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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 80, NWS Charleston, WV

July 17, 20104 counties in West Virginia; Boyd County, Lawrence County, Kentucky

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 17, 2010, 6:29 AM EDT for 4 counties in West Virginia; Boyd County, Lawrence County, Kentucky. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 17, 2010, 6:29 AM EDT (10:29 UTC)
Expired: Jul 17, 2010, 7:15 AM EDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Boyd County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Cabell County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Wayne County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, 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 this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 17, 5:06 AM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 17, 5:06 AM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 17, 3:31 AM EDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
331 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-
013>020-024>040-046-047-180745-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-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-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-
NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
331 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND MUCH OF WEST
VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. THE MAIN
THREAT IS FOR LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 17, 5:22 AM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
522 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010

KYZ101>103-105-171015-
BOYD KY-CARTER KY-GREENUP KY-LAWRENCE KY-
522 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT
BOYD...CARTER...GREENUP AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES...

AT 520 AM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS APPROACHING THE
AREA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. BRIEF HEAVY
RAIN WILL ALSO FALL FROM THESE STORMS...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND
ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR SOLDIER AROUND 535 AM...GLOBE AROUND 540
AM...CARTER...GESLING...AND OLIVE HILL AROUND 545 AM...BRUSHART...AND
CARTER CAVES STATE PARK AROUND 550 AM...GRAHN AND WARNOCK AROUND 600
AM.

THIS WILL IMPACT I-64 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 150 AND 182 IN KENTUCKY.

PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

LAT...LON 3836 8324 3842 8325 3857 8310 3871 8304
      3875 8289 3857 8283 3855 8273 3813 8278
      3798 8290 3800 8295 3796 8299 3802 8303
      3812 8290 3817 8292 3820 8301 3819 8306
      3827 8316 3819 8327 3823 8331 3833 8334

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Special weather statement, Jul 17, 6:14 AM EDT, 15 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
614 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ083-086-087-WVZ005-006-013-024-171100-
BOYD KY-CABELL WV-CARTER KY-GALLIA OH-GREENUP KY-JACKSON OH-
LAWRENCE OH-LAWRENCE KY-LINCOLN WV-MINGO WV-WAYNE WV-
614 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT
BOYD...CABELL...EASTERN CARTER...EASTERN
GREENUP...GALLIA...LAWRENCE...NORTHWESTERN MINGO...SOUTHERN
JACKSON...WAYNE AND WESTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES THROUGH 7 AM EDT...

AT 611 AM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING EAST AT 40
MPH THROUGH THE AREA. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.

BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO FALL FROM THESE STORMS...AND WILL CAUSE
ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER
IN URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

THIS WILL IMPACT I-64 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 174 AND 191 IN
KENTUCKY...AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 28 IN WEST VIRGINIA.

PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

LAT...LON 3872 8302 3875 8289 3858 8282 3868 8278
      3875 8266 3884 8266 3885 8277 3900 8281
      3897 8235 3861 8217 3858 8221 3846 8210
      3809 8211 3768 8229 3795 8251 3788 8263
      3800 8295 3797 8299 3812 8290 3849 8291

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 16, 10:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Pleasants, Tyler	54 min
Jul 17, 6:14 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Cabell, Wayne	46 min
Jul 17, 7:15 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, Putnam	60 min
Jul 17, 7:50 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Clay, Fayette, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln and 3 more	40 min
Jul 17, 8:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Nicholas, Raleigh, Roane and 2 more	59 min
Jul 17, 8:41 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Fayette, Nicholas	34 min
Jul 17, 9:25 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Pocahontas, Webster	65 min
Jul 17, 10:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Barbour	32 min
Jul 17, 5:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wayne	25 min
Jul 17, 5:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Lincoln	34 min
Jul 17, 6:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne	45 min
Jul 17, 6:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Lincoln	28 min
Jul 17, 6:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Lincoln, Wayne	31 min
Jul 17, 5:22 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Carter, Greenup	53 min
Jul 17, 4:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Boyd	24 min
Jul 17, 5:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Greenup	30 min
Jul 17, 5:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Greenup	32 min
Jul 17, 6:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Boyd	36 min
Jul 17, 7:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Greenup	28 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 2010 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2010 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2010

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.