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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

April 4, 2018Clay County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Apr 4, 2018, 5:46 AM EDT for Clay County, West Virginia. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Apr 4, 2018, 5:46 AM EDT (09:46 UTC)
Expired: Apr 4, 2018, 6:30 AM EDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV

County Clay County, WV

The radar

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The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 192 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.

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Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

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The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1247 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 305 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 499 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Apr 4, 5:04 AM EDT, 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 5:04 AM EDT, 42 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 4, 3:15 AM EDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
315 AM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-
013>020-024>034-039-040-515>522-525-050715-
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 Randolph-
315 AM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

WVZ523-524-526-050715-
Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph-
315 AM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast 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.

   Wind Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 4, 2:51 AM EDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
251 AM EDT WED APR 4 2018

WVZ033-034-515>518-520-040715-
Wyoming-Southeast Nicholas-Northwest Raleigh-McDowell-Southeast
Raleigh-Southeast Fayette-Northwest Fayette-
251 AM EDT WED APR 4 2018

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EASTERN
MCDOWELL...SOUTH CENTRAL NICHOLAS...RALEIGH...CENTRAL WYOMING AND
FAYETTE COUNTIES...

At 250 AM EDT, a line of strong thunderstorms were located over
Northfork, or near Welch, moving northeast at 55 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with this line of storms.

Locations impacted include...
Beckley, Fayetteville, Welch, Rainelle, Pineville, Babcock State
Park, Oak Hill, Mullens, Mount Hope, Mabscott, Ansted, Sophia, Gary,
Northfork, Crab Orchard, Dry Creek, Macarthur, Bradley, Shady Spring
and Beaver.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 28 and 62.
 Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 120 and 137.

LAT...LON 3746 8164 3790 8149 3814 8109 3811 8087
      3815 8075 3809 8075 3808 8089 3806 8080
      3804 8083 3798 8077 3795 8081 3787 8075
      3782 8094 3781 8093 3772 8089 3771 8098
      3759 8109 3758 8120 3732 8137 3724 8151
TIME...MOT...LOC 0650Z 246DEG 57KT 3742 8149

ROCHE

Special weather statement, Apr 4, 3:00 AM EDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
300 AM EDT WED APR 4 2018

WVZ039-040-521>523-525-526-040800-
Barbour-Southeast Webster-Northwest Randolph-Northwest
Pocahontas-Northwest Webster-Upshur-Southeast Randolph-
300 AM EDT WED APR 4 2018

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT RANDOLPH...NORTHWESTERN
POCAHONTAS...UPSHUR...WEBSTER AND BARBOUR COUNTIES...

At 259 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located over Webster
Springs, moving northeast at 55 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Elkins, Buckhannon, Philippi, Audra State Park, Webster Springs,
Belington, Addison (Webster Springs), Mill Creek, Dailey, Rock Cave,
Holly River State, Mingo, Beverly, Junior, Womelsdorf (Coalton),
Huttonsville, Montrose, Harman, Pheasant Run and Alexander.

LAT...LON 3893 7946 3890 7945 3889 7952 3884 7954
      3879 7950 3877 7952 3828 8043 3851 8059
      3873 8045 3873 8039 3881 8040 3908 8025
      3930 7987 3925 7985 3923 7981 3913 7984
      3908 7978 3904 7978 3898 7947 3893 7942
TIME...MOT...LOC 0659Z 241DEG 56KT 3849 8042

ROCHE

Local storm report, Apr 4, 3:21 AM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
321 AM EDT WED APR 04 2018

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

1045 AM     FLASH FLOOD      RUTLAND                 39.04N  82.13W
04/03/2018                   MEIGS              OH   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            SR-124 CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS BETWEEN JCT OF 325 &
            124 AND JCT OF 124 & 7 DUE TO HIGH WATER.

1046 AM     FLASH FLOOD      FEDERAL                 39.45N  81.99W
04/03/2018                   ATHENS             OH   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            SR-329 IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING AT THE MORGAN COUNTY
            LINE .75 MILE MARKER TO TRIMBLE IN ATHENS. VIA OHGO.

1115 AM     FLASH FLOOD      WOLFPEN                 39.08N  82.08W
04/03/2018                   MEIGS              OH   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            SR-143 CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS BETWEEN JCT OF 143 & 7
            AND JCT 684 & 143 DUE TO HIGH WATER.

1115 AM     FLASH FLOOD      NEW LEXINGTON           39.71N  82.21W
04/03/2018                   PERRY              OH   911 CALL CENTER

            DISPATCH REPORTED SR-93 IN BOTH DIRECTIONS BETWEEN ST
            RD 668 AND WHAL RD CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.

1125 AM     FLASH FLOOD      ROSEVILLE               39.81N  82.07W
04/03/2018                   PERRY              OH   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            REPORTS OF LOCALIZED FLOODING AND WATER OVER THE ROADS
            IN THE ROSEVILLE AREA PER ROSEVILLE FD. VIA TWITTER.

