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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

June 21, 20114 counties in Kentucky

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Jun 21, 2011, 9:14 PM EDT for 4 counties in 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 outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 21, 2011, 9:14 PM EDT (01:14 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2011, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV

Counties Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Lawrence County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 153 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2011-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 185 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2011-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -169 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
185 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-156 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1046 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-169 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-145 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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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 Jun 21, 6:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 6:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 1:45 PM EDT, 7 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
145 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

VAZ003-004-WVZ008>011-013>020-024>040-046-047-221745-
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-JACKSON-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-
145 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...CENTRAL
WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR MUCH OF THE
AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE WIND. HEAVY
RAIN...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>007-221745-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-
VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-
145 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR MUCH OF THE
AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE WIND. HEAVY
RAIN...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST
OHIO...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND THE WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES ALONG THE
OHIO RIVER WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE PRIMARY THREATS
WILL BE WIND AND HAIL. HEAVY RAIN...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING IS
ALSO POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 21, 8:27 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 21, 8:34 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
834 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0750 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MCCONNELSVILLE          39.69N 81.77W
06/21/2011                   MORGAN             OH   PUBLIC

            LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN.

&&

NNNN
Local storm report, Jun 21, 8:35 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
835 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0808 PM     HAIL             MARIETTA                39.42N 81.53W
06/21/2011  U0.88 INCH       WASHINGTON         OH   PUBLIC

&&

NNNN
Local storm report, Jun 21, 8:37 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
837 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0758 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GLENVILLE               38.92N 80.82W
06/21/2011                   GILMER             WV   PUBLIC

            TREES DOWN.

&&

NNNN
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 8:41 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
841 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

WVZ011-020-028-030>032-039-040-220115-
BARBOUR WV-BRAXTON WV-DODDRIDGE WV-HARRISON WV-LEWIS WV-TAYLOR WV-
TYLER WV-UPSHUR WV-
841 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT DODDRIDGE...HARRISON...LEWIS...
NORTHEASTERN BRAXTON...NORTHERN UPSHUR...TAYLOR...TYLER AND WEST
CENTRAL BARBOUR COUNTIES...

AT 835 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE FROM 14 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLEBOURNE TO 9 MILES WEST OF WESTON TO 13 MILES
NORTHEAST OF SUTTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND PEA-SIZED HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THESE STORMS...AND WILL CAUSE
WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL
STREAMS.

THESE WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR CENTER POINT AROUND 850 PM...HORNER AROUND
855 PM...WOLF SUMMIT AROUND 900 PM...LORENTZ AROUND 905 PM...
MEADOWBROOK AROUND 910 PM AND BRIDGEPORT AROUND 915 PM.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...I-79 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
81 AND 128.

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

LAT...LON 3943 8055 3947 8050 3947 8047 3944 8027
      3941 8022 3932 8017 3898 8009 3869 8057
      3889 8064 3891 8061 3895 8065 3938 8085
      3949 8067

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Special weather statement, Jun 21, 9:14 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
914 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

KYZ101>103-105-WVZ005-220200-
BOYD KY-CARTER KY-GREENUP KY-LAWRENCE KY-WAYNE WV-
914 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

...ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING INTO
NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND WAYNE COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA...

AT 910 PM EDT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS
WERE ALONG A LINE FROM 10 MILES SOUTH OF MOREHEAD TO 8 MILES
NORTHEAST OF WEST LIBERTY TO 11 MILES NORTH OF SALYERSVILLE TO 4
MILES EAST OF SALYERSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 TO 35 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
SHOWERS.  THIS COULD CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.

MORE LOCAL DOWNPOURS WILL FALL FROM THESE SHOWERS...CAUSING WATER TO
POND ON ROADS...AND QUICKLY FILLING ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL
STREAMS.

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS POSTED FOR GREENUP COUNTY UNTIL
1145 PM. THROUGH 9 O'CLOCK...THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAVE BEEN
IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE GREENUP COUNTY.

LAT...LON 3834 8331 3834 8324 3841 8324 3874 8296
      3859 8284 3849 8264 3820 8244 3803 8242
      3788 8264 3797 8284 3799 8296 3796 8300
      3798 8303 3803 8301 3811 8290 3817 8292
      3818 8306 3826 8316 3819 8327 3828 8334

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 8:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPleasants25 min
Jun 21, 8:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXDoddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Upshur34 min
Jun 21, 9:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBarbour, Harrison, Randolph, Taylor, Upshur23 min
Jun 21, 9:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXCabell, Lincoln, Wayne46 min
Jun 21, 10:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBoone, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Raleigh, Wyoming40 min
Jun 21, 11:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBoone, Fayette, Kanawha, Logan, McDowell, Raleigh and 1 more42 min
Jun 22, 12:31 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXFayette, Nicholas, Webster59 min
Jun 21, 10:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBuchanan, Dickenson36 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Kentucky, 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.