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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

July 26, 2012Carter County, Lawrence County, Kentucky

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Jul 26, 2012, 7:43 PM EDT for Carter County, Lawrence County, Kentucky. It was in force for 47 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 26, 2012, 7:43 PM EDT (23:43 UTC)
Expired
Jul 26, 2012, 8:30 PM EDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV

Counties Carter County, KY, Lawrence County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 158 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2012-07-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1791 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2012-07-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 262 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1791 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-143 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1055 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
262 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
287 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.4

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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 26, 1:35 PM EDT, 6 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 1:35 PM EDT, 6 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
135 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
COLD FRONT AFFECTS OUR AREA THIS EVENING...TONIGHT...AND EXITS
LATER IN THE DAY FRIDAY...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM/COLD FRONT PASSES FRIDAY NIGHT.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE
EASTERN GREAT LAKES WAS EXTENDED SOUTHWEST INTO MICHIGAN...NORTHWEST
OHIO...CENTRAL INDIANA...AND SOUTHERN IL AT 17Z. OUT AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...VERY HOT...MOIST...AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS IN PLACE...WITH
3000+ J/KG CAPE OBSERVED ACROSS REGION. ISOLD CONVECTION IS BEGINNING
TO FIRE UP IN CENTRAL IN AT 17Z...OUT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...AND
WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN CONVECTION AS THE DAY/EVENING PROGRESSES AND
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY INTERACTS WITH THE UNSTABLE AIRMASS.

COLD FRONT WILL BE VERY SLOW TO MOVE TOWARDS THE CWA...AND WILL BE
SOMEWHERE IN THE VICINITY OF PERRY COUNTY AROUND 00Z. BEST DYNAMICS
STILL CONTINUE TO BE ACROSS SOUTHEAST OHIO ZONES...WITH 40+ KTS OF
0-6KM SHEAR...AND OVERALL UNIDIRECTIONAL FLOW...WHICH WILL SUPPORT A
DAMAGING WIND THREAT PARTICULARLY ACROSS NORTHERN ZONES. SPC HAS
PLACED MUCH OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHERN WV ZONES IN A MODERATE
RISK...WITH MUCH OF THE REMAINING PART OF THE CWA EXCEPT FOR
SOUTHWEST VA IN A SLIGHT RISK.

IN ADDITION TO DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH
ANY STORMS AS PW VALUES OBSERVED THIS AFTERNOON...PARTICULARLY
ACROSS SOUTHEAST OHIO ZONES ARE 1.5 TO CLOSE TO 2 INCHES. THE
NORTHERN HALF OF THE CWA HAS BEEN HIGHLIGHTED IN A SLIGHT FOR
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. FOR NOW...AM NOT PLANNING ON ISSUING A FFA...AS
1 HOUR FFG VALUES TEND TO BE OVER 2 INCHES. HOWEVER...IT CANNOT BE
TOTALLY RULED OUT IN ISOLD SPOTS...BUT THINK WITH FAST FLOW...MOST
MAJOR WIDESPREAD ISSUES SHOULD BE AVOIDED. HOWEVER...IF REPETITIVE
STORMS OCCUR...THERE COULD BE WATER ISSUES.

FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL END UP SOMEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHEAST OHIO AROUND
09Z...AND ACROSS CENTRAL PART OF THE CWA LATE TONIGHT/TOMORROW
MORNING...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS
CONTINUING...ALTHOUGH...NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG AS EARLIER IN
THE NIGHT DUE TO TIMING AND NOT QUITE AS STRONG OF DYNAMICS IN PLACE.

FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL FINALLY PUSH EAST OF THE CWA LATER IN THE
AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING ON FRIDAY...WITH CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND
STORMS CONTINUING MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTH. ANOTHER DISTURBANCE WILL
DROP SOUTH INTO THE CWA TOMORROW NIGHT...FOR AN INCREASED CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS/STORMS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
SOME TIMING DIFFICULTIES NOW EXIST WITH THE EXIT OF THE FIRST COLD
FRONT FRIDAY MORNING AND THE ARRIVAL OF THE SECOND COLD
FRONT/SURFACE LOW IN OUR AREA LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
QUESTIONS ALSO ARISE IN THE OVERALL STATE OF THE MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY BEHIND THESE SYSTEMS INTO THE WEEKEND...LEADING TO A
LOWER CONFIDENCE IN THE OVERALL SHORT TERM FORECAST THIS MORNING.

