Out ahead of a slow moving cold front, scattered thunderstorms moved east at 15 to 20 mph during the afternoon. In the muggy air, dew points were in the lower 70s.
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The episode as NWS RLX wrote it up.
Out ahead of a slow moving cold front, scattered thunderstorms moved east at 15 to 20 mph during the afternoon. In the muggy air, dew points were in the lower 70s. Local downpours occurred. Isolated flash flooding occurred, the most serious appeared to be in eastern Lincoln County. Localized rain amounts of 2 to 3 inches occurred in less than 2 hours. FEMA added Lincoln County to federal disaster DR-4273, that originated from the severe flooding on the 23rd and 24th.
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 Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 27, 1:06 PM EST, 14 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Charleston WV
206 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
A cold front moves through the area kicking off heavy rain
showers into this evening. A reinforcing cold front moves through
Tuesday. Cooler and drier remainder of week.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
Scattered convection firing across central West Virginia and
extending southward into the coalfields. Expanded coverage of
flash flood watch both northeastward and southwestward, based on
current radar trends. Although small, these storms will be
efficient precipitation producers, with heavy downpours.
Precipitable water values at around 2 inches, so most storms
should have heavy precip loading for isolated wet microburst
potential. Otherwise, current thinking is severe threat is
diminished, and main concern will be heightened flash flood
potential. Thus, flash flood watch remains posted until 9 pm.
For temperatures, used mainly model blends averaged back into
inherited values. Result was a minimal change to inherited
forecast.
Flash flood watch remains in effect into this evening. Turn
around don't drown. Be safe.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
Models in agreement with upper level disturbance over the great
lakes moving southeast. Trailing cold front will move through the
region. Moisture is lacking with this front. Not expecting much
other than clouds and a few showers...mainly over the mountain
zones by late afternoon and evening...before exiting tuesday
night. Canadian high pressure builds in late tuesday night and
Wednesday with cooler and drier air. Plenty of sunshine is
expected on Wednesday with noticeable cooler temperatures.
Pleasant temperatures expected Wednesday night under mostly clear
skies.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
A west to northwest flow pattern aloft with broad high pressure at
surface...will dominate this period. The Canadian high pressure
center itself does shift east of the area by Thursday...but still
dominates with mostly dry weather...and also with a warming trend.
Temperatures will rebound to around normal values this period...but
nights will still be on the cool side. Models do show some low level
moisture coming back on southeast flow around the high. This will
mainly affect east facing slopes of the mountains with increased
clouds...and only a slight chance of a shower.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
VFR transitioning to MVFR/IFR as afternoon convection develops.
Diurnal convection will give way the evening for improvement to
VFR. However, moist low levels will provide main ingredient for a
round of morning fog, especially since surface gradients are
light.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY...
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: Medium.
ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Flight cats may need to be lower in tsra
this aftn and in fg in the morning.
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.
UTC 1HRLY 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05
EDT 1HRLY 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01
CRW CONSISTENCY M H H H H H H H H H H H
HTS CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
BKW CONSISTENCY M M M M H H H H H H H H
EKN CONSISTENCY M H M M H H H H H H H H
PKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
CKB CONSISTENCY M M H H H H H H H H H H
AFTER 18Z TUESDAY...
IFR possible in Thunderstorms Monday.
&&
.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...Flash Flood Watch until 9 PM EDT this evening for WVZ005>008-
013>018-024>030-033>039-046-047.
OH...Flash Flood Watch until 9 PM EDT this evening for OHZ086-087.
KY...Flash Flood Watch until 9 PM EDT this evening for KYZ101>103-
105.
