Alert archive / West Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2017
Flash Flood Warning 46, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jul 28, 2017, 2:31 PM EDT for 6 counties in West Virginia; Lawrence County, Ohio. It was in force for 3 hr. 3 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
- Jul 28, 2017, 2:31 PM EDT (18:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 28, 2017, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Lawrence County, OH, Cabell County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Mason County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Wayne County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2:45 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Se Huntington, WV | WATER FLOWING DOWN ARLINGTON BLVD NEAR RT 60. VIA TWITTER WITH VIDEO AND PICTURES. |
| Jul 28, 3:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Ene Huntington, WV | 5TH AVENUE NEAR 25TH STREET CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER |
| Jul 28, 3:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 E The Ridge Estates, WV | POPLAR FORK OUT OF ITS BANKS FLOODING RT 33 NEAR BP STATION |
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, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 190 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
- 165 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -196 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 720 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.3
The text
As transmitted.
834 WGUS51 KRLX 281831 FFWRLX OHC087-WVC011-039-043-053-079-099-282130- /O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0046.170728T1831Z-170728T2130Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Charleston WV 231 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2017 The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Lawrence County in southeastern Ohio... Southern Mason County in western West Virginia... Cabell County in central West Virginia... West central Kanawha County in central West Virginia... Southern Putnam County in western West Virginia... Northern Lincoln County in central West Virginia... North central Wayne County in western West Virginia... * Until 530 PM EDT * At 230 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to one inch of rain has already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Huntington, Nitro, Hamlin, Chesapeake, Proctorville, St. Albans, Hurricane, Barboursville, Milton, Poca, Cross Lanes, Ona, Culloden, Tornado, Teays Valley, Alum Creek, West Hamlin, Athalia, Sweetland and Salt Rock. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.50 to 1.00 inches are possible in the warned area. 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 3846 8171 3821 8196 3839 8253 3859 8224 $$ 21
2 follow-up statements
644 WGUS71 KRLX 282016 FFSRLX Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Charleston WV 416 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2017 OHC087-WVC011-039-043-053-079-099-282130- /O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0046.000000T0000Z-170728T2130Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Lawrence OH-Mason WV-Cabell WV-Kanawha WV-Putnam WV-Lincoln WV- Wayne WV- 416 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE...SOUTHERN MASON...CABELL...WEST CENTRAL KANAWHA...SOUTHERN PUTNAM...NORTHERN LINCOLN AND NORTH CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTIES... At 412 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms produced a very rapid one to one half inch of rain. There have been several reports of creeks out of their banks, and/or roadways flooded. The heavy rain has moved out of the water, however high water in low spots may linger for the next hour or so. Heed any road closures and do not drive through flooded roadways. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Huntington, Nitro, Hamlin, Chesapeake, Proctorville, St. Albans, Hurricane, Barboursville, Milton, Poca, Cross Lanes, Ona, Culloden, Tornado, Teays Valley, Alum Creek, West Hamlin, Athalia, Sweetland and Salt Rock. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report Severe Weather to the National Weather Service by calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely. You may also report severe weather by posting your report to the Charleston West Virginia National Weather Service Facebook Page, or by using the Twitter Hashtag, NWSRLX. && LAT...LON 3846 8171 3821 8196 3839 8253 3859 8224 $$ 16
636 WGUS71 KRLX 282123 FFSRLX Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Charleston WV 523 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2017 OHC087-WVC011-039-043-053-079-099-282132- /O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0046.000000T0000Z-170728T2130Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Lawrence OH-Mason WV-Cabell WV-Kanawha WV-Putnam WV-Lincoln WV- Wayne WV- 523 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE...SOUTHERN MASON...CABELL...WEST CENTRAL KANAWHA...SOUTHERN PUTNAM...NORTHERN LINCOLN AND NORTH CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 530 PM EDT... The heavy rain has ended. There are some scattered showers that will move through this evening, however additional flooding is not expected. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures. LAT...LON 3846 8171 3821 8196 3839 8253 3859 8224 $$ 16
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 1:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Putnam | 2 hr |
| Jul 28, 1:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Kanawha, Putnam | 62 min |
| Jul 28, 2:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Kanawha, Putnam | 58 min |
| Jul 28, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha | 50 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in West Virginia, 2017Flash Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2017Every flash flood warning in 2017
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.