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Flash Flood Watch 1, NWS Charleston, WV

April 3, 20186 counties in West Virginia; 5 counties in Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood watch at Apr 3, 2018, 7:16 AM EDT for 6 counties in West Virginia; 5 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 3, 2018, 7:16 AM EDT (11:16 UTC)
Expired: Apr 3, 2018, 3:00 PM EDT
In force: 8 hr
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Flood severity: None

Counties Athens County, OH, Morgan County, OH, Perry County, OH, Vinton County, OH, Washington County, OH, Doddridge County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Tyler County, WV, Wood County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 flash flood watch went out at Apr 3, 6:50 AM EDT, 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 6:50 AM EDT, 26 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 3:17 AM EDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 3, 4:41 AM EDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
441 AM EDT TUE APR 3 2018

OHZ083-084-030945-
Jackson-Vinton-
441 AM EDT TUE APR 3 2018

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT JACKSON AND VINTON
COUNTIES...

At 439 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorms were located near Jackson,
moving northeast at 35 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Jackson, Wellston, Mcarthur, Lake Hope State Park, Hamden, Coalton,
Zaleski, Wilkesville, Creola, Eagle Mills, Radcliffe, Petersburg,
Allensville and Byer.

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

LAT...LON 3917 8279 3917 8278 3918 8276 3937 8274
      3936 8264 3937 8263 3937 8252 3939 8251
      3939 8229 3930 8230 3929 8226 3921 8227
      3920 8231 3910 8232 3903 8235 3904 8243
      3900 8244 3895 8280
TIME...MOT...LOC 0839Z 238DEG 47KT 3912 8268

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 3, 9:33 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Tyler, Wirt and 1 more	57 min
Apr 3, 10:40 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Doddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wirt, Wood	2 hr
Apr 3, 12:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Doddridge, Harrison, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wirt and 1 more	2 hr
Apr 3, 1:39 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Doddridge, Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wirt and 1 more	3 hr
Apr 3, 2:24 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	RLX	Doddridge, Harrison, Jackson, Mason, Pleasants, Ritchie and 4 more	13 hr
Apr 3, 5:13 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Doddridge, Harrison, Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler and 2 more	18 hr
Apr 3, 4:41 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Jackson, Vinton	64 min
Apr 3, 8:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, Morgan, Perry and 1 more	61 min
Apr 3, 10:52 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Washington	3 hr
Apr 3, 11:14 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Morgan, Perry, Washington	7 hr
Apr 3, 12:50 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Athens, Meigs, Morgan, Vinton, Washington	15 hr
Apr 3, 3:40 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	RLX	Washington	40 hr
Apr 3, 6:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Morgan, Perry	42 min
Apr 3, 6:10 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RLX	Perry	20 min
Apr 3, 6:17 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Morgan, Perry, Washington	12 hr
Apr 3, 6:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Morgan, Perry	35 min
Apr 3, 7:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Athens	24 min
Apr 3, 7:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Vinton	55 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Watches in West Virginia, 2018 Flash Flood Watches in Ohio, 2018 Every flash flood watch in 2018

Sources

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.