Severe Thunderstorm Warning 84, NWS Charleston, WV

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083>087-KYZ101>103-105-250830-
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
300 PM EDT TUE AUG 24 1999

EXPECT DOWNPOURS TONIGHT...SPCLY IN WRN ZONES.  ALL MODELS SHOULD
GOOD LIFT OVERNIGHT.  PCPN WATER 1.5 TO 1.7 INCHES.  SO DOWNPOURS
LIKELY.  ENOUGH FLOW FOR STORMS TO MOVE AT GOOD SPEED ...ABOUT 20-25
KNOTS-NOT TOO FAST BUT NOT TOO SLOW EITHER.  CAN STILL SEE SOME
24 HOUR RAIN AMOUNTS IN WRN LOLANDS...INCLUDING KY/OH OF 1.5 TO 2.5
INCHES.  MTNS HAVE BETTER BET ON WED...BUT STILL PSBL THERE
OVERNIGHT IN UPSLOPE AREAS.

LO LVL FLO GOES FROM SE TO S-SW.  WHAT IS LEFT OF COLD/OCCUDLED
FRONT...NR SDF TO BWG AT 19Z TODAY...WILL BE IN CRW VCNTY BY WED AFTN.
SE FLO OVR MTNS THEN BREAKS DOWN WED NGT...GOES TO SW.

UPPER AND SURFACE LOW WILL LIKELY SLOWLY FILL IN OHIO LATE WED.
OUR FLOW WEAKENS BY LATE WED...SO I AM A BIT CONCERNED ABOUT SLOWER
MOVING SHOWERS WED NGT INTO THU.

RATHER STAGNANT PATTERN PICTURED THU-FRI...WITH WEAKENING UPPER
AIR TROF IN VCNTY.

THE EXTENDED FCSTR STILL BROUGHT IN DRIER AIR OVER THE WEEKEND...BUT
THE CD FNT FROM THE NORTH SEEMS WEAKER WITH LESS OF A PUSH OF THE
DRIER AIR SOUTH.

.RLX...
WV...NONE.
VA...NONE.
KY...NONE.
OH...NONE.

.END / BATTY

OHZ083-084-242000-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
317 PM EDT TUE AUG 24 1999

THUNDERSTORMS JUST ENTERING JACKSON COUNTY FROM THE WEST AS OF 3 PM
WILL AFFECT THIS AND VINTON COUNTY THROUGH 4 PM.  THE
STORMS...MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH...WILL CONTINUE
PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

MOTORISTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SLOW DOWN.  THESE
STORMS WILL BRING A QUICK ONE TO THREE QUARTERS TO ONE HALF INCH OF
RAIN.

TRM

OHZ083-084-242100-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
402 PM EDT TUE AUG 24 1999

THUNDERSTORMS OVER JACKSON COUNTY AS OF 4 PM WILL AFFECT THIS AND
VINTON COUNTY THROUGH 5 PM.  THE STORMS...MOVING TO THE NORTH
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH...WILL CONTINUE PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY
DOWNPOURS ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.  THE STORMS
SHOULD BE OUT OF JACKSON COUNTY BY 5 PM.

COMMUTERS IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW
EXTRA TIME.  THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE A QUICK ONE TO THREE QUARTERS
TO ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN.

TRM

OHZ083-084-242100-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
402 PM EDT TUE AUG 24 1999

THUNDERSTORMS OVER JACKSON COUNTY AS OF 4 PM WILL AFFECT THIS AND
VINTON COUNTY THROUGH 5 PM.  THE STORMS...MOVING TO THE NORTH
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH...WILL CONTINUE PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY
DOWNPOURS ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.  THE STORMS
SHOULD BE OUT OF JACKSON COUNTY BY 5 PM.

COMMUTERS IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW
EXTRA TIME.  THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE A QUICK ONE TO THREE QUARTERS
TO ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN.

TRM

KYZ101>103-OHZ066-067-075-083>087-242100-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
609 PM EDT TUE AUG 24 1999

A LINE OF SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING IN FROM THE WEST
AS OF 6 PM WILL AFFECT EXTREME NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO
THROUGH 8 PM.  SOME OF THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE WIND
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL.  HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS.  RAINFALL RATES CAN
EXCEED ONE HALF INCH IN FIFTEEN MINUTES.

MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME.  PERSONS IN THE
PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY UPON SIGHTING
OF ONE OF THESE DANGEROUS STORMS.

TRM

KYZ101>103-OHZ066-067-075-083>087-242100-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
609 PM EDT TUE AUG 24 1999

A LINE OF SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING IN FROM THE WEST
AS OF 6 PM WILL AFFECT EXTREME NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO
THROUGH 8 PM.  SOME OF THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE WIND
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL.  HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS.  RAINFALL RATES CAN
EXCEED ONE HALF INCH IN FIFTEEN MINUTES.

MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME.  PERSONS IN THE
PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY UPON SIGHTING
OF ONE OF THESE DANGEROUS STORMS.

TRM

KYZ101>103-OHZ066-067-075-083>087-250000-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
709 PM EDT TUE AUG 24 1999

A LINE OF SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING IN FROM THE WEST
AS OF 7 PM WILL CONTINUE AFFECTING EXTREME NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND
SOUTHEAST OHIO THROUGH 8 PM.  SOME OF THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS CAN
PRODUCE WIND GUSTS PAST 40 MPH AND PERHAPS SMALL HAIL.  HEAVY
DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS.
RAINFALL RATES CAN EXCEED ONE HALF INCH IN FIFTEEN MINUTES.

MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME.  PERSONS IN THE
PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY UPON SIGHTING
OF ONE OF THESE DANGEROUS STORMS.  THE STORMS WILL BE MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

TRM