Alert archive / West Virginia / Flood Watches in 2022
Flood Watch 5, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flood watch at Mar 6, 2022, 7:48 PM EST for 9 counties in West Virginia; 9 counties in Ohio; 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 6, 2022, 7:48 PM EST (00:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2022, 4:00 PM EST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Flood severity
- None
All 22 counties
Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Athens County, OH, Gallia County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Morgan County, OH, Perry County, OH, Vinton County, OH, Washington County, OH, Cabell County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Mason County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Roane County, WV, Wayne County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:48 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 Mar 6, 6:37 PM EST, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 6:37 PM EST, 1 hour 11 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 6, 3:07 PM EST, 4 hours 41 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
307 PM EST Sun Mar 6 2022
WVZ013>015-026-062030-
Boone WV-Kanawha WV-Lincoln WV-Putnam WV-
307 PM EST Sun Mar 6 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Kanawha, southern
Putnam, northeastern Lincoln and northwestern Boone Counties through
330 PM EST...
At 305 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Tornado, or near Nitro, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Charleston, Nitro, Jefferson, South Charleston, St. Albans, Dunbar,
Sissonville, Chesapeake, Marmet, Belle, Clendenin, Cedar Grove, Poca,
East Bank, Glasgow, Pinch, Institute, Tornado, Coal Fork and Elkview.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 79 between mile markers 1 and 15.
Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 96 and 112.
Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 40 and 57.
West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 80 and 95.
Route 119 between mile markers 58 and 80.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3815 8210 3848 8191 3851 8134 3833 8129
3814 8146
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 264DEG 40KT 3834 8186
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
08Special weather statement, Mar 6, 6:02 PM EST, 1 hour 46 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
652 PM EST Sun Mar 6 2022
WVZ025-026-034-515>518-070015-
Wyoming WV-Northwest Raleigh WV-Southeast Raleigh WV-Boone WV-
Southeast Fayette WV-Logan WV-Northwest Fayette WV-
652 PM EST Sun Mar 6 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Raleigh, eastern
Logan, northern Wyoming, southwestern Fayette and southeastern Boone
Counties through 715 PM EST...
At 647 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Bald Knob to near Oceana. Movement was east at
50 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Beckley, Fayetteville, Babcock State Park, Oak Hill, Mount Hope,
Mabscott, Oceana, Sophia, Crab Orchard, Dry Creek, Macarthur,
Bradley, Shady Spring, Beaver, Piney View, Bald Knob, Stanaford, Coal
City, Prosperity and Daniels.
This includes the following highways...
West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 32 and 64.
Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 120 and 133.
Route 19 between mile markers 1 and 18.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Charleston West Virginia.
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LAT...LON 3794 8166 3798 8146 3797 8144 3797 8139
3800 8137 3810 8090 3768 8100 3766 8103
3763 8173
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 259DEG 45KT 3787 8165 3770 8169
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
FMKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 3:00 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | Fayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Randolph, Webster | 17 hr |
| Mar 7, 9:48 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mason | 72 min |
| Mar 7, 12:50 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Mason, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Mar 7, 2:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Mason, Wayne, Wood | 64 min |
| Mar 7, 3:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Jackson and 12 more | 46 min |
| Mar 7, 4:19 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer and 5 more | 41 min |
| Mar 7, 5:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Clay, Randolph, Upshur, Webster | 44 min |
| Mar 7, 1:14 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Perry | 61 min |
| Mar 7, 1:43 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Athens, Jackson, Vinton | 62 min |
| Mar 7, 2:05 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Morgan | 40 min |
| Mar 7, 2:07 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Carter | 38 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.