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Flash Flood Warning 124, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Aug 11, 2026, 3:32 AM EDT for Pocahontas County, Randolph County, West Virginia. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 11, 2026, 3:32 AM EDT (07:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 11, 2026, 6:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Pocahontas County, WV, Randolph County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 169 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:34 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 4:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 E Dailey, WV | Water into a home along Middle Ridge Road. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this flash flood warning; the first came 28 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 180 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
- 1146 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -92 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1143 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
The text
As transmitted.
860
WGUS51 KRLX 110732
FFWRLX
WVC075-083-111030-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0124.260811T0732Z-260811T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
332 AM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern Pocahontas County in northeastern West Virginia...
Central Randolph County in northeastern West Virginia...
* Until 630 AM EDT.
* At 332 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain
have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Mill Creek, Dailey, Beverly, Huttonsville and Glady.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Report flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free,
800 401 9535, when you can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 3887 8001 3886 7969 3868 7971 3869 8001
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
142 follow-up statements
486
WGUS71 KRLX 110845
FFSRLX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
445 AM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026
WVC075-083-111030-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0124.000000T0000Z-260811T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Pocahontas WV-Randolph WV-
445 AM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM EDT THIS
MORNING FOR NORTHERN POCAHONTAS AND CENTRAL RANDOLPH COUNTIES...
At 445 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have
fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Mill Creek, Dailey, Beverly, Huttonsville and Glady.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Report flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free,
800 401 9535, when you can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 3887 8001 3886 7969 3868 7971 3869 8001
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
20297 WGUS71 KRLX 111020 FFSRLX Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Charleston WV 620 AM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026 WVC075-083-111030- /O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0124.000000T0000Z-260811T1030Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Pocahontas WV-Randolph WV- 620 AM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 630 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR NORTHERN POCAHONTAS AND CENTRAL RANDOLPH COUNTIES... Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures. A Flood Watch remains in effect until 800 AM EDT Friday for portions of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, southwest Virginia, and West Virginia. && LAT...LON 3887 8001 3886 7969 3868 7971 3869 8001 $$ 20
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Aug 11, 3:17 AM EDT, 15 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- 1.) Flooding ongoing across southeast Ohio through this morning, with renewed scattered thunderstorms capable of heavy rainfall and marginal severe wind gusts developing late this morning. 2.) Potentially high-impact severe thunderstorm complex expected late this afternoon and evening, damaging wind gusts, some potentially significant (74+ mph) or embedded tornadoes, and additional life-threatening flash flooding are possible. 3.) Unsettled weather continues Wednesday and Thursday with repeated rounds of strong to severe storms and flash flooding before a brief respite arrives Friday afternoon into Saturday.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 11, 3:17 AM EDT, 15 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Charleston WV
317 AM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026
.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Increased messaging for high-end severe weather potential late
this afternoon and evening, including damaging isolated wind
gusts exceeding 74 mph and possible line-embedded tornadoes.
&&
.KEY MESSAGES...
1.) Flooding ongoing across southeast Ohio through this
morning, with renewed scattered thunderstorms capable of heavy
rainfall and marginal severe wind gusts developing late this
morning.
2.) Potentially high-impact severe thunderstorm complex
expected late this afternoon and evening, damaging wind gusts,
some potentially significant (74+ mph) or embedded tornadoes,
and additional life-threatening flash flooding are possible.
3.) Unsettled weather continues Wednesday and Thursday with
repeated rounds of strong to severe storms and flash flooding
before a brief respite arrives Friday afternoon into Saturday.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...
Extreme rainfall rates and considerable backbuilding overnight
produced 4 to 7 inches of rain across Perry and Morgan counties
in southeast Ohio, resulting in issuance of a Flash Flood
Emergency. While the congealing convective complex is sinking
south toward through West Virginia early this morning and
taking on a somewhat more progressive motion, the threat for
additional flash flooding remains possible across basins
basins that saw significant rainfall yesterday. Modest near-
surface flow ahead of the line is keeping low levels slightly
unsaturated, though stronger cores may still transport marginal
damaging wind gusts to the surface.
Despite cloud cover and earlier convection, limited
stabilization along the western periphery and persistent
westerly flow will allow warm, sultry air to flood back into
southeast Ohio and western West Virginia later this morning.
Surface-based parcels are expected to become uncapped between 10
AM and 11 AM as MLCAPE rapidly recovers to 2000 to 3000 J/kg.
