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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Mar 31, 2017, 8:38 AM EDT for Mason County, Pleasants County, Wood County, West Virginia; 8 counties in Ohio; Greenup County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr. 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 31, 2017, 8:38 AM EDT (12:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2017, 11:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
Counties Greenup County, KY, Athens County, OH, Gallia County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Morgan County, OH, Perry County, OH, Washington County, OH, Mason County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Wood County, WV
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The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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</html>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 31, 6:56 AM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 6:56 AM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 339 AM EDT Fri Mar 31 2017 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>034-039-040-515>526-010745- 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-Northwest Pocahontas- Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph- 339 AM EDT Fri Mar 31 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...Today and Tonight. Locally heavy rainfall is expected today. If threat for heavy rainfall increases, a flood watch may be needed. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 31, 5:01 AM EDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 501 AM EDT Fri Mar 31 2017 WVZ005>009-013>017-024>026-311515- WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE- WIRT-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KENOVA, CEREDO, WAYNE, HUNTINGTON, POINT PLEASANT, NEW HAVEN, RAVENSWOOD, RIPLEY, PARKERSBURG, VIENNA, HARTS, ALUM CREEK, HAMLIN, TEAYS VALLEY, HURRICANE, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CHARLESTON, SAINT ALBANS, SPENCER, ELIZABETH, WILLIAMSON, LOGAN, CHAPMANVILLE, MAN, AND MADISON 501 AM EDT Fri Mar 31 2017 ...Prolonged rainfall expected through early morning... Steady rainfall, with brief heavier showers mixed in, will continue through the morning hours before becoming more scattered in nature. While the intensities are otherwise light, the persistent rainfall will cause roadside ditches and culverts to fill, with ponding of water on roads in poor drainage areas. Minor urban street flooding is also possible. 26
Special weather statement, Mar 31, 8:38 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Mar 31, 8:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mason, Pleasants, Wood | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 11:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mason, Pleasants, Wood | 117 min |
| Mar 31, 1:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mason, Pleasants, Wood | 118 min |
| Mar 31, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mason, Pleasants, Wood | 5 hr |
| Mar 31, 6:47 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Jackson, Morgan, Vinton | 18 hr |
| Mar 31, 5:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Washington | 13 hr |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in Ohio, 2017Special Weather Statements in West Virginia, 2017Special Weather Statements in Kentucky, 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.