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Flash Flood Warning 117, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Oct 8, 2021, 9:00 PM EDT for 4 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 3 hr. 5 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
- Oct 8, 2021, 9:00 PM EDT (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 9, 2021, 12:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Boone County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Putnam County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:04 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 9:00 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.37 | South Charleston, WV | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED RAIN TOTALING 3.37 INCHES FROM MULTIPLE STORMS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. |
| Oct 8, 9:21 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 N South Charleston, WV | HIGH WATER REPORTED IN THE AREA OF THE BUCKET, 4030 WASHINGTON ST W IN DUNBAR. THE ROAD IS IMPASSIBLE. |
| Oct 8, 10:18 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nw Charleston, WV | HIGH WATER REPORTED ON VIRGINIA ST W IN CHARLESTON AT THE RAILROAD UNDERPASS. |
| Oct 8, 11:49 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.7 | 2 S Dunbar, WV | MESONET STATION FW7791 SOUTH CHARLESTON. |
| Oct 8, 11:50 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.84 | 1 Wsw South Charleston, WV | MESONET STATION AP326 SPRING HILL. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 213 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
- 351 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1313 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
847
WGUS51 KRLX 090100
FFWRLX
WVC005-039-043-079-090400-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0117.211009T0100Z-211009T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
900 PM EDT Fri Oct 8 2021
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Boone County in central West Virginia...
Northwestern Kanawha County in central West Virginia...
East Central Lincoln County in central West Virginia...
East Central Putnam County in western West Virginia...
* Until midnight EDT.
* At 900 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between a storm earlier in the
day and current storms, a total of 3 to 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...
Charleston, Nitro, Madison, Jefferson, South Charleston, St.
Albans, Dunbar, Sissonville, Institute, Alum Creek, Tornado, Cross
Lanes, Julian, Danville, Ashford, Woodville and Foster.
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 3853 8178 3853 8175 3853 8152 3804 8175
3807 8192
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JLB2 follow-up statements
206
WGUS71 KRLX 090247
FFSRLX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1047 PM EDT Fri Oct 8 2021
WVC005-039-043-079-090400-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0117.000000T0000Z-211009T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Boone WV-Kanawha WV-Lincoln WV-Putnam WV-
1047 PM EDT Fri Oct 8 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
FOR NORTHWESTERN BOONE, NORTHWESTERN KANAWHA, EAST CENTRAL LINCOLN
AND EAST CENTRAL PUTNAM COUNTIES...
At 1047 PM EDT, emergency management reported flash flooding as a
result of heavy rain within the warned area. Flash flooding is
already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Charleston, Nitro, Madison, Jefferson, South Charleston, St.
Albans, Dunbar, Sissonville, Institute, Alum Creek, Tornado, Cross
Lanes, Julian, Danville, Ashford, Woodville and Foster.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report Severe Weather to the National Weather Service by
calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely. You may
also report severe weather by posting your report to the Charleston
West Virginia National Weather Service Facebook Page, or by using
the Twitter Hashtag, NWSRLX.
&&
LAT...LON 3853 8178 3853 8175 3853 8152 3804 8175
3807 8192
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
JLB483
WGUS71 KRLX 090356
FFSRLX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1156 PM EDT Fri Oct 8 2021
WVC005-039-043-079-090406-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0117.000000T0000Z-211009T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Boone WV-Kanawha WV-Lincoln WV-Putnam WV-
1156 PM EDT Fri Oct 8 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR
NORTHWESTERN BOONE, NORTHWESTERN KANAWHA, EAST CENTRAL LINCOLN AND
EAST CENTRAL PUTNAM COUNTIES...
The heavy rain has ended, and flood waters have receded. Flooding is
no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed
remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3853 8178 3853 8175 3853 8152 3804 8175
3807 8192
$$
TRMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 8:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Kanawha | 27 min |
| Oct 8, 9:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Roane | 32 min |
| Oct 8, 9:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay | 28 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.