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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Aug 22, 2011, 12:34 AM EDT for McDowell County, West Virginia. It was in force for 26 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
- Aug 22, 2011, 12:34 AM EDT (04:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 22, 2011, 1:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
County McDowell County, WV
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NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 21, 10:10 PM EDT, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 21, 10:10 PM EDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 21, 7:27 PM EDT, 5 hours 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, WV
727 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0645 PM TSTM WND DMG CHARLESTON 38.35N 81.63W
08/21/2011 KANAWHA WV 911 CALL CENTER
...CORRECTION FOR TIME AND LOCATION...TREE DOWN NEAR
MILE MARKER 99 OF I-64 IN CHARLESTON
&&
CORRECTED EVENT TIME...LOCATION...REMARKS
EVENT NUMBER RLX1100839
TAXSpecial weather statement, Aug 21, 7:28 PM EDT, 5 hours 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
728 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011
WVZ027-036-037-212345-
CLAY WV-FAYETTE WV-NICHOLAS WV-
718 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011...CORRECTED TO ADD LIGHTNING THREAT
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN FAYETTE...SOUTHERN
CLAY AND SOUTHERN NICHOLAS COUNTIES...
AT 715 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES WEST OF
SUMMERSVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR KESSLERS CROSS LANES AROUND 730 PM...MOUNT
NEBO AROUND 740 PM AND NETTIE AROUND 750 PM.
FREQUENT TO CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO OCCURRING
WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF
NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU
ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3807 8071 3809 8088 3806 8087 3806 8080
3804 8082 3802 8079 3798 8077 3795 8081
3825 8124 3826 8123 3833 8124 3846 8107
3818 8055
12Special weather statement, Aug 21, 7:58 PM EDT, 4 hours 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
758 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011
KYZ101>103-105-220045-
BOYD KY-CARTER KY-GREENUP KY-LAWRENCE KY-
758 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT BOYD...CARTER...NORTHERN
LAWRENCE AND SOUTHERN GREENUP COUNTIES...
AT 753 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST
OF OLIVE HILL...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.
EXPECT INTENSE LIGHTNING FROM THIS STORM. DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN NOR
SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS WHEN
A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR CARTER CAVES STATE PARK AROUND 810 PM...
GRAYSON AROUND 820 PM...HITCHINS AROUND 830 PM...GARNER AROUND 840 PM
AND FALLSBURG AROUND 850 PM.
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...I-64 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
150 AND 191 IN KENTUCKY.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3834 8324 3842 8324 3852 8316 3850 8267
3846 8260 3819 8260 3817 8264 3814 8264
3812 8260 3808 8260 3817 8292 3817 8298
3819 8302 3818 8305 3826 8316 3824 8320
3829 8334 3832 8334
12Special weather statement, Aug 21, 9:16 PM EDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
916 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011
WVZ005-006-013>015-024>026-220200-
BOONE WV-CABELL WV-KANAWHA WV-LINCOLN WV-LOGAN WV-MINGO WV-PUTNAM WV-
WAYNE WV-
916 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT BOONE...EAST CENTRAL CABELL...
LINCOLN...LOGAN...NORTHWESTERN MINGO...SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE...SOUTHERN
KANAWHA AND SOUTHWESTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES...
AT 913 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE FROM 9 MILES
NORTHEAST OF HAMLIN TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HAMLIN TO 10 MILES
NORTHEAST OF INEZ...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND SMALL 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.
EXPECT INTENSE LIGHTNING FROM THESE STORMS. DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN
NOR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS
WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.
THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR NITRO AROUND 920 PM...ST. ALBANS AROUND 930
PM...SOUTH CHARLESTON AROUND 940 PM...COAL FORK AROUND 950 PM AND
PRENTER AROUND 1000 PM.
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...I-64 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 31 AND 57 IN WEST VIRGINIA...I-77 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 96 AND
101 IN WEST VIRGINIA...THE WEST VIRGINIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 75 AND 95.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3799 8247 3799 8248 3848 8203 3826 8127
3798 8152 3796 8155 3776 8173 3775 8176
3774 8175 3769 8179 3787 8243 3790 8245
3790 8248 3793 8250
12Special weather statement, Aug 21, 9:58 PM EDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 9:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan | 44 min |
| Aug 21, 9:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Raleigh, Wyoming | 62 min |
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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.