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River Flood Warning 22, NWS Charleston, WV

May 7, 2022Barbour County, West Virginia

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.

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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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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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 7, 3:45 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXCabell6 hr
May 7, 4:30 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXWayne6 hr
May 7, 4:35 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXCalhoun6 hr
May 7, 4:58 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXGilmer5 min
May 7, 5:05 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXLewis8 hr
May 7, 5:15 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXDoddridge11 hr
May 7, 5:46 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningRLXCalhoun, Gilmer19 hr
May 7, 7:35 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXUpshur5 hr
May 7, 7:52 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXRandolph14 hr
May 7, 9:02 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXBarbour, Randolph, Upshur7 hr
May 7, 9:36 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXTyler14 hr
May 7, 10:48 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningRLXBarbour14 hr
May 7, 12:01 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXBarbour, Upshur4 hr
May 7, 12:46 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningRLXUpshur19 hr
May 7, 4:43 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningRLXHarrison8 hr
May 7, 4:46 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXPleasants, Tyler10 hr
May 6, 9:02 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXMorgan, Washington6 hr
May 6, 11:27 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXGallia, Jackson, Lawrence6 hr
May 7, 3:04 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXWashington19 hr
May 7, 5:11 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningRLXWashington11 hr
May 7, 7:12 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXWashington16 hr
May 7, 10:23 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXWashington19 hr

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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.