Alert archive / West Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2017
Flash Flood Warning 19, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at May 27, 2017, 7:28 PM EDT for Jackson County, Mason County, Putnam County, West Virginia. It was in force for 3 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
- May 27, 2017, 7:28 PM EDT (23:28 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2017, 10:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Jackson County, WV, Mason County, WV, Putnam County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 8:21 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Sw Evans, WV | WATER FLOWING ACROSS EVANSVIEW ROAD NEAR DONOHUE RD WEST OF EVANS |
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, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 794 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 711 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
The text
As transmitted.
206 WGUS51 KRLX 272328 FFWRLX WVC035-053-079-280230- /O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0019.170527T2328Z-170528T0230Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Charleston WV 728 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017 The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... East central Mason County in western West Virginia... Northeastern Putnam County in western West Virginia... Southwestern Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia... * Until 1030 PM EDT * At 726 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms producing very heavy rain across the warned area. These are expected to continue through at least 830 PM. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Kenna and Given. 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 3885 8183 3865 8162 3864 8183 3885 8206 $$ 05
2 follow-up statements
797 WGUS71 KRLX 280049 FFSRLX Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Charleston WV 849 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017 WVC035-053-079-280230- /O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-170528T0230Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Mason WV-Putnam WV-Jackson WV- 849 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL MASON...NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM AND SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTIES... At 845 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area are diminishing, but light to moderate showers will continue through 930 PM. Thus, the warning will continue. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Kenna and Given. Please report Severe Weather to the National Weather Service by calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely. You may also report severe weather by posting your report to the Charleston West Virginia National Weather Service Facebook Page, or by using the Twitter Hashtag, NWSRLX. LAT...LON 3885 8183 3865 8162 3864 8183 3885 8206 $$ 05
898 WGUS71 KRLX 280226 FFSRLX Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Charleston WV 1026 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017 WVC035-053-079-280236- /O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-170528T0230Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Mason WV-Putnam WV-Jackson WV- 1026 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MASON...NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM AND SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1030 PM EDT... The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures. LAT...LON 3885 8183 3865 8162 3864 8183 3885 8206 $$ 16
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 1:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pleasants | 22 min |
| May 27, 4:14 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 25 more | 39 hr |
| May 27, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge | 44 min |
| May 27, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis | 40 min |
| May 27, 4:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lewis, Upshur | 24 min |
| May 27, 4:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wood | 36 min |
| May 27, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lewis, Upshur | 29 min |
| May 27, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Lewis, Upshur | 29 min |
| May 27, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wayne | 94 min |
| May 27, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Roane | 32 min |
| May 27, 6:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson | 24 min |
| May 27, 7:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Kanawha, Roane | 28 min |
| May 27, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay | 30 min |
| May 27, 7:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge, Pleasants | 87 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.