Alert archive / West Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 26, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jun 10, 2021, 5:33 PM EDT for Upshur County, West Virginia. It was in force for 4 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, 5:33 PM EDT (21:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2021, 9:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Upshur County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 183 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
978
WGUS51 KRLX 102133
FFWRLX
WVC097-110045-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0026.210610T2133Z-210611T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
533 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
South Central Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia...
* Until 845 PM EDT.
* At 533 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 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...
Alexander and Alton.
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 3873 8025 3880 8028 3884 8019 3882 8015
3874 8022 3874 8024
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JZ2 follow-up statements
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WGUS51 KRLX 110008
FFWRLX
WVC097-110145-
/O.EXT.KRLX.FF.W.0026.000000T0000Z-210611T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
808 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021
The National Weather Service in Charleston has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
South Central Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia...
* Until 945 PM EDT.
* At 808 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible
in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Alexander and Alton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.
Please report Severe Weather to the National Weather Service by
calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely. You may
also report severe weather by posting your report to the Charleston
West Virginia National Weather Service Facebook Page, or by using
the Twitter Hashtag, NWSRLX.
&&
LAT...LON 3873 8025 3880 8028 3884 8019 3882 8015
3874 8022 3874 8024
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JZ416
WGUS71 KRLX 110142
FFSRLX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
942 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021
WVC097-110152-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0026.000000T0000Z-210611T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Upshur WV-
942 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 945 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL UPSHUR 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 3873 8025 3880 8028 3884 8019 3882 8015
3874 8022 3874 8024
$$
JZThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 9:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mason | 51 min |
| Jun 10, 2:43 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 3:01 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Putnam | 4 hr |
| Jun 10, 3:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone | 33 min |
| Jun 10, 7:24 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Jackson | 5 hr |
| Jun 10, 9:59 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 28 more | 36 hr |
| Jun 10, 1:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Wirt | 96 min |
| Jun 10, 1:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason | 91 min |
| Jun 10, 1:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mingo | 36 min |
| Jun 10, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Randolph | 42 min |
| Jun 10, 3:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Jackson, Roane | 2 hr |
| Jun 10, 4:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Jackson, Roane, Wirt, Wood | 6 hr |
| Jun 10, 4:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Fayette | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 5:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Webster | 4 hr |
| Jun 10, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Fayette | 33 min |
| Jun 10, 6:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone | 51 min |
| Jun 10, 6:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour | 48 min |
| Jun 10, 6:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Nicholas, Webster | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 6:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Clay, Nicholas | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 7:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Lincoln, Putnam | 3 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.