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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

July 31, 2012Boone County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Jul 31, 2012, 6:32 PM EDT for Boone County, West Virginia. It was in force for 28 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 31, 2012, 6:32 PM EDT (22:32 UTC)
Expired: Jul 31, 2012, 7:00 PM EDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV

County Boone County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 198 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-p

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: 384 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -68 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 804 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 36 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 31, 6:11 PM EDT, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 31, 6:11 PM EDT, 21 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 31, 5:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
523 PM EDT TUE JUL 31 2012

KYZ101>103-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-012130-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-
MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-
523 PM EDT TUE JUL 31 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

KYZ105-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-013>020-024>040-046-047-012130-
LAWRENCE KY-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-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-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-
BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
523 PM EDT TUE JUL 31 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY RESULT IN STRONG WINDS AND LOCALIZED
FLOODING PROBLEMS EARLY TONIGHT...PARTICULARLY IN THE MOUNTAINS.
SOME LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 31, 2:31 PM EDT, 4 hours 1 minute before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
231 PM EDT TUE JUL 31 2012

WVZ034-035-311930-
RALEIGH WV-WYOMING WV-
231 PM EDT TUE JUL 31 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND RALEIGH
COUNTIES...

AT 225 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF BECKLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE
WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL
STREAMS.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR SOPHIA AROUND 240 PM...CRAB ORCHARD AROUND
250 PM...MACARTHUR AROUND 300 PM...BEAVER AROUND 310 PM...STANAFORD
AROUND 320 PM AND PINEY VIEW AROUND 330 PM.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...I-64 NEAR BECKLEY
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 120 AND 136...THE WEST VIRGINIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN
MILE MARKERS 28 AND 52.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

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

LAT...LON 3772 8147 3789 8126 3788 8115 3776 8089
      3775 8092 3773 8089 3770 8093 3771 8097
      3764 8106 3761 8106 3758 8111 3759 8114
      3757 8119 3752 8120 3750 8123

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Special weather statement, Jul 31, 3:08 PM EDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
308 PM EDT TUE JUL 31 2012

WVZ036-037-312015-
FAYETTE WV-NICHOLAS WV-
308 PM EDT TUE JUL 31 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN FAYETTE AND SOUTH
CENTRAL NICHOLAS COUNTIES...

AT 300 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST
OF FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE
WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL
STREAMS.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR KESSLERS CROSS LANES AROUND 315 PM...MOUNT
NEBO AROUND 330 PM AND CANVAS AROUND 345 PM.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

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

LAT...LON 3807 8071 3810 8087 3806 8087 3807 8080
      3806 8080 3804 8082 3802 8079 3800 8078
      3797 8101 3818 8116 3835 8081 3812 8064

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Special weather statement, Jul 31, 3:32 PM EDT, 3 hours before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
332 PM EDT TUE JUL 31 2012

WVZ046-312000-
POCAHONTAS WV-
332 PM EDT TUE JUL 31 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL
POCAHONTAS COUNTY...

AT 324 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED 6
MILES EAST OF MARLINTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.

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 3825 7982 3818 7991 3814 7992 3810 8000
      3822 8016 3837 7987 3828 7978

13

Special weather statement, Jul 31, 3:43 PM EDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
343 PM EDT TUE JUL 31 2012

WVZ035-036-312030-
FAYETTE WV-RALEIGH WV-
343 PM EDT TUE JUL 31 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL RALEIGH AND
SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES...

AT 334 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF BABCOCK STATE PARK...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE
WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL
STREAMS.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR MEADOW BRIDGE AROUND 410 PM.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

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

LAT...LON 3780 8114 3794 8121 3800 8079 3798 8077
      3794 8080 3789 8076 3786 8075 3786 8081
      3782 8093 3781 8091 3779 8092

13

Special weather statement, Jul 31, 4:18 PM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
418 PM EDT TUE JUL 31 2012

WVZ033-034-312115-
MCDOWELL WV-WYOMING WV-
418 PM EDT TUE JUL 31 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MCDOWELL AND WYOMING COUNTIES...

AT 408 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF
WELCH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. ADDITIONAL STORMS WERE ALSO
LOCATED OVER CENTRAL MCDOWELL COUNTY NEAR WAR.

WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESS STORMS. VERY HEAVY RAIN
AND SMALL HAIL WILL FALL FROM THESE STORMS...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.

STORMS WILL BE NEAR WELCH AROUND 420 PM...BAILEYSVILLE...
ANAWALT...AND JENKINJONES AROUND 425 PM...WOLF PEN...AND KIMBALL
AROUND 430 PM...KEYSTONE AROUND 435 PM...NORTHFORK AROUND 440
PM...PINEVILLE AND MAYBEURY AROUND 445 PM.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

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

LAT...LON 3751 8187 3773 8150 3747 8127 3746 8130
      3742 8128 3741 8129 3741 8131 3735 8135
      3729 8142 3722 8152 3722 8154

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Special weather statement, Jul 31, 6:32 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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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 30, 8:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Roane	35 min
Jul 30, 8:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Pocahontas	45 min
Jul 30, 8:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	McDowell	42 min
Jul 31, 1:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Randolph	60 min
Jul 31, 2:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Fayette	49 min
Jul 31, 2:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Webster	40 min
Jul 31, 2:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Raleigh	59 min
Jul 31, 3:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Nicholas	67 min
Jul 31, 3:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Pocahontas	28 min
Jul 31, 3:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Fayette	47 min
Jul 31, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	McDowell, Wyoming	57 min
Jul 31, 4:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	McDowell, Wyoming	23 min
Jul 31, 4:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Fayette	32 min
Jul 31, 4:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Fayette, Kanawha	43 min
Jul 31, 4:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	McDowell, Wyoming	46 min
Jul 31, 5:04 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	McDowell, Wyoming	3 hr
Jul 31, 5:07 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Fayette, Kanawha, Raleigh	113 min
Jul 31, 5:53 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Braxton, Nicholas, Webster	2 hr
Jul 31, 7:24 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Randolph	111 min
Jul 31, 7:58 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Dickenson	2 hr

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.