Alert archive / Kentucky / River Flood Warnings in 2019
River Flood Warning 17, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this river flood warning at Feb 24, 2019, 10:05 AM EST for Carter County, Greenup County, Kentucky. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2019, 10:05 AM EST (15:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2019, 3:48 PM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:05 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 Little Sandy River at Grayson (GYNK2).
- Action stage
- 19 ft
- Minor stage
- 21 ft
- Moderate stage
- 25 ft
- Major stage
- 28 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03216500, 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 Feb 24, 9:00 AM EST, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 9:00 AM EST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 6:47 AM EST, 3 hours 18 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 647 AM EST Sun Feb 24 2019 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>010-013>019-024>026- 028-029-251200- Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington- Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Wayne-Cabell-Mason- Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha-Roane-Wirt-Calhoun- Ritchie-Mingo-Logan-Boone-Braxton-Gilmer- 647 AM EST Sun Feb 24 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, and portions of central West Virginia, northern West Virginia, southern West Virginia and western 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. Wind Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. No hazardous weather is 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. VAZ003-004-WVZ027-033-034-515>520-251200- Dickenson-Buchanan-Clay-McDowell-Wyoming-Northwest Raleigh- Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette-Southeast Fayette- Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas- 647 AM EST Sun Feb 24 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia, and portions of central West Virginia, southeast West Virginia and southern 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. Wind Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. No hazardous weather is 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. WVZ011-020-030>032-039-040-521>526-251200- Tyler-Doddridge-Lewis-Harrison-Taylor-Upshur-Barbour- Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster-Northwest Pocahontas- Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph- 647 AM EST Sun Feb 24 2019 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central West Virginia, northeast West Virginia and northern 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. High Wind Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Wind Warning. .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. ABE
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 24, 4:54 AM EST, 5 hours 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
454 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0430 AM FLOOD PROCTORVILLE 38.44N 82.38W
02/24/2019 LAWRENCE OH TRAINED SPOTTER
MAJOR UNSPECIFIED ROADWAY IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLOODING.
WATER UP TO FRONT DOORS OF A COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE.
&&
EVENT NUMBER RLX1900895
TRMLocal storm report, Feb 24, 4:57 AM EST, 5 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
457 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0703 AM NON-TSTM WND GST BECKLEY AIRPORT 37.79N 81.12W
02/23/2019 M36 MPH RALEIGH WV ASOS
0246 PM NON-TSTM WND GST BECKLEY AIRPORT 37.79N 81.12W
02/23/2019 M39 MPH RALEIGH WV ASOS
&&
EVENT NUMBER RLX1900896
EVENT NUMBER RLX1900897
TRMLocal storm report, Feb 24, 6:25 AM EST, 3 hours 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
625 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0618 AM FLOOD DAVIS CREEK 38.34N 81.70W
02/24/2019 KANAWHA WV EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER RESCUE AT FERRELL ROAD NEAR SMITH ROAD, CAR
SUBMERGED IN A USUAL LOW SPOT. FLOOD WATERS FROM DAVIS
CREEK COMING OUT OF ITS BANKS.
&&
EVENT NUMBER RLX1900898
TRMLocal storm report, Feb 24, 7:58 AM EST, 2 hours 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
758 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0618 AM FLOOD TORNADO 38.33N 81.86W
02/24/2019 KANAWHA WV EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER RESCUE AT FERRELL ROAD NEAR SMITH CREEK ROAD, CAR
SUBMERGED IN A USUAL LOW SPOT. FLOOD WATERS FROM SMITH
CREEK AND BACKWATER FROM THE COAL RIVER, WHICH IS
CURRENTLY AT ACTION STAGE. **CORRECTED FOR LOCATION**
&&
CORRECTED LOCATION...FATALITIES...INJURIES...REMARKS
EVENT NUMBER RLX1900898
MECThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 10:06 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne | 12 hr |
| Feb 24, 12:48 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha and 4 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 24, 9:44 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 24, 10:44 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Fayette, Raleigh | 12 hr |
| Feb 24, 1:18 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln | 17 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2019Every river flood warning 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.