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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at May 28, 2017, 3:15 AM EDT for 4 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 45 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 28, 2017, 3:15 AM EDT (07:15 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 2017, 4:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
Counties Barbour County, WV, Doddridge County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Upshur County, WV
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:18 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 May 27, 7:57 PM EDT, 7 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 27, 7:57 PM EDT, 7 hours 18 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 27, 5:57 PM EDT, 9 hours 18 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 557 PM EDT Sat May 27 2017 KYZ101-OHZ085>087-WVZ009-017>020-028>032-039-040-521>526-282200- Greenup-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Wood-Wirt-Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge- Braxton-Gilmer-Lewis-Harrison-Taylor-Upshur-Barbour- Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster-Northwest Pocahontas- Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph- 557 PM EDT Sat May 27 2017 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 277 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast Kentucky, portions of southeast Ohio, and portions of central West Virginia, northeast West Virginia and northern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Continued stormy weather with a slight risk of severe storms Sunday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. OHZ066-067-075-076-083-084-WVZ010-011-282200- Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-Jackson OH-Vinton-Pleasants-Tyler- 557 PM EDT Sat May 27 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Ohio and northern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. There is a chance of isolated strong to severe thunderstorms into this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Continued stormy weather with the potential of isolated severe storms Sunday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. KYZ102-103-105-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>008-013>016-024>027-033-034-515>520- 282200- Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Dickenson-Buchanan-Wayne-Cabell-Mason- Jackson WV-Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha-Roane-Mingo-Logan-Boone-Clay- McDowell-Wyoming-Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh- Northwest Fayette-Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas- Southeast Nicholas- 557 PM EDT Sat May 27 2017 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 277 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast Kentucky, southwest Virginia, and portions of central West Virginia, southeast West Virginia, southern West Virginia and western West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. Continued stormy weather with a slight risk of severe storms Sunday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 8:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson | 27 min |
| May 27, 8:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wirt | 29 min |
| May 27, 9:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Ritchie | 24 min |
| May 28, 2:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lewis | 33 min |
| May 28, 2:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Upshur | 44 min |
| May 27, 8:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Vinton | 3 hr |
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.