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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

June 28, 20115 counties in West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Jun 28, 2011, 2:35 AM EDT for 5 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 40 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 28, 2011, 2:35 AM EDT (06:35 UTC)
Expired: Jun 28, 2011, 3:15 AM EDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV

Counties Nicholas County, WV, Pocahontas County, WV, Randolph County, WV, Upshur County, WV, Webster County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 176 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 438 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1579 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 119 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 28, 1:58 AM EDT, 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 1:58 AM EDT, 37 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 3:52 AM EDT, 22 hours 43 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
352 AM EDT MON JUN 27 2011

OHZ067-076-WVZ008>011-014>020-026>032-035>040-046-047-280800-
MORGAN-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-
WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-
HARRISON-TAYLOR-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
352 AM EDT MON JUN 27 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-075-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>007-013-024-025-
033-034-280800-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-ATHENS-JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-
GALLIA-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-LINCOLN-MINGO-LOGAN-
MCDOWELL-WYOMING-
352 AM EDT MON JUN 27 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 27, 9:07 PM EDT, 5 hours 28 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
907 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2011

OHZ083-084-086-087-280200-
GALLIA OH-JACKSON OH-LAWRENCE OH-VINTON OH-
907 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT JACKSON...NORTH CENTRAL
LAWRENCE...NORTHWESTERN GALLIA AND SOUTHEASTERN VINTON COUNTIES...

AT 859 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER SCIOTO AND
PIKE COUNTIES IN OHIO...MOVING EAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS. LOCALIZED DOWNPOURS WILL ALSO FALL FROM THESE STORMS...AND WILL
CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND
SMALL STREAMS.

STORMS WILL BE NEAR PETERSBURG AROUND 915 PM...OAK HILL AROUND 930
PM...CENTERPOINT AROUND 945 PM AND VINTON AROUND 1000 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 3910 8280 3911 8279 3910 8232 3873 8237
      3875 8267 3884 8266 3885 8267 3885 8275
      3885 8277 3894 8276 3895 8281

05

Special weather statement, Jun 27, 9:36 PM EDT, 4 hours 59 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
936 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2011

OHZ066-067-075-076-084-085-WVZ008>010-017-280230-
ATHENS OH-JACKSON WV-MEIGS OH-MORGAN OH-PERRY OH-PLEASANTS WV-
VINTON OH-WASHINGTON OH-WIRT WV-WOOD WV-
936 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT ATHENS...MORGAN...NORTHEASTERN
JACKSON...NORTHEASTERN MEIGS...NORTHEASTERN VINTON...NORTHWESTERN
WIRT...PERRY...PLEASANTS...WASHINGTON AND WOOD COUNTIES...

AT 930 PM EDT...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHED FROM PERRY
AND VINTON COUNTIES IN OHIO SOUTHEASTWARD TO AROUND THE OHIO RIVER
FROM NORTHEASTERN JACKSON TO PLEASANTS COUNTIES IN WEST
VIRGINIA...MOVING EAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH A
FEW OF THE STORMS. LOCALIZED DOWNPOURS WILL ALSO FALL FROM THESE
STORMS...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL
ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...I-77 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 1 AND 17 IN OHIO...AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 154 AND 186 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 3991 8217 3983 8216 3978 8207 3976 8164
      3959 8158 3959 8149 3965 8146 3958 8118
      3896 8152 3937 8253 3939 8230 3947 8229
      3947 8218 3953 8216 3960 8239 3975 8238
      3983 8241 3984 8248 3992 8247 3993 8246

05

Special weather statement, Jun 27, 10:46 PM EDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1046 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2011

OHZ066-067-076-WVZ009>011-018>020-029-030-280345-
CALHOUN WV-DODDRIDGE WV-GILMER WV-LEWIS WV-MORGAN OH-PERRY OH-
PLEASANTS WV-RITCHIE WV-TYLER WV-WASHINGTON OH-WOOD WV-
1046 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT DODDRIDGE...GILMER...MORGAN...
NORTHEASTERN WOOD...NORTHERN CALHOUN...NORTHWESTERN LEWIS...
PERRY...PLEASANTS...RITCHIE...TYLER AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

AT 1035 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE EASTWARD
AROUND 20 MPH ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWESTERN WEST
VIRGINIA.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH A
FEW OF THESE STORMS. LOCALIZED DOWNPOURS WILL FALL FROM THESE
STORMS...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL
ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...I-77 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 1 AND 17 IN OHIO...AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 180 AND 186 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 3978 8207 3976 8164 3959 8158 3959 8149
      3965 8147 3955 8103 3960 8084 3948 8071
      3944 8055 3922 8059 3884 8078 3875 8112
      3899 8121 3903 8117 3928 8143 3950 8205
      3955 8205 3956 8223 3973 8236 3985 8220

05

Special weather statement, Jun 27, 11:49 PM EDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1149 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2011

