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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

April 29, 2014Greenup County, Kentucky

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Apr 29, 2014, 8:33 PM EDT for Greenup County, Kentucky. It was in force for 42 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
Apr 29, 2014, 8:33 PM EDT (00:33 UTC)
Expired
Apr 29, 2014, 9:15 PM EDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV

County Greenup County, KY

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:35 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, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 125 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 00:00Z on 2014-04-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2014-04-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -71 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1255 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
153 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 Apr 29, 7:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 7:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 29, 5:29 AM EDT, 15 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
529 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-
013>020-024>026-300930-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-
CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-
ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-
529 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

IF THE POSSIBILITY OF REPETITIVE HEAVIER SHOWERS BECOMES HIGHER
OVER THE SAME STREAM BASINS...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WOULD BE POSTED
FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE COUNTIES.

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

IF THE POSSIBILITY OF REPETITIVE HEAVIER SHOWERS BECOMES HIGHER
OVER THE SAME STREAM BASINS...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WOULD BE POSTED
FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE COUNTIES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

WVZ027>040-046-047-300930-
CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-
FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
529 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

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

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY.
THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

IF THE POSSIBILITY OF REPETITIVE HEAVIER SHOWERS BECOMES HIGHER
OVER THE SAME STREAM BASINS...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WOULD BE POSTED
FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE COUNTIES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 29, 4:00 PM EDT, 4 hours 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
400 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

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

0327 PM     HAIL             4 SE ULYSSES            37.92N  82.63W
04/29/2014  E2.00 INCH       LAWRENCE           KY   PUBLIC

            WEB REPORT...PICTURE OF APPROXIMATELY 2 INCH HAIL.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1400885

LZ
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 4:06 PM EDT, 4 hours 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
406 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

WVZ006-013>015-292045-
CABELL WV-KANAWHA WV-LINCOLN WV-PUTNAM WV-
406 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOUTHEASTERN CABELL...WESTERN
KANAWHA...NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN AND PUTNAM COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM
EDT...

AT 405 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST
OF HAMLIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 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 CULLODEN AROUND 420 PM...HURRICANE AROUND 430
PM...TEAYS VALLEY AROUND 440 PM AND NITRO AROUND 450 PM.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...I-64 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
22 AND 50 IN WEST VIRGINIA.

YOU MAY REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.

LAT...LON 3850 8209 3848 8206 3852 8206 3864 8183
      3843 8166 3821 8222 3837 8233

09
Local storm report, Apr 29, 4:15 PM EDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
415 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

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

0327 PM     HAIL             4 SE ULYSSES            37.92N  82.63W
04/29/2014  E3.00 INCH       LAWRENCE           KY   PUBLIC

            WEB REPORT...PICTURE OF APPROXIMATELY 3 INCH HAIL.

&&

CORRECTED EVENT...REMARKS

EVENT NUMBER RLX1400885

JSH
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 4:58 PM EDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
458 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

WVZ008-014>016-292145-
JACKSON WV-KANAWHA WV-PUTNAM WV-ROANE WV-
458 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR WESTERN ROANE...SOUTHEASTERN
JACKSON...NORTHWESTERN KANAWHA AND NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES IN
WEST VIRGINIA UNTIL 545 PM EDT...

AT 453 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF WINFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL 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 LIBERTY AROUND 515 PM...KENNA AROUND 530
PM...KENTUCK AROUND 535 PM...STATTS MILLS AROUND 540 PM AND HARMONY
AROUND 545 PM.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...I-64 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 41 AND 48 IN WEST VIRGINIA...I-77 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 112
AND 130 IN WEST VIRGINIA.

YOU MAY REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.

LAT...LON 3885 8149 3866 8130 3838 8183 3852 8197

09
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 8:33 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
833 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

KYZ101-102-OHZ086-087-300115-
CARTER KY-GALLIA OH-GREENUP KY-LAWRENCE OH-
833 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR GREENUP AND NORTHERN CARTER COUNTIES
IN KENTUCKY...AND NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE AND WESTERN GALLIA COUNTIES
IN SOUTHEAST OHIO UNTIL 915 PM EDT...

AT 828 PM EDT...A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WAS LOCATED 6
MILES NORTH OF GRAYSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

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

THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR WURTLAND AROUND 845 PM...VERNON AROUND
900 PM AND WATERLOO AROUND 915 PM.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...I-64 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
171 AND 176 IN KENTUCKY.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL EARLIER TODAY ALONG WITH THIS
STORM 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.

YOU MAY REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.

LAT...LON 3844 8309 3866 8286 3860 8285 3858 8282
      3860 8275 3865 8278 3868 8277 3869 8271
      3875 8270 3876 8267 3885 8265 3885 8252
      3873 8237 3832 8293

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 29, 9:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXMason, Wood31 min
Apr 29, 10:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXWood31 min
Apr 30, 1:03 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXDoddridge27 min
Apr 30, 4:26 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchRLXCabell, Jackson, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam, Wayne and 1 more17 hr
Apr 30, 3:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWayne8 hr
Apr 29, 9:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXGallia, Jackson, Meigs29 min
Apr 29, 9:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXLawrence26 min
Apr 29, 9:24 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXLawrence4 hr
Apr 29, 9:28 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXGallia, Jackson, Meigs4 hr
Apr 29, 9:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXLawrence43 min
Apr 29, 10:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWashington28 min
Apr 30, 10:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMeigs3 hr
Apr 30, 11:15 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXAthens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Vinton25 hr
Apr 30, 11:30 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMorgan, Perry, Washington3 hr
Apr 30, 2:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMorgan, Perry, Washington4 hr
Apr 30, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMorgan, Perry, Washington7 hr

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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.