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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

August 14, 2012McDowell County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Aug 14, 2012, 7:33 PM EDT for McDowell County, West Virginia. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 14, 2012, 7:33 PM EDT (23:33 UTC)
Expired: Aug 14, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV

County McDowell County, WV

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 14, 4:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Lincoln	27 min
Aug 14, 4:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Pocahontas	28 min
Aug 14, 5:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Fayette	34 min
Aug 14, 6:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wyoming	31 min
Aug 14, 3:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Athens	27 min
Aug 14, 4:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Athens, Meigs	30 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.