2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 12, 2:22 AM EST, 7 hours 8 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 322 AM EDT SUN AUG 12 2001 THIRD NIGHT IN A ROW THAT I HAVE CONSIDERED AN FFA. UNLIKE PREVIOUS TWO NIGHTS...DECIDED TO SHOOT IT OUT. SURFACE FRONTAL BOUNDARY STILL HUNG UP OVER SE OHIO AND EXTREME NRN WV AT 06Z. PLENTY OF FACTORS WILL COME TOGETHER TODAY TO PROVIDE HEAVY RAIN THREAT. PW VALUES HOVER IN THE 1.8-2.0 INCH RANGE ALL DAY. STILL WILL SEE RRQ JET FORCING IN THE FORM OF UPPER DIVERGENCE. H500 SHORTWAVE ENERGY ALSO IMPACTS AREA AT LEAST INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. IF THERE IS A LOWER RISK LEVEL...IT WOULD LIE ACROSS SE OHIO. BUT THIS IS THE AREA THAT HAS IN GENERAL SEEN THE MOST RAIN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. THINK THREAT IS PRESENT AREAWIDE AND THEREFORE WILL PAINT THE WHOLE CWA IN THE FFA. FRONT FINALLY GETS MOVING OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY AS TROUGH DIGS IN THE WESTERLIES ACROSS THE NE U.S. WITH MUCH LESS SYNOPTIC SUPPORT TO FRONT...NO REAL HEAVY RAIN THREAT AFTER THIS EVENING. WILL TAPER OFF POPS SLOWLY FROM NW TO SE LATE TONIGHT AND THROUGH MONDAY. FRONT SHOULD BE OUT OF CWA BY 00Z TUESDAY...GOOD RIDDANCE CWA WILL THEN GET A WELL-DESERVED BREAK THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY...BEFORE RETURN FLOW BRINGS MOISTURE BACK NORTHWARD AHEAD OF ANOTHER FRONT AT THE TAIL END OF THE WEEK. PRESENT EXTENDED PACKAGE HANDLES THIS WELL. .RLX... WV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 800 PM EDT. VA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 800 PM EDT. OH...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 800 PM EDT. KY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 800 PM EDT. .END / CL
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 139 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:30 UTC.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Streams and runoff from adjacent hills, flooded roads and basements. Benedum Airport reported 2.1 inches of rain in less than 2 hours.
A small cluster of thunderstorms formed in Cabell County near sunset, ahead of a slow moving cold front. The storms then intensified and drifted east into western Putnam County. An off duty National Weather Service employee measured 4.8 inches of rain between 1900 and 2200E. Tacketts Branch flooded Route 34/18. Streets in Hurricane were flooded by runoff. One basement apartment had 5 feet of water from the streets. Several cars were also flooded. The 22 people evacuated in the vicinity sheltered with family or friends. Flooding affected 15 homes and 3 city buildings. Fire departments from South Charleston and Saint Albans responded, in mutual aid, to assist in the swift water recovery efforts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in West Virginia in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, August 2001
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5262930, 5262931.