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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

June 13, 2017Boone County, Logan County, Mingo County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Jun 13, 2017, 5:44 AM EDT for Boone County, Logan County, Mingo County, West Virginia. It was in force for 106 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jun 13, 2017, 5:44 AM EDT (09:44 UTC)
Expired
Jun 13, 2017, 7:30 AM EDT
In force
106 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV

Counties Boone County, WV, Logan County, WV, Mingo County, WV

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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 13, 3:22 AM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 3:22 AM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 3:32 AM EDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
332 AM EDT Tue Jun 13 2017

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-
013>020-024>034-039-040-515>526-140745-
Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-
Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-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-
332 AM EDT Tue Jun 13 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, southeast
Ohio, southwest Virginia and much of West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Slow movement of storms with abundant moisture will enhance the risk
for localized flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Slow movement of storms with abundant moisture will continue to enhance
the risk for at least localized flooding for much of this period.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 5:44 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
544 AM EDT TUE JUN 13 2017

WVZ024>026-131130-
Boone-Logan-Mingo-
544 AM EDT TUE JUN 13 2017

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL MINGO...LOGAN
AND CENTRAL BOONE COUNTIES...

At 536 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were over parts of the southern
coal fields of West Virginia. The strongest storms were clustered
around Logan State, or near Logan, moving slowly east at 5 mph.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Locations impacted include...
Williamson, Madison, Logan, Chapmanville, Delbarton, Van, Mount
Gay-Shamrock, Chief Logan State, Holden, South Williamson, Red
Jacket, Chattaroy, Matewan, West Logan, Mitchell Heights, Mount Gay,
Seth, Chauncey, Turtle Creek and Myrtle.

This includes Route 119 between mile markers 1 and 35, near mile
marker 38, and between mile markers 40 and 48.

LAT...LON 3762 8216 3762 8218 3765 8218 3765 8219
      3763 8219 3763 8221 3766 8224 3766 8226
      3768 8230 3770 8230 3774 8233 3776 8231
      3776 8233 3778 8232 3779 8235 3815 8168
      3806 8152 3759 8208 3759 8215
TIME...MOT...LOC 0936Z 290DEG 5KT 3793 8196

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 8:37 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXClay, Fayette, Kanawha113 min
Jun 13, 10:09 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchRLXBoone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette and 18 more8 hr
Jun 13, 11:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXRaleigh49 min
Jun 13, 12:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone, Fayette, Kanawha27 min
Jun 13, 1:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWayne33 min
Jun 13, 1:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBraxton, Gilmer, Lewis65 min
Jun 13, 2:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCabell, Wayne37 min
Jun 13, 2:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXFayette66 min
Jun 13, 2:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXLincoln57 min
Jun 13, 3:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBoone35 min
Jun 13, 6:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXVinton60 min
Jun 13, 7:10 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXJackson, Vinton3 hr
Jun 13, 8:11 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXGallia, Jackson, Meigs2 hr
Jun 13, 10:22 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXAthens, Meigs, Vinton113 min
Jun 13, 10:47 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXVinton118 min
Jun 13, 12:45 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXVinton3 hr
Jun 13, 4:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXGallia26 min
Jun 13, 5:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPerry47 min
Jun 13, 1:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBoyd, Carter, Greenup57 min
Jun 13, 2:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXLawrence31 min
Jun 13, 2:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBuchanan59 min
Jun 13, 2:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXDickenson37 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.