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Areal Flood Warning 39, NWS Charleston, WV

May 20, 20204 counties in West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this areal flood warning at May 20, 2020, 6:50 PM EDT for 4 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 16 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 20, 2020, 6:50 PM EDT (22:50 UTC)
Expired
May 21, 2020, 10:45 AM EDT
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Clay County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Roane County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood warning went out at May 20, 2:10 PM EDT, 4 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 20, 2:10 PM EDT, 4 hours 40 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 20, 9:09 AM EDT, 9 hours 41 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
909 AM EDT Wed May 20 2020

OHZ066-VAZ003-004-WVZ011-013>016-018-020-024>034-039-040-515>526-
211315-
Perry-Dickenson-Buchanan-Tyler-Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha-Roane-Calhoun-
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-
909 AM EDT Wed May 20 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Ohio,
southwest Virginia, and portions of central West Virginia,
northeast West Virginia, northern West Virginia, southeast West
Virginia and southern West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Rounds of showers are expected today and can be heavy at times.
Repetitive rounds of rain may cause drainage issues and water issues
in low lying areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Rounds of showers and possible storms are expected through the week.
Repetitive rounds of rain may cause drainage issues and water issues
in low lying areas.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
 conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>010-017-019-211315-
Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Morgan-Athens-Washington-Jackson OH-
Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Wayne-Cabell-Mason-Jackson WV-Wood-
Pleasants-Wirt-Ritchie-
909 AM EDT Wed May 20 2020

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

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

   Flash Flood Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flash Flood Watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
 conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 20, 1:36 PM EDT, 5 hours 14 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 20, 7:58 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXRitchie, Wood10 hr
May 20, 10:56 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXPleasants, Wood7 hr
May 20, 1:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXKanawha54 min
May 20, 5:49 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXWood17 hr
May 20, 9:09 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXAthens, Morgan, Washington5 hr
May 20, 10:09 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXWashington28 hr
May 20, 11:30 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningRLXWashington28 hr

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in West Virginia, 2020Every areal flood warning in 2020

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.