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Heat Advisory 1, NWS Charleston, WV

June 18, 201818 counties in West Virginia; 9 counties in Ohio; 4 counties in Kentucky

NWS Charleston, WV issued this heat advisory at Jun 18, 2018, 2:44 AM EDT for 18 counties in West Virginia; 9 counties in Ohio; 4 counties in Kentucky. It took effect at Jun 18, 2018, 1:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 18, 2018, 2:44 AM EDT (06:44 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 18, 2018, 1:00 PM EDT
Expired
Jun 18, 2018, 7:36 PM EDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
All 31 counties

Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Athens County, OH, Gallia County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Morgan County, OH, Perry County, OH, Vinton County, OH, Washington County, OH, Boone County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Clay County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, Mason County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Roane County, WV, Tyler County, WV, Wayne County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this heat advisory 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 heat advisory went out at Jun 18, 2:42 AM EDT, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 2:42 AM EDT, 2 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 4:25 AM EDT, 22 hours 19 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
425 AM EDT Sun Jun 17 2018

VAZ003-004-WVZ010-011-018>020-027>034-039-040-515>526-180715-
Dickenson-Buchanan-Pleasants-Tyler-Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-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-
304 AM EDT Sun Jun 17 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia, and
portions of central West Virginia, northeast West Virginia,
northern 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...Monday through Saturday.

No Hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>009-013>017-024>026-
180715-
Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-
Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Wayne-Cabell-Mason-
Jackson WV-Wood-Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha-Roane-Wirt-Mingo-Logan-Boone-
304 AM EDT Sun Jun 17 2018

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.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

The combination of well above normal temperatures and high humidity
Monday and Tuesday afternoon will create heat indices near 100,
especially in urbanized areas. A heat advisory may be needed.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 17, 8:48 PM EDT, 5 hours 56 minutes before
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Nearby

Heat Advisories in West Virginia, 2018Heat Advisories in Ohio, 2018Heat Advisories in Kentucky, 2018Every heat advisory in 2018

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.