THERE WILL NOT BE TOO MUCH CHANGE IN THE AIRMASS FROM FRIDAY MORNING
INTO FRIDAY EVENING...AND SHOULD GET RECOVERY TIME AFTER ANY
PREVIOUS NIGHT CONVECTION. GOOD INSTABILITY THROUGH ABOUT 600MB
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT LAPSE RATES DROP OFF ABOVE. HAVE
GONE AGGRESSIVE WITH THE POTENTIAL OF THUNDER TO POP RATIO IN THE
FORECAST...BUT THIS MAY PROVE TO BE SLIGHTLY OVERDONE.

WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE SECOND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND THE 500MB
TROUGH AXIS...THE AREA WILL FIND ITSELF IN THE FAMILIAR TERRITORY OF
THE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT...BUT WITH LESS ACTIVE RESULTS. WILL SEE
CONSIDERABLE DRYING IN THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...AND IN TERMS OF A RELATIVE
HUMIDITY SENSE...MAY NOT HAVE ENOUGH FUEL TO WORK WITH FOR STORMS
INTO THE WEEKEND. NAM AND ECMWF PAINT THE BETTER POTENTIAL FOR MCS
DEVELOPMENT WELL WEST OF HERE TOWARDS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY IN THE
DEEPER MOISTURE. SREF POINTS TO LOW LAPSE RATES ABOVE THE BOUNDARY
LAYER SATURDAY...AND SIGNIFICANT CONVECTIVE INHIBITION.

THICKNESSES COME DOWN INTO THE WEEKEND...AND WILL SEE A CHANGE FROM
THE HOT WEATHER EXPECTED TODAY. STILL...LOOKING AT NORMAL TO
SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL IN TERMS OF SPECIFICS GOING INTO SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
THINKING THE DRIEST AIR HERE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...BUT WILL
NEED TO MONITOR SOME SOUTHEAST FLOW BACK INTO THE MOUNTAIN
COUNTIES ON SUNDAY.  LEFT POPS AOB 14 PCT FOR NOW.

MOISTURE AND POPS GRADUALLY INCREASE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...
BUT NOT SEEING ANY ORGANIZED FRONTAL PASSAGES THEN.

NO MAJOR CHANGES WITH HPC MEDIUM RANGE POPS AND TEMPERATURES FOR
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
18Z THURSDAY THRU 18Z FRIDAY...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA
LATER THIS EVENING...ENTERING SOUTHEAST OHIO AROUND 00Z...NEAR THE
OHIO RIVER AROUND 09Z...AND ACROSS CENTRAL/SOUTHERN WV AROUND 12Z. OUT
AHEAD OF THE FRONT...GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED...WITH
GUSTS OF UP TO 30 KTS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...SCATTERED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS...WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50-60 KTS EXPECTED IN
VICINITY OF STORMS...ALONG WITH HEAVY DOWNPOURS...WILL BEGIN TO
INCREASE IN COVERAGE...PARTICULARLY AFTER 21Z.  EXPECT IN
ADDITION TO STRONG WINDS...MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS IN VICINITY OF
STORMS AND OVERNIGHT AS BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTENS AND FRONTAL
BOUNDARY CONTINUES TO TREK SOUTH AND EAST.

MUCH OF THE CONVECTION WILL DIE OFF AFTER 09Z...ALTHOUGH ISOLD
STORMS WITH CONTINUED WIDESPREAD LOW VFR/MVFR AND LOCAL IFR CIGS WILL
CONTINUE...WITH SOME GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT AFTER 15Z.

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

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: MEDIUM.

ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: TIMING OF STORMS MAY VARY FROM FORECAST.
MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS/CIGS OVERNIGHT MAY BE MORE WIDESPREAD THAN
CURRENTLY FORECAST.

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    M    M    M
BKW CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H
EKN CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H
PKB CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    M    M    M    H
CKB CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    M    M    M

AFTER 18Z FRIDAY...
IFR POSSIBLE IN CONVECTION AND LINGERING LOW CIGS FRIDAY.

