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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Jun 21, 2016, 6:37 PM EDT for Buchanan County, Virginia. It was in force for 53 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 21, 2016, 6:37 PM EDT (22:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2016, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
County Buchanan County, VA
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 221 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 121 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -192 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1020 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
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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 21, 6:15 PM EDT, 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 6:15 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Charleston WV 615 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2016 .SYNOPSIS... Cold front becomes stationary tonight, will lift north as a warm front Wednesday. Another cold front crosses late Thursday and Thursday night. High pressure passes Friday through Saturday. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... Sent an update to cancel the severe thunderstorms watch for portions of WV and southwest VA. While showers and storms are moving and exiting east across the eastern mountains, guidance suggest that the frontal boundary will remain stationary over the area, before begin to lift north as a warm front Wednesday afternoon. SPC has the entire area under a slight risk for severe thunderstorms for mainly Wednesday afternoon and evening. && .SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/... Models showing a warm front pushing northward across the area Wednesday night. As a low pressure system moves through the Great Lakes region...a strong low level jet develops late Wednesday night and early Thursday across Ohio and northern WV. With main jet to our north...best dynamics for problem thunderstorms will be to the north...but can not rule out these storms propagating into our region. A cold front then pushing southward across the area on Thursday. Some mid level drying will try to inhibit storms...but capes are impressive...so could have some severe thunderstorms along and south of the front. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... This weekend is dominated by an east to west upper ridge across the southern half of the nation this weekend...of which we will be under its influence. This will keep us drier but very warm this weekend...with highs around 90 degrees. The northern stream then amplifies just enough over the eastern U.S. early next week to drive a cold front south and east into our area. The models generally agree the showers and storms ahead of the front will reach us Monday...but there are some differences in timing of the front into our area and whether the front with the showers and storms actually push through by end of period. Given the developing northwest flow aloft over the Ohio Valley...will go with a slow but progressive solution...supported by the newer GFS runs this morning. Thus...a good chance of showers and storms Monday and Monday night...tapering off from northwest to southeast Tuesday as the front pushes through. With clouds and showers preceding the front Monday...it will be humid again...but temperatures will be a little cooler with highs in the 80s. On Tuesday...look for slightly cooler temperatures and some drier air feeding in from the northwest during the day. Cooler and drier Tuesday night as high pressure tries to build in. && .AVIATION /22Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... A cold front crossing Today will bring showers and severe thunderstorms. IFR conditions will be possible in these storms as well as large hail and strong winds. TAFs will be amended accordingly to account for this. MVFR to IFR conditions may also be possible overnight in fog as winds go light and skies clear. FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY... FORECAST CONFIDENCE...Medium to high. ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Timing of lower categories in showers and thunderstorms today will vary, as may formation of fog late tonight. 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 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 EDT 1HRLY 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 CRW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H HTS CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H BKW CONSISTENCY M H H H H H H M M H H H EKN CONSISTENCY H M M M M M M M M L L L PKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H CKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H AFTER 00Z THURSDAY... IFR possible in showers and storms Wednesday night and Thursday, and into Thursday night. && .RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WV...None. OH...None. KY...None. VA...None. && SYNOPSIS...RPY/JMV/MPK NEAR TERM...MPK SHORT TERM...RPY LONG TERM...JMV AVIATION...MPK
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 6:06 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 606 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2016 VAZ003-004-WVZ024>028-033>038-040-046-047-222215- DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 606 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...DURING WHICH TIME AN EXCESSIVE RAINFALL THREAT MAY ALSO DEVELOP. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WVZ005>011-013>020-029>032-039-222215- WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM- KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON- TAYLOR-UPSHUR- 606 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...DURING WHICH TIME AN EXCESSIVE RAINFALL THREAT MAY ALSO DEVELOP. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-222215- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH- 606 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AND INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...DURING WHICH TIME AN EXCESSIVE RAINFALL THREAT MAY ALSO DEVELOP. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 12:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Fayette | 25 min |
| Jun 21, 12:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Nicholas | 30 min |
| Jun 21, 12:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Randolph | 36 min |
| Jun 21, 12:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Randolph | 34 min |
| Jun 21, 12:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Fayette | 29 min |
| Jun 21, 1:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Calhoun | 36 min |
| Jun 21, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Mason, Putnam | 30 min |
| Jun 21, 1:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam | 26 min |
| Jun 21, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pocahontas, Randolph | 39 min |
| Jun 21, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Kanawha, Putnam | 33 min |
| Jun 21, 2:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Webster | 43 min |
| Jun 21, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Clay, Kanawha, Nicholas, Roane | 48 min |
| Jun 21, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wayne | 36 min |
| Jun 21, 2:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Nicholas, Pocahontas, Webster | 32 min |
| Jun 21, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lincoln, Mingo, Wayne | 46 min |
| Jun 21, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Raleigh | 26 min |
| Jun 21, 3:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Nicholas, Pocahontas, Webster | 114 min |
| Jun 21, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wayne | 44 min |
| Jun 21, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Fayette, Kanawha | 112 min |
| Jun 21, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln, Mingo, Wayne | 2 hr |
| Jun 21, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas, Putnam | 26 min |
| Jun 21, 5:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Summers | 58 min |
| Jun 21, 2:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 42 min |
| Jun 21, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan | 26 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.