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Flash Flood Warning 60, NWS Charleston, WV

June 13, 20217 counties in West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jun 13, 2021, 6:43 PM EDT for 7 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 3 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jun 13, 2021, 6:43 PM EDT (22:43 UTC)
Expired: Jun 13, 2021, 9:45 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Braxton County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Clay County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Nicholas County, WV, Roane County, WV, Wirt County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:46 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 13, 7:22 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 N Ossia, WV	HIGH WATER REPORTED ON I-79 AT MM 40
Jun 13, 7:22 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 N Ossia, WV	HIGH WATER REPORTED ON I-79 AT MM 40.
Jun 13, 7:25 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Nnw Morford, WV	PICTURES PROVIDED TO US VIA TWITTER SHOW FLOODING ALONG TRIPLETT ROAD EAST OF SPENCER.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 210 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1001 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -33 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 944 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 47 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 1.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

413 
WGUS51 KRLX 132243
FFWRLX
WVC007-013-015-021-067-087-105-140145-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0060.210613T2243Z-210614T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
643 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Roane County in central West Virginia...
  Southwestern Braxton County in north central West Virginia...
  Calhoun County in north central West Virginia...
  Northern Clay County in north central West Virginia...
  Southwestern Gilmer County in north central West Virginia...
  Southern Wirt County in northwestern West Virginia...
  North Central Nicholas County in southeastern West Virginia...

* Until 945 PM EDT.

* At 643 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 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...
  Spencer, Sutton, Elizabeth, Clay, Gassaway, Arnoldsburg, Big 
  Otter, Wallback, Harrison, Reedy, Orma, Chloe, Millstone, Tariff, 
  Nicut, Nebo, Mount Zion, Left Hand, Rosedale and Servia.

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 3893 8146 3897 8149 3911 8139 3882 8102
      3875 8094 3867 8072 3849 8081 3849 8082
      3842 8114 3852 8121 3853 8119 3853 8121

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

MEK

1 follow-up statement

792 
WGUS71 KRLX 140135
FFSRLX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
935 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

WVC007-013-015-021-067-087-105-140145-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0060.000000T0000Z-210614T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Braxton WV-Calhoun WV-Clay WV-Gilmer WV-Nicholas WV-Roane WV-Wirt WV-
935 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 945 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR 
CENTRAL ROANE, SOUTHWESTERN BRAXTON, CALHOUN, NORTHERN CLAY, 
SOUTHWESTERN GILMER, SOUTHERN WIRT AND NORTH CENTRAL NICHOLAS 
COUNTIES...

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

LAT...LON 3893 8146 3897 8149 3911 8139 3882 8102
      3875 8094 3867 8072 3849 8081 3849 8082
      3842 8114 3852 8121 3853 8119 3853 8121

$$

SL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 13, 11:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Tyler	43 min
Jun 13, 12:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Doddridge	48 min
Jun 13, 12:43 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Doddridge, Harrison, Tyler	2 hr
Jun 13, 1:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Upshur	41 min
Jun 13, 1:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Lewis, Upshur	45 min
Jun 13, 2:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Barbour, Lewis, Randolph, Upshur	43 min
Jun 13, 2:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Braxton	45 min
Jun 13, 3:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Doddridge, Harrison, Tyler	40 min
Jun 13, 3:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis	43 min
Jun 13, 3:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Taylor	38 min
Jun 13, 3:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Pleasants, Ritchie, Wood	39 min
Jun 13, 3:37 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Braxton, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Pleasants and 3 more	4 hr
Jun 13, 3:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler	46 min
Jun 13, 4:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Upshur, Webster	29 min
Jun 13, 4:02 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Pleasants, Ritchie, Wood	3 hr
Jun 13, 4:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Calhoun, Gilmer, Ritchie, Wirt	38 min
Jun 13, 4:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Barbour, Harrison, Lewis, Upshur	43 min
Jun 13, 4:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Mason	40 min
Jun 13, 4:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wood	35 min
Jun 13, 4:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Calhoun, Gilmer, Ritchie, Wirt	47 min
Jun 13, 5:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Calhoun, Doddridge, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood	27 min
Jun 13, 5:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Braxton, Calhoun, Gilmer	40 min
Jun 13, 5:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Calhoun, Jackson, Roane, Wirt	31 min
Jun 13, 5:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam	26 min
Jun 13, 5:42 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Pocahontas	4 hr
Jun 13, 5:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Nicholas, Roane and 1 more	45 min
Jun 13, 5:49 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Braxton, Calhoun, Gilmer, Ritchie	3 hr
Jun 13, 5:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Jackson, Wirt, Wood	40 min
Jun 13, 5:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Kanawha, Putnam	48 min
Jun 13, 5:58 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Wirt, Wood	3 hr
Jun 13, 6:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Wayne	41 min
Jun 13, 6:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas, Pocahontas and 2 more	42 min
Jun 13, 6:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Calhoun, Gilmer, Roane, Wirt	36 min
Jun 13, 6:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Putnam	39 min
Jun 13, 6:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh and 1 more	41 min
Jun 13, 7:01 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Pocahontas	3 hr
Jun 13, 7:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Logan, Mingo	44 min
Jun 13, 7:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Logan, Raleigh, Wyoming	52 min
Jun 13, 7:10 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Webster	3 hr
Jun 13, 7:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Fayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh	51 min
Jun 13, 7:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Kanawha	26 min
Jun 13, 7:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Fayette, Raleigh	51 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.