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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this river flood warning at Feb 6, 2025, 12:27 PM EST for Gilmer County, West Virginia. It took effect at Feb 6, 2025, 12:40 PM EST. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2025, 12:27 PM EST (17:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 6, 2025, 12:40 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2025, 4:34 AM EST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Gilmer County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Little Kanawha River at Glenville (GLEW2). The gauge peaked at 24.98 ft at Feb 6, 2025, 6:00 PM EST.
- Action stage
- 21 ft
- Minor stage
- 23 ft
- Moderate stage
- 26 ft
- Major stage
- 28 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03152000, 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 6, 11:47 AM EST, 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 11:47 AM EST, 40 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 1225 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>034-039-040-515>526-071730- 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-Northwest Pocahontas- Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph- 1225 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, southwest Virginia and much of West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Flood Warnings remain for parts of the area. Motorists should use extreme caution and be prepared for water or debris on roadway. Please continue to heed remaining road closures. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Another soaking rain is expected this weekend. .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
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Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Feb 6, 2:14 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam, Wayne | 35 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:34 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell | 26 min |
| Feb 6, 2:48 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Wayne | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:05 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:53 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Clay, Kanawha, Nicholas | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:54 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln | 51 min |
| Feb 6, 4:08 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Raleigh | 37 min |
| Feb 6, 4:38 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Logan, Mingo | 52 min |
| Feb 6, 5:30 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell | 3 hr |
| Feb 6, 5:40 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | McDowell, Raleigh, Wyoming | 50 min |
| Feb 6, 5:44 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Kanawha | 10 hr |
| Feb 6, 7:13 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam, Wayne | 47 min |
| Feb 6, 7:21 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Randolph | 20 hr |
| Feb 6, 7:30 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell, Calhoun, Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam and 2 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 6, 7:34 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln | 26 min |
| Feb 6, 7:41 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Jackson, Mason, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood | 14 hr |
| Feb 6, 7:45 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne | 24 hr |
| Feb 6, 7:49 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Kanawha, Nicholas and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 6, 7:51 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis and 4 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 6, 7:58 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Wayne | 32 min |
| Feb 6, 8:04 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas | 26 min |
| Feb 6, 8:16 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne | 29 min |
| Feb 6, 8:25 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Raleigh | 35 min |
| Feb 6, 8:29 AM EST | Tornado Warning | RLX | Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo | 31 min |
| Feb 6, 9:07 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour, Harrison, Randolph, Upshur | 12 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:44 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mingo | 31 min |
| Feb 6, 10:00 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Clay, Kanawha, Nicholas | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 10:00 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Upshur | 21 hr |
| Feb 6, 10:04 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam | 12 hr |
| Feb 6, 10:07 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Nicholas, Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster | 12 hr |
| Feb 6, 10:15 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Logan, McDowell, Mingo and 5 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 6, 10:50 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour | 36 hr |
| Feb 6, 10:54 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour | 28 hr |
| Feb 6, 11:36 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Wood | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:05 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Clay, Kanawha | 7 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:09 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Nicholas, Webster | 7 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:13 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Kanawha | 15 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:34 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Pocahontas | 18 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:42 PM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | McDowell | 12 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:50 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Tyler | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 6:53 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour, Randolph | 12 hr |
| Feb 6, 7:30 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Meigs | 27 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:54 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 17 hr |
| Feb 6, 6:29 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Carter, Greenup | 24 hr |
| Feb 6, 7:55 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lawrence | 4 min |
| Feb 6, 8:06 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Martin | 24 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.