Heavy downpours caused flooding across portions of southeastern Marion county in West Virginia early in the morning on August 13th. Several roads were closed.
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The episode as NWS PBZ wrote it up.
Heavy downpours caused flooding across portions of southeastern Marion county in West Virginia early in the morning on August 13th. Several roads were closed.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pittsburgh, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 13, 12:16 AM EST, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
116 AM EDT TUE AUG 13 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL TRIGGER SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. COOL AND DRY CONDITIONS CAN BE
EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO POPS/WX DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
COLD FRONT REMAINS TO THE NORTH...WITH A LINE OF CONVECTION ALONG
THE SOUTHERN LAKE ERIE SHORELINE IN OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA. A LARGE
DRY GAP STRETCHES ACROSS MOST OF OUR FORECAST AREA...WITH AN AREA OF
HEAVY RAIN AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS REMAINING JUST TO THE SOUTH
OF THE MASON-DIXON LINE. RAIN IS BEGINNING TO TRAIN...WITH SEVERAL
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ISSUED ACROSS OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA. WITH
FLOODING POTENTIALLY MAKING IT IN THE SOUTHERNMOST PORTION OF THE
FORECAST AREA...HAVE ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH ACROSS HALF A DOZEN
COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND. HAVE ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY
INCREASED PRECIP AMOUNTS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES AS
WELL...INCLUDING A BLEND OF THE 02Z HRRR.
IN BETWEEN THE CONVECTION OVER LAKE ERIE AND THE MASON DIXON
LINE...THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT MANY LOCATIONS IN BETWEEN
INTERSTATES 70 AND 80 WILL REMAIN DRY. NEVERTHELESS...WITH THIS
UPDATE...HAVE STILL KEPT SCATTERED POPS IN THE FORECAST...BUT HAVE
BACKED OFF THE PREVIOUS FORECAST OF LIKELY POPS.
MORNING SHOWERS WILL EXIT EASTWARD ON TUESDAY WITH GENERAL
CLEARING ANTICIPATED FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
DRY HIGH PRESSURE WL GRIP THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY ACCOMPANIED BY
TEMPS FROM 5J TO 10 DEGREES UNDER THE SEASONAL AVERAGES.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
HIGH PRES SHOULD MAINTAIN CTRL WITH DRY CONDS INTO SUN. MOISTURE
ADVANCING NWD AHD OF AN APRCHG UPR TROF WL BRING LOW CHCS FOR
SHWRS/TSTMS LT SUN AND MON. AFT A COOL START TEMPS ARE EXPD TO RTN
TO SEASONAL AVGS BY THE WKEND.
&&
.AVIATION /05Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT SHOULD DETERIORATE WITH SHOWERS AND LOW CLOUDS
MOVING THROUGH. EXPECT MVFR. COULD SEE A BRF PD OF IFR AT PORTS N
AND W OF PIT. CLD FNT PASSES 10-14Z. MVFR CIGS SHOULD LINGER THROUGH
MOST OF THE MORNING AND INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. IT IS LIKELY THAT
EASTERN AND NORTHERN PORTS WILL HOLD ON TO MVFR CLOUDS THE LONGEST.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TO VFR CU/STRATOCU...FROM WEST TO EAST..
DURING THE AFTN. EXP A WSHFT FM SW TO NW AFT FROPA WITH SOME SPEEDS
12G20KT TUE AFTN.
.OUTLOOK.../TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
VFR CONDS EXPD THRU THE PD WITH BLDG HIGH PRES.
&&
.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR MDZ001.
OH...NONE.
PA...NONE.
WV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR WVZ012-
021>023-041.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 111 AM EDT TUE AUG 13 2013 OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029- 031-073>076-WVZ001>004-131200- TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH- MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST- LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG- INDIANA-WASHINGTON-GREENE-WESTMORELAND-WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE- FAYETTE RIDGES-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL- 111 AM EDT TUE AUG 13 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MDZ001-WVZ012-021>023-041-131200- GARRETT-WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA-PRESTON-TUCKER- 111 AM EDT TUE AUG 13 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MARYLAND AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
151 AM EDT TUE AUG 13 2013
MDZ001-WVZ021>023-130745-
GARRETT MD-MARION WV-MONONGALIA WV-PRESTON WV-
151 AM EDT TUE AUG 13 2013
...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT
MARION...PRESTON...SOUTHERN GARRETT AND SOUTHERN MONONGALIA
COUNTIES...
AT 143 AM EDT...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORM WAS STRETCHING FROM WESTERN
MARION COUNTY EAST-NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH CENTRAL GARRETT COUNTY.
THE WAY THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALIGNED...IT IS LIKELY THAT LOCATIONS
WILL SEE MULTIPLE PERIODS OF HEAVY DOWNPOURS. THIS RAIN WILL CAUSE
PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WORTHINGTON... WINFIELD... VALLEY FALLS...
RIVESVILLE... MONONGAH... METZ...
MCCURDYVILLE... MANNINGTON... GRANT TOWN...
GRANGEVILLE... FESTUS... FARMINGTON...
LAT...LON 3947 7907 3941 7913 3935 7925 3930 7929
3928 7935 3929 7989 3943 7990 3944 7993
3938 8009 3940 8010 3939 8020 3943 8027
3945 8043 3963 8041 3959 7902The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 heavy rain, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The local 911 center reported that heavy rain was causing flooding of local roadways in southeastern Marion county.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in West Virginia in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, August 2013
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: 475816, 475812, 475813.