREA WILL CAUSE MUD SLIDES NEAR
STEEP TERRAIN. THE MUD SLIDE CAN CONSIST OF ROCK...MUD...VEGETATION
AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ALLEGHANY...
LEWISBURG...
HINTON...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...
AND RONCEVERTE. 

THIS INCLUDES THE WEST VIRGINIA STATE FAIRGROUNDS.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. 

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

WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING...
INCLUDING MUDSLIDES OR ROAD CLOSURES...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS
AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER.

&&

LAT...LON 3818 8036 3811 8036 3805 8026 3806 7996
      3769 8030 3769 8038 3772 8040 3769 8046
      3773 8066 3743 8086 3759 8109 3772 8097
      3768 8088 3777 8089 3782 8094 3787 8075
      3806 8080 3810 8085 3808 8071 3822 8050

$$

WERT
257 
WGUS71 KRNK 271751
FFSRNK

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
151 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016

WVC025-089-272200-
/O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160627T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SUMMERS WV-GREENBRIER WV-
151 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR
SUMMERS AND GREENBRIER COUNTIES...

AT 140 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE FIRST WAVE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCED A LITTLE OVER AN INCH OF
RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN GREENBRIER AND SUMMERS COUNTY HAD
MOVED EAST OF THE AREA.  

HOWEVER...IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE THREAT FOR FLASH
FLOODING LATER THIS AFTERNOON HAS NOT ENDED! AN ADDITIONAL
DEVELOPING LINE OF STORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS DEVELOPING ALONG
A COOL FRONT THAT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OUT OF CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA
AND BACK INTO AND THROUGH GREENBRIER AND SUMMERS COUNTY BETWEEN 230
PM EDT AND 600 PM EDT. RUNOFF FROM THIS SECOND ROUND OF RAIN WILL
LIKELY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING...AND WILL HAMPER ONGOING SEARCH AND
RESCUE EFFORTS FROM RECORD FLOODING THAT OCCURED LATE LAST WEEK.  

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED AREA MAY ALSO CAUSE MUD SLIDES
NEAR STEEP TERRAIN. MUD SLIDES CAN CONSIST OF ROCK...MUD...
VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ALLEGHANY...
LEWISBURG...
HINTON...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...
AND RONCEVERTE. 

THIS INCLUDES THE WEST VIRGINIA STATE FAIRGROUNDS.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU LIVE NEAR A FLOOD PRONE WATERWAY OR AREA THAT FLOODS DURING
HEAVY RAINS...PLEASE DO NOT WAIT FOR WATER LEVELS TO BEGIN TO
RISE...THEY WILL RISE VERY QUICKLY!  DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING
WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND CREEKS.  

ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.  TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN
ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING...
INCLUDING MUDSLIDES OR ROAD CLOSURES...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS
AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER.

&&

LAT...LON 3818 8036 3811 8036 3805 8026 3806 7996
      3769 8030 3769 8038 3772 8040 3769 8046
      3773 8066 3743 8086 3759 8109 3772 8097
      3768 8088 3777 8089 3782 8094 3787 8075
      3806 8080 3810 8085 3808 8071 3822 8050

$$

WERT
166 
WGUS71 KRNK 271916
FFSRNK

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
316 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016

WVC025-089-272200-
/O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160627T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SUMMERS WV-GREENBRIER WV-
316 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR 
SUMMERS AND GREENBRIER COUNTIES...

AT 310 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER...AS WELL AS MOVING EAST BACK
INTO GREENBRIER AND SUMMERS COUNTY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COOL FRONT.  

THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL INCREASE AS THE AFTERNOON AS VERY
HEAVY RAIN MOVES BACK INTO THE AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS SECOND ROUND
OF RAIN WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING...AND WILL HAMPER
ONGOING SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORTS FROM RECORD FLOODING THAT OCCURED
LATE LAST WEEK.  

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED AREA WILL CAUSE MUD SLIDES NEAR
STEEP TERRAIN. THE MUD SLIDE CAN CONSIST OF ROCK...MUD...VEGETATION
AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ALLEGHANY...
LEWISBURG...
HINTON...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...
AND RONCEVERTE. 

