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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Charleston, WV

March 18, 2021Gallia County, Ohio

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.

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

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2021-03-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2021-03-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 100 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
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

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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

$$

TRM
2 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

$$

TRM
736 
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

$$

TRM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 18, 2:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXLawrence30 min
Mar 18, 2:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXGallia, Meigs42 min
Mar 18, 3:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXGallia, Lawrence39 min
Mar 18, 3:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXAthens, Meigs33 min
Mar 18, 4:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXLawrence44 min
Mar 18, 4:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXGallia47 min
Mar 18, 5:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXGallia, Meigs47 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.