3 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 19, 2:00 PM EST, 1 hour earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 300 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2003 ****************************************************************** 300 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2003 ...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... MONITORING CLOSELY SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS REGION AT THIS TIME...SOME APPROACHING FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE BUT FORTUNATELY ARE MOVING RIGHT ALONG. SHOWERS EXTEND BACK INTO CENTRAL OHIO. EXPECT MOST ACTIVITY WILL BE DYING DOWN BY LATE EVENING. SOME WRAP AROUND SHOWER ACTIVITY LINGERING IN NORTHEASTERN MOUNTAINS INTO EARLY FRIDAY. ...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... WILL NEED TO MONITOR WRAP AROUND MOISTURE FROM UPPER LEVEL LOW TO OUR NORTHEAST DURING THE BEGINNING OF THE TIME PERIOD. FOR NOW...KEPT THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION OUT OF OUR EXTREME NORTHEASTERN COUNTIES FRIDAY NIGHT. DID HOWEVER INCREASE CLOUD COVER SLIGHTLY DURING THE SAME TIME FRAME. SUMMER OFFICIALLY BEGINS ON SATURDAY. THE WEATHER WILL COOPERATE FOR THE MOST PART...EXCEPT ACROSS THE EXTREME NORTHEASTERN COUNTIES WHERE MORE CLOUD COVER SHOULD BE EVIDENT. WILL DRY OUT SOAKED GROUNDS WITH UPPER LEVEL RIDGE MOVING INTO AREA. WARMEST TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...TOPING OUT IN THE LOW TO MID 80S IN SOME LOCATIONS. ...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... NO FRONTAL PASSAGES FORESEEN. FIGURING DEW POINTS AND NIGHTTIME CLOUDS WILL STILL BE LOWER THAN NORMAL INTO WEDNESDAY SO SHADED MIN TEMPS LOWER THAN MOST GUIDANCE. AS WE HAVE BEEN FORECASTING...KEPT MAXIMUM TEMPS BELOW MODEL GUIDANCE AT LEAST THRU TUESDAY...TO GIVE TOPSOIL A CHANCE TO DRY OUT. WITH UPPER LEVEL RIDGE...BELIEVE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD FORM IN WEAK FLOW AND DIFFERENTIAL HEATING BETWEEN 17-02Z WED AND THU. MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES A BIT MORE FAVORED IN THIS PATTERN BUT WE CAN NOT RULE OUT LOWLANDS WITH HOURLY POPS AT ABOUT 20 PCT. .RLX... WV...NONE. VA...NONE. KY...NONE. OH...NONE. .END / DB /KF /KTB ****************************************************************** 1030 AM EDT THU JUN 19 2003 UPDATING ZONES TO ELIMINATE MORNING REFERENCES AND CHANGE THE TIMING ON PRECIP A TAD. .END/ DB ****************************************************************** 400 AM EDT THU JUN 19 2003 TODAY AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED SHOWERS HAVE CONTINUED ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HTS-CRW-EKN OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIER RAINS HAVE FALLEN JUST SOUTHWEST OF THE CWA ACROSS SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY. ACTIVITY APPEARS TO BE DRIVEN BY SHORTWAVE ENERGY SHEARING OUT ALONG THE TN/KY LINE. WILL ALLOW FLOOD WATCH ACROSS SOUTHERN COUNTIES TO EXPIRE AS EXISTING PRECIP IS FAIRLY LIGHT AND HAS MOVEMENT TO IT. WITH CURRENT ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO STILL BE IMPACTING EXTREME SOUTH AND MOUNTAINS EARLY WILL GO WITH LIKELY POPS HERE FOR THE MORNING SHOWERS. MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW COLD FRONT DROPPING SOUTH TODAY REACHING PKB BY 18Z AND CRW AROUND 22Z. WITH MOIST AIRMASS STILL IN PLACE...ANY SUNSHINE WILL HELP TO DESTABILIZE ATMOSPHERE BY AFTERNOON. STRONG LIFT INDICATED ALONG FRONT AND EXPECTING A SQUALL LINE TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST OHIO THIS AFTERNOON AND PUSH SOUTHEAST. WITH BUMP UP POPS TO LIKELY TODAY ACROSS AREA AND THEN DROP BACK TO CHANCE OVERNIGHT AS SHOWERS WEAKEN WITH LOSS OF HEATING. HOWEVER THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THEY WILL JUST FADE AWAY AS THERE IS STILL UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT ASSOCIATED