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Heat Advisory 4, NWS Charleston, WV

July 1, 201224 counties in West Virginia; 4 counties in Kentucky; 9 counties in Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this heat advisory at Jul 1, 2012, 3:29 PM EDT for 24 counties in West Virginia; 4 counties in Kentucky; 9 counties in Ohio. It took effect at Jul 2, 2012, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 1, 2012, 3:29 PM EDT (19:29 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 2, 2012, 12:00 PM EDT
Expired
Jul 2, 2012, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
All 37 counties

Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Athens County, OH, Gallia County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Morgan County, OH, Perry County, OH, Vinton County, OH, Washington County, OH, Boone County, WV, Braxton County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Clay County, WV, Doddridge County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, Mason County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Roane County, WV, Taylor County, WV, Tyler County, WV, Wayne County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 193 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 12:00Z on 2012-07-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2142 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 12:00Z on 2012-07-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 78 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
2142 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-87 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1001 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
78 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.7
Supercell composite
5.0

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The text

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

700 
WWUS71 KRLX 011929
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
329 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ086-087-WVZ005>007-013>015-024>026-020330-
/O.NEW.KRLX.HT.Y.0004.120702T1600Z-120702T2300Z/
/O.CON.KRLX.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120701T2200Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-LINCOLN-
PUTNAM-KANAWHA-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...
SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...
POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...
WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...
SOUTH CHARLESTON...WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...
AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...
SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON
329 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EDT MONDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...100 TO 105

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING

* IMPACTS...HEALTH RELATED PROBLEMS...SUCH AS HEAT CRAMPS OR 
  HEAT EXHAUSTION...BECOME MORE LIKELY IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT 
  TAKEN. WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT...A HEAT 
  STROKE IS POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...TAKE BREAKS IN AN AIR-
CONDITIONED ROOM.  THOSE WITHOUT ELECTRICITY SHOULD TRY TO TAKE
BREAK INSIDE AIR CONDITIONED BUILDINGS.

LIMIT EXPOSURE IN THE SUN. CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
ALSO...MAKE SURE PETS AND LIVESTOCK HAS ACCESS TO SHADE AND
WATER.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

&&

$$

OHZ066-067-075-076-083>085-WVZ008>011-016>019-027>029-020330-
/O.NEW.KRLX.HT.Y.0004.120702T1600Z-120702T2300Z/
PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD-
PLEASANTS-TYLER-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...
SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...
MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...
HAMDEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...
BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...SPENCER...
ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...CLAY...
SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE
329 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EDT MONDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...95 TO 105

* TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING

* IMPACTS...HEALTH RELATED PROBLEMS...SUCH AS HEAT CRAMPS OR 
  HEAT EXHAUSTION...BECOME MORE LIKELY IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT 
  TAKEN. WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT...A HEAT 
  STROKE IS POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES
IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH
HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT
ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN
AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK IN
ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE.
WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY
MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT
EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE
FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT
REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS.
ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND
SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1.

&&

$$

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5 follow-up statements
368 
WWUS71 KRLX 020413
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1213 AM EDT MON JUL 2 2012

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>019-
024>029-021215-
/O.CON.KRLX.HT.Y.0004.120702T1600Z-120702T2300Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-
TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-MINGO-
LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...
CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...
ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...
MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...
CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...
RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...
BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...
ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...
CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...
GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WILLIAMSON...
GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...
CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...
CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE
1213 AM EDT MON JUL 2 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...95 TO 105.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING

* IMPACTS...HEALTH RELATED PROBLEMS...SUCH AS HEAT CRAMPS OR 
  HEAT EXHAUSTION...BECOME MORE LIKELY IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT 
  TAKEN. WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT...A HEAT 
  STROKE IS POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1.

&&

$$

15
351 
WWUS71 KRLX 020809
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
409 AM EDT MON JUL 2 2012

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>019-
024>029-021615-
/O.CON.KRLX.HT.Y.0004.120702T1600Z-120702T2300Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-
TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-MINGO-
LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...
CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...
ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...
MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...
CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...
RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...
BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...
ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...
CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...
GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WILLIAMSON...
GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...
CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...
CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE
409 AM EDT MON JUL 2 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...95 TO 105.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING

* IMPACTS...HEALTH RELATED PROBLEMS...SUCH AS HEAT CRAMPS OR 
  HEAT EXHAUSTION...BECOME MORE LIKELY IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT 
  TAKEN. WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT...A HEAT 
  STROKE IS POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1.

&&

$$
646 
WWUS71 KRLX 021216
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
816 AM EDT MON JUL 2 2012

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>019-
024>029-022030-
/O.CON.KRLX.HT.Y.0004.120702T1600Z-120702T2300Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-
TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-MINGO-
LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...
CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...
ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...
MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...
CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...
RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...
BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...
ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...
CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...
GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WILLIAMSON...
GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...
CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...
CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE
816 AM EDT MON JUL 2 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...95 TO 105.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING

* IMPACTS...HEALTH RELATED PROBLEMS...SUCH AS HEAT CRAMPS OR 
  HEAT EXHAUSTION...BECOME MORE LIKELY IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT 
  TAKEN. WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT...A HEAT 
  STROKE IS POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1.

