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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at May 20, 2017, 2:06 PM EDT for Pocahontas County, West Virginia. It was in force for 39 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
- May 20, 2017, 2:06 PM EDT (18:06 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2017, 2:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
County Pocahontas County, WV
The radar
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NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 20, 11:39 AM EDT, 2 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 20, 11:39 AM EDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 409 AM EDT Sat May 20 2017 VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-013>020-024>034-039-040-515>526-210815- 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- 409 AM EDT Sat May 20 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for 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. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Numerous showers and storms could produce very heavy rainfall on Sunday. The area is under a Slight Risk for Excessive Rainfall. Flash flood watch may be required. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-210815- Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington- Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH- 409 AM EDT Sat May 20 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky and southeast Ohio. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. A cold front will bring copious rainfall to the area on Sunday. The area is under a marginal risk for excessive rainfall on Sunday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 20, 2:06 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
206 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2017
WVZ523-524-201845-
Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Pocahontas-
206 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2017
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN POCAHONTAS
COUNTY...
At 205 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Beartown State
Park, or 10 miles north of Renick, moving northeast at 10 mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Marlinton, Hillsboro, Buckeye and Cranberry Mountain Nature Center.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 3804 8023 3805 8027 3811 8036 3822 8036
3835 8022 3814 8001
TIME...MOT...LOC 1805Z 230DEG 7KT 3813 8030
17The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 8:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam, Roane | 53 min |
| May 19, 9:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha | 55 min |
| May 19, 9:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Lincoln | 61 min |
| May 19, 9:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay, Fayette, Nicholas | 67 min |
| May 19, 11:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mingo | 65 min |
| May 20, 2:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Boone, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Raleigh and 2 more | 31 hr |
| May 20, 3:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Pocahontas | 3 hr |
| May 20, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wayne | 28 min |
| May 20, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell | 30 min |
| May 20, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | McDowell, Wyoming | 34 min |
| May 20, 5:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell | 3 hr |
| May 20, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell, Mingo, Wyoming | 32 min |
| May 20, 6:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Nicholas | 36 min |
| May 20, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Nicholas | 32 min |
| May 20, 7:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Kanawha | 28 min |
| May 20, 7:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Fayette | 31 min |
| May 20, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln | 28 min |
| May 20, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Nicholas and 1 more | 52 min |
| May 20, 7:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pocahontas | 45 min |
| May 20, 7:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Randolph | 44 min |
| May 20, 7:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton | 46 min |
| May 19, 8:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Carter | 28 min |
| May 20, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boyd | 51 min |
| May 20, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lawrence | 35 min |
| May 20, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lawrence | 14 min |
| May 20, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boyd | 30 min |
| May 20, 4:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup | 3 hr |
| May 20, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boyd | 43 min |
| May 20, 12:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 31 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.