Alert archive / West Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2018
Flash Flood Warning 69, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Sep 5, 2018, 5:34 PM EDT for 4 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2018, 5:34 PM EDT (21:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2018, 6:11 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Wayne County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 213 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
- 788 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -67 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1442 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
395
WGUS51 KRLX 052134
FFWRLX
WVC043-045-059-099-052230-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0069.180905T2134Z-180905T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
Issued by National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
534 PM EDT WED SEP 5 2018
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
North central Mingo County in southern West Virginia...
Southwestern Lincoln County in central West Virginia...
East central Wayne County in western West Virginia...
Northwestern Logan County in southern West Virginia...
* Until 630 PM EDT.
* At 531 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Near two inches of rain have
already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Harts.
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 3794 8206 3789 8216 3800 8233 3811 8227
3809 8215
$$
ROCHE1 follow-up statement
419
WGUS71 KRLX 052211
FFSRLX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
Issued by National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
611 PM EDT WED SEP 5 2018
WVC043-045-059-099-052221-
/O.CAN.KRLX.FF.W.0069.000000T0000Z-180905T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Mingo WV-Lincoln WV-Wayne WV-Logan WV-
611 PM EDT WED SEP 5 2018
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL MINGO...SOUTHWESTERN
LINCOLN...EAST CENTRAL WAYNE AND NORTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3794 8206 3789 8216 3800 8233 3811 8227
3809 8215
$$
ROCHEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln | 43 min |
| Sep 5, 5:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Lincoln, Logan, Wayne | 35 min |
| Sep 5, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln | 59 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.