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Flood Watch 9, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flood watch at May 16, 2025, 9:08 AM EDT for 13 counties in West Virginia; Gallia County, Lawrence County, Ohio; 4 counties in Kentucky. It took effect at May 16, 2025, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 16, 2025, 9:08 AM EDT (13:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 16, 2025, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- May 17, 2025, 4:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Gallia County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Boone County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Fayette County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, Mason County, WV, McDowell County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Raleigh County, WV, Wayne County, WV, Wyoming County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 203 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 267 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -100 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 915 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 231 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at May 16, 6:55 AM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 16, 6:55 AM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 16, 7:01 AM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
701 AM EDT Fri May 16 2025
KYZ105-WVZ005-161130-
Lawrence KY-Wayne WV-
701 AM EDT Fri May 16 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LAWRENCE AND CENTRAL WAYNE
COUNTIES THROUGH 730 AM EDT...
At 701 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Culver, or near Blaine, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Louisa, Wayne, Blaine, Yatesville Lake State Park, Fort Gay,
Webbville, East Lynn Lake, Dunlow, Martha, Gallup, Clifford,
Glenhayes, Houckville, Fallsburg, East Lynn, and Genoa.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
LAT...LON 3804 8300 3805 8298 3805 8296 3809 8293
3810 8292 3810 8291 3811 8289 3813 8291
3818 8292 3823 8236 3795 8236 3799 8291
3800 8294 3799 8296 3800 8302 3801 8302
TIME...MOT...LOC 1101Z 270DEG 46KT 3810 8293
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
12Special weather statement, May 16, 7:30 AM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
730 AM EDT Fri May 16 2025
WVZ005-013-025-026-161200-
Boone WV-Lincoln WV-Logan WV-Wayne WV-
730 AM EDT Fri May 16 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN LINCOLN...NORTHWESTERN
LOGAN...CENTRAL WAYNE AND NORTHWESTERN BOONE COUNTIES THROUGH 800 AM
EDT...
At 729 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Kiahsville, or 10 miles south of Wayne, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Madison, Chapmanville, Ranger, Gill, East Lynn Lake, Spurlockville,
Kiahsville, Dunlow, Harts, Julian, Danville, Turtle Creek, Woodville,
Palermo, Foster, East Lynn, Genoa, Alkol, Mud, and Jeffrey.
This includes Route 119 between mile markers 35 and 61.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
LAT...LON 3816 8250 3820 8182 3819 8182 3818 8180
3820 8178 3820 8175 3793 8175 3795 8219
3796 8220 3798 8219 3796 8225 3797 8248
3798 8246 3798 8248 3800 8249 3800 8250
TIME...MOT...LOC 1129Z 270DEG 51KT 3807 8240
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
12The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 7:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wayne | 29 min |
| May 16, 7:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln, Wayne | 30 min |
| May 16, 12:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | McDowell | 41 min |
| May 16, 12:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell | 54 min |
| May 16, 1:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge, Ritchie | 37 min |
| May 16, 1:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell | 27 min |
| May 16, 1:54 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RLX | Fayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Randolph, Webster | 31 hr |
| May 16, 2:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Doddridge, Harrison, Taylor | 52 min |
| May 16, 2:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell | 37 min |
| May 16, 2:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Harrison, Randolph, Taylor | 29 min |
| May 16, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell, Raleigh, Wyoming | 31 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.