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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

May 5, 20125 counties in West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at May 5, 2012, 4:00 AM EDT for 5 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 30 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: May 5, 2012, 4:00 AM EDT (08:00 UTC)
Expired: May 5, 2012, 4:30 AM EDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV

Counties Braxton County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Nicholas County, WV, Webster County, WV

The radar

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The text

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

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 4, 10:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Mason	48 min
May 4, 11:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Cabell, Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Roane, Wirt and 1 more	3 hr
May 4, 11:50 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Cabell, Jackson, Mason, Putnam	5 hr
May 5, 12:23 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Cabell, Jackson, Putnam, Roane	22 min
May 5, 12:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Kanawha, Lincoln	32 min
May 5, 3:08 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Braxton, Gilmer, Ritchie, Webster	37 min
May 5, 11:52 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Braxton, Gilmer	3 hr
May 5, 4:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Randolph	110 min
May 5, 7:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Pleasants	87 min
May 4, 8:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Morgan, Perry	53 min
May 4, 8:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Gallia, Jackson, Vinton	66 min
May 4, 9:02 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Jackson	7 hr
May 4, 9:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Morgan, Perry	118 min
May 4, 9:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Athens	117 min
May 4, 10:00 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Vinton	6 hr
May 4, 10:12 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Athens	6 hr
May 4, 10:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton	31 min
May 5, 2:34 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Lawrence	26 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in West Virginia, 2012 Every 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.