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Areal Flood Warning 13, NWS Charleston, WV

March 24, 2023Washington County, Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this areal flood warning at Mar 24, 2023, 7:56 AM EDT for Washington County, Ohio. It was in force for 25 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: Mar 24, 2023, 7:56 AM EDT (11:56 UTC)
Expired: Mar 25, 2023, 8:48 AM EDT
In force: 25 hr
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Washington County, OH

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood warning went out at Mar 24, 6:58 AM EDT, 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 6:58 AM EDT, 58 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 24, 2:52 AM EDT, 5 hours 4 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
252 AM EDT Fri Mar 24 2023

KYZ101>103-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ006>011-014-016>020-028>032-
039-040-525-250700-
Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-Jackson OH-Vinton-
Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Cabell-Mason-Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-
Tyler-Putnam-Roane-Wirt-Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-Braxton-Gilmer-
Lewis-Harrison-Taylor-Upshur-Barbour-Northwest Randolph-
252 AM EDT Fri Mar 24 2023

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...Today 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...Saturday through Thursday.

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

   Flood Watch.

Additionally, wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph are expected on Saturday as
a cold front moves through, with isolated higher gusts possible.

.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.

KYZ105-WVZ005-013-015-027-519-521-522-250700-
Lawrence KY-Wayne-Lincoln-Kanawha-Clay-Northwest Nicholas-
Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster-
252 AM EDT Fri Mar 24 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Rounds of heavy rainfall due to persistent shower or thunderstorm
activity is possible. The potential for at least localized flooding
issues will need to be monitored.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Heavy rainfall due to persistent shower or thunderstorm activity is
possible on Saturday. The potential for at least localized flooding
issues will need to be monitored.

Additionally, wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph are expected on Saturday as
a cold front moves through, with isolated higher gusts possible.

.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.

WVZ523-526-250700-
Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph-
252 AM EDT Fri Mar 24 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast West
Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Rounds of heavy rainfall due to persistent shower or thunderstorm
activity is possible. The potential for at least localized water
issues will need to be monitored.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Heavy rainfall due to persistent shower or thunderstorm activity is
possible on Saturday. The potential for at least localized flooding
issues will need to be monitored.

Additionally, wind gusts up to 50 mph are expected on Saturday as a
cold front moves through.

.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.

VAZ003-004-WVZ024>026-033-034-515>518-520-524-250700-
Dickenson-Buchanan-Mingo-Logan-Boone-McDowell-Wyoming-
Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette-
Southeast Fayette-Southeast Nicholas-Southeast Pocahontas-
252 AM EDT Fri Mar 24 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph are expected on Saturday as a cold front
moves through, with isolated higher gusts possible.

.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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 24, 5:55 AM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute before

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Local storm report, Mar 24, 5:59 AM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 24, 6:20 AM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 24, 6:29 AM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 24, 6:36 AM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 24, 6:42 AM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 24, 5:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, Putnam and 1 more	34 min
Mar 24, 5:55 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Clay, Fayette, Nicholas, Webster	35 min
Mar 24, 6:20 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Fayette, Nicholas, Webster	25 min
Mar 24, 6:36 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Randolph	24 min
Mar 24, 6:42 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Pocahontas	33 min
Mar 24, 12:48 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	RLX	Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 28 more	35 hr
Mar 24, 10:28 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Athens, Vinton	20 hr
Mar 24, 1:15 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Washington	13 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.