Latest high-resolution guidance shows uncertainty in convective
initiation, but minimal mesoscale forcing will be required to
spark renewed convection along remnant boundaries. Additionally,
ongoing storm clusters over Indiana could attach to the
expanding instability plume and move directly into western
counties by late morning. Any storms that re-fire during this
window will pose a renewed risk for torrential rainfall rates,
localized flash flooding, marginally severe wind gusts, and
isolated hail.
KEY MESSAGE 2...
A higher end severe weather event is possible late this
afternoon into this evening as a potent convective complex
evolves into a organized squall line. The convective cluster
originating over the northern Plains is forecast to consolidate
into a long-lived mesoscale convective system while propagating
rapidly eastward along the northern periphery of the central
ridge. Driven by strong H700 flow of 40 to 50KT and strong
instability (MLCAPE 2000 to 3000J/kg, DCAPE 1000 to 1200J/kg),
this squall line is projected to cross the Middle Ohio Valley
and enter southeast Ohio between 5 PM and 8 PM. Should see the
more substantial gust potential decrease as this progresses to
the east through West Virginia.
The primary hazard with this feature would be damaging
straight- line winds, with bowing segments capable of producing
localized destructive gusts in excess of 74 mph. Quick QLCS
spin-up tornadoes will also be possible along the leading edge
of the bowing line segments or other line discontinuities with
0-3km shear vectors generally from the west-northwest or west.
Overall, the squall line is expected to be rather progressive so
additional rainfall would be fairly short lived.
Remnant outflow from morning activity in Indiana may establish
an effective warm front oriented across or just north of the
northern forecast area. If discrete storms or line segments
interact with this boundary, significantly enhanced low-level
turning (0-1 km SRH exceeding 200 m2/s2) would favor
supercellular structures with a heightened threat for tornadoes.
If this were to materialize, intense rainfall rates of 2 to 3
inches per hour within this complex could track directly across
regions that received heavy rain yesterday or overnight tonight
yielding renewed flash flooding concerns.
KEY MESSAGE 3...
Guidance indicates that steeper mid-level lapse rates will shift
slightly west of the forecast area on Wednesday somewhat limited
instability. However, sufficient instability and upper-level
energy will persist to maintain a Marginal Risk for severe
thunderstorms and localized flash flooding across eastern
Kentucky, West Virginia, and southwest Virginia.
By Thursday, the core instability plume shifts back
northeastward into the Middle Ohio Valley. Embedded shortwaves
in northwest flow aloft will interact with the warm, humid
surface airmass to generate renewed convective complexes
Thursday afternoon and night, sustaining the multi-day flash
flood risk across already saturated river basins.
An upper-level ridge is forecast to build slightly eastward
Friday afternoon into Saturday. This will push the stronger jet
flow and main convective storm track northeast of the region,
offering a brief 24 to- 6 hour period of drier and quieter
weather before active conditions return early next week.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
Convective activity will dictate flight categories through a
bulk of this TAF period with VFR interspersed with abrupt
IFR/LIFR restrictions in thunderstorms.
This morning a convective complex continues to sink slowly south
across E KY and central WV affecting EKN/CKB/CRW and BKW. HTS
may just be grazed by this activity.
Another round of storms is possible by late morning with the
strongest round coming late this afternoon into this evening.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 06Z WEDNESDAY...
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: Low.
ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Thunderstorm timing and associated
restrictions may vary.
EXPERIMENTAL TABLE OF FLIGHT CATEGORY OBJECTIVELY SHOWS CONSISTENCY
OF WFO FORECAST TO AVAILABLE MODEL INFORMATION:
H = HIGH: TAF CONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
M = MEDIUM: TAF HAS VARYING LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY WITH MODELS.
L = LOW: TAF INCONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
DATE TUE 08/11/26
UTC 1HRLY 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
EDT 1HRLY 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14
CRW CONSISTENCY H L H H L L H H H H H H
HTS CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
BKW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
EKN CONSISTENCY H L L L L L M H H H H H
PKB CONSISTENCY H H H H L L L H H H H H
CKB CONSISTENCY H H H H M M H H L H H H
AFTER 06Z WEDNESDAY...
Tuesday night through Friday, additional convective complexes
favor daily chances of showers and thunderstorms with MVFR or
IFR in heavy rain. Morning valley fog or low stratus may return
after wetting rains, especially at EKN and other sheltered
sites.
