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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

June 26, 20156 counties in West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Jun 26, 2015, 9:01 PM EDT for 6 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 59 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jun 26, 2015, 9:01 PM EDT (01:01 UTC)
Expired: Jun 26, 2015, 10:00 PM EDT
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV

Counties Braxton County, WV, Clay County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Upshur County, WV, Webster County, WV

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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 Jun 26, 8:50 PM EDT, 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 8:50 PM EDT, 11 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
850 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
OLD FRONT STILL ACROSS SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL WV FRIDAY EVENING.
DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO NORTHERN OHIO BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
NEXT FRONT EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
KEEPING VERY BUSY WITH BOTH SEVERE AND WATER THREATS.

ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS OVERNIGHT.  DESPITE SUNSET...STILL VULNERABLE
FOR SEVERE STORMS NEAR AND SOUTH OF OLD FRONT...AS LOW LEVEL FLOW INCREASES.
CURRENTLY LESS INSTABILITY NORTH OF ROUTE 50...BUT OLD BOUNDARY SHOULD
TRY TO LIFT NORTH 06Z TO 12Z...INCREASING INSTABILITY FURTHER NORTH OVERNIGHT.
THOUGH THINKING MORE TOWARD WATER ISSUES AND LESS SEVERE AFTER 04Z.

THE SEVERE STORM THAT MOVED EAST THRU GALLIA...MASON...JACKSON WV AND ROANE
HAS ALSO CAUSED WATER PROBLEMS.

INCREASED SURFACE WINDS...FIRST OVER MOUNTAINS FOR SOUTHEAST WIND 06Z TO 12Z...
AND THROUGHOUT CWA SATURDAY...AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS IN OHIO.  HAVE ASSOCIATED
SURFACE FRONT MOVING THRU 18Z TO 21Z SATURDAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
THE MODELS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE LOW PRESSURE AND FRONTAL
SYSTEM EXITING TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST AROUND THE BEGINNING OF
THIS PERIOD. HAVE LINGERED HIGHER POPS SATURDAY EVENING IN THE
MOUNTAINS WITH THE FRONT...OTHERWISE WE START OFF WITH A RELATIVE
DRY SLOT OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. HOWEVER...THE RATHER DEEP
LOW IS STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE A VERY COOL SEASON LIKE WRAPROUND
OF MUCH COOLER AND MOIST AIR LATER SATURDAY NIGHT. HAVE RAMPED
POPS UP LATER SATURDAY NIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST IN THIS
WRAP AROUND...ALONG WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES. SHOWERS WILL
THEN END FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS BRIEF HIGH
PRESSURE AND DRIER AIR MOVES IN FOR SUNDAY NIGHT. MUCH COOLER
SUNDAY NIGHT...CHILLY WITH LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
GIVEN THE CONTINUATION OF A SERIES OF UPPER TROUGHS AND FRONTS
MOVING ACROSS THE AREA NEXT WEEK...WILL GENERALLY KEEP THIS
PERIOD UNSETTLED. HARD TO TIME THESE SYSTEMS...SO WILL BROADBRUSH
AND KEEP CHANCE POPS FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS FOR EACH DAY NEXT
WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE MODERATE DUE TO THE CLOUDS
AND SHOWERS...EVEN AS THE COOLER CANADIAN AIRMASS EXITS EAST BY
MONDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
CONDITIONS VARIABLE IN CONVECTION...BUT GENERALLY DETEORATING OVERNIGHT IN
ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  LOW LEVEL WINDS INCREASE AS SURFACE
LOW HEADS TOWARD NORTHERN OHIO 18Z SATURDAY TO 00Z SUNDAY.

WILL LIMIT THUNDERSTORM CHANCES SATURDAY...MAINLY CRW-CKB ON EAST...AHEAD
OF THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 00Z SATURDAY...

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: LOW.

ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: CONVECTION TIMING AND CONDITIONS COULD VARY.

AFTER 00Z SUNDAY...NO WIDESPREAD IFR EXPECTED.

&&

.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR WVZ005>011-
     013>020-024>040-046-047.
OH...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR OHZ066-067-
     075-076-083>087.
KY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR KYZ101>103-
     105.
VA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR VAZ003-004.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JMV/26
NEAR TERM...KTB
SHORT TERM...JMV
LONG TERM...JMV
AVIATION...KTB/26

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 5:52 PM EDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
552 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005-006-013-024>026-033-034-
272200-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-
CABELL-LINCOLN-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-
552 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 363 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY...

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

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

OHZ083-085-086-WVZ007-008-014>018-027-028-035>037-272200-
JACKSON OH-MEIGS-GALLIA-MASON-JACKSON WV-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-
CALHOUN-CLAY-BRAXTON-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-
552 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 363 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

OHZ084-WVZ038-046-272200-
VINTON-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-
552 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO...AND PORTIONS
OF 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.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

WVZ009-019-029-272200-
WOOD-RITCHIE-GILMER-
552 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 363 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF 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.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

OHZ075-WVZ030-039-047-272200-
ATHENS-LEWIS-UPSHUR-RANDOLPH-
552 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO 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.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

OHZ066-067-076-WVZ010-011-020-031-032-040-272200-
PERRY-MORGAN-WASHINGTON-PLEASANTS-TYLER-DODDRIDGE-HARRISON-TAYLOR-
BARBOUR-
552 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO...AND PORTIONS
OF 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.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

KTB

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 26, 8:47 PM EDT, 14 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 26, 8:49 PM EDT, 12 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 26, 9:01 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
Jun 26, 8:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Cabell	59 min
Jun 26, 8:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Cabell, Wayne	56 min
Jun 26, 8:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Cabell, Lincoln, Wayne	36 min
Jun 26, 8:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Cabell, Jackson, Lincoln, Putnam, Roane, Wayne	116 min
Jun 26, 9:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Cabell, Lincoln	59 min
Jun 26, 9:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Barbour, Braxton, Clay, Lewis, Nicholas, Pocahontas and 3 more	65 min
Jun 26, 10:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Pocahontas, Randolph	52 min
Jun 26, 11:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Boone, Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mingo and 3 more	54 min
Jun 27, 12:40 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Boone, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan and 6 more	50 min
Jun 26, 9:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Vinton	56 min
Jun 26, 10:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Athens, Gallia, Meigs, Vinton	61 min

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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.