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Flood Watch 13, NWS Charleston, WV

August 10, 20228 counties in West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this flood watch at Aug 10, 2022, 2:59 AM EDT for 8 counties in West Virginia. It took effect at Aug 11, 2022, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 10, 2022, 2:59 AM EDT (06:59 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 11, 2022, 12:00 PM EDT
Expired
Aug 10, 2022, 3:20 AM EDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Flood severity
None

Counties Fayette County, WV, McDowell County, WV, Nicholas County, WV, Pocahontas County, WV, Raleigh County, WV, Randolph County, WV, Webster County, WV, Wyoming County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Aug 10, 2:33 AM EDT, 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 2:33 AM EDT, 26 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 1:55 PM EDT, 13 hours 4 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
155 PM EDT Tue Aug 9 2022

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-024>032-039-040-
101800-
Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Athens-Washington-Jackson OH-Vinton-
Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Wayne-Cabell-Mason-Jackson WV-Wood-
Pleasants-Tyler-Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha-Roane-Wirt-Calhoun-Ritchie-
Doddridge-Mingo-Logan-Boone-Clay-Braxton-Gilmer-Lewis-Harrison-
Taylor-Upshur-Barbour-
155 PM EDT Tue Aug 9 2022

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, portions
of southeast Ohio, and portions of central West Virginia, northern
West Virginia, southern West Virginia and western West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and 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...Wednesday through Monday.

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

   Flood Watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

VAZ003-004-WVZ033-034-515>526-101800-
Dickenson-Buchanan-McDowell-Wyoming-Northwest Raleigh-
Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette-Southeast Fayette-
Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas-Northwest Webster-
Southeast Webster-Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Pocahontas-
Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph-
155 PM EDT Tue Aug 9 2022

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Slow moving showers and thunderstorms could bring heavy downpours,
with the threat for localized flash flooding continuing Wednesday and
Wednesday night, until a cold front finally crosses. A Flood Watch may
be needed if confidence in higher rainfall amounts increases.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ066-067-101800-
Perry-Morgan-
155 PM EDT Tue Aug 9 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Ohio.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Slow moving showers and thunderstorms could bring heavy downpours,
with repetitive rounds of rainfall possibly resulting in localized
flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Slow moving showers and thunderstorms could bring heavy downpours,
with the threat for localized flash flooding continuing Wednesday and
Wednesday night, until a cold front finally crosses. A Flood Watch may
be needed if confidence in higher rainfall amounts increases.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 10, 4:11 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXLincoln, Logan3 hr
Aug 10, 4:54 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXBraxton, Gilmer3 hr
Aug 10, 5:06 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXKanawha, Putnam, Roane3 hr
Aug 10, 5:37 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXCabell, Wayne3 hr
Aug 10, 6:15 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXCabell3 hr
Aug 10, 6:19 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXCalhoun, Roane3 hr
Aug 10, 6:43 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXCabell, Mason, Putnam3 hr
Aug 10, 6:59 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXDoddridge, Harrison, Ritchie, Tyler3 hr
Aug 10, 7:32 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXJackson, Mason, Roane3 hr
Aug 10, 3:58 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXLawrence7 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.