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Flash Flood Warning 92, NWS Charleston, WV

August 18, 2021Morgan County, Perry County, Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Aug 18, 2021, 8:02 AM EDT for Morgan County, Perry County, Ohio. It was in force for 4 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 18, 2021, 8:02 AM EDT (12:02 UTC)
Expired
Aug 18, 2021, 12:00 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Morgan County, OH, Perry County, OH

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 159 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:01 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

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 175 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2021-08-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 109 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2021-08-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 132 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
109 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-40 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
684 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
132 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
165 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

385 
WGUS51 KRLX 181202
FFWRLX
OHC115-127-181600-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0092.210818T1202Z-210818T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
802 AM EDT Wed Aug 18 2021

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Morgan County in southeastern Ohio...
  East Central Perry County in southeastern Ohio...

* Until noon EDT.

* At 802 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain 
  has 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...
  Malta and Eagleport.

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 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 3973 8208 3977 8208 3976 8187 3976 8186
      3976 8185 3976 8184 3960 8189 3967 8208

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

MEK
1 follow-up statement
021 
WGUS71 KRLX 181555
FFSRLX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1155 AM EDT Wed Aug 18 2021

OHC115-127-181605-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0092.000000T0000Z-210818T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Morgan OH-Perry OH-
1155 AM EDT Wed Aug 18 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EDT TODAY FOR 
NORTHWESTERN MORGAN AND EAST CENTRAL PERRY COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 1200 PM EDT for portions 
of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio and West Virginia.

LAT...LON 3973 8208 3977 8208 3976 8187 3976 8186
      3976 8185 3976 8184 3960 8189 3967 8208

$$

MEK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 18, 3:55 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXGallia, Lawrence6 hr
Aug 18, 4:48 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXAthens, Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton6 hr
Aug 18, 6:30 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXAthens, Morgan, Perry6 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2021Every flash flood warning in 2021

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.