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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Apr 27, 2011, 12:39 PM EDT for Mason County, West Virginia. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2011, 12:39 PM EDT (16:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2011, 1:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
County Mason County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 161 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 279 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -56 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 846 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 470 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 503 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Apr 27, 12:23 PM EDT, 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 12:23 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 4:30 AM EDT, 8 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 430 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011 VAZ003-004-WVZ033>038-046-047-280830- DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER- POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 430 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS...AND A MODERATE RISK IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. WHILE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS...ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT MAY CONTAIN HEAVY RAINFALL. IF CONFIDENCE INCREASES THAT THE RAINFALL COULD BE EXCESSIVE...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH COULD BE ISSUED LATER TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>007-280830- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON- VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- 430 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY 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 NOON TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST OHIO...AND A MODERATE RISK IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY. WHILE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS...ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. WVZ008>011-013>020-024>032-039-040-280830- JACKSON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT- CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER- LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- 430 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY 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 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. WHILE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS...ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 27, 12:21 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1221 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
OHZ067-075-076-083>087-271645-
ATHENS OH-GALLIA OH-JACKSON OH-LAWRENCE OH-MEIGS OH-MORGAN OH-
VINTON OH-WASHINGTON OH-
1221 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT ATHENS...GALLIA...LAWRENCE...
MORGAN...NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON...
SOUTHEASTERN VINTON AND WESTERN MEIGS COUNTIES...
AT 1212 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER IRONTON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 80 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR RIO GRANDE AROUND 1230 PM...VINTON AROUND
1235 PM...DEXTER AROUND 1240 PM AND DYESVILLE AROUND 1245 PM.
PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3976 8164 3968 8164 3966 8158 3959 8158
3958 8155 3848 8262 3849 8264 3858 8278
3862 8276 3977 8180
14Special weather statement, Apr 27, 12:39 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1239 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
OHZ086-087-WVZ006-007-271715-
CABELL WV-GALLIA OH-LAWRENCE OH-MASON WV-
1239 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL CABELL...NORTHERN
MASON...SOUTHEASTERN GALLIA AND SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES...
AT 1236 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST
OF PROCTORVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR CROWN CITY AROUND 1245 PM...ASHTON AROUND
1250 PM...GALLOPOLIS FERRY AROUND 100 PM...HENDERSON AROUND 105 PM...
CHESHIRE AROUND 110 PM AND LETART AROUND 115 PM.
PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3899 8210 3898 8210 3901 8204 3892 8191
3889 8193 3885 8189 3884 8189 3843 8239
3855 8256
14The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 3:40 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 22 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 27, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Lewis, Taylor, Upshur | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Lewis, Taylor, Upshur | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Clay, Lewis, Nicholas, Randolph, Upshur and 1 more | 19 min |
| Apr 27, 12:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan | 24 min |
| Apr 26, 8:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Highland | 23 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in West Virginia, 2011Every special weather statement in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.