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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

March 1, 2017Athens County, Morgan County, Vinton County, Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Mar 1, 2017, 3:32 AM EST for Athens County, Morgan County, Vinton County, Ohio. It was in force for 43 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
Mar 1, 2017, 3:32 AM EST (08:32 UTC)
Expired
Mar 1, 2017, 4:15 AM EST
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV

Counties Athens County, OH, Morgan County, OH, Vinton County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 133 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2017-03-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 126 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2017-03-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 416 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
126 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-51 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
490 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
416 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
441 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

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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 Mar 1, 2:32 AM EST, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 2:32 AM EST, 1 hour before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 28, 3:28 PM EST, 12 hours 4 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
328 PM EST Tue Feb 28 2017

KYZ102-103-105-WVZ005>011-013>020-027>032-039-040-519>522-525-526-
012030-
Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Wayne-Cabell-Mason-Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-
Tyler-Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha-Roane-Wirt-Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-
Clay-Braxton-Gilmer-Lewis-Harrison-Taylor-Upshur-Barbour-
Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas-Northwest Webster-
Southeast Webster-Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph-
328 PM EST Tue Feb 28 2017

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast
Kentucky, and portions of central West Virginia, northeast West
Virginia, northern West Virginia, southeast West Virginia, southern
West Virginia and western 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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flash Flood Watch.

Numerous severe thunderstorms are also possible Wednesday. Damaging
winds are the main threats, but large hail is also possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
 conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

VAZ003-004-WVZ024>026-033-034-515>518-523-524-012030-
Dickenson-Buchanan-Mingo-Logan-Boone-McDowell-Wyoming-
Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette-
Southeast Fayette-Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Pocahontas-
328 PM EST Tue Feb 28 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia, and
portions of northeast West Virginia, southeast West Virginia and
southern West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Numerous severe thunderstorms are possible Wednesday. Damaging winds
are the main threats, but large hail is also possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
 conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

KYZ101-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-012030-
Greenup-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-
Gallia-Lawrence OH-
328 PM EST Tue Feb 28 2017

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast
Kentucky and southeast Ohio.

.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.

There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms late tonight.
Damaging winds are the main threats,but large hail is also possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flash Flood Watch.

Numerous severe thunderstorms are also possible Wednesday. Damaging
winds are the main threats, but large hail is also possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
 conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 1, 3:32 AM EST, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
332 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017

OHZ066-067-075-076-084-WVZ009-010915-
Washington-Athens-Morgan-Perry-Vinton-Wood-
332 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN PERRY...WESTERN
WASHINGTON...MORGAN...ATHENS...VINTON AND NORTHWESTERN WOOD
COUNTIES...

At 332 AM EST, a strong thunderstorm was located near Mcarthur,
moving east at 55 mph.

Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail are possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Athens, Belpre, Nelsonville, Glouster, McConnelsville, Mcarthur,
Beverly, Albany, Shawnee, Coolville, Chesterhill, Lake Hope State
Park, Washington, Lubeck, Chauncey, New Straitsville, Malta, Corning,
Buchtel and Stockport.

This includes Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 4.

LAT...LON 3975 8168 3923 8158 3920 8265 3921 8276
      3937 8274 3937 8252 3940 8251 3939 8229
      3947 8228 3947 8217 3955 8216 3956 8216
      3956 8226 3959 8226 3960 8237 3964 8238
      3964 8237 3977 8193
TIME...MOT...LOC 0832Z 259DEG 60KT 3927 8259

