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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

June 4, 2016Pocahontas County, Webster County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Jun 4, 2016, 3:56 PM EDT for Pocahontas County, Webster County, West Virginia. It was in force for 64 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: Jun 4, 2016, 3:56 PM EDT (19:56 UTC)
Expired: Jun 4, 2016, 5:00 PM EDT
In force: 64 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV

Counties Pocahontas County, WV, Webster County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 162 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 6 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -142 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 835 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 70 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 82 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Jun 4, 2:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 2:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Charleston WV
226 PM EDT SAT JUN 4 2016

.SYNOPSIS...
Humid airmass in place tonight. Cold front pushes through Sunday.
A series of reinforcing cold fronts move through early in the work
week.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
Very warm and humid airmass in place early this afternoon with
dewpoints in the 60s to low 70s. Combined with some sunshine have
MLCAPE climbing over 15000j/kg across southern WV. Already have showers
and thunderstorms taking off in this area. With the warm
temperatures, the freezing and -20C lines are rather high so still
thinking damaging winds would be the biggest threat severe-wise,
with hail a secondary threat. Of course, concerns remain about
potential water issues as PWAT values are close to 2 inches so
very heavy rain is expected from any stronger shower/storm. While
flash flood guidance is rather high, precipitation rates out of
these storms provide some concern...especially since multiple
rounds are expected. Will expand flash flood watch to cover much
of the rest of the CWA. Leaving out extreme NW where rain has not
impacted yet today.

Expecting another batch of showers and thunderstorms arriving
tonight -- this should be the leftovers of activity well to our
west this afternoon. And finally, expect the cold front to move
through Sunday, with a third round of showers and thunderstorms.
Some of these could produce some gusty outflow winds -- especially
across eastern CWA.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
A series of reinforcing cold fronts will then move through on
Monday and Tuesday. Will keep pops low as these fronts are
moisture starved. This will allow for temperatures to gradually
cool off through mid week.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
Model run to run consistency is weak, as previous runs showed a
large ridge, now there is a large trough. So, with this in mind
went more towards climo with general chances of rain most days
except Wed and Thu which should be dry. WV is riding the boundary
between a ridge and a trough most of next week.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
Showers and thunderstorms on the increase across the forecast
area, and with humid airmass in place could see a shower or storm
anywhere at any time through the TAF period. Did try to pinpoint
best timing in TAFs, but confidence is not real high on this more
detailed timing. IFR possible in any of the stronger showers and
storms. In general winds will be variable and not overly strong.
However in the vicinity of showers and storms, some gusty outflow
is likely.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY...

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: Low to medium.

ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Timing and intensity of showers and storms
may vary.

EXPERIMENTAL TABLE OF FLIGHT CATEGORY OBJECTIVELY SHOWS CONSISTENCY
OF WFO FORECAST TO AVAILABLE MODEL INFORMATION:
H = HIGH:   TAF CONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
M = MEDIUM: TAF HAS VARYING LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY WITH MODELS.
L = LOW:    TAF INCONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.

UTC 1HRLY       18   19   20   21   22   23   00   01   02   03   04   05
EDT 1HRLY       14   15   16   17   18   19   20   21   22   23   00   01
CRW CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    M    M    M    M    M    M    M    M
HTS CONSISTENCY  M    M    M    M    M    M    M    M    M    M    M    M
BKW CONSISTENCY  M    M    M    M    M    M    M    M    M    M    M    M
EKN CONSISTENCY  M    M    M    M    M    M    M    M    M    M    M    M
PKB CONSISTENCY  M    M    M    M    M    M    M    M    M    M    M    M
CKB CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    M    M    M    M    M    M    M

AFTER 18Z SUNDAY...
IFR possible in showers and thunderstorms Sunday afternoon.

&&

.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...Flash Flood Watch until midnight EDT tonight for WVZ005>011-
     013>020-024>040-046-047.
OH...Flash Flood Watch until midnight EDT tonight for OHZ083-086-
     087.
KY...Flash Flood Watch until midnight EDT tonight for KYZ101>103-
     105.
VA...Flash Flood Watch until midnight EDT tonight for VAZ003-004.

&&

SYNOPSIS...RPY/MZ
NEAR TERM...MZ
SHORT TERM...RPY
LONG TERM...JW
AVIATION...MZ

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 2:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
231 PM EDT SAT JUN 4 2016

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ083-086-087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-013>020-024>040-
046-047-051845-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-JACKSON OH-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-
TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-
MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-
WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-
RANDOLPH-
231 PM EDT SAT JUN 4 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND 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.

THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD BECOME STRONG TO
SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE MOST LIKELY THREAT AND HAIL A
SECONDARY THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE ON SUNDAY THAT THUNDERSTORMS COULD
REPEATEDLY HIT THE SAME LOCATION IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. IF
THIS WERE TO HAPPEN...FLASH FLOODING COULD RESULT.

