Alert archive / West Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 7, 2021, 3:53 PM EDT for Tucker County, West Virginia. It was in force for 100 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2021, 3:53 PM EDT (19:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2021, 5:33 PM EDT
- In force
- 100 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Tucker County, WV
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 165 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 505 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1230 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
850
WGUS51 KPBZ 071953
FFWPBZ
WVC093-072300-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.FF.W.0013.210707T1953Z-210707T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
353 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Tucker County in northeastern West Virginia...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 353 PM EDT, Radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain
across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have
fallen, with an additional 0.50 to 1.00 inch possible. 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...
Davis, Thomas, Cortland, Canaan Hgts, Canaan Valley State Park,
Blackwater Falls, Red Creek, Elk and Benbush.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
&&
LAT...LON 3919 7949 3918 7947 3919 7944 3919 7940
3921 7934 3921 7931 3919 7929 3915 7933
3912 7933 3909 7936 3907 7932 3907 7930
3905 7930 3904 7932 3903 7931 3900 7932
3897 7934 3898 7947 3897 7950 3901 7968
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$2 follow-up statements
523
WGUS71 KPBZ 072036
FFSPBZ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
436 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021
WVC093-072300-
/O.CON.KPBZ.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210707T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Tucker WV-
436 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN TUCKER COUNTY...
At 436 PM EDT, Radar indicated showers lingering across the warned
area, with additional thunderstorms expected to move north into the
region. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen, with an
additional 0.50 to 0.75 inches possible. Flash flooding is ongoing
or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Davis, Thomas, Cortland, Canaan Hgts, Canaan Valley State Park,
Blackwater Falls, Red Creek, Elk and Benbush.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
&&
LAT...LON 3919 7949 3918 7947 3919 7944 3919 7940
3921 7934 3921 7931 3919 7929 3915 7933
3912 7933 3909 7936 3907 7932 3907 7930
3905 7930 3904 7932 3903 7931 3900 7932
3897 7934 3898 7947 3897 7950 3901 7968
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$914
WGUS71 KPBZ 072133
FFSPBZ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
533 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021
WVC093-072143-
/O.CAN.KPBZ.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210707T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Tucker WV-
533 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN TUCKER COUNTY...
The heavy rain has ended and waters are receding. Flooding is no
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining
road closures.
LAT...LON 3919 7949 3918 7947 3919 7944 3919 7940
3921 7934 3921 7931 3919 7929 3915 7933
3912 7933 3909 7936 3907 7932 3907 7930
3905 7930 3904 7932 3903 7931 3900 7932
3897 7934 3898 7947 3897 7950 3901 7968
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 1:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Monongalia | 34 min |
| Jul 7, 1:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Ohio | 19 min |
| Jul 7, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Hancock | 17 min |
| Jul 7, 2:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Preston, Tucker | 23 min |
| Jul 7, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Hancock | 18 min |
| Jul 7, 2:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock | 36 min |
| Jul 7, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock | 32 min |
| Jul 7, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Hancock | 28 min |
| Jul 7, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Hancock | 33 min |
| Jul 7, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Hancock | 34 min |
| Jul 7, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock | 44 min |
| Jul 7, 5:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock | 119 min |
| Jul 7, 6:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Monongalia, Preston | 20 min |
| Jul 7, 7:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia, Wetzel | 23 min |
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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.