OHZ067-076-WVZ009>011-016>020-028>032-039-040-280445-
BARBOUR WV-BRAXTON WV-CALHOUN WV-DODDRIDGE WV-GILMER WV-HARRISON WV-
LEWIS WV-MORGAN OH-PLEASANTS WV-RITCHIE WV-ROANE WV-TAYLOR WV-
TYLER WV-UPSHUR WV-WASHINGTON OH-WIRT WV-WOOD WV-
1149 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT BARBOUR...CALHOUN...DODDRIDGE...
EAST CENTRAL MORGAN...GILMER...HARRISON...LEWIS...NORTH CENTRAL
BRAXTON...NORTHEASTERN ROANE...NORTHERN UPSHUR...PLEASANTS...
RITCHIE...TAYLOR...TYLER...WASHINGTON...WIRT AND WOOD COUNTIES...

AT 1136 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM WASHINGTON
COUNTY OHIO AND WOOD COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA EASTWARD TO HARRISON AND
LEWIS COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA...MOVING EAST AT AROUND 25 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH A FEW OF THESE STORMS.
DOWNPOURS WILL FALL FROM THESE STORMS AS THEY REPEAT ACROSS THE SAME
AREA FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. THIS WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS
AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS...POSSIBLY
CAUSING MINOR WATER PROBLEMS IN THOSE AREAS MOST PRONE TO HEAVY
RAINS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE RAINS WILL END SHORTLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT VICINITY OF THE OHIO RIVER...WHILE INCREASING ACROSS
NORTHCENTRAL INTO NORTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA THROUGH 1 AM.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...I-77 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 1 AND 17 IN OHIO...AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 157 AND 186 IN
WEST VIRGINIA...I-79 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 77 AND 129.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

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

LAT...LON 3967 8160 3959 8158 3959 8149 3965 8147
      3960 8134 3961 8127 3955 8103 3961 8095
      3960 8084 3948 8071 3943 8054 3947 8047
      3939 8008 3946 7993 3943 7989 3927 7985
      3898 7989 3872 8122 3904 8161 3959 8176

05

Special weather statement, Jun 28, 12:56 AM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1256 AM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011

WVZ010-011-019-020-029>032-039-040-047-280545-
BARBOUR WV-DODDRIDGE WV-GILMER WV-HARRISON WV-LEWIS WV-PLEASANTS WV-
RANDOLPH WV-RITCHIE WV-TAYLOR WV-TYLER WV-UPSHUR WV-
1256 AM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...DOWNPOURS WERE MOVING THROUGH RITCHIE AND DODDRIDGE
COUNTIES...HEADING TOWARD PORTIONS OF HARRISON...BARBOUR...TAYLOR...
AND UPSHUR COUNTIES...

AT 12:45 AM...THE HEAVY RAIN WAS EXITING WOOD...PLEASANT AND TYLER
COUNTIES.  THE HEAVIEST RAINS WERE IN RITCHIE AND DODDRIDGE COUNTIES
AT 12:45 AM.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE CAUSING DOWNPOURS...WITH SOME RAIN
RATES OF AN INCH IN 30 MINUTES...WITH RAIN TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
IN LESS THAN 2 HOURS.

STREET AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING IS LIKELY.  SOME CULVERTS MAY NOT
BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE DOWNPOURS...OR BECOME CLOGGED...CAUSING THE
WATER TO BACK UP.

RUNOFF WILL FLOW OFF HILLSIDES AND FROM FULL DITCH LINES...
ACROSS ROADS.  DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER.

AT 12:45 AM...STREET FLOODING WAS OCCURRING IN PENNSBORO.
THE RAIN SHOULD BE DIMINISHING ACROSS RITCHIE COUNTIES...FROM WEST TO
EAST...BETWEEN 1 AND 2 AM.

MEANWHILE...THE LOCAL DOWNPOURS WILL BE INCREASING OVER HARRISON...
BARBOUR...AND TAYLOR COUNTIES BETWEEN 1 AND 2 O'CLOCK.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...I-79 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
88 AND 129.

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

LAT...LON 3959 8084 3948 8071 3943 8055 3947 8047
      3944 8027 3940 8020 3939 8008 3945 7997
      3943 7989 3930 7989 3924 7983 3913 7983
      3906 7979 3891 8008 3890 8031 3904 8123
      3920 8130 3928 8125 3932 8130 3961 8093

22

Special weather statement, Jun 28, 2:35 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 27, 9:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wood	54 min
Jun 27, 10:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler	59 min
Jun 27, 11:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Barbour, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis and 6 more	56 min
Jun 28, 12:56 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Barbour, Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Pleasants, Ritchie and 2 more	49 min
Jun 28, 1:12 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Ritchie	2 hr
Jun 28, 1:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	McDowell	53 min
Jun 27, 9:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Jackson	53 min
Jun 28, 3:49 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Buchanan, Dickenson	3 hr

Nearby

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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.