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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

July 4, 2015Carter County, Greenup County, Kentucky

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Jul 4, 2015, 1:04 AM EDT for Carter County, Greenup County, Kentucky. It was in force for 41 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 4, 2015, 1:04 AM EDT (05:04 UTC)
Expired: Jul 4, 2015, 1:45 AM EDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV

Counties Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY

The radar

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The text

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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 3, 8:48 PM EDT, 4 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 8:48 PM EDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 8:32 PM EDT, 4 hours 32 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
832 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2015

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013-014-017>020-
028>032-038>040-046-047-050045-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-
JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-
DODDRIDGE-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-
BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
832 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VAZ003-004-WVZ015-016-024>027-033>037-050045-
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-KANAWHA-ROANE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-MCDOWELL-
WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-
832 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN 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 EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 3, 8:28 PM EDT, 4 hours 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
828 PM EDT FRI JUL 03 2015

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

0815 PM     FLOOD            OLIVE HILL              38.30N  83.17W
07/03/2015                   CARTER             KY   911 CALL CENTER

            OLIVE HILL CLOSED TO TRAFFIC DUE TO FLOODING. NO
            SPECIFICS ON ROADS AT THIS TIME.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1501476

MAC

Local storm report, Jul 3, 8:44 PM EDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
844 PM EDT FRI JUL 03 2015

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

0810 PM     FLOOD            1 W RUSH                38.33N  82.80W
07/03/2015                   CARTER             KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FLOODING REPORTED ON CARTER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
            FACEBOOK PAGE... WATER OVER ROAD AFFECTING 1654/LESLIE
            ROAD AS WELL AS NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF 854/1654.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1501477

MAC

Local storm report, Jul 3, 8:46 PM EDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
846 PM EDT FRI JUL 03 2015

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

0810 PM     FLOOD            3 SW RUSH               38.31N  82.82W
07/03/2015                   CARTER             KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FLOODING REPORTED ON CARTER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
            FACEBOOK PAGE... SHANTY BRANCH IS IMPASSABLE UNLESS BY
            BOAT.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1501478

MAC

Local storm report, Jul 3, 9:24 PM EDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
924 PM EDT FRI JUL 03 2015

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

0900 PM     FLOOD            MCCONNELSVILLE          39.65N  81.84W
07/03/2015                   MORGAN             OH   911 CALL CENTER

            WATER OVER ROUTE 60 BLOCKING ROAD IN THE TOWN OF
            MCCONNELSVILLE

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1501479

MAC

Local storm report, Jul 3, 9:27 PM EDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
927 PM EDT FRI JUL 03 2015

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

0900 PM     FLOOD            4 NE MCCONNELSVILLE     39.70N  81.79W
07/03/2015                   MORGAN             OH   911 CALL CENTER

            WATER OVER SR78 BETWEEN MCCONNELSVILLE AND BRISTOL

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1501480

MAC

Special weather statement, Jul 4, 1:04 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
104 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 2015

KYZ101-102-040545-
CARTER-GREENUP-
104 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 2015

...STRONG RISES ON TYGARTS CREEK AND THE LITTLE SANDY RIVER EARLY
THIS MORNING...

HEAVY RAIN OCCURRED EARLIER FRIDAY EVENING FROM OLIVE HILL TO NEAR
GRAYSON.  ONLY LINGERING LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS
MORNING...THAT SHOULD NOT CAUSE ANY ADDITIONAL RISES IN STREAMS.

THE RUNOFF FROM THE EARLIER RAIN WILL CAUSE A STRONG RISE ON TYGARTS
CREEK...TO ITS MOUTH WITH THE OHIO RIVER NEAR SOUTH SHORE.  THIS
INCLUDES THE ROUTE 7 CORRIDOR IN GREENUP COUNTY NEAR SUCH COMMUNITIES
AS WARNOCK...LOAD...AND LYNN.  BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS AROUND ANY PRIVATE
LOW WATER CROSSINGS.  THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP AND SWIFT MOVING TO
CROSS SAFELY...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.

FURTHER EAST...A SIGNIFICANT RISE WILL OCCUR ON THE LITTLE SANDY RIVER
FROM GRAYSON...DOWN ALONG THE ROUTE 1 CORRIDOR...TOWARD THE COMMUNITY OF
GREENUP.  THE RIVER SHOULD CREST WELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE IN GRAYSON BY DAWN...
BUT LATER ON INDEPENDENCE DAY IN GREENUP COUNTY.

BE CAREFUL AROUND THESE SWOLLEN WATER WAYS ON THIS 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY.

LAT...LON 3835 8324 3853 8313 3859 8307 3862 8308
      3868 8303 3870 8304 3873 8302 3872 8298
      3875 8290 3872 8287 3869 8288 3858 8284
      3856 8278 3856 8273 3853 8269 3837 8282
      3837 8279 3826 8279 3831 8326
TIME...MOT...LOC 0449Z 210DEG 34KT 3841 8308

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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 3, 8:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Jackson	54 min
Jul 3, 8:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Morgan	118 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.