WITH DIGGING SHORTWAVE. MOS GUIDANCE FOR TEMPS LOOK REASONABLE AND MATCHES PRETTY WELL WITH PREVIOUS FORECAST...THEREFORE ONLY MINOR TWEAKING. BUMPED UP OVERNIGHT LOWS A FEW DEGREES DUE TO ABUNDANT CLOUDS AND EARLY PRECIP. FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... MODELS TRENDING UPPER LOW TO HANG BACK OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH THE ETA LEAST PROGRESSIVE. THE TREND FAVORS THE ETA MODEL...THUS HAVE I HAVE LOW POPS IN NORTHEASTERN ZONES FRIDAY AND INCREASED CLOUDS MOST AREAS. SYSTEM TO LIFT OUT JUST ENOUGH TO REMOVE POPS FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE FINALLY GAINS CONTROL FROM THE WEEKEND INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WITH DRY WEATHER AND A WARMING TREND. HC/JMV ******************************************************************* 10 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2003 ...EVENING UPDATE... THE FORECAST IS ON TRACK THIS EVENING. THE LATEST RUC SHOWS SHORTWAVE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT...WILL CONTINUE DEFINITE POPS OVER SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND LIKELY POPS OVER THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. THE TEMPERATURES ARE REASONABLE. ELW ******************************************************************
KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-046-047-191500- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 515 AM EDT THU JUN 19 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN OHIO...NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND MOST OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. A FEW STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE POTENTIAL WITH HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT. IN ADDITION...STRONG STORMS COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING PROBLEMS...IF CELLS MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. COLEMAN
OHZ075-076-083-085>087-WVZ007>011-017-019-020-031-191810- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 130 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2003 HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... AROUND 1:30 PM...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE FORMING ACROSS SOUTHEAST OHIO...PLUS EAST OF THE OHIO RIVER...NEAR SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...SAINT MARYS...MARIETTA...AND PARKERSBURG. BRIEF DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE...AS THESE STORMS MOVE SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH. A HALF INCH OF RAIN COULD FALL IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES. WATCH OUT FOR WATER COLLECTING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. MOTORISTS...DRIVE SLOWER IF YOU ENCOUNTER THESE SHOWERS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL BE MONITORING THE RAINS...IN CASE MORE THAN ONE HEAVY SHOWER AFFECTS THE SAME STREAM BASIN.
KYZ101>103-105-OHZ087-WVZ005-006-191900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 200 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2003 HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... NEAR 2 OCLOCK...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORMING IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...PLUS ALONG THE OHIO RIVER NEAR SOUTH SHORE. BRIEF DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE...AS THESE STORMS MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...PLUS TOWARD THE IRONTON...ASHLAND... HUNTINGTON VICINITY...DURING THE 2 TO 4 OCLOCK INTERVAL. A HALF INCH OF RAIN COULD FALL IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES. WATCH OUT FOR WATER COLLECTING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. MOTORISTS...DRIVE SLOWER IF YOU ENCOUNTER THESE SHOWERS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL BE MONITORING THE RAINS...IN CASE MORE THAN ONE HEAVY SHOWER AFFECTS THE SAME STREAM BASIN.
