A stationary cold front draped south of the state inflicted multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms on June 30th, which resulted in heavy rainfall. Blocked culverts and poor drainage areas caused a few spots in Lincoln and Logan Counties to observe high water issues, one of which resulted in a swift water rescue.
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A stationary cold front draped south of the state inflicted multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms on June 30th, which resulted in heavy rainfall. Blocked culverts and poor drainage areas caused a few spots in Lincoln and Logan Counties to observe high water issues, one of which resulted in a swift water rescue.
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 30, 7:19 AM EST, 41 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Charleston WV 819 AM EDT Tue Jun 30 2020 .SYNOPSIS... Stationary front lingers across southern WV/eastern KY through tonight, before drifting south and west. Upper level high pressure brings heat for Thursday through the weekend. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... As of 815 AM Tuesday... Areas of dense fog will lift into low stratus or dissipate across the northern sites by 9 AM, while fog could last longer across the southern coalfields due to cloud cover. Cut down PoPs during the morning hours per latest radar and high resolution modeling not showing much in terms of pcpn. Still expecting showers and storms to develop this afternoon and evening. Rest of forecast remains on track. As of 210 AM Tuesday... Frontal boundary is stalled out across extreme southern/western zones this morning, and will remain in that vicinity today. Showers and thunderstorms will continue again today, particularly this afternoon and evening, with bulk of activity in vicinity of front, although a pop up shower or storm is possible most locations, as weak impulses rotate through the area. Any storms will be slow movers, and contain heavy downpours due to high moisture content air, PW's across the south on the order of 1.5-1.6 inches. Localized flash flooding is a possibility, particularly across southern/western zones in juicier air mass. In addition, it will be hot again today. With high temperatures forecast to be in the upper 80s in many spots again, along with the high humidity, heat indices will climb into the lower 90s in some spots. Tonight, areas of fog/stratus are possible again. Went slightly above guidance for overnight lows based on humid air mass and trends past few nights. && .SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... As of 450 AM Tuesday... Wednesday morning finds an upper level low over New England, an upper level high over the upper Great Lakes, and then a northwest to southeast oriented weakness between it and an upper level ridge over the deep south. The weakness is associated with an old boundary extending from the midwest through the Tennessee Valley. having shifted southwestward since this morning. Showers and thunderstorms are thus possible across southern portions of the area Wednesday, expanding northward and up the spine of the mountains on diurnal heating Wednesday afternoon. The column dries in the northerly flow on the west side of the upper level low over New England, lowering PW values below 1.25 inches north, but vales still in the 1.5-1.6 range near the Tug Fork could still give rise to briefly heavy rainfall rates and locally excessive rainfall. With light flow and modest late June CAPE of 1-1.5 Kj/kg, The potential for severe weather is very low as well. A short wave trough axis rotating down the back side of the upper level low over New England nearly phases with the weakness to the west Wednesday morning, and all moves south Wednesday and Wednesday night. This should bring a quick end to any convection with the loss of heating Wednesday evening. For Thursday and Thursday night, The upper level high and ridge bridge across the weakness, building a large long wave ridge over the plains and midwest. It nudges toward the forecast area from the west in for form of a west to east oriented short wave ridge, and the weather will be hot and muggy with low instability, lack of forcing and PW values down around 1.25 inches or less, little if any convection is anticipated. Central guidance temperatures looked reasonable. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... As of 450 AM Tuesday... Upper level ridging rules the roost this holiday weekend, setting up a string of days with highs in the lower 90s across the lowlands. With dew points at modest levels for early July, in the mid 60s lowlands heat indices peak in the mid 90s. A gradual increase in moisture and instability leads to a gradual return of the chance for the late day shower or thunderstorm, but lack of forcing will preclude anything strong or organized. Models start to diverge early next weak on how quickly the ridge breaks down / backs off to the west. Central guidance temperatures looked reasonable. && .AVIATION /12Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... As of 620 AM Tuesday... Areas of MVFR stratus and local IFR/LIFR fog has developed across the area. Expect a gradual return to VFR after 14Z. However, showers and thunderstorms will continue to be possible, particularly during the afternoon and evening hours, especially across southern WV, northeast KY, and southwest VA, although the potential exists anywhere. Expect heavy downpours and local MVFR/IFR conditions in vicinity of storms. Light surface winds during the period. After 06Z Wednesday, expect another night of fog/stratus, with widespread MVFR and local IFR conditions. FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY... FORECAST CONFIDENCE: Medium. ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Timing and formation of fog and stratus overnight may vary. 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 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 EDT 1HRLY 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 CRW CONSISTENCY L M H H H H H H H H H H HTS CONSISTENCY L M M M M H H H H H H H BKW CONSISTENCY L L H H H H H M H H H H EKN CONSISTENCY L L H H H H H H H H H H PKB CONSISTENCY L H H H H H H H H H H H CKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H AFTER 12Z WEDNESDAY... IFR possible in thunderstorms and late night fog through Thursday morning. && .RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WV...None. OH...None. KY...None. VA...None. && SYNOPSIS...TRM/SL NEAR TERM...ARJ/SL SHORT TERM...TRM LONG TERM...TRM AVIATION...SL
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 435 AM EDT Tue Jun 30 2020 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ083-086-087-WVZ005>007-013>015-024>026-034-515>518- 010845- Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Jackson OH-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Wayne- Cabell-Mason-Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha-Mingo-Logan-Boone-Wyoming- Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette- Southeast Fayette- 435 AM EDT Tue Jun 30 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, portions of southeast Ohio, and portions of southeast West Virginia, southern West Virginia and western West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. A marginal risk of excessive rainfall exists today due to showers and thunderstorms with heavy rainfall. Localized flooding issues will be possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports. OHZ066-067-075-076-084-085-WVZ008>011-016>020-027>032-039-040- 519>526-010845- Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-Vinton-Meigs-Jackson WV-Wood- Pleasants-Tyler-Roane-Wirt-Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-Clay-Braxton- Gilmer-Lewis-Harrison-Taylor-Upshur-Barbour-Northwest Nicholas- Southeast Nicholas-Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster- Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph- Southeast Randolph- 435 AM EDT Tue Jun 30 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Ohio, and portions of central West Virginia, northeast West Virginia, northern West Virginia and southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports. VAZ003-004-WVZ033-010845- Dickenson-Buchanan-McDowell- 435 AM EDT Tue Jun 30 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia and southern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. A slight risk for excessive rainfall exists today due to showers and thunderstorms with heavy rainfall. Localized flooding issues will be possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports.
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:57 UTC.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Several culverts on Main Street in Harts backed up and began overflowing onto the roadway due to heavy rainfall. High water on East Fork Road caused the roadway to become impassable just south of Harts. Up the road along Route 10, two homes became surrounded by water.
Near West Logan, Route 10 became impassable due to high water and poor drainage. One tree fell onto a vehicle, trapping two people inside before being safely rescued.
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