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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Charleston, WV

February 6, 2025Gilmer County, West Virginia

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.

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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, Feb 6, 12:25 PM EST, 2 minutes before
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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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 6, 2:14 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXCabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam, Wayne35 hr
Feb 6, 2:34 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRLXCabell26 min
Feb 6, 2:48 AM ESTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyRLXCabell, Lincoln, Wayne6 hr
Feb 6, 3:05 AM ESTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyRLXKanawha, Lincoln, Putnam6 hr
Feb 6, 3:53 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningRLXClay, Kanawha, Nicholas6 hr
Feb 6, 3:54 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRLXLincoln51 min
Feb 6, 4:08 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Raleigh37 min
Feb 6, 4:38 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBoone, Logan, Mingo52 min
Feb 6, 5:30 AM ESTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatRLXCabell3 hr
Feb 6, 5:40 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMcDowell, Raleigh, Wyoming50 min
Feb 6, 5:44 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXKanawha10 hr
Feb 6, 7:13 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBoone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam, Wayne47 min
Feb 6, 7:21 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXRandolph20 hr
Feb 6, 7:30 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXCabell, Calhoun, Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam and 2 more23 hr
Feb 6, 7:34 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone, Kanawha, Lincoln26 min
Feb 6, 7:41 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXCalhoun, Jackson, Mason, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood14 hr
Feb 6, 7:45 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXBoone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne24 hr
Feb 6, 7:49 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXBraxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Kanawha, Nicholas and 2 more12 hr
Feb 6, 7:51 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXBraxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis and 4 more12 hr
Feb 6, 7:58 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone, Lincoln, Logan, Wayne32 min
Feb 6, 8:04 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXClay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas26 min
Feb 6, 8:16 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXLincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne29 min
Feb 6, 8:25 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone, Fayette, Kanawha, Raleigh35 min
Feb 6, 8:29 AM ESTTornado WarningRLXBoone, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo31 min
Feb 6, 9:07 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXBarbour, Harrison, Randolph, Upshur12 hr
Feb 6, 9:44 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMingo31 min
Feb 6, 10:00 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXClay, Kanawha, Nicholas6 hr
Feb 6, 10:00 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningRLXUpshur21 hr
Feb 6, 10:04 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXKanawha, Lincoln, Putnam12 hr
Feb 6, 10:07 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXNicholas, Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster12 hr
Feb 6, 10:15 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXBoone, Fayette, Kanawha, Logan, McDowell, Mingo and 5 more9 hr
Feb 6, 10:50 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningRLXBarbour36 hr
Feb 6, 10:54 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningRLXBarbour28 hr
Feb 6, 11:36 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXWood6 hr
Feb 6, 1:05 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningRLXClay, Kanawha7 hr
Feb 6, 1:09 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningRLXNicholas, Webster7 hr
Feb 6, 1:13 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningRLXKanawha15 hr
Feb 6, 1:34 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningRLXPocahontas18 hr
Feb 6, 1:42 PM ESTFlood WatchRLXMcDowell12 hr
Feb 6, 4:50 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXTyler6 hr
Feb 6, 6:53 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningRLXBarbour, Randolph12 hr
Feb 6, 7:30 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXMeigs27 hr
Feb 6, 1:54 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXBoyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence17 hr
Feb 6, 6:29 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningRLXCarter, Greenup24 hr
Feb 6, 7:55 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXLawrence4 min
Feb 6, 8:06 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMartin24 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.