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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Jul 5, 2012, 9:28 AM EDT for Pleasants County, Tyler County, West Virginia; Morgan County, Perry County, Washington County, Ohio. It was in force for 77 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
- Jul 5, 2012, 9:28 AM EDT (13:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2012, 10:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 77 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
Counties Morgan County, OH, Perry County, OH, Washington County, OH, Pleasants County, WV, Tyler County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -306 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1864 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>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 Jul 5, 7:22 AM EDT, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 7:22 AM EDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 849 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 OHZ076-WVZ005>011-013>020-024>032-061300- WASHINGTON-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER- LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO- LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- 849 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO AND MUCH OF 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. 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. VAZ003-004-WVZ033>040-046-047-061300- DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER- UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 849 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY 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. KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-083>087-061300- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-JACKSON OH- VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH- 849 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO. .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. 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.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 6:16 AM EDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
616 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012
OHZ086-087-WVZ006-007-051100-
CABELL WV-GALLIA OH-LAWRENCE OH-MASON WV-
616 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CABELL...SOUTHEASTERN
LAWRENCE...SOUTHERN GALLIA AND SOUTHWESTERN MASON COUNTIES...
AT 615 AM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTH OF
RIO GRANDE...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR ASHTON AROUND 640 AM...CROWN CITY AROUND 645
AM...SCOTTOWN AROUND 655 AM AND ATHALIA AROUND 700 AM.
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...I-64 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
6 AND 31 IN WEST VIRGINIA.
PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3881 8242 3882 8221 3848 8206 3838 8205
3832 8229 3840 8251
28Special weather statement, Jul 5, 9:28 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
928 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012
OHZ066-067-076-WVZ010-011-051445-
MORGAN OH-PERRY OH-PLEASANTS WV-TYLER WV-WASHINGTON OH-
928 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012
...A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MORGAN...
PERRY...PLEASANTS...TYLER...AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
AT 925 AM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF MORGAN...PERRY...PLEASANTS...TYLER...AND
WASHINGTON COUNTIES. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH AN
WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH SOME
OF THESE STORMS.
THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR SOMERSET AROUND 930 AM...
CROOKSVILLE...AND PERRY STATE FOREST AROUND 940 AM...EAGLEPORT...
NEW LEXINGTON...AND JUNCTION CITY AROUND 950 AM...BRISTOL AROUND
1000 AM... RENDVILLE...MALTA AND MCCONNELSVILLE AROUND 1010 AM.
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...I-77 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
1 AND 17 IN OHIO.
PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3991 8217 3978 8207 3976 8164 3959 8158
3965 8147 3954 8104 3960 8085 3945 8062
3929 8089 3936 8088 3927 8124 3941 8146
3927 8157 3922 8172 3932 8185 3945 8186
3946 8205 3955 8205 3960 8238 3993 8246
13The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 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, 1:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Wyoming | 57 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, 1:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell | 61 min |
| Jul 5, 3:13 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RLX | Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge and 18 more | 29 hr |
| Jul 4, 11:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Morgan, Perry | 44 min |
| Jul 5, 3:13 PM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | RLX | Athens, Jackson, Morgan, Perry, Vinton | 29 hr |
| Jul 5, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Morgan | 23 min |
| Jul 5, 6:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson | 50 min |
| Jul 5, 7:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson | 44 min |
| Jul 5, 7:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boyd | 29 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 |
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.