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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Apr 20, 2017, 2:12 PM EDT for Fayette County, West Virginia. It was in force for 33 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
- Apr 20, 2017, 2:12 PM EDT (18:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 20, 2017, 2:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
County Fayette County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 281 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
- 59 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 791 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 186 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Apr 20, 9:59 AM EDT, 4 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 20, 9:59 AM EDT, 4 hours 13 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 837 AM EDT Thu Apr 20 2017 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005-006-013>015-024>027-033-034- 515>520-211245- Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Lawrence OH-Dickenson-Buchanan-Wayne- Cabell-Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha-Mingo-Logan-Boone-Clay-McDowell- Wyoming-Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette- Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas- 837 AM EDT Thu Apr 20 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, portions of southeast Ohio, southwest Virginia and much of West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. There is the possibility for prolong periods of rain and flooding through this weekend. A flood watch may be needed. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. OHZ066-067-075-076-083>086-211245- Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia- 837 AM EDT Thu Apr 20 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Ohio. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. There is a marginal threat for severe thunderstorms across portions of southeast OH through tonight. The main threat will be damaging winds and large hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. WVZ007>011-016>020-028>032-039-040-521>526-211245- Mason-Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Roane-Wirt-Calhoun-Ritchie- Doddridge-Braxton-Gilmer-Lewis-Harrison-Taylor-Upshur-Barbour- Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster-Northwest Pocahontas- Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph- 837 AM EDT Thu Apr 20 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for much of West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. 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, Apr 20, 2:12 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
212 PM EDT THU APR 20 2017
WVZ515-516-518-520-201845-
Southeast Nicholas-Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Southeast
Fayette-
212 PM EDT THU APR 20 2017
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL NICHOLAS...
NORTHEASTERN RALEIGH AND SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES...
At 211 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Stanaford, or
near Beckley, moving northeast at 40 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Beckley, Rainelle, Bradley, Shady Spring, Prosperity, Beaver,
Daniels, Piney View, Stanaford, Macarthur and Meadow Bridge.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 34 and 36, and between
mile markers 46 and 48.
Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 122 and 137.
LAT...LON 3785 8124 3816 8065 3813 8063 3809 8069
3808 8072 3809 8078 3804 8083 3803 8082
3802 8080 3800 8079 3798 8077 3795 8081
3787 8075 3787 8081 3782 8094 3781 8092
3777 8090 3768 8113
TIME...MOT...LOC 1811Z 239DEG 37KT 3780 8112
21The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Calhoun, Gilmer | 31 min |
| Apr 20, 2:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton, Clay | 44 min |
| Apr 20, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Nicholas, Webster | 49 min |
| Apr 20, 2:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Gilmer, Lewis | 26 min |
| Apr 20, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton | 32 min |
| Apr 20, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Upshur | 27 min |
| Apr 20, 3:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison | 55 min |
| Apr 20, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour | 54 min |
| Apr 20, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Taylor | 41 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.