Alert archive / West Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 11, 2021, 3:51 PM EDT for Marion County, West Virginia. It was in force for 114 min. 2 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 11, 2021, 3:51 PM EDT (19:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2021, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 114 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Marion County, WV
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:52 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 11, 4:22 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nne Barrackville, WV | REPORT OF MULTIPLE ROADS FLOODED DUE TO HEAVY RAINS, INCLUDING PIKE STREET ALONG FINCHS RUN. |
| Jun 11, 4:34 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Beverly Hills, WV | REPORT OF HIGH WATER ON US19 AT BELL RUN DUE TO HEAVY RAIN. |
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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 104 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
- 89 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 609 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
413
WGUS51 KPBZ 111951
FFWPBZ
WVC049-112145-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.FF.W.0002.210611T1951Z-210611T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
351 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
South Central Marion County in northern West Virginia...
* Until 545 PM EDT.
* At 351 PM EDT, Radar indicated heavy rain across the warned area.
Between 1.00 to 1.50 inches has fallen, with an additional 1.00
expected. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rainfall and previously
saturated soil.
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, Monongah,
Farmington, Worthington, Bentons Ferry, White Hall, Idamay and
Carolina.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3951 8025 3953 8022 3952 8014 3949 8008
3946 8009 3944 8013 3942 8017 3942 8023
3944 8027 3948 8028
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$2 follow-up statements
517
WGUS71 KPBZ 112016
FFSPBZ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
416 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021
WVC049-112145-
/O.CON.KPBZ.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210611T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Marion WV-
416 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MARION COUNTY...
At 416 PM EDT, Radar indicated heavy rain across the warned area.
Between 1.00 to 2.00 inches has fallen, with an additional 0.50 inch
expected. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rainfall and previously
saturated soil.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Fairmont, Pleasant Valley, Winfield, Barrackville, Monongah,
Farmington, Worthington, Bentons Ferry, White Hall, Idamay and
Carolina.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3951 8025 3953 8022 3952 8014 3949 8008
3946 8009 3944 8013 3942 8017 3942 8023
3944 8027 3948 8028
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$609
WGUS71 KPBZ 112147
FFSPBZ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
547 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021
WVC049-112157-
/O.EXP.KPBZ.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210611T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Marion WV-
547 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MARION COUNTY...
The heavy rain has ended. Flash flooding is no longer expected to
pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures as
areas of high water will gradually recede through the evening. A
flood advisory remains in effect for swollen streams and flooded
roads.
A Flash Flood Watch also remains in effect until midnight for A
portion of northern West Virginia.
LAT...LON 3951 8025 3953 8022 3952 8014 3949 8008
3946 8009 3944 8013 3942 8017 3942 8023
3944 8027 3948 8028
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 8:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Marion | 116 min |
| Jun 11, 3:23 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia, Preston, Tucker, Wetzel | 15 hr |
| Jun 11, 5:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Marshall, Wetzel | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 6:37 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Marshall, Monongalia, Wetzel | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 3:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Marion | 3 hr |
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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.