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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

March 1, 2017Nicholas County, Webster County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Mar 1, 2017, 6:49 PM EST for Nicholas County, Webster County, West Virginia. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Mar 1, 2017, 6:49 PM EST (23:49 UTC)
Expired: Mar 1, 2017, 7:30 PM EST
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV

Counties Nicholas County, WV, Webster County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 170 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: 8 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -303 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 857 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 72 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 361 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 448 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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, 6:40 PM EST, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 6:40 PM EST, 9 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 1, 3:46 PM EST, 3 hours 3 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
346 PM EST Wed Mar 1 2017

WVZ523-526-022100-
Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph-
346 PM EST Wed Mar 1 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST
THURSDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast 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.

   Wind Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

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

   Wind Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-
013>020-024>034-039-040-515>522-524-525-022100-
Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-
Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-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-Upshur-Barbour-
Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette-
Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas-
Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster-Southeast Pocahontas-
Northwest Randolph-
346 PM EST Wed Mar 1 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, southeast
Ohio, southwest Virginia, 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.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 1, 4:03 PM EST, 2 hours 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
403 PM EST WED MAR 1 2017

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

0700 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SSE AUBURN            39.03N 80.83W
03/01/2017                   GILMER             WV   PUBLIC

            MANY TREES DOWN WITH A LOT OF DAMAGE.

&&

JW

Local storm report, Mar 1, 4:06 PM EST, 2 hours 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
406 PM EST WED MAR 1 2017

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

0605 AM     TSTM WND DMG     7 NNE RAVENSWOOD        39.05N 81.73W
03/01/2017                   JACKSON            WV   PUBLIC

            3" LIMBS DOWN ACROSS ROAD.

&&

JW

Local storm report, Mar 1, 4:12 PM EST, 2 hours 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
412 PM EST WED MAR 1 2017

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

0400 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S BUCHTEL             39.42N 82.19W
03/01/2017                   ATHENS             OH   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            LARGE TREE FELL AND TOOK OUT ELECTRIC POLES.
            RIGHT NEXT TO THE ASPHALT PLANT AND COUNTY
            RD 1.

&&

JW

Local storm report, Mar 1, 4:25 PM EST, 2 hours 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
425 PM EST WED MAR 1 2017

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

1050 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S MULLENS             37.54N 81.38W
03/01/2017                   WYOMING            WV   PUBLIC

            REPORTED AT BUD,WV TREES DOWN AND POWER OUT.

&&

JW

Special weather statement, Mar 1, 6:20 PM EST, 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 1, 6:49 PM EST, 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
Mar 1, 4:14 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Wood	31 min
Mar 1, 4:23 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Doddridge, Harrison, Taylor, Tyler	37 min
Mar 1, 5:30 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Mason	30 min
Mar 1, 5:44 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Jackson, Mason, Wirt, Wood	31 min
Mar 1, 6:15 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Calhoun, Gilmer, Jackson, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt	30 min
Mar 1, 6:44 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Jackson, Mason	31 min
Mar 1, 6:46 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Barbour, Calhoun, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Ritchie and 1 more	29 min
Mar 1, 6:58 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Doddridge, Harrison, Taylor	32 min
Mar 1, 7:15 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Calhoun, Jackson, Roane	30 min
Mar 1, 7:17 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Barbour, Lewis	28 min
Mar 1, 7:36 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Jackson, Lewis, Ritchie and 2 more	5 hr
Mar 1, 8:47 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Cabell, Mason	28 min
Mar 1, 8:58 AM EST	Tornado Warning	RLX	Jackson, Mason, Wood	32 min
Mar 1, 9:01 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Cabell, Wayne	44 min
Mar 1, 9:07 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Jackson, Mason, Wirt	5 hr
Mar 1, 9:09 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Doddridge, Harrison, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wirt and 1 more	5 hr
Mar 1, 9:16 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Cabell, Jackson, Mason, Putnam	29 min
Mar 1, 9:26 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mingo, Putnam and 1 more	49 min
Mar 1, 9:28 AM EST	Tornado Warning	RLX	Calhoun, Jackson, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood	32 min
Mar 1, 9:33 AM EST	Tornado Warning	RLX	Calhoun, Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Roane	27 min
Mar 1, 9:41 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, Putnam, Roane	34 min
Mar 1, 9:48 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo and 2 more	27 min
Mar 1, 9:55 AM EST	Tornado Warning	RLX	Braxton, Calhoun, Gilmer, Jackson, Roane	35 min
Mar 1, 10:01 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler and 1 more	29 min
Mar 1, 10:07 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	McDowell, Mingo, Wyoming	23 min
Mar 1, 10:16 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas and 2 more	29 min
Mar 1, 10:18 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Logan, Mingo, Nicholas and 2 more	27 min
Mar 1, 10:25 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis, Randolph, Upshur, Webster	35 min
Mar 1, 10:28 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	McDowell, Mingo, Wyoming	32 min
Mar 1, 10:32 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Taylor	43 min
Mar 1, 10:44 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Fayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Randolph, Webster and 1 more	31 min
Mar 1, 10:59 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur	31 min
Mar 1, 11:33 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Jackson, Mason, Wirt	3 hr
Mar 1, 11:55 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RLX	Pocahontas, Randolph	20 hr
Mar 1, 12:23 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Doddridge, Harrison, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wirt and 1 more	8 hr
Mar 1, 12:27 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Jackson, Lewis, Ritchie and 2 more	2 hr
Mar 1, 6:20 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Harrison	25 min
Mar 1, 6:52 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Raleigh, Wyoming	38 min
Mar 1, 3:32 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Athens, Morgan, Vinton	43 min
Mar 1, 3:36 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Morgan, Perry	39 min
Mar 1, 3:48 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Athens, Morgan, Vinton, Washington	27 min
Mar 1, 5:04 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Gallia, Jackson	26 min
Mar 1, 6:08 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence	3 hr
Mar 1, 6:12 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Gallia, Lawrence	33 min
Mar 1, 7:02 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Lawrence	28 min
Mar 1, 7:53 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Meigs	3 hr
Mar 1, 8:02 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Washington	3 hr
Mar 1, 8:22 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence	23 min
Mar 1, 8:23 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Athens, Jackson, Morgan, Perry, Vinton	3 hr
Mar 1, 8:28 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Athens, Morgan, Vinton	32 min
Mar 1, 8:34 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Perry	3 hr
Mar 1, 9:03 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Washington	27 min
Mar 1, 9:12 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence	5 hr
Mar 1, 11:05 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Athens, Jackson, Morgan, Perry, Vinton	9 hr
Mar 1, 11:39 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence	16 hr
Mar 1, 2:40 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Meigs	12 hr
Mar 1, 6:15 PM EST	River Flood Warning	RLX	Washington	7 hr
Mar 1, 4:38 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Greenup	22 min
Mar 1, 8:35 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence	25 min

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Special Weather Statements in West Virginia, 2017 Every special weather statement in 2017

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.