VA...Flash Flood Watch until 9 PM EDT this evening for VAZ003-004.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JS/JMV/JW
NEAR TERM...KMC
SHORT TERM...JS
LONG TERM...JMV
AVIATION...KMCHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 122 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016 OHZ066-067-075-076-083>085-WVZ009>011-019-020-031-032-040-281730- PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD- PLEASANTS-TYLER-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-HARRISON-TAYLOR-BARBOUR- 122 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO...AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA TODAY COULD PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND POSSIBLE WATER PROBLEMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. KYZ101>103-105-OHZ086-087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>008-013>018-024>030- 033>039-046-047-281730- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON- BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE- WIRT-CALHOUN-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-MCDOWELL- WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 122 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND 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. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
103 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016
WVZ015-016-027-028-037-038-271800-
CLAY-WEBSTER-BRAXTON-NICHOLAS-KANAWHA-ROANE-
103 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016
...SCATTERED DOWNPOURS HAVE FORMED OVER NORTHERN KANAWHA...
CLAY...SOUTHERN ROANE...BRAXTON...WEBSTER...AND NORTHER NICHOLAS
COUNTIES...
NEAR 1 PM EDT...LOCAL DOWNPOURS WERE MOVING EAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH
THROUGH THE ELK AND GAULEY RIVER BASINS. ONE DOWNPOUR HAS JUST
MOVED EAST OF THE COMMUNITY OF CLAY IN CLAY COUNTY. ANOTHER WAS NEAR
FLATWOODS IN BRAXTON COUNTY. OTHERS WERE FORMING IN MUGGY AFTERNOON
AIR.
A QUICK HALF INCH OF RAIN COULD FALL IN 15 MINUTES...CAUSING
OVERFLOWING DITCH LINES...POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS POSTED. IF REPETITIVE STORMS APPEAR
LIKELY TO HIT THE SAME BASINS...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS COULD BE
POSTED.
IF YOU LIVE ALONG A FLOOD PRONE SMALL STREAM...MONITOR STREAM
LEVELS FREQUETNLY THIS AFTERNOON. BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 79 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 10 AND 69.
LAT...LON 3839 8024 3834 8035 3823 8036 3826 8043
3828 8120 3826 8123 3855 8162 3864 8113
3862 8108 3861 8108 3867 8103 3865 8100
3875 8074 3870 8048 3874 8046 3872 8041
3873 8035 3869 8032 3869 8028 3852 8018
TIME...MOT...LOC 1656Z 254DEG 16KT 3849 8095
22SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 126 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016 KYZ101>103-271800- BOYD-CARTER-GREENUP- 126 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN GREENUP COUNTY... AT 125 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER OLDTOWN...OR 7 MILES NORTH OF GRAYSON...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING ON ROADS. ALSO...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RUSH...NAPLES...OLDTOWN...COALTON...RUSSELL AND HOPEWELL. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 64 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 174 AND 181. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. LAT...LON 3840 8300 3850 8296 3849 8271 3829 8280 TIME...MOT...LOC 1725Z 289DEG 4KT 3843 8291 KISTNER
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 48 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:21 UTC.
5 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Streams overflowed over roads. Camp Creek had 1 foot of water, with some pavement damage.
Small creeks in the far northern portion of the county flooded. A few examples included Barren Creek. It flood a road and a garage. Goose Creek spilled over roads near the Pocatalico River.
The headwaters of the Left Fork of Mud River flooded. This included Dogbone Branch, Bear Branch, and Flat Creek. Along Bulgar Road, the Mud River Fire Department had 2 to 3 feet of water inside. One of their vehicles was washed into the creek. Damage assessment included 2 homes destroyed, while 14 other homes had severe or major damage. Several of these homes were mobile homes. Two churches also had flood damage. Bridges and culverts were damaged.
Further south, streams overflowed onto roads in the Harts vicinity.
Stremas overflowed onto roads. One example was Ten Mile Creek flooding its adjacent road.
Streams in the western portion of the county flooded roads. Near the mouth of Mill Fork with Crawley Creek, 1 business flooded. One vehicle was flooded too.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in West Virginia in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, June 2016
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: 632324, 632323, 632326, 632325, 632327.