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River Flood Warning 29, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this river flood warning at Apr 4, 2025, 7:02 AM EDT for Athens County, Ohio. It took effect at Apr 4, 2025, 5:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 69 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 4, 2025, 7:02 AM EDT (11:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 4, 2025, 5:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2025, 1:50 PM EDT
- In force
- 69 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Moderate
County Athens County, OH
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:06 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 Hocking River at Athens (ATHO1).
- Action stage
- 18 ft
- Minor stage
- 20 ft
- Moderate stage
- 22 ft
- Major stage
- 28 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03159500, 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, 7:48 PM EDT, 11 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 7:48 PM EDT, 11 hours 14 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 2:16 PM EDT, 16 hours 46 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 216 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025 VAZ003-004-WVZ024>026-033-034-515>526-041830- Dickenson-Buchanan-Mingo-Logan-Boone-McDowell-Wyoming- Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette- Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas- Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster-Northwest Pocahontas- Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph- 216 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia, and portions of northeast, southeast and southern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon 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>011-013>020-027>032- 039-040-041830- Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington- Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Wayne-Cabell-Mason- Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha-Roane-Wirt- Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-Clay-Braxton-Gilmer-Lewis-Harrison-Taylor- Upshur-Barbour- 216 PM 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...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. In addition, 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. 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.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 7:11 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne | 7 hr |
| 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, 8:09 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Putnam, Wayne | 4 hr |
| Apr 4, 9:10 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Logan, Mingo, Raleigh, Wyoming | 6 hr |
| Apr 4, 11:47 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Putnam, Wayne | 30 hr |
| Apr 4, 1:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne | 14 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Logan, Mingo, Raleigh, Wyoming | 9 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton | 5 days |
| Apr 4, 1:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Athens, Meigs | 19 min |
| Apr 4, 2:42 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Meigs | 3 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:39 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Washington | 32 hr |
| Apr 4, 4:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Washington | 35 hr |
| Apr 4, 7:24 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Lawrence | 3 hr |
| Apr 4, 7:52 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | RLX | Morgan, Washington | 61 hr |
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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.