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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 119, NWS Charleston, WV

July 5, 2012Buchanan County, Virginia; McDowell County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2012, 1:59 PM EDT for Buchanan County, Virginia; McDowell County, West Virginia. It was in force for 61 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jul 5, 2012, 1:59 PM EDT (17:59 UTC)
Expired: Jul 5, 2012, 3:00 PM EDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Buchanan County, VA, McDowell County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 5, 2:25 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Oakwood, VA	MULTIPLE TREES DOWN

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 26 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 5, 11:37 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 203 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: 932 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -109 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1190 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 78 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 66 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

473 
WUUS51 KRLX 051759
SVRRLX
VAC027-WVC047-051900-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0119.120705T1759Z-120705T1900Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
159 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN BUCHANAN COUNTY IN VIRGINIA...
  MCDOWELL COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WELCH...

* UNTIL 300 PM EDT

* AT 157 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
  OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF WAR...OR
  14 MILES NORTHEAST OF GRUNDY...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GARY.

.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WIND DAMAGE WITH THIS STORM WILL OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF ANY RAIN OR
LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER.
SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

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

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND
CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3703 8208 3752 8201 3753 8199 3751 8194
      3752 8182 3750 8174 3751 8161 3733 8136
      3727 8142 3724 8149 3720 8156 3719 8167
      3723 8173 3720 8176 3713 8192 3712 8200
      3706 8201
TIME...MOT...LOC 1759Z 344DEG 11KT 3736 8186

$$

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1 follow-up statement

325 
WWUS51 KRLX 051830
SVSRLX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
230 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

VAC027-WVC047-051900-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0119.000000T0000Z-120705T1900Z/
BUCHANAN VA-MCDOWELL WV-
230 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN MCDOWELL AND EASTERN BUCHANAN COUNTIES...

AT 227 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR JEWELL RIDGE...OR 7
MILES NORTH OF RICHLANDS...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND
CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.

&&

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

LAT...LON 3703 8208 3751 8201 3742 8189 3737 8171
      3736 8141 3733 8136 3729 8140 3728 8141
      3725 8146 3724 8149 3720 8155 3719 8167
      3723 8173 3720 8176 3713 8192 3712 8200
      3706 8201
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 347DEG 18KT 3718 8180

$$

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 5, 1:18 PM EDT, 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 1:18 PM EDT, 41 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
118 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM REMAINS IN CONTROL THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...ALLOWING FOR HOT AND POSSIBLY STORMY AFTERNOONS. A COLD
FRONT THEN MOVES THROUGH LATE SUNDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING/...
A BOUNDARY FROM LAST NIGHTS MCS IS MOVING SOUTHWARD. THIS BOUNDARY
IS ALREADY ACTIVE THIS MORNING...SO WILL RAISE POPS ALONG THIS
BOUNDARY AS IT MOVES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM /10 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
WITH THE HEART OF THE RIDGE SHIFTED EAST SLIGHTLY...FRIDAY WILL BE
ANOTHER DAY WITH LOWER POPS IN A MORE STABLE ATMOSPHERE. HEAT
PERSISTS INTO SATURDAY...BUT WILL SEE THE RIDGE RETROGRADE BACK TO
THE WEST IN A SUBTLE PATTERN CHANGE IN THE LONG WAVE. WILL ALSO
BRING THE POPS BACK UP SATURDAY WITH POTENTIAL SHORT WAVES
EMBEDDED IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW THAT SHOULD SHIFT TOWARDS OUR AREA
AGAIN. AS HAS BEEN THE CASE...WILL NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO MCS
DEVELOPMENT UPSTREAM...AND SUBSEQUENT MESOSCALE CHANGES TO THE LOW
LEVELS AS SYSTEMS EVOLVE WHICH COULD CREATE NEW BOUNDARIES FOR
TRIGGERS AND COLD POOL STABILIZATION.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
USED HPC THINKING FOR THIS PART OF THE FORECAST...WITH SOME MINOR
TWEAKS.

COLD FRONT WILL PUSH AWAY FROM THE REGION...ALLOWING SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE TO NOSE IN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD.  HOWEVER...
MODELS SUGGEST AN UPPER LEVEL TOUGH WILL DEVELOP JUST TO OUR WEST.

WHILE AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE COOLER
AND DRIER...PRESENCE OF UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL KEEP PRECIP
CHANCES IN THE FORECAST TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
THE SOUTH AND MOUNTAINS.

MODELS INDICATE A MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
REGION WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...RESULTING IN INCREASING CHANCES OF
SHOWERS AND STORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY.

HPC TEMPS LOOK GOOD AND WERE GENERALLY USED.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CAUSE RESTRICTIONS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...OTHERWISE VFR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED.
AREAS THAT RECEIVED RAINFALL TODAY WILL FOG TONIGHT. EXPECT
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH.

ALTERNATE SCENARIOS:  TIMING OF THUNDERSTORMS COULD VARY. FOG TIMING
AND DENSITY COULD VARY.

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.

UTC 1HRLY       18   19   20   21   22   23   00   01   02   03   04   05
EDT 1HRLY       14   15   16   17   18   19   20   21   22   23   00   01
CRW CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    M
HTS CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H
BKW CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    M
EKN CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H
PKB CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    M
CKB CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H

AFTER 18Z FRIDAY...
NO WIDESPREAD IFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WVZ005>011-
     013>020-024>032.
OH...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR OHZ066-067-075-
     076-083>087.
KY...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR KYZ101>103-105.
VA...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...TRM/RPY
NEAR TERM...RPY
SHORT TERM...26
LONG TERM...JSH
AVIATION...RPY

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 11:43 AM EDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1143 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

OHZ076-WVZ007>011-016>020-028>032-061545-
WASHINGTON-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-
RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-
1143 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

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

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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.

THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

HEAT ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH SATURDAY FOR HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S COMBINING WITH HIGH DEW POINTS TO PRODUCE
HEAT INDICES IN THE 95 TO 100 DEGREE RANGE. SATURDAY MAY TURN OUT
THE BE THE HOTTEST...WITH HEAT INDICES POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 100
DEGREES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

WVZ005-006-013>015-024>027-061545-
WAYNE-CABELL-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-
1143 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 469 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.
   HEAT ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

HEAT ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH SATURDAY FOR HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S COMBINING WITH HIGH DEW POINTS TO PRODUCE
HEAT INDICES IN THE 95 TO 100 DEGREE RANGE. SATURDAY MAY TURN OUT
THE BE THE HOTTEST...WITH HEAT INDICES POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 100
DEGREES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

VAZ003-004-WVZ033>037-061545-
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-
1143 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 469 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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.

WVZ038>040-046-047-061545-
WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
1143 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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>086-061545-
PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-
1143 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

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

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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.

THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

HEAT ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH SATURDAY FOR HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S COMBINING WITH HIGH DEW POINTS TO PRODUCE
HEAT INDICES IN THE 95 TO 100 DEGREE RANGE. SATURDAY MAY TURN OUT
THE BE THE HOTTEST...WITH HEAT INDICES POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 100
DEGREES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ087-061545-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-LAWRENCE OH-
1143 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 469 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.
   HEAT ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

HEAT ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH SATURDAY FOR HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S COMBINING WITH HIGH DEW POINTS TO PRODUCE
HEAT INDICES IN THE 95 TO 100 DEGREE RANGE. SATURDAY MAY TURN OUT
THE BE THE HOTTEST...WITH HEAT INDICES POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 100
DEGREES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 5, 12:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1256 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

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

1233 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 WSW ALUM CREEK        38.23N 81.97W
07/05/2012                   LINCOLN            WV   PUBLIC

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN GRIFFITHSVILLE.

&&

IRIS SYSTEM

Local storm report, Jul 5, 12:58 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1258 PM EDT THU JUL 05 2012

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

1245 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BECKLEY                 37.79N  81.19W
07/05/2012                   RALEIGH            WV   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN ON TRUCK IN NORTH BECKLEY. ENTRAPMENT.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1200382

JC

Special weather statement, Jul 5, 1:28 PM EDT, 31 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
128 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

WVZ035-051800-
RALEIGH WV-
128 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...THUDERSTORMS WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL AFFECT RALEIGH COUNTY...

AT 123 PM EDT...THUDERSTORMS WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS WERE PUSING
THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN RALLEIGH COUNTY.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
STRONGER WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE WEAKENED TREES AND LIMBS TO FALL.
BRIEF DOWNPOURS ARE ALSO LIKELY.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...I-64 NEAR BECKLEY
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 120 AND 137...THE WEST VIRGINIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN
MILE MARKERS 28 AND 49.

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

LAT...LON 3753 8125 3753 8127 3788 8147 3781 8092
      3779 8091 3770 8093 3771 8097 3764 8106
      3760 8106 3758 8109 3759 8114 3757 8119
      3751 8122

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Local storm report, Jul 5, 1:44 PM EDT, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
144 PM EDT THU JUL 05 2012

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

0106 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PINEVILLE               37.58N  81.53W
07/05/2012                   WYOMING            WV   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN AND POWER OUT.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1200383

JC

Local storm report, Jul 5, 1:44 PM EDT, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
144 PM EDT THU JUL 05 2012

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

0106 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OCEANA                  37.69N  81.63W
07/05/2012                   WYOMING            WV   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN AND POWER OUT.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1200383

JC

Local storm report, Jul 5, 1:53 PM EDT, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
153 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

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

0114 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 E LOGAN               37.86N 81.91W
07/05/2012  M59 MPH          LOGAN              WV   MESONET

            LOGAN RAWS (LGRW2) AT THE LOGAN COUNTY
            AIRPORT MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 59MPH AT
            0114PM

&&

IRIS SYSTEM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 5, 1:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Buchanan	57 min
Jul 5, 1:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Buchanan, Dickenson	61 min
Jul 5, 2:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Buchanan, Dickenson	59 min
Jul 4, 8:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Taylor	22 min
Jul 4, 8:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Barbour, Taylor	32 min
Jul 5, 2:07 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Barbour, Harrison, Taylor	53 min
Jul 5, 2:50 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Barbour, Randolph, Taylor	38 min
Jul 5, 6:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Cabell	44 min
Jul 5, 9:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Pleasants, Tyler	77 min
Jul 5, 10:24 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Jackson, Lewis, Mason and 4 more	66 min
Jul 5, 11:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Jackson, Kanawha and 4 more	50 min
Jul 5, 11:20 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam	40 min
Jul 5, 11:39 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam	36 min
Jul 5, 12:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Putnam, Raleigh and 1 more	59 min
Jul 5, 12:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Fayette, Kanawha, Raleigh, Wyoming	43 min
Jul 5, 1:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Logan, Mingo	43 min
Jul 5, 1:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Raleigh	32 min
Jul 5, 3:13 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	RLX	Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge and 18 more	29 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.