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Flash Flood Warning 62, NWS Charleston, WV

June 13, 2021Webster County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jun 13, 2021, 7:10 PM EDT for Webster 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 13, 2021, 7:10 PM EDT (23:10 UTC)
Expired: Jun 13, 2021, 9:50 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Webster County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:13 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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 157 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: 60 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -22 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 614 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 58 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

708 
WGUS51 KRLX 132310
FFWRLX
WVC101-140215-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0062.210613T2310Z-210614T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  East Central Webster County in northeastern West Virginia...

* Until 1015 PM EDT.

* At 710 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...
  Webster Springs, Addison (Webster Springs) and Bergoo.

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 3838 8039 3851 8043 3854 8028 3838 8028

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

MEK

1 follow-up statement

654 
WGUS71 KRLX 140150
FFSRLX

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

WVC101-140200-
/O.CAN.KRLX.FF.W.0062.000000T0000Z-210614T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Webster WV-
950 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EAST CENTRAL WEBSTER 
COUNTY...

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 3838 8039 3851 8043 3854 8028 3838 8028

$$

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, 6:43 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Nicholas, Roane and 1 more	3 hr
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, 7:24 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.