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River Flood Warning 54, NWS Charleston, WV

September 11, 2018Mason County, West Virginia; Meigs County, Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this river flood warning at Sep 11, 2018, 1:33 PM EDT for Mason County, West Virginia; Meigs County, Ohio. It took effect at Sep 11, 2018, 9:38 PM EDT. It was in force for 39 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 11, 2018, 1:33 PM EDT (17:33 UTC)
In effect from: Sep 11, 2018, 9:38 PM EDT
Expired: Sep 13, 2018, 12:21 PM EDT
In force: 39 hr
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Meigs County, OH, Mason County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:33 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.

The river

Written for the forecast point Ohio River at Racine Lock (RACW2).

Action stage: 38 ft
Minor stage: 41 ft
Moderate stage: 44 ft
Major stage: 48 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03159870, 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 11, 10:24 AM EDT, 3 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 11, 10:24 AM EDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 11, 4:45 AM EDT, 8 hours 48 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
Issued by National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
445 AM EDT Tue Sep 11 2018

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-083-084-086-087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005-006-
013>020-024>034-039-040-515>526-120845-
Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Jackson OH-
Vinton-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Dickenson-Buchanan-Wayne-Cabell-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-
445 AM EDT Tue Sep 11 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

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

By late in the week and into next weekend, Hurricane Florence is
expected to impact the eastern United States. The potential exists
for significant rainfall to return to our region by early next week.
However, the path of Florence, and hence where the heavy rainfall
may occur, continues to remain 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>011-120845-
Washington-Meigs-Mason-Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-
445 AM EDT Tue Sep 11 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...Today and Tonight.

Flooding is expected along portions of the Ohio River.

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

Flooding is expected along portions of the Ohio River through
Thursday.

By late in the week and into next weekend, Hurricane Florence is
expected to impact the eastern United States. The potential exists
for significant rainfall to return to our region by early next week.
However, the path of Florence, and hence where the heavy rainfall
may occur, continues to remain 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.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 11, 2:50 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	RLX	Harrison, Pleasants, Wood	18 days
Sep 11, 8:05 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	RLX	Jackson, Wood	38 hr
Sep 10, 11:03 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Meigs	11 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in West Virginia, 2018 River Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2018 Every 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.