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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

September 3, 2011Raleigh County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Sep 3, 2011, 4:49 PM EDT for Raleigh County, West Virginia. It was in force for 56 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: Sep 3, 2011, 4:49 PM EDT (20:49 UTC)
Expired: Sep 3, 2011, 5:45 PM EDT
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV

County Raleigh County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 152 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.

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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: 1125 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -63 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 471 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 104 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 116 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 Sep 3, 3:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 3, 3:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 3, 3:50 AM EDT, 12 hours 59 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
350 AM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ083-086-087-WVZ005>008-013>016-024>026-040800-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-
LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-
350 AM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHERN WEST
VIRGINIA 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.

   HEAT ADVISORY.

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

THE REMAINS OF LEE MAY BRING HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE FLOODING BY
TUESDAY. FLOOD WATCHES MAY BE NECESSARY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

OHZ066-067-075-076-084-085-VAZ003-004-WVZ009>011-017>020-027>040-046-
047-040800-
PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-VINTON-MEIGS-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WOOD-
PLEASANTS-TYLER-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-
LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-
WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
350 AM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

HEAT ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

THE REMAINS OF LEE MAY BRING HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE FLOODING
BY TUESDAY.  FLOOD WATCHES MAY BE NECESSARY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 3, 2:39 PM EDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
239 PM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011

WVZ033-031915-
MCDOWELL WV-
239 PM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN MCDOWELL COUNTY...

AT 236 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF WELCH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL
FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND
QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR ANAWALT AROUND 245 PM AND KIMBALL AROUND 315
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 3737 8167 3749 8147 3732 8136 3730 8139
      3727 8142 3727 8145 3724 8149 3722 8152
      3720 8157 3720 8163

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Special weather statement, Sep 3, 3:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 3, 3:54 PM EDT, 55 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
354 PM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011

VAZ004-032030-
BUCHANAN VA-
354 PM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN BUCHANAN COUNTY...

AT 352 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST
OF RICHLANDS...MOVING WEST AT 20 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE 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.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR OAKWOOD AROUND 405 PM AND DAVENPORT AROUND
430 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 3704 8213 3711 8216 3712 8218 3719 8222
      3726 8179 3718 8180 3717 8186 3713 8192
      3712 8200 3706 8202 3703 8209 3704 8210
      3703 8212

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Special weather statement, Sep 3, 4:13 PM EDT, 36 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
413 PM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011

WVZ034-032045-
WYOMING WV-
413 PM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WESTERN WYOMING COUNTY...

AT 409 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST
OF PINEVILLE...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE 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.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR CLEAR FORK AROUND 420 PM...BAILEYSVILLE
AROUND 425 PM AND COAL MOUNTAIN AROUND 430 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 3751 8171 3766 8179 3770 8157 3757 8150

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Special weather statement, Sep 3, 4:29 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
429 PM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011

WVZ025-034-032100-
LOGAN WV-WYOMING WV-
429 PM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN WYOMING AND
SOUTHEASTERN LOGAN COUNTIES...

AT 426 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 15 MILES NORTHWEST
OF PINEVILLE...MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE 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.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR COAL MOUNTAIN AROUND 440 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 3767 8181 3783 8179 3783 8174 3781 8172
      3783 8168 3782 8165 3777 8158 3779 8153
      3779 8150 3765 8147

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Special weather statement, Sep 3, 4:49 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
449 PM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011

WVZ035-032145-
RALEIGH WV-
449 PM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL RALEIGH COUNTY...

AT 447 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES EAST OF
BECKLEY...MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR SHADY SPRING AROUND 455 PM...DANIELS AROUND
520 PM...BEAVER AROUND 535 PM AND STANAFORD AROUND 545 PM.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...I-64 NEAR BECKLEY
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 120 AND 137...THE WEST VIRGINIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN
MILE MARKERS 30 AND 47.

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.

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 3783 8129 3785 8105 3784 8106 3783 8105
      3783 8099 3777 8088 3775 8092 3773 8091
      3761 8114

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 3, 3:18 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	RLX	Boone, Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan and 5 more	17 hr
Sep 3, 2:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	McDowell	36 min
Sep 3, 3:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wyoming	32 min
Sep 3, 4:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wyoming	32 min
Sep 3, 4:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wyoming	31 min
Sep 3, 5:05 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Raleigh	115 min
Sep 3, 5:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Mingo	27 min
Sep 3, 5:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Mingo, Wayne	35 min
Sep 3, 5:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Clay	32 min
Sep 3, 6:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Boone	24 min
Sep 3, 6:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Kanawha	43 min
Sep 3, 6:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Clay, Fayette, Nicholas	39 min
Sep 3, 6:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Kanawha	48 min
Sep 3, 6:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Lincoln	46 min
Sep 3, 6:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Lincoln, Logan, Wayne	56 min
Sep 3, 6:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Clay	40 min
Sep 3, 6:59 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Kanawha, Lincoln	2 hr
Sep 3, 7:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Putnam	27 min
Sep 3, 3:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Buchanan	36 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in West Virginia, 2011 Every 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.