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Flash Flood Warning 95, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Aug 19, 2021, 12:49 PM EDT for Boyd County, Carter County, Lawrence County, Kentucky; Cabell County, Wayne County, West Virginia; Gallia County, Lawrence County, Ohio. 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
- Aug 19, 2021, 12:49 PM EDT (16:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2021, 3:03 PM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Gallia County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Cabell County, WV, Wayne County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 867 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
103
WGUS51 KRLX 191649
FFWRLX
KYC019-043-127-OHC053-087-WVC011-099-192000-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0095.210819T1649Z-210819T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1249 PM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Boyd County in northeastern Kentucky...
Southeastern Carter County in northeastern Kentucky...
Northwestern Lawrence County in northeastern Kentucky...
Southeastern Gallia County in southeastern Ohio...
Southeastern Lawrence County in southeastern Ohio...
Cabell County in central West Virginia...
Northwestern Wayne County in western West Virginia...
* Until 400 PM EDT.
* At 1249 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 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...
Huntington, Ashland, Ironton, Grayson, Coal Grove, Chesapeake,
Proctorville, Cannonsburg, Beech Fork State Park, Grayson Lake
State Park, Barboursville, Kenova, Milton, Catlettsburg, Ceredo,
Durbin, Burnaugh, Centerville, Princess and Coalton.
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 3830 8309 3840 8291 3837 8282 3851 8267
3852 8268 3875 8226 3868 8219 3863 8217
3860 8219 3859 8219 3859 8222 3847 8206
3842 8205 3808 8293 3810 8291 3810 8290
3811 8289 3817 8292 3819 8301
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JSH1 follow-up statement
161
WGUS71 KRLX 191903
FFSRLX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
303 PM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021
KYC019-043-127-OHC053-087-WVC011-099-191913-
/O.CAN.KRLX.FF.W.0095.000000T0000Z-210819T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Boyd KY-Carter KY-Lawrence KY-Gallia OH-Lawrence OH-Cabell WV-Wayne
WV-
303 PM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR BOYD, SOUTHEASTERN CARTER,
NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE, SOUTHEASTERN GALLIA, SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE,
CABELL AND NORTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTIES...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3830 8309 3840 8291 3837 8282 3851 8267
3852 8268 3875 8226 3868 8219 3863 8217
3860 8219 3859 8219 3859 8222 3847 8206
3842 8205 3808 8293 3810 8291 3810 8290
3811 8289 3817 8292 3819 8301
$$
ABEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 9:13 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Boone | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 11:37 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Wayne | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 1:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason | 6 hr |
| Aug 19, 2:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Braxton | 5 hr |
| Aug 19, 2:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Wayne | 2 hr |
| Aug 19, 3:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Athens | 3 hr |
Nearby
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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.