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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Jun 19, 2017, 5:38 AM EDT for Boone County, Logan County, Mingo County, West Virginia. It was in force for 112 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 19, 2017, 5:38 AM EDT (09:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2017, 7:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 112 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
Counties Boone County, WV, Logan County, WV, Mingo County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 281 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 812 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1486 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Jun 19, 2:43 AM EDT, 2 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 2:43 AM EDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 320 AM EDT Mon Jun 19 2017 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-024>032- 039-040-200730- 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- 320 AM EDT Mon Jun 19 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. A cold front will slowly move through the area today. With abundant moisture in place, the threat of flash flooding will be enhanced. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. VAZ003-004-WVZ033-034-515>526-200730- 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- 320 AM EDT Mon Jun 19 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. There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Damaging wind gusts are the greatest threat from the strongest storms. A cold front will slowly move through the area today. With abundant moisture in place, the threat of flash flooding will be enhanced. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 5:38 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
538 AM EDT MON JUN 19 2017
WVZ013-024>026-191130-
Boone-Lincoln-Logan-Mingo-
538 AM EDT MON JUN 19 2017
...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS
PORTIONS OF MINGO...SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN...LOGAN AND NORTHWESTERN
BOONE COUNTIES...
At 534 AM EDT, an area of showers and thunderstorms were located
across portions of Mingo, southeast Lincoln, Logan and northwestern
Boone Counties. Gauge and radar estimates indicate up to an inch of
rain has fallen across this area during the past few hours.
Locations impacted include...
Williamson, Madison, Logan, Chapmanville, Delbarton, Van, Mount
Gay-Shamrock, Harts, Chief Logan State, Holden, Red Jacket,
Chattaroy, Julian, Danville, Matewan, West Logan, Kermit, Mitchell
Heights, Mount Gay and Chauncey.
This includes Route 119 between mile markers 1 and 61.
Torrential rainfall is 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 3765 8218 3763 8219 3763 8221 3766 8224
3768 8230 3770 8230 3774 8233 3776 8231
3776 8233 3778 8232 3782 8238 3781 8240
3785 8242 3784 8240 3786 8240 3790 8236
3821 8185 3798 8162 3762 8217
TIME...MOT...LOC 0934Z 231DEG 49KT 3808 8184
09The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 9:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Upshur | 30 min |
| Jun 18, 9:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Upshur | 37 min |
| Jun 19, 7:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Clay, Kanawha, Logan, Mingo | 30 min |
| Jun 19, 8:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Braxton, Clay | 43 min |
| Jun 19, 8:44 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Logan, Mingo | 4 hr |
| Jun 19, 12:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Logan | 3 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.