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Flash Flood Warning 115, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Oct 8, 2021, 6:38 PM EDT for Buchanan County, Virginia; McDowell County, West Virginia. It was in force for 3 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
- Oct 8, 2021, 6:38 PM EDT (22:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 8, 2021, 9:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Buchanan County, VA, McDowell County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 207 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 505 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
238
WGUS51 KRLX 082238
FFWRLX
VAC027-WVC047-090145-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0115.211008T2238Z-211009T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
638 PM EDT Fri Oct 8 2021
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
East Central Buchanan County in southwestern Virginia...
Southwestern McDowell County in southern West Virginia...
* Until 945 PM EDT.
* At 638 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches 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...
Bradshaw and Jolo.
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 8183 3732 8169 3721 8185 3728 8195
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JLB2 follow-up statements
089
WGUS71 KRLX 090105
FFSRLX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
905 PM EDT Fri Oct 8 2021
VAC027-WVC047-090145-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0115.000000T0000Z-211009T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Buchanan VA-McDowell WV-
905 PM EDT Fri Oct 8 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL BUCHANAN AND SOUTHWESTERN MCDOWELL
COUNTIES...
At 905 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3 inches of rain have
fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Bradshaw and Jolo.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report Severe Weather to the National Weather Service by
calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely. You may
also report severe weather by posting your report to the Charleston
West Virginia National Weather Service Facebook Page, or by using
the Twitter Hashtag, NWSRLX.
&&
LAT...LON 3742 8183 3732 8169 3721 8185 3728 8195
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JLB920 WGUS71 KRLX 090140 FFSRLX Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Charleston WV 940 PM EDT Fri Oct 8 2021 VAC027-WVC047-090150- /O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0115.000000T0000Z-211009T0145Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Buchanan VA-McDowell WV- 940 PM EDT Fri Oct 8 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 945 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL BUCHANAN AND SOUTHWESTERN MCDOWELL COUNTIES... Any flooding that occurred has receded. Please continue to heed any road closures. LAT...LON 3742 8183 3732 8169 3721 8185 3728 8195 $$ JLB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha | 36 min |
| Oct 8, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell | 28 min |
| Oct 8, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mason | 35 min |
| Oct 8, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | McDowell | 25 min |
| Oct 8, 4:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mason | 23 min |
| Oct 8, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mason | 37 min |
| Oct 8, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wyoming | 36 min |
| Oct 8, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln | 31 min |
| Oct 8, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Putnam | 22 min |
| Oct 8, 7:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell, Mason, Putnam | 3 hr |
| Oct 8, 7:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Putnam | 31 min |
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.