In an unseasonably warm airmass, thunderstorms formed along a cold front moving into Ohio from the west on the afternoon of the 5th. These storms were aided by a strong upper level system, with fast flow above the surface.
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In an unseasonably warm airmass, thunderstorms formed along a cold front moving into Ohio from the west on the afternoon of the 5th. These storms were aided by a strong upper level system, with fast flow above the surface. These storms gradually weakened as they moved into Southeastern Ohio during the late evening, however with the strong low level jet, some of the storms were still able to produce tree and power line damage.
As the cold front moved through that night, continued training of showers and storms resulted in 2.5 to 3.5 inches of rainfall. Up to an additional half inch of rain fell during the late morning and afternoon of the 6th. Flash flooding occurred during the predawn on the 6th. As that water drained through the system, areal flooding lingered into the early morning hours on the 9th.
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 Nov 5, 6:45 PM EST, 55 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Charleston WV 645 PM EST Sun Nov 5 2017 .SYNOPSIS... Warm evening and wet overnight, heavy in southeast Ohio, ahead of a cold front crossing Monday. Low pressure south of the area Tuesday. Much cooler per high pressure last half of work week. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/... As of 600 PM Monday... Minor changes to sky grids made. Rest of forecast remain representative. As of 225 PM Monday... Timing continues trending faster with a cold front, already pushing through MI, IN and IL early this afternoon. This brings the warm, moist axis ahead of the front farther east tonight, with a grand or more J/Kg of CAPE, deep layer bulk shear into the 40s, 0-1 km bulk shear over 30, and pw values up to 1.5 in, featured in the axis. This parameters, especially the CAPE, still drop off as the axis enter the forecast area overnight tonight. However, some instability and high pw values could reach into the northwest fringes of the forecast area then. Strong thunderstorms may get as far east as the Ohio River, especially if a line can organize and push out ahead of the front. Heavy downpours would also be a threat, especially far northwest portions of the forecast area, where models concur the maximum QPF axis gets close enough to send overnight amounts up over two inches. A flash flood watch was issued earlier in coordination with neighboring offices. Thanks PBZ and ILN for the coordination. The watch remains in effect for tonight, 6 PM until 6 AM Monday morning. Gusty winds ahead of the front outside precipitation will persist through tonight. The front will push the showers eastward during the day Monday, but a low overcast is likely to persist in the low level moisture, beneath the strengthening frontal inversion. Used a MOS, short and near term blend for non diurnal temperatures and dew points, with a warm evening, and then temperatures falling behind the front late overnight tonight and Monday. && .SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... As of 225 PM Sunday... Models are in good agreement with cold front meandering south of the area Monday night. As waves ride along the front, additional showers will be possible into Tuesday evening. With high temperatures in the 50s, a chilly and damp day is in store. Scattered showers will taper off from west to east overnight Tuesday and Wednesday, as high pressure pushes moisture out of the region. However, the cooler air mass spells below normal temperatures, with highs only in the 50s, with overnight lows in the 30s. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... As of 225 PM Sunday... Unsettled weather continues or returns during this time. Models are in some disagreement as to what extent the wave will make its impacts felt, as it passes south of the area Thursday. As of now, the best chance for rain Thursday is across southwest VA northward into the southern mountains of WV. For now, will continued with the Superblend solution and made minor adjustments where needed. Overall, temperatures will be below normal over this period. && .AVIATION /00Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... As of 600 PM Sunday... Showers and thunderstorms ahead and along an approaching cold front will increase in coverage and intensity across portions of southeast OH, and WV tonight. This activity will spread east, bringing showers to PKB around 05Z. As the cold front gets closer, rain showers are forecast to reach CRW and HTS by 08Z, and EKN and BKW in the eastern mountains by 09Z. This will bring MVFR to IFR conditions with the heavier showers or storms. Models suggest that the frontal system will weaken as it crosses WV. However, IFR low stratus and visibilities can occur along and behind the front, even after the rain ends. Gusty winds out of the southwest ahead of the front into tonight, and diminishing on Monday, while becoming north to northwest behind the front only as far southeast as the Ohio River through 18Z Monday. FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 00Z TUESDAY... FORECAST CONFIDENCE: High. ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Timing and effects of showers with the front may vary. A strong thunderstorm could impact HTS or PKB late tonight. 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 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 EST 1HRLY 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 CRW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H M L HTS CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H L L BKW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H M M EKN CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H M L PKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H L M M L L CKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H L L AFTER 00Z TUESDAY... IFR possible in stratus in and near the mountains Monday afternoon and night, and in rain Tuesday into Tuesday night. and then stratus again Wednesday morning. && .RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WV...None. OH...Flash Flood Watch through late tonight for OHZ066-067. KY...None. VA...None. && SYNOPSIS...JB/TRM NEAR TERM...ARJ/TRM SHORT TERM...JB LONG TERM...JB AVIATION...ARJ
