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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

June 5, 2017Boone County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Jun 5, 2017, 3:20 PM EDT for Boone County, West Virginia. It was in force for 25 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
Jun 5, 2017, 3:20 PM EDT (19:20 UTC)
Expired
Jun 5, 2017, 3:45 PM EDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV

County Boone County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 212 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2017-06-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 100 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2017-06-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 29 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
100 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
591 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
119 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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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 Jun 5, 2:25 PM EDT, 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 2:25 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Charleston WV
225 PM EDT Mon Jun 5 2017

.SYNOPSIS...
A cold front will move through the area tonight. Scattered
showers accompany an upper level low through much of the
workweek. A brief break in showers on Friday before the next
system enters the region.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
As of 145 PM Monday...

Plenty of moisture remains across the forecast area this
afternoon. Rainfall amount of over 3 inches in some locations in
Fayette and Raleigh counties have been reported causing some
flooding. While no mid morning thunderstorms have occurred, do
anticipate the possibility of a storm or two later this
afternoon and evening. Convection is forming along and ahead of
a cold front. Any storm that does form will be capable of
strong wind gusts and heavy rainfall.

The cold front will sink south later this evening into the overnight
hours. While the moderate to heavy rain will end, showers will
linger. An upper low will remain in place through this period.
Low clouds and cooler high temperatures will occur tomorrow.
Highs will only climb into the mid 60s in the higher elevations
with lower 70s in the lowlands.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...

As of 225 PM Monday...

5h low spins out in vicinity of forecast area throughout the
period. Models in general agreement with overall synoptic
pattern, with best dynamics and moisture hanging well offshore
along the Eastern seaboard. By Friday, upper level low begins to
scoot northeastward toward New England as high pressure builds
in from the west. Generally below normal temps with chance pops
will be the rule through Friday. Vort lobes will spin about the
main upper low, and the models are showing some differences in
handling these smaller scale features. For consistancy sake,
stayed close to model blend for the entrire forecast period.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
As of 225 PM Monday...

5h ridge build into the eastern US with southwest flow regime
developing. Gulf moisture remains well south of the forecast
area. Blended model values looked fine for this forecast period.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
As of 145 PM Monday...

Continued showers at most TAF sites are leading to MVFR and IFR
conditions. This is expected to continue through the next few
hours. A cold front is approaching from the northwest during the
afternoon hours. Additional showers and possibility a
thunderstorm or two will occur with the front. Any storm that
does form will be capable of gusty winds and IFR conditions with
heavy rain.

The cold front will move south of the area overnight. Plenty of
low level moisture will linger. The result will be a low
stratus cloud deck with MVFR and IFR conditions for the TAF
duration.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY...

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: Medium.

ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Increased coverage of storms are possible
resulting in lower ceilings and visibilities. Decreased clouds
overnight may mean higher ceilings.

EXPERIMENTAL TABLE OF FLIGHT CATEGORY OBJECTIVELY SHOWS CONSISTENCY
OF WFO FORECAST TO AVAILABLE MODEL INFORMATION:
H = HIGH:   TAF CONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
M = MEDIUM: TAF HAS VARYING LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY WITH MODELS.
L = LOW:    TAF INCONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.

UTC 1HRLY       18   19   20   21   22   23   00   01   02   03   04   05
EDT 1HRLY       14   15   16   17   18   19   20   21   22   23   00   01
CRW CONSISTENCY  L    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    M    M    L
HTS CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    M    H    H    H    H    H    M    M    L
BKW CONSISTENCY  L    L    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    M    M    L
EKN CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    L    L    M    H    H    L
PKB CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    M    M    M
CKB CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    M    H    L

AFTER 18Z TUESDAY...

IFR conditions are possible on Tuesday with scattered showers.

&&

.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...None.
OH...None.
KY...None.
VA...None.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JB
NEAR TERM...JB
SHORT TERM...KMC
LONG TERM...KMC
AVIATION...JB
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 2:45 AM EDT, 12 hours 35 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
245 AM EDT Mon Jun 5 2017

VAZ003-004-WVZ033-034-515>526-060645-
Dickenson-Buchanan-McDowell-Wyoming-Northwest Raleigh-
Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette-Southeast Fayette-
Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas-Northwest Webster-
Southeast Webster-Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Pocahontas-
Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph-
245 AM EDT Mon Jun 5 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia, and
portions of northeast West Virginia, southeast West Virginia and
southern West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-024>032-
039-040-060645-
Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-
Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-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-Upshur-Barbour-
245 AM EDT Mon Jun 5 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, southeast
Ohio, and portions of central West Virginia, northern West
Virginia, southern West Virginia and western West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms this afternoon and
evening. Damaging winds are the primary threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 5, 1:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 5, 1:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
157 PM EDT MON JUN 05 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1156 AM     FLOOD            1 W KINCAID             38.04N  81.29W
06/05/2017                   FAYETTE            WV   BROADCAST MEDIA

            WATER PONDING ON PROPERTY. PICTURE VIA FACEBOOK

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1700459

MEC
Special weather statement, Jun 5, 2:24 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
224 PM EDT MON JUN 5 2017

WVZ024>026-034-515-516-052015-
Wyoming-Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Boone-Logan-Mingo-
224 PM EDT MON JUN 5 2017

...AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN MINGO... SOUTHERN
RALEIGH...LOGAN...WYOMING AND SOUTHEASTERN BOONE COUNTIES...