ISOLATED STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY COULD ALSO BE CAPABLE
OF DAMAGING WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
 CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

OHZ066-067-075-076-084-085-051845-
PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-VINTON-MEIGS-
231 PM EDT SAT JUN 4 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD BECOME STRONG TO
SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE MOST LIKELY THREAT AND HAIL A
SECONDARY THREAT. HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE FROM THESE
SHOWERS AND STORMS WHICH COULD LEAD TO ISOLATED FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE ON SUNDAY THAT THUNDERSTORMS COULD
REPEATEDLY HIT THE SAME LOCATION IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. IF
THIS WERE TO HAPPEN...FLASH FLOODING COULD RESULT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
 CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 4, 2:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
252 PM EDT SAT JUN 04 2016

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

0145 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SSW ALUM CREEK          38.29N  81.81W
06/04/2016                   KANAWHA            WV   911 CALL CENTER

            METRO911 REPORTED TREE DOWN

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1600987

MEC

Local storm report, Jun 4, 2:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
253 PM EDT SAT JUN 04 2016

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

0145 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SSW ALUM CREEK          38.29N  81.81W
06/04/2016                   KANAWHA            WV   911 CALL CENTER

            METRO911 REPORTED TREE DOWN. RADAR ESTIMATED TIME.

&&

CORRECTED REMARKS

EVENT NUMBER RLX1600987

MEC

Local storm report, Jun 4, 2:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
255 PM EDT SAT JUN 04 2016

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

0155 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSE ST. ALBANS        38.34N  81.80W
06/04/2016                   KANAWHA            WV   911 CALL CENTER

            PER METRO911. 6500 MACCORKLE AVE. LARGE TREE BLOCKING
            1-2 LANES OF TRAFFIC.RADAR ESTIMATED TIME.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1600988

MEC

Special weather statement, Jun 4, 2:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
255 PM EDT SAT JUN 4 2016

WVZ027-028-037-038-042000-
CLAY-WEBSTER-BRAXTON-NICHOLAS-
255 PM EDT SAT JUN 4 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN NICHOLAS...CENTRAL
CLAY...SOUTHEASTERN BRAXTON AND WESTERN WEBSTER COUNTIES...

AT 254 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR CLAY...MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLAY...CAMDEN-ON-GAULEY...BIRCH RIVER...CAMDEN ON GAULEY...CRAIGSVILLE...
HARRISON...COWEN...IVYDALE...LITTLE BIRCH...STRANGE CREEK...WIDEN...
ERBACON...BOGGS...CENTRALIA AND MUDDLETY.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL 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.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

LAT...LON 3841 8111 3853 8113 3864 8053 3832 8051
TIME...MOT...LOC 1854Z 263DEG 22KT 3848 8099

14

Local storm report, Jun 4, 2:58 PM EDT, 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
258 PM EDT SAT JUN 04 2016

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

0210 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NW CHARLESTON         38.37N  81.65W
06/04/2016                   KANAWHA            WV   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE BLOWN ONTO ON POWERLINES...NO POWER LOST. RADAR
            ESTIMATED TIME.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1600989

MEC

Special weather statement, Jun 4, 3:56 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
356 PM EDT SAT JUN 4 2016

WVZ028-037-038-046-047-042100-
POCAHONTAS-WEBSTER-BRAXTON-NICHOLAS-RANDOLPH-
356 PM EDT SAT JUN 4 2016

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL POCAHONTAS...
SOUTHWESTERN RANDOLPH...NORTHEASTERN NICHOLAS...SOUTHEASTERN BRAXTON
AND WEBSTER COUNTIES...

AT 3:55 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CASS SCENIC RAILROAD...WEBSTER SPRINGS...ADDISON (WEBSTER SPRINGS)...
MILL CREEK...CAMDEN-ON-GAULEY...CRAIGSVILLE...HOLLY RIVER STATE...CAMDEN
ON GAULEY...SNOWSHOE...MINGO...COWEN...HUTTONSVILLE...DIANA...WANETA...
HACKER VALLEY...PICKENS...VALLEY HEAD...MONTERVILLE...HELVETIA AND BOGGS.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 79 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 59 AND 60.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL 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.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

LAT...LON 3827 7984 3828 8069 3864 8074 3870 8032
      3869 8030 3870 8027 3875 7993
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 264DEG 53KT 3839 8058

14

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 4, 3:08 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	RLX	Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 22 more	20 hr
Jun 4, 12:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wayne	37 min
Jun 4, 12:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Lincoln	46 min
Jun 4, 1:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Putnam, Roane	52 min
Jun 4, 1:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Jackson, Roane	34 min
Jun 4, 1:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln	34 min
Jun 4, 2:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Calhoun, Gilmer, Roane	56 min
Jun 4, 2:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Clay, Kanawha	61 min
Jun 4, 2:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Clay	65 min
Jun 4, 3:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Braxton, Clay, Nicholas, Webster	36 min
Jun 4, 3:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Clay, Nicholas	28 min
Jun 4, 4:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster	32 min
Jun 4, 4:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam, Wayne	63 min
Jun 4, 4:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Mingo	33 min
Jun 4, 5:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam	33 min
Jun 4, 6:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam	28 min
Jun 4, 6:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Mason	30 min
Jun 4, 6:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Clay, Kanawha	63 min
Jun 4, 6:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	McDowell, Wyoming	59 min
Jun 4, 7:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, Nicholas, Roane	26 min
Jun 4, 10:40 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Carter	35 min
Jun 4, 11:14 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Boyd, Carter	61 min

Nearby

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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.