Alert archive / West Virginia / Flash Flood Watches in 2019
Flash Flood Watch 5, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood watch at Jul 7, 2019, 5:39 AM EDT for 18 counties in West Virginia; 4 counties in Ohio. It took effect at Jul 7, 2019, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2019, 5:39 AM EDT (09:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 7, 2019, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2019, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Flood severity
- None
All 22 counties
Athens County, OH, Morgan County, OH, Perry County, OH, Washington County, OH, Barbour County, WV, Braxton County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Doddridge County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Nicholas County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Pocahontas County, WV, Randolph County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Taylor County, WV, Tyler County, WV, Upshur County, WV, Webster County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 234 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1001 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
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 Jul 7, 4:03 AM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 4:03 AM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 1149 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2019 WVZ009>011-017>020-028>032-039-040-521>523-525-526-071600- Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Wirt-Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-Braxton-Gilmer- Lewis-Harrison-Taylor-Upshur-Barbour-Northwest Webster- Southeast Webster-Northwest Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph- Southeast Randolph- 1149 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2019 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central West Virginia, northeast West Virginia and northern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. Widely scattered showers and storms are expected Saturday afternoon and evening. Some of the stronger storms could produce damaging winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .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. KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>008- 013>016-024>027-033-034-515>520-524-071600- Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington- Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Dickenson-Buchanan-Wayne- Cabell-Mason-Jackson WV-Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha-Roane-Mingo-Logan- Boone-Clay-McDowell-Wyoming-Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh- Northwest Fayette-Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas- Southeast Nicholas-Southeast Pocahontas- 1149 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, southwest Virginia, and portions of central West Virginia, northeast West Virginia, southeast West Virginia, southern West Virginia and western West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Localized flash flooding is possible this afternoon and evening, especially in areas that receive multiple rounds of thunderstorms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Showers and storms will continue on Sunday. Localized flash flooding is possible in areas that receive multiple rounds of thunderstorms. .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
Local storm report, Jul 7, 12:17 AM EDT, 5 hours 22 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 8:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Harrison, Lewis, Upshur | 15 min |
| Jul 6, 8:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pleasants, Tyler | 30 min |
| Jul 6, 8:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wood | 37 min |
| Jul 6, 9:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pleasants, Ritchie | 27 min |
| Jul 6, 9:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Ritchie | 62 min |
| Jul 6, 9:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Gilmer | 37 min |
| Jul 7, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln | 33 min |
| Jul 7, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha | 26 min |
| Jul 7, 7:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pleasants, Tyler, Wood | 29 min |
| Jul 7, 7:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pleasants, Wood | 31 min |
| Jul 6, 8:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Morgan, Perry, Washington | 4 hr |
| Jul 6, 11:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Morgan, Washington | 6 hr |
| Jul 7, 10:12 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Washington | 9 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Watches in West Virginia, 2019Flash Flood Watches in Ohio, 2019Every flash flood watch in 2019
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.