At 221 PM EDT, an area of heavy rain was located over Southern Coal
Fields of West Virginia. Up to 2 inches of rain has fallen over most
of the area and an additional 0.50 inches is expected. This rain
will cause small streams and creeks to become full and may briefly
come out of their banks.  Minor flooding is possible, especially in
low lying and poor drainage areas.

Locations impacted include...
Logan, Pineville, Mullens, Oceana, Man, Hanover, Van, R.d. Bailey
Lake, Gilbert Creek, Bald Knob, Mallory, Amherstdale-Robinette, Twin
Falls State Park, Wharton, Hinch, Coal City, Shady Spring, Gilbert,
Rhodell and Chauncey.

This includes West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 30 and 33.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to travel across
flooded roads. Find alternate routes. It takes only a few inches of
swiftly flowing water to carry vehicles away.

LAT...LON 3752 8162 3750 8173 3755 8186 3751 8194
      3755 8197 3755 8205 3753 8205 3756 8209
      3773 8209 3797 8184 3797 8156 3784 8156
      3778 8146 3767 8137 3768 8101 3758 8120
      3753 8124 3751 8122 3746 8131 3741 8129
TIME...MOT...LOC 1821Z 240DEG 49KT 3793 8136

21
Local storm report, Jun 5, 2:42 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
242 PM EDT MON JUN 05 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0240 PM     FLOOD            HARPER                  37.80N  81.26W
06/05/2017                   RALEIGH            WV   TRAINED SPOTTER

            RTE 3/HARPER RD MULTIPLE SPOTS WITH STANDING WATER OVER
            ROADWAY AND IN YARDS

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1700460

MEC
Local storm report, Jun 5, 2:44 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
244 PM EDT MON JUN 05 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0242 PM     FLOOD            3 N GLEN DANIEL         37.82N  81.34W
06/05/2017                   RALEIGH            WV   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SANDLICK RD ALONG SANDLICK CREEK...MULTIPLE SPOTS WITH
            STANDING WATER OVER ROADWAY

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1700461

MEC
Special weather statement, Jun 5, 3:20 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
320 PM EDT MON JUN 5 2017

WVZ015-026-051945-
Boone-Kanawha-
320 PM EDT MON JUN 5 2017

...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN KANAWHA AND BOONE
COUNTIES...

At 317 PM EDT, an area of heavy rain was moving over southern
Kanawha County and Boone Counties.  Up to 2 inches of rain has
fallen over most of the area and an additional 0.50 inches is
expected. This rain will cause small streams and creeks to become
full and may briefly come out of their banks.  Minor flooding is
possible, especially in low lying and poor drainage areas.

Locations impacted include...
Madison, Montgomery, Chesapeake, Marmet, Belle, Cedar Grove, East
Bank, Glasgow, Pratt, Van, Coal Fork, Bald Knob, Burnwell, Wharton,
Julian, Danville, Whitesville, Handley and Sylvester.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 68 and 94.
 Route 119 between mile markers 40 and 60, and between mile markers
62 and 63.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to travel across
flooded roads. Find alternate routes. It takes only a few inches of
swiftly flowing water to carry vehicles away.

Do not drive your vehicle into areas where the water covers the
roadway. The water depth may be too great to allow your car to cross
safely. Move to higher ground.

LAT...LON 3783 8166 3781 8172 3787 8178 3790 8176
      3794 8178 3799 8198 3803 8191 3805 8197
      3813 8195 3814 8188 3821 8183 3822 8184
      3840 8127 3826 8123 3818 8134 3798 8139
      3799 8151 3793 8157 3779 8152 3776 8158
TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 180DEG 0KT 3813 8151

13

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 10:21 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXFayette, Raleigh114 min
Jun 5, 11:16 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXFayette7 hr
Jun 5, 11:49 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXRaleigh5 hr
Jun 5, 12:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWyoming114 min
Jun 5, 12:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWyoming97 min
Jun 5, 2:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXLogan, Wyoming111 min
Jun 5, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPleasants, Ritchie, Wood56 min
Jun 5, 6:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXDoddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wirt, Wood26 min
Jun 5, 6:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXCabell, Lincoln, Putnam, Wayne63 min
Jun 5, 4:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXJackson52 min
Jun 5, 3:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXGreenup66 min
Jun 5, 3:57 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXGreenup2 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.