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Flash Flood Warning 69, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jun 30, 2021, 4:21 PM EDT for Wayne County, West Virginia; Boyd County, Kentucky. It was in force for 2 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 30, 2021, 4:21 PM EDT (20:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2021, 6:22 PM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Boyd County, KY, Wayne County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:21 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
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 608 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -78 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1164 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -19 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
888
WGUS51 KRLX 302021
FFWRLX
KYC019-WVC099-010115-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0069.210630T2021Z-210701T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
421 PM EDT Wed Jun 30 2021
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Boyd County in northeastern Kentucky...
Northwestern Wayne County in western West Virginia...
* Until 915 PM EDT.
* At 421 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...
Lockwood.
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 3827 8258 3829 8259 3829 8260 3833 8259
3833 8257 3832 8256 3830 8258 3829 8257
3827 8257
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
ARJ1 follow-up statement
906
WGUS71 KRLX 302222
FFSRLX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
622 PM EDT Wed Jun 30 2021
KYC019-WVC099-302232-
/O.CAN.KRLX.FF.W.0069.000000T0000Z-210701T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Boyd KY-Wayne WV-
622 PM EDT Wed Jun 30 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN BOYD AND
NORTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTIES...
Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining
road closures.
LAT...LON 3827 8258 3829 8259 3829 8260 3833 8259
3833 8257 3832 8256 3830 8258 3829 8257
3827 8257
$$
ARJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 12:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay | 26 min |
| Jun 30, 12:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha | 25 min |
| Jun 30, 12:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 12:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Upshur | 35 min |
| Jun 30, 1:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wood | 35 min |
| Jun 30, 2:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 28 more | 39 hr |
| Jun 30, 2:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pleasants | 23 min |
| Jun 30, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge, Pleasants, Tyler | 31 min |
| Jun 30, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Upshur | 29 min |
| Jun 30, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Tyler | 31 min |
| Jun 30, 3:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Boone | 64 min |
| Jun 30, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wayne | 38 min |
| Jun 30, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell | 49 min |
| Jun 30, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boyd | 26 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.