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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

May 20, 2017Pocahontas County, West Virginia

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.

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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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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 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, May 20, 4:09 AM EDT, 9 hours 57 minutes before
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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 19, 8:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXCabell, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam, Roane53 min
May 19, 9:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXKanawha55 min
May 19, 9:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBoone, Lincoln61 min
May 19, 9:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXClay, Fayette, Nicholas67 min
May 19, 11:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMingo65 min
May 20, 2:56 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchRLXBoone, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Raleigh and 2 more31 hr
May 20, 3:19 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXPocahontas3 hr
May 20, 3:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXWayne28 min
May 20, 5:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXCabell30 min
May 20, 5:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMcDowell, Wyoming34 min
May 20, 5:22 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXCabell3 hr
May 20, 5:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXMcDowell, Mingo, Wyoming32 min
May 20, 6:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXNicholas36 min
May 20, 6:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBoone, Fayette, Nicholas32 min
May 20, 7:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone, Kanawha28 min
May 20, 7:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXFayette31 min
May 20, 7:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXLincoln28 min
May 20, 7:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Nicholas and 1 more52 min
May 20, 7:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPocahontas45 min
May 20, 7:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXRandolph44 min
May 20, 7:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBraxton46 min
May 19, 8:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXCarter28 min
May 20, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBoyd51 min
May 20, 3:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXLawrence35 min
May 20, 3:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXLawrence14 min
May 20, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBoyd30 min
May 20, 4:20 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXBoyd, Carter, Greenup3 hr
May 20, 4:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBoyd43 min
May 20, 12:29 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBuchanan, Dickenson31 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.