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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Charleston, WV

April 4, 2025Lawrence County, Kentucky; 4 counties in West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Apr 4, 2025, 8:09 AM EDT for Lawrence County, Kentucky; 4 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 4 hr. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Apr 4, 2025, 8:09 AM EDT (12:09 UTC)
Expired: Apr 4, 2025, 11:47 AM EDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Lawrence County, KY, Cabell County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Wayne County, WV

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:09 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 4, 9:00 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	5 W East Lynn Lake, WV	Semi stuck in high water along WV-152 near Jay Wilson Rd.
Apr 4, 9:09 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	3 Wsw Beech Fork State, WV	High water surrounding residence along Route 152, water over 5th Street Rd at Nelson Storage.
Apr 4, 9:35 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	3 Nne Blaine, KY	KY-201 closed at MM 8.0 due to high water.
Apr 4, 9:35 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	7 Ssw Yatesville Lake S, KY	KY-1760 closed at Arron Branch Rd due to high water from Right Fork Little Blaine Creek.
Apr 4, 9:56 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	3 Sw Wayne, WV	Water into basement, resident evacuating.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 173 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 705 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 75 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 144 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 312 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

297 
WGUS51 KRLX 041209
FFWRLX
KYC127-WVC011-043-079-099-041600-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0021.250404T1209Z-250404T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
809 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Lawrence County in northeastern Kentucky...
  Southeastern Cabell County in central West Virginia...
  Northwestern Lincoln County in central West Virginia...
  Southwestern Putnam County in western West Virginia...
  Central Wayne County in western West Virginia...

* Until noon EDT.

* At 809 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 
  1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or 
  expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Louisa, Wayne, Hamlin, Blaine, Beech Fork State Park, Yatesville 
  Lake State Park, Fort Gay, Centerville, East Lynn Lake, Webbville, 
  Martha, West Hamlin, Genoa, East Lynn, Buchanan, Fallsburg, 
  Branchland, Salt Rock, Myra and Houckville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Report flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll 
free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3811 8289 3817 8292 3819 8285 3823 8280
      3827 8263 3825 8259 3827 8257 3829 8258
      3837 8198 3822 8195 3820 8198 3815 8233
      3805 8267 3798 8281 3800 8295 3796 8299
      3798 8302 3804 8300 3805 8295 3808 8294

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

$$

MEK

1 follow-up statement

911 
WGUS71 KRLX 041547
FFSRLX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1147 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

KYC127-WVC011-043-079-099-041557-
/O.CAN.KRLX.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250404T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lawrence KY-Cabell WV-Lincoln WV-Putnam WV-Wayne WV-
1147 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR LAWRENCE, SOUTHEASTERN CABELL, 
NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN, SOUTHWESTERN PUTNAM AND CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTIES 
HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING...

&&

LAT...LON 3827 8263 3825 8259 3827 8257 3829 8258
      3837 8198 3822 8195 3820 8198 3815 8233
      3805 8267 3798 8281 3800 8295 3796 8299
      3798 8302 3804 8300 3805 8295 3808 8294
      3811 8289 3817 8292 3819 8285 3823 8280

$$

FMK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 4, 7:11 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Lawrence	7 hr
Apr 4, 7:24 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Boyd, Carter, Greenup	3 hr
Apr 4, 11:47 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Lawrence	30 hr
Apr 4, 1:55 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Lawrence	14 hr
Apr 4, 1:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Jackson	16 min
Apr 4, 1:49 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Jackson, Wirt, Wood	26 min
Apr 4, 2:13 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Calhoun, Gilmer, Ritchie, Roane	17 min
Apr 4, 2:57 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Lewis, Upshur	18 min
Apr 4, 3:07 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RLX	Barbour, Harrison, Lewis, Randolph, Upshur	23 min
Apr 4, 3:34 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Pocahontas	26 min
Apr 4, 4:57 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Boone, Logan, Mingo	48 min
Apr 4, 5:34 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Wood	62 hr
Apr 4, 5:50 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Logan, Mingo	25 min
Apr 4, 7:35 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Boone, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, Gilmer and 6 more	14 hr
Apr 4, 7:58 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Doddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler	12 hr
Apr 4, 9:10 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Boone, Fayette, Logan, Mingo, Raleigh, Wyoming	6 hr
Apr 4, 3:08 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Boone, Fayette, Logan, Mingo, Raleigh, Wyoming	9 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.