THIS INCLUDES THE WEST VIRGINIA STATE FAIRGROUNDS.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU LIVE NEAR A FLOOD PRONE WATERWAY OR AREA THAT FLOODS DURING
HEAVY RAINS...PLEASE DO NOT WAIT FOR WATER LEVELS TO BEGIN TO
RISE...THEY WILL RISE VERY QUICKLY!  DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING
WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND CREEKS.  

ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.  TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN
ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING...
INCLUDING MUDSLIDES OR ROAD CLOSURES...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS
AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER.


&&

LAT...LON 3818 8036 3811 8036 3805 8026 3806 7996
      3769 8030 3769 8038 3772 8040 3769 8046
      3773 8066 3743 8086 3759 8109 3772 8097
      3768 8088 3777 8089 3782 8094 3787 8075
      3806 8080 3810 8085 3808 8071 3822 8050

$$

WERT
073 
WGUS71 KRNK 272126
FFSRNK

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
526 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016

WVC025-089-272200-
/O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160627T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SUMMERS WV-GREENBRIER WV-
526 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR 
SUMMERS AND GREENBRIER COUNTIES...

AT 518 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT RAINFALL WAS
DIMINISHING ACROSS GREENBRIER COUNTY...BUT CONTINUED ACROSS MUCH OF
SUMMERS COUNTY. RAINFALL DURING THE PAST HOUR HAS BEEN MOSTLY LESS
THAN ONE INCH ACROSS GREENBRIER COUNTY...EXCEPT NEAR THE SOUTHERN
BORDER. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACROSS GREENBRIER COUNTY IS EXPECTED TO
BE LESS THAN ONE INCH. ACROSS SUMMERS COUNTY...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
CONTINUES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY...WHERE FLASH
FLOODING REMAINS LIKELY. HOWEVER...THE GROUND ACROSS THIS ENTIRE
REGION IS COMPLETELY SATURATED FROM EXCESSIVE RAINFALL LAST
THURSDAY. RAINFALL OF AN INCH OR MORE IN ONE HOUR WILL QUICKLY
RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING.

IN ADDITION...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED AREA MAY CAUSE MUD
SLIDES NEAR STEEP TERRAIN. THE MUD SLIDE CAN CONSIST OF
ROCK...MUD...VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ALLEGHANY...
LEWISBURG...
HINTON...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...
AND RONCEVERTE. 

THIS INCLUDES THE WEST VIRGINIA STATE FAIRGROUNDS.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. 

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

WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING...
INCLUDING MUDSLIDES OR ROAD CLOSURES...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS
AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER.

&&

LAT...LON 3818 8036 3811 8036 3805 8026 3806 7996
      3769 8030 3769 8038 3772 8040 3769 8046
      3773 8066 3743 8086 3759 8109 3772 8097
      3768 8088 3777 8089 3782 8094 3787 8075
      3806 8080 3810 8085 3808 8071 3822 8050

$$

RAB
162 
WGUS71 KRNK 272202
FFSRNK

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
602 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016

WVC025-089-272210-
/O.EXP.KRNK.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160627T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SUMMERS WV-GREENBRIER WV-
602 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SUMMERS AND GREENBRIER COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED AS RAINFALL HAS DIMINISHED
CONSIDERABLY ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS
NO LONGER EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 1 INCH
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. HOWEVER...GENERAL FLOODING MAY CONTINUE
ACROSS MANY AREAS OF THE COUNTY FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAINFALL AND EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL LAST THURSDAY AND TOTALLY SATURATED GROUND. SOME ROADS AND HIGHWAYS
MAY BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. THUS...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS BEING
REPLACED WITH AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING AT THIS TIME.

WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING...
INCLUDING MUDSLIDES OR ROAD CLOSURES...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS
AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER.

LAT...LON 3818 8036 3811 8036 3805 8026 3806 7996
      3769 8030 3769 8038 3772 8040 3769 8046
      3773 8066 3743 8086 3759 8109 3772 8097
      3768 8088 3777 8089 3782 8094 3787 8075
      3806 8080 3810 8085 3808 8071 3822 8050

$$

RAB

The office that day

Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 27, 4:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKGreenbrier, Summers34 min
Jun 27, 5:13 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKMonroe4 hr
Jun 27, 5:39 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKMercer4 hr
Jun 27, 6:03 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRNKGreenbrier, Summers6 hr

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.