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River Flood Warning 51, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this river flood warning at Sep 10, 2018, 3:55 PM EDT for 4 counties in West Virginia; Washington County, Ohio. It took effect at Sep 11, 2018, 11:49 AM EDT. It was in force for 17 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 10, 2018, 3:55 PM EDT (19:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 11, 2018, 11:49 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 28, 2018, 10:32 AM EDT
- In force
- 17 days
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Washington County, OH, Kanawha County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Tyler County, WV, Wood County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Elk River at Queen Shoals (QUSW2).
- Action stage
- 17 ft
- Minor stage
- 19 ft
- Moderate stage
- 23 ft
- Major stage
- 29 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03197000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Sep 10, 3:03 PM EDT, 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 10, 3:03 PM EDT, 52 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV Issued by National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 245 PM EDT Mon Sep 10 2018 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-083-084-086-087-WVZ005-006-013>020- 024>031-111845- Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Jackson OH- Vinton-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Wayne-Cabell-Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha-Roane- Wirt-Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-Mingo-Logan-Boone-Clay-Braxton-Gilmer- Lewis-Harrison- 245 PM EDT Mon Sep 10 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, portions of southeast Ohio, and portions of central West Virginia, northern West Virginia, southern West Virginia and western West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. By late in the week and into next weekend, Hurricane Florence will impact the eastern United States. The potential exists for significant rainfall to return to the region by next weekend. However, the path of Florence, and hence where the heavy rainfall will occur, remains uncertain. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports. VAZ003-004-WVZ032>034-039-040-515>526-111845- Dickenson-Buchanan-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- 245 PM EDT Mon Sep 10 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia, and portions of central West Virginia, northeast West Virginia, northern West Virginia, southeast West Virginia and southern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. There is a small chance that brief heavy showers or thunderstorms could lead to localized high water impacts today. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. By late in the week and into next weekend, Hurricane Florence will impact the eastern United States. The potential exists for significant rainfall to return to the region by next weekend. However, the path of Florence, and hence where the heavy rainfall will occur, remains uncertain. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports. OHZ076-085-WVZ007>011-111845- Washington-Meigs-Mason-Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler- 245 PM EDT Mon Sep 10 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Ohio, and portions of central West Virginia, northern West Virginia and western West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Flooding is expected along portions of the Ohio River. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Flooding is expected along portions of the Ohio River through Thursday. By late in the week and into next weekend, Hurricane Florence will impact the eastern United States. The potential exists for significant rainfall to return to the region by next weekend. However, the path of Florence, and hence where the heavy rainfall will occur, remains uncertain. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 10, 3:44 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 8:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Ritchie, Wirt | 113 min |
| Sep 9, 8:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | McDowell, Wyoming | 55 min |
| Sep 9, 9:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Fayette, Nicholas, Raleigh, Wyoming | 65 min |
| Sep 9, 11:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell, Mason, Putnam, Wayne | 6 hr |
| Sep 9, 11:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln | 96 min |
| Sep 10, 9:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Tyler | 15 hr |
| Sep 10, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wyoming | 31 min |
| Sep 10, 7:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Meigs | 15 hr |
| Sep 10, 12:20 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | RLX | Carter, Greenup | 12 hr |
| Sep 10, 11:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Greenup | 14 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in West Virginia, 2018River Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2018Every river flood warning 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.