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Heat Advisory 3, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this heat advisory at Jul 3, 2018, 4:15 AM EDT for 19 counties in West Virginia; 5 counties in Ohio; 4 counties in Kentucky. It took effect at Jul 3, 2018, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 3, 2018, 4:15 AM EDT (08:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 3, 2018, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2018, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
All 28 counties
Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Athens County, OH, Gallia County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Washington County, OH, Boone County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, Mason County, WV, McDowell County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Roane County, WV, Wayne County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV, Wyoming County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 191 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
- 525 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -95 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1198 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jul 3, 3:45 AM EDT, 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 3:45 AM EDT, 30 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 537 AM EDT Mon Jul 2 2018 WVZ010-011-015-016-018>020-026>032-030945- Pleasants-Tyler-Kanawha-Roane-Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-Boone-Clay- Braxton-Gilmer-Lewis-Harrison-Taylor- 537 AM EDT Mon Jul 2 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the northern and central lowlands of West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. There is a slight risk for locally excessive rainfall from scattered heavy thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. A heat wave is in store for much of the week. Heat indices may approach 100 degrees Tuesday through Thursday during the afternoon hours. Advisories for excessive heat may be needed. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports. KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>009-013-014-017-024- 025-030945- Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington- Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Wayne-Cabell-Mason- Jackson WV-Wood-Lincoln-Putnam-Wirt-Mingo-Logan- 537 AM EDT Mon Jul 2 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, and the southern and western lowlands of West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. There is a marginal risk for locally excessive rainfall from scattered heavy thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. A heat wave is in store for much of the week. Heat indices may approach 100 degrees Tuesday through Thursday during the afternoon hours. Advisories for excessive heat may be needed. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports. WVZ039-040-030945- Upshur-Barbour- 537 AM EDT Mon Jul 2 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Upshur and Barbour counties in northern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. There is a slight risk for locally excessive rainfall from scattered heavy thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. .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 by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports. VAZ003-004-WVZ033-034-515>526-030945- 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- 537 AM EDT Mon Jul 2 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia, and much of the mountains of 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 expected at this time. SL/ TRM
In the hours before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 8:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay, Kanawha | 67 min |
| Jul 2, 9:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson, Putnam | 28 min |
| Jul 2, 9:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam, Roane, Wirt | 6 hr |
| Jul 2, 10:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge, Tyler | 30 min |
| Jul 3, 4:15 AM EDT | Excessive Heat Watch | RLX | Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam and 2 more | 10 hr |
| Jul 3, 1:56 PM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | RLX | Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Jul 3, 1:56 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RLX | Boone, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer and 9 more | 30 hr |
| Jul 3, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Randolph | 43 min |
| Jul 3, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Randolph, Upshur | 36 min |
| Jul 3, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton, Gilmer | 34 min |
Nearby
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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.