Alert archive / West Virginia / River Flood Warnings in 2022
River Flood Warning 22, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this river flood warning at May 7, 2022, 10:40 AM EDT for Barbour County, West Virginia. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 7, 2022, 10:40 AM EDT (14:40 UTC)
- Expired
- May 8, 2022, 3:48 AM EDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Barbour County, WV
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Tygart Valley River at Belington (BELW2). The gauge peaked at 14.44 ft at May 7, 2022, 7:00 PM EDT.
- Action stage
- 12 ft
- Minor stage
- 14 ft
- Moderate stage
- 17 ft
- Major stage
- 20 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03051000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at May 7, 7:17 AM EDT, 3 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 7, 7:17 AM EDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 7, 4:10 AM EDT, 6 hours 30 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 410 AM EDT Sat May 7 2022 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>034-039-040-515>526-080815- Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington- Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Dickenson-Buchanan-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-McDowell-Wyoming-Upshur-Barbour- Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette- Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas- Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster-Northwest Pocahontas- Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph- 410 AM EDT Sat May 7 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, southwest Virginia and much of West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. Ongoing river and areal flood issues may still impact certain areas due to ongoing rainfall. No new water issues are expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 3:45 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell | 6 hr |
| May 7, 4:30 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Wayne | 6 hr |
| May 7, 4:35 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Calhoun | 6 hr |
| May 7, 4:58 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Gilmer | 5 min |
| May 7, 5:05 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Lewis | 8 hr |
| May 7, 5:15 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Doddridge | 11 hr |
| May 7, 5:46 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Gilmer | 19 hr |
| May 7, 7:35 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Upshur | 5 hr |
| May 7, 7:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Randolph | 14 hr |
| May 7, 9:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour, Randolph, Upshur | 7 hr |
| May 7, 9:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Tyler | 14 hr |
| May 7, 10:48 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour | 14 hr |
| May 7, 12:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour, Upshur | 4 hr |
| May 7, 12:46 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RLX | Upshur | 19 hr |
| May 7, 4:43 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RLX | Harrison | 8 hr |
| May 7, 4:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Tyler | 10 hr |
| May 6, 9:02 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Morgan, Washington | 6 hr |
| May 6, 11:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence | 6 hr |
| May 7, 3:04 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Washington | 19 hr |
| May 7, 5:11 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | RLX | Washington | 11 hr |
| May 7, 7:12 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Washington | 16 hr |
| May 7, 10:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Washington | 19 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.