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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Feb 29, 2012, 6:01 PM EST for 10 counties in West Virginia; Buchanan County, Dickenson County, Virginia. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 29, 2012, 6:01 PM EST (23:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 29, 2012, 9:00 PM EST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
Counties Buchanan County, VA, Dickenson County, VA, Boone County, WV, Fayette County, WV, Logan County, WV, McDowell County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Nicholas County, WV, Pocahontas County, WV, Raleigh County, WV, Webster County, WV, Wyoming County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 165 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 651 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 313 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 338 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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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 Feb 29, 3:27 PM EST, 2 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 29, 3:27 PM EST, 2 hours 34 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 339 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 OHZ066-067-VAZ003-004-012045- PERRY-MORGAN-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN- 339 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 ...TORNADO WATCH 49 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO AND SOUTHWEST 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. TORNADO WATCH. REPETITIVE BATCHES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE POSSIBLE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. THE GROUND IS STILL WETTER THAN NORMAL IN MANY COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY IN WEST VIRGINIA. RAIN AMOUNTS OF OVER 1.5 INCHES WOULD BE NEEDED TO RAISE FLOOD CONCERNS. IF THAT THREAT INCREASES...FLOOD WATCHES MAY BE POSTED FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE COUNTIES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. KYZ101>103-105-OHZ075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-024>040-046-047- 012045- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-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-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH- FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 339 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH 49 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND MUCH OF 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. TORNADO WATCH. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 29, 5:20 PM EST, 41 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
554 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 PM FLASH FLOOD VARNEY 37.67N 82.12W
02/29/2012 MINGO WV 911 CALL CENTER
APPROXIMATELY A FOOT OF WATER COVERING ROUTE 52 NEAR
VARNEY WEST VIRGINIA
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EVENT NUMBER RLX1200127
TRMLocal storm report, Feb 29, 5:55 PM EST, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
555 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG WILLIAMSON 37.67N 82.27W
02/29/2012 MINGO WV 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS ALONG ROUTE 49 IN MINGO
COUNTY
&&
EVENT NUMBER RLX1200128
TRMSpecial weather statement, Feb 29, 6:01 PM EST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
601 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012
VAZ003-004-WVZ005-013-015-024>028-033>038-046-047-010200-
BOONE WV-BRAXTON WV-BUCHANAN VA-CLAY WV-DICKENSON VA-FAYETTE WV-
KANAWHA WV-LINCOLN WV-LOGAN WV-MCDOWELL WV-MINGO WV-NICHOLAS WV-
POCAHONTAS WV-RALEIGH WV-RANDOLPH WV-WAYNE WV-WEBSTER WV-WYOMING WV-
601 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012
...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT
BOONE...BUCHANAN...DICKENSON...FAYETTE...LOGAN...MCDOWELL...MINGO...N
ICHOLAS...POCAHONTAS...RALEIGH...SOUTH CENTRAL
BRAXTON...SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE...SOUTHERN CLAY...SOUTHERN
KANAWHA...SOUTHERN LINCOLN...SOUTHERN RANDOLPH...WEBSTER AND WYOMING
COUNTIES...
AT 553 PM EST...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN
WAS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE INCH CAN
BE EXPECTED...AS THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH OVER THE
NEXT FEW HOURS.
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 3703 8248 3720 8256 3753 8199 3768 8231
3799 8248 3873 8015 3874 7955 3806 7997
3804 8027 3826 8043 3808 8070 3810 8087
3809 8088 3806 8080 3786 8075 3782 8092
3769 8087 3757 8119 3727 8142 3695 8236
30The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 10:26 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Jackson, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam, Wayne and 1 more | 34 min |
| Feb 29, 11:19 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton, Clay, Kanawha, Nicholas, Roane | 41 min |
| Feb 29, 11:25 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Ritchie, Taylor | 50 min |
| Feb 29, 12:19 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pleasants, Wirt, Wood | 71 min |
| Feb 29, 12:59 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 22 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 29, 1:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wayne | 34 min |
| Feb 29, 1:26 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison and 5 more | 57 days |
| Feb 29, 1:54 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RLX | Wayne | 36 min |
| Feb 29, 2:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Gilmer, Jackson, Mason, Ritchie, Wirt and 1 more | 45 min |
| Feb 29, 2:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne | 60 min |
| Feb 29, 3:25 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour, Calhoun, Doddridge, Harrison, Jackson, Mason and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas | 46 min |
| Feb 29, 3:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Raleigh, Wyoming | 55 min |
| Feb 29, 4:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pocahontas | 58 min |
| Feb 29, 2:43 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Meigs | 62 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in West Virginia, 2012Special Weather Statements in Virginia, 2012Every special weather statement in 2012
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.