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Flash Flood Warning 110, NWS Charleston, WV

August 30, 2021Morgan County, Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Aug 30, 2021, 6:48 PM EDT for Morgan County, Ohio. It was in force for 98 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
Aug 30, 2021, 6:48 PM EDT (22:48 UTC)
Expired
Aug 30, 2021, 8:26 PM EDT
In force
98 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Morgan County, OH

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 162 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2021-08-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 45 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2021-08-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 2 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
45 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-112 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
982 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

121 
WGUS51 KRLX 302248
FFWRLX
OHC115-310200-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0110.210830T2248Z-210831T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
648 PM EDT Mon Aug 30 2021

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  East Central Morgan County in southeastern Ohio...

* Until 1000 PM EDT.

* At 648 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are 
  possible in the warned area. 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...
  Hackney.

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 3958 8172 3958 8174 3958 8179 3959 8182
      3967 8182 3968 8179 3969 8175 3967 8171
      3968 8164 3967 8164 3966 8159 3959 8159
      3961 8162 3961 8166

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

JSH
1 follow-up statement
922 
WGUS71 KRLX 310026
FFSRLX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
826 PM EDT Mon Aug 30 2021

OHC115-310036-
/O.CAN.KRLX.FF.W.0110.000000T0000Z-210831T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Morgan OH-
826 PM EDT Mon Aug 30 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EAST CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTY...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3958 8172 3958 8174 3958 8179 3959 8182
      3967 8182 3968 8179 3969 8175 3967 8171
      3968 8164 3967 8164 3966 8159 3959 8159
      3961 8162 3961 8166

$$

JSH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 30, 3:48 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchRLXAthens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan and 3 more58 hr
Aug 30, 5:06 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXLawrence4 hr

Nearby

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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.