26

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 1, 4:14 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXWood31 min
Mar 1, 4:23 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRLXDoddridge, Harrison, Taylor, Tyler37 min
Mar 1, 5:30 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMason30 min
Mar 1, 5:44 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Mason, Wirt, Wood31 min
Mar 1, 6:15 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCalhoun, Gilmer, Jackson, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt30 min
Mar 1, 6:44 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Mason31 min
Mar 1, 6:46 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBarbour, Calhoun, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Ritchie and 1 more29 min
Mar 1, 6:58 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRLXDoddridge, Harrison, Taylor32 min
Mar 1, 7:15 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRLXCalhoun, Jackson, Roane30 min
Mar 1, 7:17 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBarbour, Lewis28 min
Mar 1, 7:36 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningRLXCalhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Jackson, Lewis, Ritchie and 2 more5 hr
Mar 1, 8:47 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCabell, Mason28 min
Mar 1, 8:58 AM ESTTornado WarningRLXJackson, Mason, Wood32 min
Mar 1, 9:01 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCabell, Wayne44 min
Mar 1, 9:07 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningRLXJackson, Mason, Wirt5 hr
Mar 1, 9:09 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningRLXDoddridge, Harrison, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wirt and 1 more5 hr
Mar 1, 9:16 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCabell, Jackson, Mason, Putnam29 min
Mar 1, 9:26 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mingo, Putnam and 1 more49 min
Mar 1, 9:28 AM ESTTornado WarningRLXCalhoun, Jackson, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood32 min
Mar 1, 9:33 AM ESTTornado WarningRLXCalhoun, Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Roane27 min
Mar 1, 9:41 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXClay, Jackson, Kanawha, Putnam, Roane34 min
Mar 1, 9:48 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo and 2 more27 min
Mar 1, 9:55 AM ESTTornado WarningRLXBraxton, Calhoun, Gilmer, Jackson, Roane35 min
Mar 1, 10:01 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCalhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler and 1 more29 min
Mar 1, 10:07 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXMcDowell, Mingo, Wyoming23 min
Mar 1, 10:16 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBraxton, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas and 2 more29 min
Mar 1, 10:18 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone, Fayette, Kanawha, Logan, Mingo, Nicholas and 2 more27 min
Mar 1, 10:25 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBraxton, Gilmer, Lewis, Randolph, Upshur, Webster35 min
Mar 1, 10:28 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXMcDowell, Mingo, Wyoming32 min
Mar 1, 10:32 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRLXDoddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Taylor43 min
Mar 1, 10:44 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXFayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Randolph, Webster and 1 more31 min
Mar 1, 10:59 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXPocahontas, Randolph, Upshur31 min
Mar 1, 11:33 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXJackson, Mason, Wirt3 hr
Mar 1, 11:55 AM ESTWind AdvisoryRLXPocahontas, Randolph20 hr
Mar 1, 12:23 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXDoddridge, Harrison, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wirt and 1 more8 hr
Mar 1, 12:27 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXCalhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Jackson, Lewis, Ritchie and 2 more2 hr
Mar 1, 6:20 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRLXHarrison25 min
Mar 1, 6:49 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRLXNicholas, Webster41 min
Mar 1, 6:52 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRLXRaleigh, Wyoming38 min
Mar 1, 3:36 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMorgan, Perry39 min
Mar 1, 3:48 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXAthens, Morgan, Vinton, Washington27 min
Mar 1, 5:04 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRLXGallia, Jackson26 min
Mar 1, 6:08 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningRLXGallia, Jackson, Lawrence3 hr
Mar 1, 6:12 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXGallia, Lawrence33 min
Mar 1, 7:02 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRLXLawrence28 min
Mar 1, 7:53 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXMeigs3 hr
Mar 1, 8:02 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXWashington3 hr
Mar 1, 8:22 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXGallia, Jackson, Lawrence23 min
Mar 1, 8:23 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningRLXAthens, Jackson, Morgan, Perry, Vinton3 hr
Mar 1, 8:28 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRLXAthens, Morgan, Vinton32 min
Mar 1, 8:34 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningRLXPerry3 hr
Mar 1, 9:03 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWashington27 min
Mar 1, 9:12 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningRLXGallia, Jackson, Lawrence5 hr
Mar 1, 11:05 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXAthens, Jackson, Morgan, Perry, Vinton9 hr
Mar 1, 11:39 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXGallia, Jackson, Lawrence16 hr
Mar 1, 2:40 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLXMeigs12 hr
Mar 1, 6:15 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningRLXWashington7 hr
Mar 1, 4:38 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRLXGreenup22 min
Mar 1, 8:35 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence25 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.