&&

.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WVZ005>011-
     013>020-024>026-029>031.
OH...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR OHZ066-067-075-
     076-083>087.
KY...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR KYZ101>103-105.
VA...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...KTB/SL
NEAR TERM...SL
SHORT TERM...26
LONG TERM...KTB
AVIATION...SL
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 26, 7:08 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
708 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012

KYZ101-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ006>011-014>020-029>031-272315-
GREENUP-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-
GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-
PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-GILMER-LEWIS-
HARRISON-
708 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 524 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY WITH
DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREAT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

KYZ102-103-105-WVZ005-013-024>026-272315-
CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-WAYNE-LINCOLN-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-
708 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 529 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT FRIDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY WITH
DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREAT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

WVZ027-028-032-037>040-046-047-272315-
CLAY-BRAXTON-TAYLOR-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-
RANDOLPH-
708 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 524 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY WITH
DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREAT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

VAZ003-004-WVZ033>036-272315-
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-
708 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 529 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT FRIDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY WITH
DAMAGING WINDS 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 26, 7:01 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
701 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012

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

0655 PM     HEAVY RAIN       WILLIAMSTOWN            39.40N  81.45W
07/26/2012  M1.02 INCH       WOOD               WV   COCORAHS

            MEASURED IN A 15 MINUTE PERIOD

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1200449

TAX
Local storm report, Jul 26, 7:06 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
706 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012

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

0625 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 N HARRISONVILLE       39.17N  82.13W
07/26/2012                   MEIGS              OH   911 CALL CENTER

            TWO TREES DOWN ON SAND RIDGE ROAD AND ROUTE 681

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1200450

TAX
Local storm report, Jul 26, 7:10 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
710 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012

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

0709 PM     HEAVY RAIN       WILLIAMSTOWN            39.40N  81.45W
07/26/2012  M1.24 INCH       WOOD               WV   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1.24 INCHES OF RAIN 25 MINUTES

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1200451

TAX
Local storm report, Jul 26, 7:26 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
726 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012

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

0700 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ST. MARYS               39.40N  81.20W
07/26/2012                   PLEASANTS          WV   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN INTO POWER LINES IN THE TOWN OF ST. MARYS

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1200452

TAX
Local storm report, Jul 26, 7:32 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
732 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012

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

0712 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GREENUP                 38.58N  82.83W
07/26/2012                   GREENUP            KY   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON STATE ROUTE 1 IN GREENUP

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1200453

TAX
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 7:43 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
743 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012

KYZ102-103-105-270030-
BOYD KY-CARTER KY-LAWRENCE KY-
743 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT BOYD...CARTER AND LAWRENCE
COUNTIES...

AT 738 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF
MOREHEAD...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

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

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR OLIVE HILL AROUND 750 PM...GRAYSON LAKE STATE
PARK AROUND 800 PM...WILLARD AROUND 810 PM...WEBBVILLE AROUND 820 PM
AND YATESVILLE LAKE STATE PARK AROUND 830 PM.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...I-64 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
149 AND 184 IN KENTUCKY.

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

LAT...LON 3833 8325 3835 8324 3836 8260 3819 8260
      3817 8264 3811 8260 3788 8261 3789 8268
      3799 8294 3796 8300 3800 8303 3811 8290
      3817 8292 3819 8302 3818 8306 3826 8316
      3819 8327 3823 8331 3832 8334

50

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 26, 5:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXDoddridge, Harrison, Pleasants, Tyler51 min
Jul 26, 6:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Mason, Wood57 min
Jul 26, 6:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCalhoun, Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood37 min
Jul 26, 7:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCabell, Calhoun, Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam and 2 more50 min
Jul 26, 7:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBarbour, Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison and 8 more44 min
Jul 26, 7:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCabell, Mason, Wayne49 min
Jul 26, 7:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane47 min
Jul 26, 3:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXMorgan21 min
Jul 26, 4:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXAthens, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, Washington62 min
Jul 26, 5:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXAthens, Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, Morgan, Vinton and 1 more56 min
Jul 26, 5:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXAthens, Morgan, Vinton, Washington63 min
Jul 26, 6:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXGallia, Lawrence40 min
Jul 25, 9:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXGreenup32 min

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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.