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 1136 AM EST Sun Nov 5 2017 OHZ066-067-061645- Perry-Morgan- 1136 AM EST Sun Nov 5 2017 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Perry and Morgan counties in southeast Ohio. .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. There is a slight to enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms with damaging winds tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. Flash Flood Watch. 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. OHZ075-076-083>085-061645- Athens-Washington-Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs- 1136 AM EST Sun Nov 5 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Ohio. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms with damaging winds late tonight. The thunderstorms could also produce locally heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. 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. KYZ101>103-105-OHZ086-087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-013>020-024>034-039- 040-515>526-061645- Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Dickenson- Buchanan-Wayne-Cabell-Mason-Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Lincoln- Putnam-Kanawha-Roane-Wirt-Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-Mingo-Logan- Boone-Clay-Braxton-Gilmer-Lewis-Harrison-Taylor-McDowell-Wyoming- Upshur-Barbour-Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette- Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas- Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster-Northwest Pocahontas- Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph- 1136 AM EST Sun Nov 5 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, Lawrence and Gallia counties in southeast Ohio, southwest Virginia and much of West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. TRM
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 130 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:40 UTC.
5 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was blown down along Township Road 235. A power line was also taken down.
A tree was downed across Route 188.
One large tree and several additional tree limbs were blown down along Route 284.
Multiple roads across the northern and eastern parts of the county were covered with water as creeks and streams came out of their banks. Flooding occurred along Congress Run closing Congress Run Road. Greens Run flooded, closing State Route 685. State Routes 329 and 550 were closed near Amesville due to flooding on Federal Creek and Opossum Run. Flooding along Federal Creek, Two Mile Run and Rowell Run caused a closure on State Route 144.
Duck Creek flooded causing high water along a portion of Broad Street and in some campgrounds near Macksburg.
Salt Creek flooded near Eagle Mills, causing multiple road closures across the northwestern corner of the county.
Widespread flash flooding occurred across the central part of the county. This included along the Middle Fork of Salt Creek, which closed US 50 west of McArthur. Raccoon Creek flooded, closing State Routes 278 and 378. Flash flooding also occurred along Puncheon Fork, Elk Fork, Wolfe Run, Pierce Run, Johnson Run and Little Raccoon Creek.
Flooding along Jordan Run and Frost Run closed State Route 144 in both directions between US 50 and State Route 329 north of Coolville.
Many roads remained closed into the early afternoon due to high water following flash flooding earlier in the morning. This included sections of State Routes 144, 329 and 550.
Following flash flooding in the morning, water levels were slow to recede on small creeks and streams through the day. As the water drained through the system, flooding also occurred on at Macksburg on the West Fork of Duck Creek, on the Duck Creek at Whipple, and on the Little Muskingum River at Bloomfield. The gauges at each of these locations topped out at 1-2 feet above bankfull during the afternoon, and receded below bankfull through the overnight or early morning on the 7th.
Sections of State Route 26 were closed due to high water near both Duck Creek and the Little Muskingum River. Also parts of State Routes 145 and 821 were under water along the Little Muskingum.
Following flash flooding early on the 6th, high water lingered along Raccoon Creek into the early morning hours of the 9th. At Bolins Mills, the creek crested at 15 feet, or one foot above bankfull, during the afternoon of the 8th, and returned within its banks just before sunrise on the 9th. The flooding along Raccoon Creek cause water to pool in several low spots along Route 50 and nearby agricultural land.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 721664, 721665, 721666, 721667, 721676, 721672, 721677, 721673, 721761, 721762, 721764.