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Flash Flood Warning 63, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jun 13, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT for 4 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 2 hr. 2 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, 8:00 PM EDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2021, 10:10 PM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Boone County, WV, Fayette County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Raleigh County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:02 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, 8:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Racine, WV | HIGH WATER REPORTED IN RACINE |
| Jun 13, 8:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Racine, WV | HIGH WATER REPORTED IN RACINE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 199 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
- 592 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1407 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted.
819
WGUS51 KRLX 140000
FFWRLX
WVC005-019-039-081-140300-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0063.210614T0000Z-210614T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
800 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Boone County in central West Virginia...
Southern Kanawha County in central West Virginia...
Southwestern Fayette County in southeastern West Virginia...
North Central Raleigh County in southeastern West Virginia...
* Until 1100 PM EDT.
* At 800 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 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...
Charleston, Fayetteville, Oak Hill, Montgomery, Chesapeake,
Marmet, Belle, Cedar Grove, East Bank, Glasgow, Smithers, Pratt,
Burnwell, Powellton, Handley, Pax, Eskdale, Leewood, Dawes and
Sharon.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
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 3822 8177 3832 8158 3803 8106 3789 8127
3783 8135
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
MEK1 follow-up statement
694
WGUS71 KRLX 140210 RRA
FFSRLX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1010 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021
WVC005-019-039-081-140220-
/O.CAN.KRLX.FF.W.0063.000000T0000Z-210614T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Boone WV-Fayette WV-Kanawha WV-Raleigh WV-
1010 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN BOONE, SOUTHERN
KANAWHA, SOUTHWESTERN FAYETTE AND NORTH CENTRAL RALEIGH COUNTIES...
Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining
road closures.
LAT...LON 3822 8177 3832 8158 3803 8106 3789 8127
3783 8135
$$
SLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 12:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pocahontas | 117 min |
| Jun 14, 1:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Pocahontas | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler | 46 min |
| Jun 14, 6:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Taylor, Tyler | 36 min |
| Jun 14, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Taylor | 36 min |
| Jun 14, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler | 48 min |
| Jun 14, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Harrison, Taylor | 34 min |
| Jun 14, 7:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Gilmer, Lewis, Ritchie | 41 min |
| Jun 14, 7:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Upshur | 34 min |
| Jun 14, 7:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Randolph, Taylor | 32 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.