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Areal Flood Warning 76, NWS Charleston, WV

May 23, 2018Washington County, Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this areal flood warning at May 23, 2018, 3:31 AM EDT for Washington County, Ohio. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
May 23, 2018, 3:31 AM EDT (07:31 UTC)
Expired
May 23, 2018, 3:30 PM EDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Washington County, OH

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood warning went out at May 23, 2:03 AM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 23, 2:03 AM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 22, 9:05 PM EDT, 6 hours 26 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
905 PM EDT Tue May 22 2018

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-
013>020-024>034-039-040-515>526-240115-
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-Kanawha-
Roane-Wirt-Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-Mingo-Logan-Boone-Clay-Braxton-
Gilmer-Lewis-Harrison-Taylor-McDowell-Wyoming-Upshur-Barbour-
Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette-
Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas-
Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster-Northwest Pocahontas-
Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph-
905 PM EDT Tue May 22 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, southeast
Ohio, southwest Virginia and much of West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 22, 9:42 PM EDT, 5 hours 49 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 22, 11:51 PM EDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 23, 12:30 AM EDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1230 AM EDT WED MAY 23 2018

WVZ016-018-027-028-039-519-521>523-525-526-230530-
Calhoun-Southeast Webster-Clay-Northwest Randolph-Roane-Northwest
Pocahontas-Northwest Webster-Northwest
Nicholas-Upshur-Braxton-Southeast Randolph-
1230 AM EDT WED MAY 23 2018

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN CALHOUN...
SOUTHWESTERN RANDOLPH...NORTHEASTERN POCAHONTAS...NORTH CENTRAL
NICHOLAS...BRAXTON...SOUTHERN UPSHUR...SOUTHEASTERN ROANE...WEBSTER
AND CLAY COUNTIES...

At 1230 AM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from 10 miles west of Mill Creek to near
Gassaway to 8 miles southeast of Spencer. Movement was southeast at
25 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Sutton, Clay, Webster Springs, Gassaway, Addison (Webster Springs),
Birch River, Big Otter, Holly River State, Wallback, Harrison, Mingo,
Cowen, Durbin, Flatwoods, Huttonsville, Nebo, Alexander, Cheat
Bridge, Eden and Helvetia.

This includes Interstate 79 between mile markers 28 and 69.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may
cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

LAT...LON 3841 8043 3840 8110 3873 8135 3872 8088
      3876 8045 3873 8045 3872 8041 3877 8041
      3879 8014 3855 7967
TIME...MOT...LOC 0430Z 308DEG 21KT 3877 8016 3869 8082 3870 8129

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Local storm report, May 23, 3:00 AM EDT, 31 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 22, 8:09 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXWebster3 hr
May 22, 9:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXDoddridge, Tyler48 min
May 22, 9:55 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXPleasants, Tyler3 hr
May 22, 11:04 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXDoddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wood3 hr
May 22, 11:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBraxton, Calhoun, Gilmer, Lewis, Roane, Upshur24 min
May 23, 12:21 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXBraxton, Calhoun, Gilmer, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt and 1 more3 hr
May 23, 12:30 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBraxton, Clay, Webster60 min
May 22, 9:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXVinton55 min
May 22, 9:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWashington63 min
May 23, 6:08 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXWashington6 hr
May 23, 2:52 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXWashington3 hr

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.