OHZ076-191900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 217 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2003 HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... RAINS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE LIKELY FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF THE LOWER DUCK CREEK BASIN...PLUS EAST TOWARD THE LITTLE MUSKINGUM RIVER ALONG ROUTE 26 AND THE SITKA AREA. RAINS SHOULD BE DECREASING AROUND DEVOLA BEFORE 2:30...THEN BEFORE 3 OCLOCK OVER THE ROUTE 26 CORRIDOR. SOME STREAMS COULD BE OVERFLOWING INTO THE USUAL LOW SPOTS. MOTORISTS NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR WATER FLOWING ACROSS ROADS FROM FULL DITCH LINES...AND OFF HILLSIDES. KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM SWOLLEN STREAMS. KTB
WVZ009>011-017>020-029>032-039-040-191930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 232 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2003 HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... LOCALIZED DOWNPOURS ARE MOVING SOUTHEAST...THROUGH NORTHWESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA. NEAR 2:30 PM...THE HEAVIER SHOWERS WERE EXITING TYLER COUNTY...BUT MOVING THROUGH PARTS OF DODDRIDGE...HARRISON...TAYLOR... PLEASANTS...WOOD...AND RITCHIE COUNTIES. AN INCH OF RAIN COULD FALL IN 30 MINUTES OVER SMALL AREAS. THE RAIN WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH. AS A RESULT...SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AROUND BUCKHANNON... PHILIPPI...GRANTSVILLE...WESTON... GLENVILLE...AND GRANTSVILLE BETWEEN 2:30 AND 4 OCLOCK. SOME STREAMS COULD OVERFLOW INTO THE USUAL LOW SPOTS. MOTORISTS NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR WATER FLOWING ACROSS ROADS FROM FULL DITCH LINES...OR OFF HILLSIDES. KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM SWOLLEN STREAMS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL BE MONITORING THE RAINS...IN CASE MORE THAN ONE HEAVY SHOWER AFFECTS THE SAME CREEK BASIN. KTB
OHZ086-087-192000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 253 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2003 HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...FOR LAWRENCE COUNTY OF SOUTHERN OHIO. NEAR 3 OCLOCK...THE HEAVIER SHOWERS WERE MOVING THROUGH PARTS OF LAWRENCE AND GALIIA COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN OHIO. RAINS OF AN INCH COULD FALL IN 30 MINUTES OVER SMALL AREAS. ALSO NEAR 3 OCLOCK...MORE HEAVIER SHOWERS WERE UPSTREAM...IN SCIOTO COUNTY...NEAR SOUTH WEBSTER AND MINFORD. THESE COULD EASILY EFFECT PORTIONS OF LAWRENCE OR GALLIA COUNTIES BETWEEN 3 AND 4 OCLOCK. SOME STREAMS COULD OVERFLOW INTO THE USUAL LOW SPOTS. MOTORISTS NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR WATER FLOWING ACROSS ROADS FROM FULL DITCH LINES...OFF HILLSIDES...OR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM SWOLLEN STREAMS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL BE MONITORING THE RAINS...IN CASE MORE THAN ONE HEAVY SHOWER AFFECTS THE SAME CREEK BASIN. SINCE THE GROUND IS WET...IF REPETITIVE HEAVY SHOWERS DO OCCUR...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR SERIOUS FLOODING MAY BE REQUIRED. KTB
WVZ005>007-014-192115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 340 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2003 HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... AT 3:30 PM...THE HEAVIER SHOWERS WERE MOVING ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER INTO MASON...CABELL...WAYNE...AND PUTNAM COUNTIES. AN INCH OF RAIN COULD FALL IN 30 MINUTES OVER SMALL AREAS. THE RAIN WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH. SOME STREAMS COULD OVERFLOW INTO THE USUAL LOW SPOTS. MOTORISTS NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR WATER FLOWING ACROSS ROADS FROM FULL DITCH LINES...OR OFF HILLSIDES. KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM SWOLLEN STREAMS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL BE MONITORING THE RAINS...IN CASE MORE THAN ONE HEAVY SHOWER AFFECTS THE SAME CREEK BASIN.
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 129 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:00 UTC.
3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Rains of 2.5 to 3 inches fell in 90 minutes or less. Roads were flooded. One vehicle was flooded by Tupper Creek. Warren Township had water into several basements. A few evacuations were required along Route 150.
A rain gauge near Vinton measured 2.8 inches of rain in less than 90 minutes. The Emergency Management Agency reported several roads inundated by high water. Water was 1 to 2 feet deep on Route 160. Water was up and around several mobile homes.
Estimated rains of 2 to 3 inches fell in less than 90 minutes. Thomas Fork flooded roads. Urban flooding occurred in Pomeroy and Middleport, with street and basement flooding.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Ohio in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, June 2003
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: 5364556, 5364910, 5364911.