A low pressure system brought a warm front and then cold front into West Virginia on May 28th. The cold front became stationary and then weakened over the area later that night.
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A low pressure system brought a warm front and then cold front into West Virginia on May 28th. The cold front became stationary and then weakened over the area later that night. While rainfall amounts for the 28th were mainly less than an inch and a half, a couple of inches fell over localized portions of Harrison and Taylor Counties. Rainfall from the previous day had also helped to saturate the ground, making flooding easier to occur. In Harrison and Taylor Counties, several roadways flooded and at least one water rescue occurred in the midst of the heavy rain.
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 May 28, 5:00 AM EST, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Charleston WV 600 AM EDT Wed May 28 2025 .SYNOPSIS... Periods of rain continue today as low pressure moves nearby. Unsettled weather at times for the remainder of the week, highlighted by another system Friday. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... As of 545 AM Wednesday... Still seeing some light showers persist at this hour across the mountains with some heavier showers across NE KY and into Tri- State Area. A dry slot has developed across the central lowlands, but more rounds of rain will be moving up from the southwest in the next couple of hours. As of 230 AM Wednesday... Showers and low stratus will be in abundance this morning as a trough lingers overhead courtesy of a low pressure center just to our south. Rounds of showers will continue to move through this morning with some containing heavy rainfall at times. Higher chances will remain across the eastern mountains though until the afternoon when the low moves across our area. A shallow warm sector looks to set up this afternoon with temperatures hitting the low to mid 70s across the lowlands with the mountains staying in the 50s and 60s. Convection however will be limited with cloud cover, poor lapse rates, and a cold front hot on the heels of the warm front, but isolated thunderstorms cannot be ruled out in the afternoon where some clear air sets up. Some small hail could be present if any more organized storms fire up as FZL is only around 10k-11k feet, and wet bulb temperatures slightly lower. Otherwise, a lull will establish itself in the evening with some west to east clearing as a cold front stations itself over the area. Expecting low clouds to return Wednesday night though as the low occludes and pushes off to the north && .SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... As of 325 AM Wednesday... Active weather, albeit more isolated and diurnal in nature, continues on Thursday as elongated troughing seizes residency over the Great Lakes and Upper Midwest. This plants our forecast area in enough of a warm sector to give rise to slightly warmer temperatures and enough instability to produce afternoon convection along the mountains. Surface low pressure at the base of the trough begins to slide into the Ohio Valley on Friday, aiming for our western borders during the pre-dawn hours. Highest containment of POPs stroll into the southern coalfields and glide up the higher terrain throughout the day. Elsewhere, the center of the low will move over the Ohio River Valley and expand showers and embedded rumbles of thunder northward to engulf the vast majority of the region within at least a 50% chance to receive precipitation on Friday afternoon. A few trouble spots of high water may be observed on Friday as heavier rain travels across the area, with an additional inch of rain anticipated to fall over already saturated soils from previous days of active weather. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... As of 325 AM Wednesday... Upper level troughing first noted in the short term period will continue to churn out rounds of showers and diurnally driven storms with the help of embedded shortwave energy over the weekend. Activity on Saturday will sweep in from the west in the morning and then grow contained to the higher terrain as the afternoon wears on before fading altogether after sunset. Temperatures on Saturday are progged to drop below average for this time of year, plateauing in the 50s for the mountains and 70s in the lower elevations by the peak of the day and tumbling down into the 40s/50s at night. The month of June opens up with renewed diurnal activity Sunday afternoon in response to a diving shortwave coming from the Great Lakes. Veiled beneath clouds and accompanying showers, temperatures on Sunday will remain on the cooler side ahead of a warming trend progged for next week. In similar fashion to Saturday, precipitation chances will quickly eradicate in coverage after the loss of daytime heating. A stout upper level ridge building in from the west will yield dry weather for Monday through the conclusion of the valid forecast period. Rising heights with this feature will also support a warm spell to take hold over Central Appalachia, with afternoon highs spanning the 70s along the higher terrain and mid to upper 80s across the lowlands by the middle of next week. && .AVIATION /10Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... As of 600 AM Wednesday... Seeing a mixed bag of conditions early this morning with showers still floating around the area. MVFR conditions span the Ohio River River sites and the central lowlands (CRW, HTS, PKB). Elsewhere, VFR conditions are being reported, but BKW has been fluctuating between IFR and MVFR most of the night. Still seeing some light showers across the mountains with some heavier bands of showers moving across the Tri-State Area. Rounds of showers will persist through the morning, before a brief break is expected later in the morning into the afternoon ahead of another afternoon round. CIGs will be slow to lift in the morning, but by afternoon VFR is possible across the central lowlands with the downsloping flow. This trend will carry into the evening with some additional west to east clearing in the evening behind a cold front. There is a chance for isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon as a low pressure center moves across the area. Winds will be southeasterly and light through the period with some occasional gusts up to 15-25kt, especially across the mountains. There will be a SE to SW shift in the afternoon as a cold front crosses behind the low pressure center. FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 12Z THURSDAY... FORECAST CONFIDENCE: Low for ceilings, otherwise medium. ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: CIGs at CRW/BKW/EKN will vary through the morning from downslope SE flow. VIS will likely vary with shower activity. Timing, location and intensity for showers and thunderstorms could vary from forecast. 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 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 EDT 1HRLY 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 CRW CONSISTENCY H H H H H M M M M M M M HTS CONSISTENCY H H H L H H M H M M M M BKW CONSISTENCY M M M M H M H H M M H M EKN CONSISTENCY M H H H H M M M M H M H PKB CONSISTENCY L L L H H H H H H H M M CKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H M M M M M L L AFTER 12Z THURSDAY... IFR possible at times with showers and isolated thunderstorms through Thursday. && .RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WV...None. OH...None. KY...None. VA...None. && SYNOPSIS...MEK/LTC NEAR TERM...LTC SHORT TERM...MEK LONG TERM...MEK AVIATION...LTC
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 258 AM EDT Wed May 28 2025 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>034-039-040-515>526-290700- Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington- Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-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- 258 AM EDT Wed May 28 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, southwest Virginia and much of West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 140 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:20 UTC.
5 flash flood, 3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flooding was observed on and around Good Hope Pike from Sunny Croft Country Club to Davisson Run Road and Milford Street.
Philippi Pike Road in Anmoore was flooded for a period of time.
In downtown Clarksburg, Grant Street was flooded.
A water rescue occurred on Milford Street in Clarksburg. Flooding was also observed in Nutter Fort and along Elk Avenue in Stonewood.
Flooding was observed along Benedum Drive and along streets and creeks from Bridgeport east to the Taylor County line and north to the Marion County line.
High water was observed on Route 270 around South Harrison High School.
Flooding was observed on Hall Valley Court and Forrester Boulevard near the Clarksburg airport.
Route 50 in Pruntytown was completely flooded due to a nearby stream spilling out of its banks. Flooding also was observed throughout Northern Taylor County along back roads and poor drainage areas.
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