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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Mar 27, 2017, 3:02 PM EDT for Mingo County, West Virginia. It was in force for 28 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 27, 2017, 3:02 PM EDT (19:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2017, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
County Mingo County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:05 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, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 231 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 747 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 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 27, 2:39 PM EDT, 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 27, 2:39 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 330 AM EDT Mon Mar 27 2017 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ083-084-086-087-WVZ005-006-280730- Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Jackson OH-Vinton-Gallia-Lawrence OH- Wayne-Cabell- 330 AM EDT Mon Mar 27 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, portions of southeast Ohio and western West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. An isolated strong to severe thunderstorm is possible later today. Damaging wind gusts will be the most likely threat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. 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. OHZ066-067-075-076-085-VAZ003-004-WVZ007>011-013>020-024>034-039-040- 515>526-280730- Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-Meigs-Dickenson-Buchanan-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-Northwest Pocahontas- Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph- 330 AM EDT Mon Mar 27 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of 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...Today and Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. 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 27, 3:02 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
302 PM EDT MON MAR 27 2017
WVZ024-025-271930-
Logan-Mingo-
302 PM EDT MON MAR 27 2017
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN MINGO AND
SOUTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTIES...
At 301 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Rural, or near
Williamson, moving northeast at 30 mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph and nickel size hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Williamson, Delbarton, Holden, South Williamson, Red Jacket,
Chattaroy, Aflex, Mount Gay-Shamrock, Myrtle, Naugatuck, Dingess,
Varney and Lenore.
This includes Route 119 between mile markers 1 and 24.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
LAT...LON 3765 8223 3768 8230 3770 8230 3774 8233
3776 8231 3776 8233 3778 8232 3777 8233
3782 8238 3781 8240 3783 8241 3792 8229
3783 8205 3765 8206 3763 8217 3765 8218
3763 8219 3763 8222
TIME...MOT...LOC 1901Z 246DEG 27KT 3770 8238
CooperThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mingo | 31 min |
| Mar 27, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Logan | 30 min |
| Mar 27, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone | 31 min |
| Mar 27, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fayette, Raleigh, Wyoming | 24 min |
| Mar 27, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fayette, Raleigh | 31 min |
| Mar 27, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Fayette | 15 min |
| Mar 27, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Summers | 15 min |
| Mar 27, 7:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Greenup | 37 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.