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Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Charleston, WV

June 10, 2021Fayette County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jun 10, 2021, 4:38 PM EDT for Fayette 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
Jun 10, 2021, 4:38 PM EDT (20:38 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 2021, 7:45 PM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Fayette County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:42 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

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 164 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, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2021-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 185 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2021-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 39 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
185 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
549 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

957 
WGUS51 KRLX 102038
FFWRLX
WVC019-102345-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0022.210610T2038Z-210610T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Fayette County in southeastern West Virginia...

* Until 745 PM EDT.

* At 438 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 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...
  mainly rural areas of Central Fayette County

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are 
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded 
roads. Find an alternate route.

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 3805 8106 3806 8106 3805 8101 3805 8097
      3801 8099 3795 8102 3802 8109

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

JZ
2 follow-up statements
815 
WGUS71 KRLX 102304
FFSRLX

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

WVC019-102345-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-210610T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Fayette WV-
704 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT THIS 
EVENING FOR CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTY...

At 704 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 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...
  mainly rural areas of Central Fayette County

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are 
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded 
roads. Find an alternate route.

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 3805 8106 3806 8106 3805 8101 3805 8097
      3801 8099 3795 8102 3802 8109

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

JZ
433 
WGUS71 KRLX 102343
FFSRLX

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

WVC019-102353-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-210610T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Fayette WV-
743 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR 
CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTY...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer 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 3805 8106 3806 8106 3805 8101 3805 8097
      3801 8099 3795 8102 3802 8109

$$

JZ

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, 1:24 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXWirt96 min
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, 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.