Alert archive / West Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 86, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Aug 16, 2021, 7:17 PM EDT for Doddridge County, Ritchie 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
- Aug 16, 2021, 7:17 PM EDT (23:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 16, 2021, 10:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Doddridge County, WV, Ritchie County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 82 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 797 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
138
WGUS51 KRLX 162317
FFWRLX
WVC017-085-170215-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0086.210816T2317Z-210817T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
717 PM EDT Mon Aug 16 2021
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Doddridge County in northern West Virginia...
East Central Ritchie County in northwestern West Virginia...
* Until 1015 PM EDT.
* At 717 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated showers and thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2
inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to
1 inch 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...
West Union, Pullman, Auburn, Smithburg, Blandville, Grove, New
Milton, Avon and Canton.
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 3928 8084 3933 8085 3934 8084 3934 8083
3937 8078 3939 8074 3922 8057 3909 8087
3919 8095
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
TRM1 follow-up statement
517
WGUS71 KRLX 170107
FFSRLX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
907 PM EDT Mon Aug 16 2021
WVC017-085-170215-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0086.000000T0000Z-210817T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Doddridge WV-Ritchie WV-
907 PM EDT Mon Aug 16 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR CENTRAL DODDRIDGE AND EAST CENTRAL RITCHIE COUNTIES...
At 907 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated showers and thunderstorms
produced heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches
of rain have fallen. The heaviest of the rain was over. High water
signs were being posted for high water three quarters of the way
across a road in West Union, on account of a blocked culvert. Flash
flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
West Union, Pullman, Auburn, Smithburg, Blandville, Grove, New
Milton, Avon and Canton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Please report Severe Weather to the National Weather Service by
calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely. You may
also report severe weather by posting your report to the Charleston
West Virginia National Weather Service Facebook Page, or by using
the Twitter Hashtag, NWSRLX.
&&
LAT...LON 3928 8084 3933 8085 3934 8084 3934 8083
3937 8078 3939 8074 3922 8057 3909 8087
3919 8095
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
TRMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 8:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay | 37 min |
| Aug 15, 8:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mingo | 35 min |
| Aug 15, 8:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton | 26 min |
| Aug 15, 8:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Upshur | 38 min |
| Aug 15, 8:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton | 37 min |
| Aug 15, 9:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lewis | 34 min |
| Aug 15, 9:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wayne | 34 min |
| Aug 15, 10:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Logan | 20 min |
| Aug 15, 10:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone | 33 min |
| Aug 16, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wyoming | 27 min |
| Aug 16, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Nicholas | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.