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River Flood Warning 20, NWS Charleston, WV

February 24, 2019Lawrence County, Ohio; Boyd County, Greenup County, Kentucky

NWS Charleston, WV issued this river flood warning at Feb 24, 2019, 8:21 PM EST for Lawrence County, Ohio; Boyd County, Greenup County, Kentucky. It took effect at Feb 25, 2019, 3:30 AM EST. It was in force for 38 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 24, 2019, 8:21 PM EST (01:21 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 25, 2019, 3:30 AM EST
Expired
Feb 26, 2019, 5:11 PM EST
In force
38 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Boyd County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Lawrence County, OH

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:21 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 river

Written for the forecast point Ohio River at Ashland (ASHK2). The gauge peaked at 53.14 ft at Feb 25, 2019, 9:00 PM EST.

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Action stage
50 ft
Minor stage
52 ft
Moderate stage
56.6 ft
Major stage
65.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03216000, 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, 6:46 PM EST, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 6:46 PM EST, 1 hour 35 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 6:47 AM EST, 13 hours 34 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, 3:27 PM EST, 4 hours 54 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 24, 8:21 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningRLXMason45 hr
Feb 24, 10:59 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXFayette, Raleigh23 hr
Feb 25, 9:26 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXCabell, Lincoln, Wayne6 hr
Feb 25, 1:37 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningRLXScioto52 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2019River Flood Warnings in Ohio, 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.