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River Flood Warning 3, NWS Charleston, WV

February 17, 2023Cabell County, Lincoln County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this river flood warning at Feb 17, 2023, 8:47 PM EST for Cabell County, Lincoln County, West Virginia. It took effect at Feb 17, 2023, 10:15 PM EST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 17, 2023, 8:47 PM EST (01:47 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 17, 2023, 10:15 PM EST
Expired
Feb 18, 2023, 5:52 AM EST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Cabell County, WV, Lincoln County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Guyandotte River at Branchland (BRAW2). The gauge peaked at 30.18 ft at Feb 18, 2023, 12:00 AM EST.

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Action stage
26 ft
Minor stage
30 ft
Moderate stage
35 ft
Major stage
40 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03204000, 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 17, 6:45 PM EST, 2 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 6:45 PM EST, 2 hours 2 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 17, 9:04 AM EST, 11 hours 43 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
904 AM EST Fri Feb 17 2023

WVZ523-526-181415-
Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph-
904 AM EST Fri Feb 17 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Light snow showers can bring some light accumulations between one to
two inches through late evening. Gusty winds of 30 to 40 mph can be
expected today.

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

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.

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-
013>020-024>034-039-040-515>522-524-525-181415-
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-Southeast Pocahontas-
Northwest Randolph-
904 AM EST Fri Feb 17 2023

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.

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

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

Local storm report, Feb 17, 3:48 PM EST, 4 hours 59 minutes before
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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.