Alert archive / West Virginia / Flood Watches in 2021
Flood Watch 2, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flood watch at Mar 30, 2021, 4:56 AM EDT for McDowell County, Mingo County, West Virginia; Buchanan County, Dickenson County, Virginia. It took effect at Mar 31, 2021, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 30, 2021, 4:56 AM EDT (08:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 31, 2021, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2021, 10:25 AM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Buchanan County, VA, Dickenson County, VA, McDowell County, WV, Mingo County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 226 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2456 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
041 WGUS61 KRLX 300856 FFARLX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Charleston WV 456 AM EDT Tue Mar 30 2021 VAZ003-004-WVZ024-033-301700- /O.NEW.KRLX.FA.A.0002.210331T0600Z-210401T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Dickenson-Buchanan-Mingo-McDowell- Including the cities of Williamson, Grundy, Vansant, Gary, Welch, War, and Clintwood 456 AM EDT Tue Mar 30 2021 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a * Flood Watch for portions of southwest Virginia and southern West Virginia, including the following areas, in southwest Virginia, Buchanan and Dickenson. In southern West Virginia, McDowell and Mingo. * From late tonight through Wednesday evening. * A strong cold front, capable to produce rainfall amounts between 1 and 3 inches, is expected Wednesday. The ground is already saturated from recent rain, and additional heavy rainfall will cause excess runoff and localized flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. && $$ ARJ
4 follow-up statements
547 WGUS61 KRLX 301644 FFARLX Flood Watch National Weather Service Charleston WV 1244 PM EDT Tue Mar 30 2021 VAZ003-004-WVZ024-033-310300- /O.CON.KRLX.FA.A.0002.210331T0600Z-210401T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Dickenson-Buchanan-Mingo-McDowell- Including the cities of Williamson, Grundy, Vansant, Gary, Welch, War, and Clintwood 1244 PM EDT Tue Mar 30 2021 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... The Flood Watch continues for * Portions of southwest Virginia and southern West Virginia, including the following areas, in southwest Virginia, Buchanan and Dickenson. In southern West Virginia, McDowell and Mingo. * From late tonight through Wednesday evening. * A strong cold front, capable of producing rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches, is expected Wednesday. The ground is already moist from recent rain, and additional heavy rainfall will cause excess runoff and localized flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. && $$ JP
032 WGUS61 KRLX 310218 FFARLX Flood Watch National Weather Service Charleston WV 1018 PM EDT Tue Mar 30 2021 VAZ003-004-WVZ024-033-311030- /O.CON.KRLX.FA.A.0002.210331T0600Z-210401T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Dickenson-Buchanan-Mingo-McDowell- Including the cities of Williamson, Grundy, Vansant, Gary, Welch, War, and Clintwood 1018 PM EDT Tue Mar 30 2021 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... The Flood Watch continues for * Portions of southwest Virginia and southern West Virginia, including the following areas, in southwest Virginia, Buchanan and Dickenson. In southern West Virginia, McDowell and Mingo. * From 2 AM EDT Wednesday through Wednesday evening. * A strong cold front, capable of producing rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches, is expected Wednesday. The ground is already moist from recent rain, and additional heavy rainfall is likely to cause excess runoff and localized flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. && $$ TRM
340 WGUS61 KRLX 310933 FFARLX Flood Watch National Weather Service Charleston WV 533 AM EDT Wed Mar 31 2021 VAZ003-004-WVZ024-033-311745- /O.CON.KRLX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-210401T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Dickenson-Buchanan-Mingo-McDowell- Including the cities of Clintwood, Grundy, Vansant, Williamson, Welch, Gary, and War 533 AM EDT Wed Mar 31 2021 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... The Flood Watch continues for * Portions of southwest Virginia and southern West Virginia, including the following areas, in southwest Virginia, Buchanan and Dickenson. In southern West Virginia, McDowell and Mingo. * Through this evening * A strong cold front, capable of producing rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches, is expected today. The ground is already moist from recent rain, and additional heavy rainfall is likely to cause excess runoff and localized flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. && $$
213 WGUS61 KRLX 311425 FFARLX Flood Watch National Weather Service Charleston WV 1025 AM EDT Wed Mar 31 2021 VAZ003-004-WVZ024-033-311530- /O.CAN.KRLX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-210401T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Dickenson-Buchanan-Mingo-McDowell- Including the cities of Williamson, Grundy, Vansant, Gary, Welch, War, and Clintwood 1025 AM EDT Wed Mar 31 2021 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... The Flood Watch for portions of southwest Virginia and southern West Virginia, including the following areas, in southwest Virginia, Buchanan and Dickenson. In southern West Virginia, McDowell and Mingo has been cancelled. The Flood Watch is cancelled. Additional rainfall of around half an inch is expected through this evening with rainfall event totals of around 1 inch. This amount of rainfall is not expected to pose a risk of flooding. $$ JP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 3:07 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 22 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:07 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 22 more | 43 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.