Alert archive / West Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 74, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jul 7, 2021, 3:43 PM EDT for Randolph County, West Virginia. It was in force for 2 hr. 1 report 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
- Jul 7, 2021, 3:43 PM EDT (19:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2021, 6:02 PM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Randolph County, WV
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 174 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 5:42 PM EDT | FLOOD | Harman, WV | HIGH WATER ON MAIN STREET AND OTHER ROADS FOR A SHORT TIME DUE TO OVERFLOWING CULVERTS BUT NO ROADS WERE IMPASSABLE AND CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED. |
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, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 505 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1230 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
158
WGUS51 KRLX 071943
FFWRLX
WVC083-072245-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0074.210707T1943Z-210707T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
343 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Randolph County in northeastern West Virginia...
* Until 645 PM EDT.
* At 343 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 1 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...
Harman and Dryfork.
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 3876 7953 3877 7962 3887 7972 3899 7959
3897 7950 3898 7950 3898 7943 3897 7936
3896 7935 3892 7937 3893 7945 3892 7946
3890 7945 3889 7948 3889 7952 3887 7951
3884 7954 3883 7952 3882 7953 3879 7951
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
ABE2 follow-up statements
516
WGUS71 KRLX 072053
FFSRLX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
453 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021
WVC083-072245-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0074.000000T0000Z-210707T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Randolph WV-
453 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY...
At 453 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible
in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Harman and Dryfork.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3876 7953 3877 7962 3887 7972 3899 7959
3897 7950 3898 7950 3898 7943 3897 7936
3896 7935 3892 7937 3893 7945 3892 7946
3890 7945 3889 7948 3889 7952 3887 7951
3884 7954 3883 7952 3882 7953 3879 7951
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
ABE987
WGUS71 KRLX 072202
FFSRLX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
602 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021
WVC083-072212-
/O.CAN.KRLX.FF.W.0074.000000T0000Z-210707T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Randolph WV-
602 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN RANDOLPH
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 3876 7953 3877 7962 3887 7972 3899 7959
3897 7950 3898 7950 3898 7943 3897 7936
3896 7935 3892 7937 3893 7945 3892 7946
3890 7945 3889 7948 3889 7952 3887 7951
3884 7954 3883 7952 3882 7953 3879 7951
$$
ABEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pocahontas | 28 min |
| Jul 7, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Tucker | 43 min |
| Jul 7, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Fayette | 23 min |
| Jul 7, 4:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Fayette | 73 min |
| Jul 7, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Gilmer | 27 min |
| Jul 7, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lewis | 51 min |
| Jul 7, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis | 40 min |
| Jul 7, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Harrison, Taylor | 43 min |
| Jul 7, 6:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell | 52 min |
| Jul 7, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Putnam | 33 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.