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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

July 18, 2012Gallia County, Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Jul 18, 2012, 8:07 PM EDT for Gallia County, Ohio. It was in force for 38 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 18, 2012, 8:07 PM EDT (00:07 UTC)
Expired: Jul 18, 2012, 8:45 PM EDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV

County Gallia County, OH

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 141 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.

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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: 999 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -116 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1105 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 61 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.0

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The text

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

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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 18, 7:37 PM EDT, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 7:37 PM EDT, 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 18, 1:36 PM EDT, 6 hours 31 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
136 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012

VAZ003-004-WVZ024-027-033>038-046-191745-
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MINGO-CLAY-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-
NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-
136 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY.
DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY THREAT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ087-WVZ005-006-013>015-025-026-191745-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-LINCOLN-
PUTNAM-KANAWHA-LOGAN-BOONE-
136 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012

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

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

   HEAT ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY.
DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY THREAT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

OHZ066-067-075-076-083>086-WVZ007>011-016>020-029-191745-
PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-MASON-
JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-
GILMER-
136 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 492 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 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.
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN ON THURSDAY.
DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY THREAT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

WVZ028-030>032-039-040-047-191745-
BRAXTON-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-RANDOLPH-
136 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 492 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN ON THURSDAY.
DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY THREAT.

.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 18, 6:22 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
622 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012

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

0615 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 ESE LORENTZ           39.00N  80.27W
07/18/2012  M49 MPH          UPSHUR             WV   AWOS

            KW22 SITE AT UPSHUR CO REGIONAL AIRPORT.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1200420

NW

Special weather statement, Jul 18, 6:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
635 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012

WVZ009-017-182300-
WIRT WV-WOOD WV-
635 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN WOOD AND WIRT
COUNTIES...

AT 634 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF
ELIZABETH...MOVING SOUTH AT 35 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND PEA-SIZED HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR ELIZABETH AROUND 645 PM AND CHERRY AROUND 700
PM.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...I-77 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
163 AND 172 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 3926 8134 3917 8130 3914 8133 3913 8129
      3907 8126 3906 8127 3898 8122 3894 8127
      3893 8143 3894 8145 3893 8147 3892 8151
      3921 8157

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Local storm report, Jul 18, 7:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
703 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012

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

0628 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BUCKHANNON              38.99N  80.23W
07/18/2012                   UPSHUR             WV   911 CALL CENTER

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES... POWER OUTAGES
            THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF BUCKHANNON.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1200421

ARB

Special weather statement, Jul 18, 7:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
706 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012

OHZ086-087-182345-
GALLIA OH-LAWRENCE OH-
706 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE AND
SOUTHERN GALLIA COUNTIES...

AT 701 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF OAK HILL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM. EXPECT INTENSE LIGHTNING FROM THIS STORM. DO NOT STAY IN THE
OPEN NOR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE
INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR GAGE AROUND 715 PM AND CROWN CITY AROUND 745
PM.

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

LAT...LON 3885 8249 3885 8246 3875 8219 3864 8218
      3859 8223 3860 8227 3856 8230 3876 8263

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Special weather statement, Jul 18, 7:08 PM EDT, 59 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
708 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012

WVZ007-008-014-190000-
JACKSON WV-MASON WV-PUTNAM WV-
708 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL MASON...
NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM AND WEST CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTIES...

AT 706 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF
RACINE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. EXPECT INTENSE
LIGHTNING FROM THIS STORM. DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN NOR SEEK SHELTER
UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS WHEN A
THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR MOUNT ALTO AROUND 715 PM...EVANS AROUND 730
PM AND GIVEN AROUND 745 PM.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...I-77 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
126 AND 137 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 3894 8182 3868 8162 3860 8188 3886 8200
      3889 8193 3888 8190 3890 8185 3893 8184

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Special weather statement, Jul 18, 8:07 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
807 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012

OHZ086-087-WVZ006-007-190045-
CABELL WV-GALLIA OH-LAWRENCE OH-MASON WV-
807 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012

...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL CABELL...NORTHERN
LAWRENCE...SOUTHERN GALLIA AND SOUTHWESTERN MASON COUNTIES...

AT 801 PM EDT...THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN WERE ALONG A LINE
FROM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OAK HILL TO 13 MILES SOUTH OF
GALLIPOLIS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH...TRAINING OVER THE SAME
AREAS. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME CAN BE
EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.
EXPECT INTENSE LIGHTNING FROM THESE STORMS. DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN
NOR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS
WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR ASHTON AROUND 830 PM AND GAGE AROUND 845
PM.

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.

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

LAT...LON 3876 8267 3881 8266 3885 8260 3884 8259
      3885 8257 3885 8252 3864 8200 3861 8206
      3856 8206 3851 8217 3874 8270

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 18, 9:48 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Cabell	87 min
Jul 18, 10:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Logan	84 min
Jul 19, 10:47 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	RLX	Barbour, Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison and 6 more	9 hr
Jul 19, 2:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Cabell	38 min
Jul 19, 2:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Cabell, Lincoln, Putnam	33 min
Jul 19, 3:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Boone, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Kanawha, Lincoln and 7 more	58 min
Jul 19, 3:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln	51 min
Jul 19, 4:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Barbour, Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Harrison, Lewis and 8 more	54 min
Jul 19, 5:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Barbour, Fayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Randolph and 2 more	46 min
Jul 19, 2:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Lawrence	27 min
Jul 19, 2:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Morgan, Washington	45 min
Jul 19, 1:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Carter	66 min
Jul 19, 1:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Boyd, Lawrence	67 min
Jul 19, 4:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Buchanan, Dickenson	65 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.