1 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 Jun 13, 2:15 PM EST, 0 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 315 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2001 HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING TO EFFECT FAR EASTERN COUNTIES THRU THIS EVENING. ACTIVITY WILL TEND TO WEAKEN WITH LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING SO WILL INCLUDE CHANCE POPS UNTIL MIDNIGHT EASTERN HALF. PATCHY FOG DEVELOPS AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH SULTRY DEW POINTS. STRONG UPPER RIDGE BUILDS THROUGH OHIO VALLEY ON THURSDAY. REMNANTS OF ALLISON UNDERCUTS RIDGE AS IT MOVES ACROSS SE STATES. MAIN EFFECTS OF ALLISON STAY WELL SE OF RLX FORECAST AREA SO FORECAST PERSISTENCE WITH AFTERNOON/EVENING CONVECTION ON THURSDAY LOOKS GOOD. TEMPERATURES REMAIN QUITE WARM ON THURSDAY WITH HIGHS MAINLY MID-UPPER 80S. AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE SATURDAY RIDGING WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION OUT OF THE AREA. WHILE MEX SHOWS CHANCE SHOWERS WESTERN PORTION WEDNESDAY DECIDED TO HOLD OFF MENTIONING ANY PRECIPITATION AS EVEN IF THAT OCCURRED THE CHARACTER OF THE DAY WOULD BE FAIR. .RLX... WV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 8 PM WVZ046-047. VA...NONE. KY...NONE. OH...NONE.
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 147 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:14 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Old Fields Fork of the Elk River flooded over roads, as a result of downpours from nearly stationary thunderstorms. Precipitation estimates from radar indicated 3 to 4 inches of rain may have fallen.
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