&&
.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...Flood Watch through Friday morning for WVZ005>011-013>020-
024>034-039-040-515>526.
OH...Flood Watch through Friday morning for OHZ066-067-075-076-
083>087.
KY...Flood Watch through Friday morning for KYZ101>103-105.
VA...Flood Watch through Friday morning for VAZ003-004.
&&
DISCUSSION...JP
AVIATION...JPIn the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 10, 11:12 PM EDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1112 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1028 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 N Junction City 39.73N 82.30W
08/10/2026 Perry OH 911 Call Center
Tree down at Garey Road and Old Junction
Road.
&&
RPYLocal storm report, Aug 10, 11:29 PM EDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1129 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1125 PM Flash Flood Crooksville 39.77N 82.10W
08/10/2026 Perry OH 911 Call Center
Flooding on West Main Street.
&&
RPYLocal storm report, Aug 11, 1:31 AM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
131 AM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0118 AM Flash Flood 6 E Corning 39.59N 81.98W
08/11/2026 Morgan OH 911 Call Center
Water covering SR 78.
&&Local storm report, Aug 11, 1:38 AM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
138 AM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0134 AM Flash Flood 5 SSE Crooksville 39.70N 82.06W
08/11/2026 Perry OH 911 Call Center
Flooding.
&&
RPYLocal storm report, Aug 11, 2:13 AM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
213 AM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0201 AM Flash Flood 5 WSW Malta 39.61N 81.94W
08/11/2026 Morgan OH 911 Call Center
Bridge on Nicloes Road is submerge with
water over guard rail. West Buck Run Road
has over 35 inches of water over it.
&&
RPYLocal storm report, Aug 11, 3:30 AM EDT, 2 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
330 AM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0307 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 E Hurricane 38.44N 81.99W
08/11/2026 Putnam WV 911 Call Center
Tree down on cars and power line.
&&
RPYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 12:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wood | 34 min |
| Aug 11, 1:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Mason | 27 min |
| Aug 11, 2:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason | 51 min |
| Aug 11, 2:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam and 1 more | 56 min |
| Aug 11, 2:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Nicholas, Pocahontas and 3 more | 55 min |
| Aug 11, 3:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Kanawha, Putnam | 37 min |
| Aug 11, 4:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Kanawha | 56 min |
| Aug 11, 7:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Nicholas | 29 min |
| Aug 11, 8:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha, Putnam | 53 min |
| Aug 11, 8:39 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln | 2 hr |
| Aug 11, 10:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson, Roane | 37 min |
| Aug 11, 11:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wood | 67 min |
| Aug 11, 11:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson, Kanawha, Roane | 36 min |
| Aug 11, 11:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Wood | 54 min |
| Aug 11, 11:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wirt and 1 more | 67 min |
| Aug 11, 11:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Calhoun, Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Roane and 1 more | 58 min |
| Aug 11, 11:57 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Cabell, Mason | 33 min |
| Aug 11, 12:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | McDowell | 30 min |
| Aug 11, 12:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer and 6 more | 65 min |
| Aug 11, 12:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 12:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison and 5 more | 34 min |
| Aug 11, 12:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Putnam, Wayne | 24 min |
| Aug 11, 12:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Clay, Kanawha, Nicholas, Putnam, Roane | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 12:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wayne | 30 min |
| Aug 11, 12:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Putnam, Wayne | 44 min |
| Aug 11, 12:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas and 2 more | 57 min |
| Aug 11, 12:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wayne | 31 min |
| Aug 11, 1:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Raleigh, Wyoming | 45 min |
| Aug 11, 1:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mingo | 27 min |
| Aug 11, 1:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Nicholas and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 11, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Logan, Mingo, Raleigh, Wayne, Wyoming | 43 min |
| Aug 11, 1:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Fayette, Raleigh | 46 min |
| Aug 11, 1:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell, Mingo, Raleigh, Wyoming | 48 min |
| Aug 11, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wyoming | 15 min |
| Aug 11, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | McDowell | 31 min |
| Aug 11, 3:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 3:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Nicholas and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Putnam, Wayne | 79 min |
| Aug 11, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam | 47 min |
| Aug 11, 5:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan | 39 min |
| Aug 11, 6:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Wood | 34 hr |
| Aug 11, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell and 4 more | 61 min |
| Aug 11, 6:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 7:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fayette, McDowell, Mingo, Raleigh, Wyoming | 52 min |
| Aug 11, 7:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Nicholas | 3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.