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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

February 24, 20186 counties in West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Feb 24, 2018, 1:21 PM EST for 6 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 114 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Feb 24, 2018, 1:21 PM EST (18:21 UTC)
Expired: Feb 24, 2018, 3:15 PM EST
In force: 114 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV

Counties Barbour County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Randolph County, WV, Taylor County, WV, Upshur 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 Feb 24, 1:20 PM EST, 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 1:20 PM EST, 1 minute before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 3:24 AM EST, 9 hours 57 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
324 AM EST Sat Feb 24 2018

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-250830-
Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-
Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Wayne-Cabell-Mason-
Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-
324 AM EST Sat Feb 24 2018

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

WVZ013>020-027>032-039-040-519-521>526-250830-
Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha-Roane-Wirt-Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-Clay-
Braxton-Gilmer-Lewis-Harrison-Taylor-Upshur-Barbour-
Northwest Nicholas-Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster-
Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph-
Southeast Randolph-
324 AM EST Sat Feb 24 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Periods of heavy rain are expected today and again late tonight.
With a saturated ground in place, area creeks and streams could
overflow their banks.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Periods of heavy rain are expected again Sunday. With a saturated
ground in place, area creeks and streams could overflow their banks.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

VAZ003-004-WVZ024>026-033-034-515>518-520-250830-
Dickenson-Buchanan-Mingo-Logan-Boone-McDowell-Wyoming-
Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette-
Southeast Fayette-Southeast Nicholas-
324 AM EST Sat Feb 24 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 24, 11:47 AM EST, 1 hour 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1147 AM EST SAT FEB 24 2018

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

1145 AM     FLOOD            HARRISBURG              38.90N  82.35W
02/24/2018                   GALLIA             OH   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            SR 554 IN BOTH DIRECTIONS FLOODED, BETWEEN JCT 325 AND
            JCT 160.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1800954

JS

Local storm report, Feb 24, 12:02 PM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1202 PM EST SAT FEB 24 2018

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

1159 AM     FLOOD            VINTON                  38.98N  82.34W
02/24/2018                   GALLIA             OH   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            SR 325 IN BOTH DIRECTIONS, BETWEEN SR 35 AND SR 160 1
            MILE SOUTH OF VINTON. SR 325 IN BOTH DIRECTIONS BETWEEN
            JCT SR 160 AND THE MEIGS CO LINE 2 MILES NORTH OF
            VINTON.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1800955

JS

Local storm report, Feb 24, 12:04 PM EST, 1 hour 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1204 PM EST SAT FEB 24 2018

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

1203 PM     FLOOD            KENO                    39.10N  81.86W
02/24/2018                   MEIGS              OH   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            SR 248 IN BOTH DIRECTIONS, BETWEEN JCT 7 AND 248 AND
            JCT 248 AND 124.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1800956

JS

Local storm report, Feb 24, 12:08 PM EST, 1 hour 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1208 PM EST SAT FEB 24 2018

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

1206 PM     FLOOD            2 S FROST               39.25N  81.83W
02/24/2018                   ATHENS             OH   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            SR 144 IN BOTH DIRECTIONS DUE TO FLOODING.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1800957

JS

Special weather statement, Feb 24, 1:17 PM EST, 4 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Feb 24, 1:21 PM EST, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 24, 11:23 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Cabell, Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Roane	112 min
Feb 24, 11:37 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Cabell, Jackson, Mason, Wayne, Wirt, Wood	6 hr
Feb 24, 11:52 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Calhoun, Doddridge, Harrison, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler and 2 more	5 hr
Feb 24, 1:17 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Kanawha and 4 more	118 min
Feb 24, 2:24 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Kanawha, Lincoln and 3 more	111 min
Feb 24, 3:17 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Nicholas, Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur, Webster	118 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.