Alert archive / West Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 10, 2021, 7:51 PM EDT for Marion County, Monongalia County, West Virginia. It was in force for 84 min. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2021, 7:51 PM EDT (23:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2021, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 84 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Marion County, WV, Monongalia County, WV
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:52 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 8:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Rivesville, WV | HAWKINBERRY HOLLOW AREA WATER FLOWING OVER ROADS. |
| Jun 10, 8:26 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Shagtown, WV | REPORTED FLOODING ALONG HOWARD STREET IN FAIRMONT. |
| Jun 10, 8:28 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Barrackville, WV | REPORT OF FLOODED ROADWAY AND RESIDENTIAL FLOODING. EXTENT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. |
| Jun 10, 8:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Fairmont, WV | VIDEO SHOWS FAST MOVING FLOOD WATERS ACROSS KIRKWAY DRIVE AT THE FAIRMONT BOWLING CENTER. |
| Jun 10, 8:32 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Barrackville, WV | 911 CENTER CONFIRMING MULTIPLE ROADWAYS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Jun 10, 8:33 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Barrackville, WV | 911 CENTER CONFIRMED MULTIPLE RESIDENCES FLOODED IN THE BARRACKVILLE AREA. |
| Jun 10, 8:33 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Fairmont, WV | 911 CALL CENTER CONFIRMED MULTIPLE ROADWAYS CLOSED IN THE FAIRMONT AREA DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Jun 10, 9:00 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 6.1 | Bellview, WV | FELL OVER 2.5 HOURS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -62 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 830 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
105
WGUS51 KPBZ 102351
FFWPBZ
WVC049-061-110115-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.FF.W.0001.210610T2351Z-210611T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
751 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
East Central Marion County in northern West Virginia...
Southwestern Monongalia County in northern West Virginia...
* Until 915 PM EDT.
* At 751 PM EDT, Radar indicated showers and thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of
rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Fairmont, Pleasant Valley, Winfield, Barrackville, Rivesville and
Baxter.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3947 8009 3947 8018 3955 8018 3954 8003
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$3 follow-up statements
074
WGUS71 KPBZ 110041
FFSPBZ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
841 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021
WVC049-061-110115-
/O.CON.KPBZ.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210611T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Marion WV-Monongalia WV-
841 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL MARION AND SOUTHWESTERN MONONGALIA
COUNTIES...
At 841 PM EDT, HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
Estimates are that
2 to 3 inches has fallen.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that are experiencing flash flooding include...
Fairmont and Barrackville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3947 8009 3947 8018 3955 8018 3954 8003
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$004
WGUS71 KPBZ 110057
FFSPBZ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
857 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021
WVC049-061-110115-
/O.CON.KPBZ.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210611T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Marion WV-Monongalia WV-
857 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL MARION AND SOUTHWESTERN MONONGALIA
COUNTIES...
At 857 PM EDT, emergency management reported flooding in
Barrackville and Fairmont. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have
fallen.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rainfall
SOURCE...Emergency management reported.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Fairmont, Pleasant Valley, Winfield, Barrackville, Rivesville and
Baxter.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3947 8009 3947 8018 3955 8018 3954 8003
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$481 WGUS71 KPBZ 110112 FFSPBZ Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 912 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021 WVC049-061-110122- /O.EXP.KPBZ.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210611T0115Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Marion WV-Monongalia WV- 912 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 915 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL MARION AND SOUTHWESTERN MONONGALIA COUNTIES... The heaviest rain has ended and areas of high water are expected to recede. Please continue to heed remaining road closures. LAT...LON 3947 8009 3947 8018 3955 8018 3954 8003 $$
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.