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River Flood Warning 28, NWS Charleston, WV

April 3, 2025Carter County, Greenup County, Kentucky

NWS Charleston, WV issued this river flood warning at Apr 3, 2025, 2:13 PM EDT for Carter County, Greenup County, Kentucky. It took effect at Apr 4, 2025, 9:30 AM EDT. It was in force for 44 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 3, 2025, 2:13 PM EDT (18:13 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 4, 2025, 9:30 AM EDT
Expired: Apr 6, 2025, 5:30 AM EDT
In force: 44 hr
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:15 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.

The river

Written for the forecast point Little Sandy River at Grayson (GYNK2).

Action stage: 19 ft
Minor stage: 21 ft
Moderate stage: 25 ft
Major stage: 28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03216500, 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 Apr 3, 1:42 PM EDT, 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 1:42 PM EDT, 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 7:07 AM EDT, 7 hours 6 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
707 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

VAZ003-004-WVZ013-015-016-018-020-024>034-039-040-515>526-041115-
Dickenson-Buchanan-Lincoln-Kanawha-Roane-Calhoun-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-
Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph-
Southeast Randolph-
707 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Showers and thunderstorms are possible today and tonight, some of
which could be strong to severe.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms Friday through Sunday
may lead to minor flooding issues.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible again Friday and
Saturday.

.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-WVZ005>011-014-017-019-
041115-
Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-
Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Wayne-Cabell-Mason-
Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Putnam-Wirt-Ritchie-
707 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

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

Showers and thunderstorms are possible today and tonight, some of
which could be strong to severe.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

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

   Flood Watch.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible again Friday and
Saturday.

.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, Apr 3, 1:57 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 3, 1:58 PM EDT, 15 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
158 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1000 AM     Flood            Pedro                   38.64N 82.67W
04/03/2025                   Lawrence           OH   Dept of Highways

            Portions of OH Route 93 closed due to
            flooding.

&&

Webb

Local storm report, Apr 3, 2:01 PM EDT, 12 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
201 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0400 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 WNW Devola            39.49N 81.50W
04/03/2025                   Washington         OH   Public

            Tree down on power lines. Time estimated by
            radar.

&&

Local storm report, Apr 3, 2:02 PM EDT, 11 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
202 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1100 AM     Flood            5 E Vinton              38.97N 82.24W
04/03/2025                   Gallia             OH   Dept of Highways

            OH Route 554 closed due to flooding.

&&

Webb

Local storm report, Apr 3, 2:03 PM EDT, 10 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
203 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0515 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 W Poca                38.47N 81.85W
04/03/2025                   Putnam             WV   911 Call Center

            Tree down. Time estimated by radar.

&&

Local storm report, Apr 3, 2:04 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
204 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1100 AM     Flood            3 NE Rutland            39.08N 82.09W
04/03/2025                   Meigs              OH   Dept of Highways

            OH Route 143 closed due to flooding.

&&

Webb

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 3, 3:09 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	RLX	Jackson, Mason, Pleasants, Wirt, Wood	36 min
Apr 3, 3:16 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RLX	Mason	29 min
Apr 3, 3:28 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Pleasants, Tyler	47 min
Apr 3, 3:37 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Jackson, Mason, Pleasants, Wirt, Wood	23 min
Apr 3, 3:42 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Cabell, Jackson, Mason, Putnam	33 min
Apr 3, 3:56 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Pleasants, Tyler	19 min
Apr 3, 4:02 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Calhoun, Doddridge, Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler and 2 more	43 min
Apr 3, 4:11 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Jackson, Mason, Wood	34 min
Apr 3, 4:13 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Cabell, Mason, Wayne	32 min
Apr 3, 4:16 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RLX	Wayne	14 min
Apr 3, 4:21 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RLX	Mason	24 min
Apr 3, 4:27 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RLX	Doddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wirt, Wood	33 min
Apr 3, 4:42 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RLX	Wayne	33 min
Apr 3, 4:43 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Pleasants and 4 more	47 min
Apr 3, 4:45 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Putnam and 1 more	45 min
Apr 3, 4:46 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane and 1 more	44 min
Apr 3, 4:55 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RLX	Lincoln, Wayne	35 min
Apr 3, 5:19 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RLX	Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne	26 min
Apr 3, 5:21 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer, Jackson and 7 more	39 min
Apr 3, 5:27 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan and 3 more	48 min
Apr 3, 5:41 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RLX	Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan	34 min
Apr 3, 5:57 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Barbour, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer and 9 more	48 min
Apr 3, 6:09 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RLX	Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas	36 min
Apr 3, 6:34 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne	41 min
Apr 3, 6:39 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Fayette, Nicholas, Webster	36 min
Apr 3, 6:42 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Barbour, Braxton, Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur, Webster	33 min
Apr 3, 7:46 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster	44 min
Apr 3, 8:01 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas, Raleigh	29 min
Apr 3, 8:17 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RLX	Fayette, Nicholas	28 min
Apr 3, 9:22 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo and 2 more	23 hr
Apr 3, 9:55 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas	50 min
Apr 3, 9:59 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Jackson, Kanawha and 4 more	6 hr
Apr 3, 10:09 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Cabell, Wayne	5 days
Apr 3, 10:13 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Cabell, Calhoun, Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Ritchie and 3 more	5 days
Apr 3, 10:29 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Nicholas, Pocahontas, Webster	46 min
Apr 3, 3:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wayne	26 min
Apr 3, 3:44 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Boone, Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne	5 hr
Apr 3, 3:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Lincoln, Wayne	36 min
Apr 3, 4:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Logan, Mingo	28 min
Apr 3, 4:08 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RLX	Logan, Mingo	22 min
Apr 3, 4:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Logan, Raleigh, Wyoming	29 min
Apr 3, 4:34 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam	3 hr
Apr 3, 4:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Cabell, Wayne	24 min
Apr 3, 4:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Fayette, Raleigh	31 min
Apr 3, 5:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wayne	23 min
Apr 3, 5:14 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Logan, Raleigh, Wyoming	4 hr
Apr 3, 5:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Fayette	31 min
Apr 3, 5:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Lincoln, Wayne	27 min
Apr 3, 5:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Fayette, Raleigh	24 min
Apr 3, 5:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne	29 min
Apr 3, 5:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Logan, Mingo, Wayne	24 min
Apr 3, 6:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan	25 min
Apr 3, 6:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Logan	15 min
Apr 3, 6:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Logan	16 min
Apr 3, 6:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Raleigh	31 min
Apr 3, 7:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Fayette	16 min
Apr 3, 7:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Fayette	9 min
Apr 3, 2:16 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Athens, Morgan, Perry, Vinton	44 min
Apr 3, 2:32 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Vinton	43 min
Apr 3, 2:48 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RLX	Jackson	27 min
Apr 3, 2:55 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Athens, Morgan, Perry, Washington	35 min
Apr 3, 3:05 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RLX	Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton	25 min
Apr 3, 3:06 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Gallia, Lawrence	39 min
Apr 3, 3:16 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RLX	Gallia, Lawrence	29 min
Apr 3, 3:53 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Lawrence	22 min
Apr 3, 7:06 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Washington	3 days

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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.