Alert archive / Ohio / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Mar 18, 2021, 5:53 PM EDT for Gallia County, Ohio. It was in force for 112 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
- Mar 18, 2021, 5:53 PM EDT (21:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2021, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 112 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Gallia County, OH
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 153 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
- 531 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
669
WGUS51 KRLX 182153
FFWRLX
OHC053-182345-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0002.210318T2153Z-210318T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
553 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Gallia County in southeastern Ohio...
* Until 745 PM EDT.
* At 553 PM EDT, emergency management reported six to ten inches of
water across Route 7 at Route 218 in Gallipolis. Between 1 and 2
inches of rain have fallen. 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...
Gallipolis.
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 3868 8227 3866 8229 3871 8237 3873 8238
3874 8239 3888 8220 3887 8218 3884 8216
3882 8218 3882 8219 3880 8221 3878 8224
3875 8222 3873 8223 3871 8224
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
TRM2 follow-up statements
020
WGUS71 KRLX 182305
FFSRLX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
705 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021
OHC053-182345-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210318T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Gallia OH-
705 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR CENTRAL GALLIA COUNTY...
At 705 PM EDT, emergency management reported flood waters in
Gallipolis were receding, and roads were beginning to be reopened.
Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. There was miscellaneous
debris across neighborhood Road in Gallipolis that was being cleaned
up.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Gallipolis.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report Severe Weather to the National Weather Service by
calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely. You may
also report severe weather by posting your report to the Charleston
West Virginia National Weather Service Facebook Page, or by using
the Twitter Hashtag, NWSRLX.
&&
LAT...LON 3868 8227 3866 8229 3871 8237 3873 8238
3874 8239 3888 8220 3887 8218 3884 8216
3882 8218 3882 8219 3880 8221 3878 8224
3875 8222 3873 8223 3871 8224
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
TRM736
WGUS71 KRLX 182342
FFSRLX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
742 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021
OHC053-182352-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210318T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Gallia OH-
742 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
CENTRAL GALLIA COUNTY...
Flood waters were receding. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed any
remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3868 8227 3866 8229 3871 8237 3873 8238
3874 8239 3888 8220 3887 8218 3884 8216
3882 8218 3882 8219 3880 8221 3878 8224
3875 8222 3873 8223 3871 8224
$$
TRMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lawrence | 30 min |
| Mar 18, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Gallia, Meigs | 42 min |
| Mar 18, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Gallia, Lawrence | 39 min |
| Mar 18, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Athens, Meigs | 33 min |
| Mar 18, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lawrence | 44 min |
| Mar 18, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Gallia | 47 min |
| Mar 18, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Gallia, Meigs | 47 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.