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Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS Charleston, WV

June 10, 2021Wirt County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jun 10, 2021, 1:24 PM EDT for Wirt County, West Virginia. It was in force for 96 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
Jun 10, 2021, 1:24 PM EDT (17:24 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 2021, 3:00 PM EDT
In force
96 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Wirt County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:23 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 195 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 2021-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 18 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2021-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 21 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
18 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-62 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
830 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
11 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

357 
WGUS51 KRLX 101724
FFWRLX
WVC105-101900-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0018.210610T1724Z-210610T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
124 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Wirt County in northwestern West Virginia...

* Until 300 PM EDT.

* At 124 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. A quick 1 to 1 1/2 inch of rain 
  may fall over a short duration. 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...
  Elizabeth, Palestine, Morristown and Peewee.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3901 8155 3910 8142 3910 8140 3910 8136
      3909 8133 3908 8131 3903 8132 3897 8137
      3896 8140 3893 8143 3894 8145 3893 8147
      3892 8151 3893 8152 3896 8155 3897 8155
      3898 8153 3899 8154 3901 8153

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

HART
2 follow-up statements
154 
WGUS71 KRLX 101825
FFSRLX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
225 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021

WVC105-101900-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-210610T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Wirt WV-
225 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS 
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWESTERN WIRT COUNTY...

At 225 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain in the area. Although most of the heavy rain has already exited 
the warned area, water levels are still rising. 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...
  Elizabeth, Palestine, Morristown and Peewee.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3901 8155 3910 8142 3910 8140 3910 8136
      3909 8133 3908 8131 3903 8132 3897 8137
      3896 8140 3893 8143 3894 8145 3893 8147
      3892 8151 3893 8152 3896 8155 3897 8155
      3898 8153 3899 8154 3901 8153

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

HART
971 
WGUS71 KRLX 101853
FFSRLX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
253 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021

WVC105-101903-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-210610T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Wirt WV-
253 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR 
SOUTHWESTERN WIRT COUNTY...

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

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT Friday for 
portions of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio and West Virginia.

LAT...LON 3901 8155 3910 8142 3910 8140 3910 8136
      3909 8133 3908 8131 3903 8132 3897 8137
      3896 8140 3893 8143 3894 8145 3893 8147
      3892 8151 3893 8152 3896 8155 3897 8155
      3898 8153 3899 8154 3901 8153

$$

HART

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 9:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMason51 min
Jun 10, 2:43 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXCabell, Lincoln3 hr
Jun 10, 3:01 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXJackson, Mason, Putnam4 hr
Jun 10, 3:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBoone33 min
Jun 10, 7:24 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXJackson5 hr
Jun 10, 9:59 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchRLXBarbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 28 more36 hr
Jun 10, 1:29 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXJackson, Mason91 min
Jun 10, 1:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMingo36 min
Jun 10, 3:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXRandolph42 min
Jun 10, 3:31 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXJackson, Roane2 hr
Jun 10, 4:28 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXJackson, Roane, Wirt, Wood6 hr
Jun 10, 4:38 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXFayette3 hr
Jun 10, 5:17 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXWebster4 hr
Jun 10, 5:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXFayette33 min
Jun 10, 5:33 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXUpshur4 hr
Jun 10, 6:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBoone51 min
Jun 10, 6:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBarbour48 min
Jun 10, 6:46 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXNicholas, Webster3 hr
Jun 10, 6:58 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXClay, Nicholas3 hr
Jun 10, 7:31 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXLincoln, Putnam3 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.