Alert archive / West Virginia / Flood Watches in 2019
Flood Watch 1, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flood watch at Jan 18, 2019, 12:14 PM EST for 16 counties in West Virginia; 7 counties in Ohio; 4 counties in Kentucky. It took effect at Jan 19, 2019, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 18, 2019, 12:14 PM EST (17:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 19, 2019, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2019, 4:00 AM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Flood severity
- None
All 27 counties
Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Athens County, OH, Gallia County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Vinton County, OH, Washington County, OH, Boone County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, Mason County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Roane County, WV, Tyler County, WV, Wayne County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:17 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 nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 556 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this 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 flood watch went out at Jan 18, 9:52 AM EST, 2 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 18, 9:52 AM EST, 2 hours 22 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 18, 9:59 AM EST, 2 hours 15 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 959 AM EST Fri Jan 18 2019 WVZ522-523-526-191500- Southeast Webster-Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph- 959 AM EST Fri Jan 18 2019 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. A strong storm system will affect the area Saturday through Sunday. Precipitation may start out as a wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain Saturday morning, before transitioning to heavy rain by Saturday afternoon. Slick travel is possible Saturday morning, with localized flooding a possibility as the rain develops. Rain will change over to snow late Saturday night and into Sunday, with light to moderate accumulations possible through Sunday. In addition, very cold air will infiltrate the area by Sunday into Sunday night. This combined with gusty winds may necessitate the need for wind chill headlines. Winter weather and/or water related headlines may also be needed. .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. OHZ066-067-075-076-084-191500- Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-Vinton- 959 AM EST Fri Jan 18 2019 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Ohio. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Storm Watch. A strong storm system will affect the area Saturday through Sunday. After light freezing rain and light snow accumulation Saturday morning, the precipitation will transitioning to heavy rain by Saturday afternoon. Slick travel is possible Saturday morning, with localized flooding a possibility as the rain develops. The rain will change back to snow throughout east-central Ohio Saturday night, with significant snowfall accumulations possible into Sunday morning. In addition, very cold air will infiltrate the area by Sunday into Sunday night. This combined with gusty winds may necessitate the need for wind chill headlines. Winter weather and/or water related headlines may also be needed. .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. WVZ520-521-524-525-191500- Southeast Nicholas-Northwest Webster-Southeast Pocahontas- Northwest Randolph- 959 AM EST Fri Jan 18 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast West Virginia and southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. A strong storm system will affect the area Saturday through Sunday. Precipitation may start out as a wintry mix of snow and freezing rain Saturday morning, before transitioning to heavy rain by Saturday afternoon. Slick travel is possible Saturday morning, with localized flooding a possibility as the rain develops. Rain will change over to snow late Saturday night into early Sunday morning, with light to moderate accumulations possible into Sunday. In addition, very cold air will infiltrate the area by Sunday into Sunday night. This combined with gusty winds may necessitate the need for wind chill headlines. Winter weather and/or water related headlines may be needed. .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. OHZ083-085>087-WVZ007>011-017-019-020-031-032-191500- Jackson OH-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Mason-Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants- Tyler-Wirt-Ritchie-Doddridge-Harrison-Taylor- 959 AM EST Fri Jan 18 2019 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. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. A strong storm system will affect the area Saturday through Sunday. Precipitation may start out as a wintry mix of snow and freezing rain Saturday morning, before transitioning to heavy rain by Saturday afternoon. Slick travel is possible Saturday morning, with localized flooding a possibility as the rain develops. Rain will change over to snow late Saturday night into early Sunday morning, with light to moderate accumulations possible into Sunday. Winter weather and/or water related headlines may be needed. .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-VAZ003-004-WVZ005-006-013>016-018-024>030-033-034-039- 040-515>519-191500- Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Dickenson-Buchanan-Wayne-Cabell- Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha-Roane-Calhoun-Mingo-Logan-Boone-Clay-Braxton- Gilmer-Lewis-McDowell-Wyoming-Upshur-Barbour-Northwest Raleigh- Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette-Southeast Fayette- Northwest Nicholas- 959 AM EST Fri Jan 18 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, southwest Virginia, and portions of central West Virginia, northern West Virginia, southeast West Virginia, southern West Virginia and western West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. A strong storm system will affect the area Saturday through Sunday. Rain, heavy at times Saturday into Saturday night, may lead to localized flooding. Water related headlines may be needed. Rain will change over to snow late Saturday night into early Sunday morning, with light accumulations possible into Sunday. .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, Jan 18, 9:50 AM EST, 2 hours 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
950 AM EST FRI JAN 18 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 AM SNOW 4 SSE NORA 37.02N 82.32W
01/18/2019 M1.9 INCH DICKENSON VA CO-OP OBSERVER
24-HOUR SNOWFALL.
0600 AM SNOW BARTOW 38.55N 79.80W
01/18/2019 M5.0 INCH POCAHONTAS WV CO-OP OBSERVER
SNOW DEPTH.
0600 AM SNOW SNOWSHOE 38.42N 79.99W
01/18/2019 M7.0 INCH POCAHONTAS WV CO-OP OBSERVER
SNOW DEPTH.
0600 AM SNOW BARTOW 38.55N 79.80W
01/18/2019 M2.0 INCH POCAHONTAS WV CO-OP OBSERVER
24-HOUR SNOWFALL.
0600 AM SNOW SNOWSHOE 38.42N 79.99W
01/18/2019 M2.0 INCH POCAHONTAS WV CO-OP OBSERVER
24-HOUR SNOWFALL.
0625 AM SNOW FROST 3NE 38.29N 79.82W
01/18/2019 M2.1 INCH POCAHONTAS WV CO-OP OBSERVER
24-HOUR SNOWFALL.
0625 AM SNOW FROST 3NE 38.29N 79.82W
01/18/2019 M4.0 INCH POCAHONTAS WV CO-OP OBSERVER
SNOW DEPTH.
0700 AM SNOW BECKLEY VA HOSPITAL 37.78N 81.18W
01/18/2019 M0.3 INCH RALEIGH WV CO-OP OBSERVER
24-HOUR SNOWFALL.
0700 AM SNOW 3 SW MARLINTON 38.19N 80.13W
01/18/2019 M2.0 INCH POCAHONTAS WV IFLOWS
24-HOUR SNOWFALL.
0700 AM SNOW 1 N ATHENS 39.34N 82.10W
01/18/2019 M0.1 INCH ATHENS OH COCORAHS
24-HOUR SNOWFALL.
0700 AM SNOW 4 SSE SNOWSHOE 38.36N 79.96W
01/18/2019 M2.3 INCH POCAHONTAS WV COCORAHS
24-HOUR SNOWFALL.
0700 AM SNOW 1 N CRAIGSVILLE 38.34N 80.65W
01/18/2019 M2.5 INCH NICHOLAS WV COCORAHS
24-HOUR SNOWFALL.
0800 AM SNOW 1 W BEVERLY 39.55N 81.64W
01/18/2019 M1.0 INCH WASHINGTON OH CO-OP OBSERVER
24-HOUR SNOWFALL.
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JZThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2:43 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 28 more | 64 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:57 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RLX | Athens, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, Washington | 11 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:43 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Perry | 42 hr |
Nearby
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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.