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River Flood Warning 1, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this river flood warning at Feb 16, 2023, 8:11 PM EST for Boone County, Kanawha County, Lincoln County, West Virginia. It took effect at Feb 17, 2023, 8:12 AM EST. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2023, 8:11 PM EST (01:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 17, 2023, 8:12 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2023, 1:25 AM EST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Boone County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lincoln County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Coal River (WV) at Tornado (TORW2). The gauge peaked at 25.29 ft at Feb 17, 2023, 8:00 PM EST.
- Action stage
- 20 ft
- Minor stage
- 25 ft
- Moderate stage
- 27 ft
- Major stage
- 32 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03200500, 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 Feb 16, 7:09 PM EST, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 7:09 PM EST, 1 hour 2 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 251 PM EST Thu Feb 16 2023 WVZ027>030-039-515>523-525-526-172000- Clay-Braxton-Gilmer-Lewis-Upshur-Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh- Northwest Fayette-Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas- Southeast Nicholas-Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster- Northwest Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph- 251 PM EST Thu Feb 16 2023 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central West Virginia, northeast West Virginia, northern West Virginia and southeast 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...Friday through Wednesday. Gusty winds of 30 to 40 mph can be expected through the day on Friday. .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-WVZ031>034-040-524-172000- Dickenson-Buchanan-Harrison-Taylor-McDowell-Wyoming-Barbour- Southeast Pocahontas- 251 PM EST Thu Feb 16 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia, and portions of central West Virginia, northeast West Virginia, northern West Virginia and southern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Gusty winds of 25 to 35 mph can be expected through this evening. Showers and thunderstorms may contain strong gusty winds and heavy downpours. Strong rises on area creeks and streams, and localized minor flooding is possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Gusty winds of 30 to 40 mph can be expected through the day on Friday. .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. KYZ101>103-105-OHZ083>087-WVZ005>009-013>019-024>026-172000- Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia- Lawrence OH-Wayne-Cabell-Mason-Jackson WV-Wood-Lincoln-Putnam- Kanawha-Roane-Wirt-Calhoun-Ritchie-Mingo-Logan-Boone- 251 PM EST Thu Feb 16 2023 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... 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...Friday through Wednesday. 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. OHZ066-067-075-076-WVZ010-011-020-172000- Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-Pleasants-Tyler-Doddridge- 251 PM EST Thu Feb 16 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Ohio and northern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Gusty winds of 25 to 35 mph can be expected through this evening. Isolated severe storms are possible today, particularly in the late afternoon through evening hours. Damaging winds are the primary threat. In addition, heavy downpours can be expected with storms. Strong rises may occur on local creeks and streams, and minor localized flooding will be possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. 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.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 16, 6:03 PM EST, 2 hours 8 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2:32 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Fayette, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Raleigh, Wyoming | 19 hr |
| Feb 17, 6:45 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Pocahontas | 10 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:23 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Mingo | 13 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:13 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Lawrence | 20 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in West Virginia, 2023Every river flood warning in 2023
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.