&&

$$
300 
WWUS71 KRLX 021804
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
204 PM EDT MON JUL 2 2012

WVZ020-030>032-022300-
/O.EXA.KRLX.HT.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120702T2300Z/
DODDRIDGE-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST UNION...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...
BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON
204 PM EDT MON JUL 2 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...90 TO 105

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING

* IMPACTS...HEALTH RELATED PROBLEMS...SUCH AS HEAT CRAMPS OR HEAT
  EXHAUSTION...BECOME MORE LIKELY IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
  WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT...A HEAT STROKE IS
  POSSIBLE. WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGE S...AIR CONDITIONING MAY
  NOT BE ACCESSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1.

&&

$$

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>019-
024>029-022300-
/O.CON.KRLX.HT.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120702T2300Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-
TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-MINGO-
LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...
CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...
ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...
MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...
CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...
RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...
BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...
ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...
CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...
GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WILLIAMSON...
GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...
CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...
CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE
204 PM EDT MON JUL 2 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...90 TO 105

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING

* IMPACTS...HEALTH RELATED PROBLEMS...SUCH AS HEAT CRAMPS OR HEAT
  EXHAUSTION...BECOME MORE LIKELY IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
  WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT...A HEAT STROKE IS
  POSSIBLE. WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES...AIR CONDITIONING MAY
  NOT BE ACCESSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1.

&&

$$

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577 
WWUS71 KRLX 021946
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
346 PM EDT MON JUL 2 2012

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-
024>032-030400-
/O.NEW.KRLX.HT.Y.0005.120703T1600Z-120703T2300Z/
/O.CON.KRLX.HT.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120702T2300Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-
TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-
MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...
CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...
ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...
MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...
CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...
RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...
BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...
ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...
CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...
GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...
GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...
CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...
CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...
CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON
346 PM EDT MON JUL 2 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EDT TUESDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...90 TO 100

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  TUESDAY EVENING

* IMPACTS...HEALTH RELATED PROBLEMS...SUCH AS HEAT CRAMPS OR HEAT
  EXHAUSTION...BECOME MORE LIKELY IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
  WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT...A HEAT STROKE IS
  POSSIBLE. WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES...AIR CONDITIONING MAY
  NOT BE ACCESSIBLE...ADDING TO THE IMPACTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1.

&&

$$

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this heat advisory 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 heat advisory went out at Jul 1, 2:38 PM EDT, 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 2:38 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
238 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
WEAK MID LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL TRIGGER SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. MEANWHILE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL
PERSIST THROUGH NEXT WEEK FROM THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
CONVECTION UPSTREAM IS STARTING TO ENTER THE FAR WESTERN PORTIONS
OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING. THE MODELS IN GENERAL ARE
HAVING SIGNIFICANT DIFFICULTY RESOLVING THE SHORT WAVE ASSOCIATED
WITH IT...HOWEVER THE PREFERRED DEVELOPMENT SEEMS TO BE ALONG A
QUASI-STATIONARY BOUNDARY THAT EXTENDS FROM ROUGHLY CINCINNATI TO
CHARLESTON AT THE MOMENT. THE FORECAST HAS UPDATED TO INCREASE
POPS AND SKY COVER ALONG AND SOUTH OF THAT GENERAL AXIS THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THE
REST OF THE FORECAST STILL LOOKS TO BE LARGELY ON TRACK. FRIES

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION ON HEAT AND AFTERNOON DEVELOPMENT FOLLOWS...
THE REGION WILL BE IN THE SAME PATTERN AS LAST FEW DAYS AGAIN FOR
THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RIDGE...WITH
YET AGAIN ANOTHER HOT AND HUMID DAY. STRONG INSTABILITY DEVELOPING
ONCE AGAIN ALONG WITH MODERATE SHEAR AND SUFFICIENT LOW-LEVEL
MOISTURE WILL BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF AFTERNOON STORMS, WITH THE
BETTER CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEST OF THE OHIO RIVER. WITH GFS/NAM
INDICATING 850 TEMPS WARMING TO 20-22C, HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM THE
UPPER 90S ACROSS THE KY/OH/WV TRI-STATE AREA TO THE LOWER 90S
ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL WV. ANOTHER HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...MAINLY FOR THE CRW- HTS VCNTY ON WEST AS HEAT
INDICES WARM INTO THE 100-105 RANGE.

