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Flash Flood Warning 23, NWS Charleston, WV

June 13, 2017Vinton County, Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jun 13, 2017, 10:47 AM EDT for Vinton County, Ohio. It was in force for 118 min. 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 13, 2017, 10:47 AM EDT (14:47 UTC)
Expired
Jun 13, 2017, 12:45 PM EDT
In force
118 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Vinton County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:49 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 13, 11:50 AM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Ssw Lake Hope State P, OHSR-278 FLOODED BETWEEN US-50 AND HOCKING COUNTY LINE.

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, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 116 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2017-06-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1831 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2017-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -8 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
1831 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-35 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1049 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-12 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

871 
WGUS51 KRLX 131447
FFWRLX
OHC163-131645-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0023.170613T1447Z-170613T1645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1047 AM EDT TUE JUN 13 2017

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Vinton County in southeastern Ohio...

* Until 1245 PM EDT

* At 1046 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to
  begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Mcarthur, Lake Hope State Park, Hamden, Zaleski, Allensville,
  Creola and Radcliffe.

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 3937 8255 3937 8252 3939 8251 3935 8229
      3930 8230 3929 8226 3920 8227 3920 8231
      3910 8232 3916 8254 3918 8254 3919 8263
      3919 8265 3920 8265 3921 8269

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 6:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXVinton60 min
Jun 13, 7:10 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXJackson, Vinton3 hr
Jun 13, 8:11 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXGallia, Jackson, Meigs2 hr
Jun 13, 10:09 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchRLXAthens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan and 3 more8 hr
Jun 13, 10:22 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXAthens, Meigs, Vinton113 min
Jun 13, 12:45 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXVinton3 hr
Jun 13, 4:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXGallia26 min
Jun 13, 5:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPerry47 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.