Alert archive / West Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 107, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Aug 30, 2021, 2:12 PM EDT for McDowell County, West Virginia; Buchanan County, Virginia. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 30, 2021, 2:12 PM EDT (18:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 30, 2021, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Buchanan County, VA, McDowell County, WV
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 221 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
- 747 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -69 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 804 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
276
WGUS51 KRLX 301812
FFWRLX
VAC027-WVC047-302115-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0107.210830T1812Z-210830T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
212 PM EDT Mon Aug 30 2021
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
North Central Buchanan County in southwestern Virginia...
West Central McDowell County in southern West Virginia...
* Until 515 PM EDT.
* At 212 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms produced
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain
have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing.
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...
Hurley and Panther.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report Severe Weather to the National Weather Service by
calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely. You may
also report severe weather by posting your report to the Charleston
West Virginia National Weather Service Facebook Page, or by using
the Twitter Hashtag, NWSRLX.
&&
LAT...LON 3742 8214 3754 8197 3753 8197 3753 8196
3752 8195 3751 8194 3752 8194 3746 8185
3741 8186
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
SL1 follow-up statement
489
WGUS51 KRLX 302040
FFWRLX
VAC027-WVC047-302315-
/O.EXT.KRLX.FF.W.0107.000000T0000Z-210830T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
440 PM EDT Mon Aug 30 2021
The National Weather Service in Charleston has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
North Central Buchanan County in southwestern Virginia...
West Central McDowell County in southern West Virginia...
* Until 715 PM EDT.
* At 440 PM EDT, The heavy rain that caused the flash flooding
earlier today has ended. However, flash flooding continues to be
reported in the Hurley area.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Hurley and Panther.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report Severe Weather to the National Weather Service by
calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely. You may
also report severe weather by posting your report to the Charleston
West Virginia National Weather Service Facebook Page, or by using
the Twitter Hashtag, NWSRLX.
&&
LAT...LON 3742 8214 3754 8197 3753 8197 3753 8196
3752 8195 3751 8194 3752 8194 3746 8185
3741 8186
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JSHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 3:48 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 28 more | 58 hr |
| Aug 30, 7:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Raleigh | 35 min |
| Aug 30, 9:12 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Wyoming | 5 hr |
| Aug 30, 10:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Gilmer | 67 hr |
| Aug 30, 10:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Wirt | 3 days |
| Aug 30, 11:07 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | McDowell | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 12:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln | 36 min |
| Aug 30, 12:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 2:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | McDowell | 5 hr |
| Aug 30, 5:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell, Wayne | 4 hr |
| Aug 30, 7:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | McDowell | 6 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.