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Flash Flood Warning 58, NWS Charleston, WV

July 29, 20225 counties in West Virginia; Lawrence County, Kentucky

NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jul 29, 2022, 1:33 AM EDT for 5 counties in West Virginia; Lawrence County, Kentucky. 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 29, 2022, 1:33 AM EDT (05:33 UTC)
Expired: Jul 29, 2022, 5:30 AM EDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Lawrence County, KY, Boone County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Wayne County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 28, 10:45 PM EDT, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 10:45 PM EDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 28, 10:30 PM EDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1030 PM EDT Thu Jul 28 2022

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ083-085>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>008-013>018-024>030-
033-034-039-515>526-300230-
Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Jackson OH-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-
Dickenson-Buchanan-Wayne-Cabell-Mason-Jackson WV-Lincoln-Putnam-
Kanawha-Roane-Wirt-Calhoun-Mingo-Logan-Boone-Clay-Braxton-Gilmer-
Lewis-McDowell-Wyoming-Upshur-Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-
Northwest Fayette-Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas-
Southeast Nicholas-Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster-
Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph-
Southeast Randolph-
1030 PM EDT Thu Jul 28 2022

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, portions
of southeast Ohio, southwest Virginia and much of West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

There is also a risk that thunderstorms on Friday could produce
damaging wind gusts.

Additionally, there is a slight risk of flash flooding on Sunday and
Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other
methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports.

WVZ009>011-019-020-031-032-040-300230-
Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Ritchie-Doddridge-Harrison-Taylor-Barbour-
1030 PM EDT Thu Jul 28 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central West
Virginia and northern West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

There is a marginal risk of flash flooding on Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other
methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports.

OHZ066-067-075-076-084-300230-
Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-Vinton-
1030 PM EDT Thu Jul 28 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

There is a marginal risk of flash flooding on Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other
methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 29, 6:41 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Upshur	34 min
Jul 29, 7:17 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Fayette, Nicholas	28 min
Jul 29, 7:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Nicholas	30 min
Jul 29, 8:13 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Webster	32 min
Jul 29, 6:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Kanawha, Lincoln	29 min
Jul 29, 6:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Kanawha	31 min
Jul 29, 7:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Fayette	30 min

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.