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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Mar 26, 2017, 3:39 PM EDT for Mason County, West Virginia. It was in force for 36 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 26, 2017, 3:39 PM EDT (19:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2017, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
County Mason County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -62 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 732 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Mar 26, 2:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 26, 2:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 305 AM EDT Sun Mar 26 2017 VAZ003-004-WVZ032>034-039-040-515>526-270715- Dickenson-Buchanan-Taylor-McDowell-Wyoming-Upshur-Barbour- Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette- Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas- Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster-Northwest Pocahontas- Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph- 305 AM EDT Sun Mar 26 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia, and portions of central West Virginia, northeast West Virginia, northern West Virginia, southeast West Virginia and southern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-083>087-WVZ005>007-013>015-024>027- 270715- Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Jackson OH- Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Wayne-Cabell-Mason-Lincoln-Putnam- Kanawha-Mingo-Logan-Boone-Clay- 305 AM EDT Sun Mar 26 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, portions of southeast Ohio, and portions of central West Virginia, southern West Virginia and western West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Some thunderstorms today may require severe and/or flash flooding warnings. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. OHZ076-WVZ008>011-016>020-028>031-270715- Washington-Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Roane-Wirt-Calhoun- Ritchie-Doddridge-Braxton-Gilmer-Lewis-Harrison- 305 AM EDT Sun Mar 26 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Ohio, and portions of central West Virginia and northern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Some thunderstorms today may require flash flooding warnings. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 26, 2:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Charleston WV 242 PM EDT SUN MAR 26 2017 KYZ102-103-105-WVZ005-261915- Boyd-Carter-Lawrence-Wayne- 242 PM EDT SUN MAR 26 2017 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT BOYD...NORTH CENTRAL LAWRENCE... SOUTHEASTERN CARTER AND NORTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTIES... At 241 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Denton, or 8 miles southeast of Grayson, moving northeast at 35 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph and small hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Cannonsburg, Kenova, Catlettsburg, Webbville, Durbin, Denton, Rush, Burnaugh, Lockwood, Willard, Buchanan and Mavity. This includes Interstate 64 in Kentucky between mile markers 183 and 191. LAT...LON 3815 8285 3826 8294 3844 8262 3827 8250 TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 238DEG 32KT 3824 8285 25
Special weather statement, Mar 26, 3:14 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
314 PM EDT SUN MAR 26 2017
OHZ086-087-261930-
Gallia-Lawrence-
314 PM EDT SUN MAR 26 2017
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN GALLIA AND EAST
CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTIES...
At 314 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of Lake
Vesuvius, moving northeast at 40 mph.
Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph are possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Waterloo and Aid.
LAT...LON 3887 8227 3870 8219 3869 8219 3864 8217
3854 8249 3867 8256
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 233DEG 39KT 3864 8247
25Special weather statement, Mar 26, 3:34 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
334 PM EDT SUN MAR 26 2017
OHZ086-087-WVZ006-007-262000-
Gallia-Lawrence-Mason-Cabell-
334 PM EDT SUN MAR 26 2017
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL GALLIA...
SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE...SOUTHWESTERN MASON AND NORTHERN CABELL
COUNTIES...
At 332 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Proctorville,
moving northeast at 35 mph.
Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph are possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Proctorville, Barboursville, Crown City, Athalia, Pea Ridge, Green
Bottom and Ashton.
This includes Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 11
and 22.
LAT...LON 3866 8218 3849 8205 3848 8206 3837 8239
3849 8247
TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 236DEG 30KT 3845 8240
25Special weather statement, Mar 26, 3:39 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Charleston WV 339 PM EDT SUN MAR 26 2017 OHZ085-086-WVZ007-008-262015- Meigs-Gallia-Jackson-Mason- 339 PM EDT SUN MAR 26 2017 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN MEIGS...EAST CENTRAL GALLIA...NORTHERN MASON AND WEST CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTIES... At 339 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Gallipolis, moving northeast at 45 mph. Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Point Pleasant, Gallipolis, Racine, New Haven, Syracuse, Hartford City, Henderson, Cottageville, Mount Alto, Gallopolis Ferry and Letart. LAT...LON 3871 8221 3881 8229 3907 8193 3885 8178 TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 230DEG 42KT 3879 8217 25
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 3:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell | 26 min |
| Mar 26, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone | 23 min |
| Mar 26, 4:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wirt | 31 min |
| Mar 26, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas | 30 min |
| Mar 26, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lewis | 33 min |
| Mar 26, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Gallia, Lawrence | 16 min |
| Mar 26, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Carter | 25 min |
| Mar 26, 2:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boyd | 33 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.