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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

April 30, 2014Doddridge County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Apr 30, 2014, 1:03 AM EDT for Doddridge 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.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 30, 2014, 1:03 AM EDT (05:03 UTC)
Expired: Apr 30, 2014, 1:30 AM EDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV

County Doddridge County, WV

The text

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

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Apr 30, 12:26 AM EDT, 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 12:26 AM EDT, 37 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 29, 5:29 AM EDT, 19 hours 34 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, 10:39 PM EDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 29, 10:45 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 29, 10:47 PM EDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 29, 11:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 30, 12:39 AM EDT, 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 30, 1:03 AM 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
Apr 29, 9:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Mason, Wood	31 min
Apr 29, 10:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Wood	31 min
Apr 30, 4:26 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	RLX	Cabell, Jackson, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam, Wayne and 1 more	17 hr
Apr 30, 3:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wayne	8 hr
Apr 29, 9:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Gallia, Jackson, Meigs	29 min
Apr 29, 9:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Lawrence	26 min
Apr 29, 9:24 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Lawrence	4 hr
Apr 29, 9:28 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Gallia, Jackson, Meigs	4 hr
Apr 29, 9:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Lawrence	43 min
Apr 29, 10:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Washington	28 min
Apr 30, 10:13 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Meigs	3 hr
Apr 30, 11:15 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Vinton	25 hr
Apr 30, 11:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Morgan, Perry, Washington	3 hr
Apr 30, 2:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Morgan, Perry, Washington	4 hr
Apr 30, 3:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Morgan, Perry, Washington	7 hr
Apr 29, 8:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Greenup	42 min

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