&&

.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
WITH NORTHWEST FLOW CONTINUING ACROSS THE REGION...EXPECT TRAIN OF
CONVECTIVE COMPLEXES/UPPER LEVEL IMPULSES TO CONTINUE. TIMING AND
LOCATION OF EACH INDIVIDUAL COMPLEX IS VERY TOUGH. BLENDED TOWARDS
THE NAMDNG5...WHICH AT LEAST SHOWS SOME PROGRESSION OF INDIVIDUAL
SYSTEMS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...BUT AGAIN...CONFIDENCE IS FAIRLY
LOW IN SPECIFICS AT THIS POINT...AND FURTHER REFINEMENT WILL LIKELY
BE NEEDED AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK. WITH THE CENTRAL US RIDGE
STAYING IN PLACE...EXPECT TO SEE THE ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES
CONTINUE THROUGH THE SHORT TERM...ALTHOUGH IT DOES NOT LOOK TO BE AS
HOT AS PREVIOUS FEW DAYS.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
EXTENDED FORECAST FEATURES DIFFERENCES IN MODEL GUIDANCE THAT
LEADS TO DIFFERENCES IN TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF ANY PRECIPITATION.
ALL THINGS CONSIDERED...GOING WITH HPC GUIDANCE WHICH USES A BLEND
OF THE ECMWF AND GFS. CWA STAYS ON THE EASTERN PERIPHERY OF THE
RIDGE KEEPING THE HOT TEMPERATURES IN PLACE...BUT ALSO PROVIDES SEVERAL
DISTURBANCES KEEPING THE LOW CHC POPS IN PLACE.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
CONVECTION EXPECTED WITH DEVELOPMENT ALREADY SEEN UPSTREAM IN THE
CHICAGO AREA ONCE AGAIN. THIS FEATURE IS SLOWER THAN A COUPLE DAYS
AGO...AND WILL SEE HOW THIS EVOLVES IN THE COMING HOURS...SO HAVE
UTILIZED THE VCTS/CB AT THE TERMINALS FOR NOW. CAN SEE THIS BEING
UPGRADED TO TSRA TEMPO TSRA IN THE 00Z ISSUANCE FOR SPECIFIC
LOCATIONS.

CARRY THE TIMING FROM GENERALLY 22Z THROUGH AROUND 06Z TONIGHT FOR
THE CONVECTION...AND EXPECT A QUIET ATMOSPHERE POST COMPLEX WITH A
CALM WIND TAKING OVER. THOSE SITES THAT SEE RAIN SHOULD FOG
EFFICIENTLY FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE OVERNIGHT. WILL BRING THE
VISIBILITIES UP WITH DAWN...AND MORE CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT MONDAY.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY...

ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: MAY NEED TO ADJUST CONVECTION TIMING.
EVOLUTION WILL DICTATE WHICH SITES WILL BE AFFECTED DIRECTLY.

EXPERIMENTAL TABLE OF FLIGHT CATEGORY OBJECTIVELY SHOWS CONSISTENCY
OF WFO FORECAST TO AVAILABLE MODEL INFORMATION:
H = HIGH:   TAF CONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
M = MEDIUM: TAF HAS VARYING LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY WITH MODELS.
L = LOW:    TAF INCONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.

AFTER 18Z MONDAY...
IFR POSSIBLE IN TSRA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

&&

.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WVZ005>007-
     013>015-024>026.
OH...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR OHZ086-087.
KY...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR KYZ101>103-105.
VA...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...26
NEAR TERM...26
SHORT TERM...26
LONG TERM...TAX
AVIATION...26
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 1, 4:03 AM EDT, 11 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
403 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

OHZ076-085-VAZ003-004-WVZ008>011-016>020-027>040-046-047-020815-
WASHINGTON-MEIGS-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-
ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-
HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-
UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
403 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

OHZ066-067-075-083-084-020815-
PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-JACKSON OH-VINTON-
403 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON
AND THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ086-087-WVZ005>007-013>015-024>026-020815-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-
MASON-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-
403 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 1, 10:30 AM EDT, 4 hours 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1030 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

VAZ003-004-011730-
BUCHANAN VA-DICKENSON VA-
1030 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

...THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN...

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES...DICKENSON AND BUCHANAN...

AT 1027 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN CHARLESTON
CONTINUED TO INDICATE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER MOST OF BUCHANAN AND
NORTHERN DICKENSON COUNTIES...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  BREAKS INTERSTATE PARK...CLINTWOOD...DAVENPORT...GRUNDY...HAYSI...
  HURLEY AND JOHN FLANNAGAN LAKE

KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF THUNDERSTORMS
APPROACH.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772.

HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS AS THEY
MAY BE WASHED OUT. WATER LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY ALSO
RISE...THEREFORE SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.

FRIES
Local storm report, Jul 1, 11:20 AM EDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1120 AM EDT SUN JUL 01 2012

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

1012 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GRUNDY                  37.28N 82.10W
07/01/2012                   BUCHANAN           VA   911 CALL CENTER

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES BLOWN DOWN IN GRUNDY

&&

GREIF
Local storm report, Jul 1, 11:22 AM EDT, 4 hours 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1122 AM EDT SUN JUL 01 2012

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

0955 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CLINTWOOD               37.15N 82.46W
07/01/2012                   DICKENSON          VA   911 CALL CENTER

            ONE TREE BLOWN DOWN ON ROSE RIDGE

&&

GREIF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 1, 9:19 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXMcDowell41 min
Jul 1, 7:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCabell, Mason, Wood63 min
Jul 1, 7:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXPleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wirt, Wood78 min
Jul 1, 7:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer and 8 more62 min
Jul 1, 6:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Vinton58 min
Jul 1, 7:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXAthens, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, Washington39 min

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.