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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

March 27, 2017Mingo County, West Virginia

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2017-03-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2017-03-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 99 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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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 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, Mar 27, 3:30 AM EDT, 11 hours 32 minutes before
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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMingo31 min
Mar 27, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXLogan30 min
Mar 27, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBoone31 min
Mar 27, 4:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXFayette, Raleigh, Wyoming24 min
Mar 27, 5:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXFayette, Raleigh31 min
Mar 27, 5:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXFayette15 min
Mar 27, 6:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXSummers15 min
Mar 27, 7:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXGreenup37 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in West Virginia, 2017Every 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.