1140 AM     FLASH FLOOD      PAGEVILLE               39.17N  82.14W
04/03/2018                   MEIGS              OH   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            SR-681 IS CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS BETWEEN COUNTY LINE
            AND JCT OF US 33 AND 681 DUE TO HIGH WATER. VIA OHGO.

0245 PM     FLASH FLOOD      ALLENSVILLE             39.27N  82.61W
04/03/2018                   VINTON             OH   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            HIGHWAY 50 CLOSED W/ 3 FT OF WATER OVER ROADWAY

0303 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 ENE IRELAND           39.27N  81.75W
04/03/2018                   ATHENS             OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            COUNTY ROAD 62 FLOODED FROM ADJACENT CREEK.

0630 PM     HAIL             CROOKSVILLE             39.77N  82.09W
04/03/2018  E0.88 INCH       PERRY              OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            VIA TRAINED SPOTTER

0630 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CROOKSVILLE             39.77N  82.09W
04/03/2018                   PERRY              OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DISPATCHER STATES MULTIPLE TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN
            THE AREA

0635 PM     TSTM WND DMG     THORNVILLE              39.90N  82.42W
04/03/2018                   PERRY              OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MOBILE HOME ON RIDENOUR ROAD OFF SR 13 LIFTED OFF ITS
            FOUNDATION AND SHIFTED 3 TO 4 FEET. TRAILER ON SAME ROAD
            SHIFTED. CAMPER ON SAME PROPERTY AS TRAILER PICKED UP
            AND OVERTURNED AS IT WAS THROWN INTO A UTILITY POLE. ALL
            PINE TREES ON A PROPERTY ON BRUNO ROAD DOWN, NO
            STRUCTURAL DAMAGE THERE. ELSEWHERE IN THORN TOWNSHIP, 3
            TRAILERS IN OPEN, OUTSIDE STORAGE WERE DAMAGED. ONE WAS
            FLIPPED OVER, ANOTHER FLIPPED ON ITS SIDE, AND YET A
            THIRD FLIPPED OVER END TO END, AND SITTING ON ITS
            TONGUE.

0646 PM     HAIL             3 E DURANT              39.76N  81.85W
04/03/2018  E1.00 INCH       MORGAN             OH   SOCIAL MEDIA

            RIGHT ALONG THE MORGAN/MUSKINGUM COUNTY LINE, RELAYED
            VIA BROADCAST MEDIA

0705 PM     HAIL             ATHENS                  39.32N  82.10W
04/03/2018  M0.88 INCH       ATHENS             OH   SOCIAL MEDIA

            WITH PICTURE. VIA TWITTER.

0748 PM     FLOOD            WEST UNION              39.30N  80.78W
04/03/2018                   DODDRIDGE          WV   911 CALL CENTER

            STATE RTE 18 CLOSED IN WEST UNION NEAR FOOTBALL FIELD
            DUE TO HIGH WATER.

0806 PM     HAIL             OAK HILL                38.90N  82.57W
04/03/2018  M1.00 INCH       JACKSON            OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

0809 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OAK HILL                38.90N  82.57W
04/03/2018                   JACKSON            OH   911 CALL CENTER

            COUPLE TREES DOWN IN THE OAK HILL AREA

0825 PM     HAIL             BIDWELL                 38.92N  82.30W
04/03/2018  E1.00 INCH       GALLIA             OH   BROADCAST MEDIA

0835 PM     HAIL             RIO GRANDE              38.88N  82.38W
04/03/2018  E0.75 INCH       GALLIA             OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA TO DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY PUBLIC AND TRAINED
            SPOTTERS.

0838 PM     TSTM WND DMG     POINT PLEASANT          38.85N  82.13W
04/03/2018                   MASON              WV   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREES DAMAGED, SOME TOPS BROKEN OFF WITH JUST TRUNK
            LEFT

0838 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HEIGHTS                 38.86N  82.13W
04/03/2018                   MASON              WV   BROADCAST MEDIA

            STEEPLE BLOWN OFF A CHURCH ON 22ND STREET

0840 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 ESE MEADOWBROOK       38.86N  82.07W
04/03/2018                   MASON              WV   PUBLIC

            TWO OUTBUILDINGS DAMAGED

0845 PM     HAIL             CHESHIRE                38.94N  82.11W
04/03/2018  E1.25 INCH       GALLIA             OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

0845 PM     HAIL             MIDDLEPORT              39.00N  82.06W
04/03/2018  E0.75 INCH       MEIGS              OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

0847 PM     HAIL             1 SSW MAGGIE            38.93N  82.10W
04/03/2018  E1.00 INCH       MASON              WV   TRAINED SPOTTER

            5 MINUTES OF HAIL

0850 PM     HAIL             NEW HAVEN               38.99N  81.97W
04/03/2018  E0.75 INCH       MASON              WV   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY TWO TRAINED SPOTTERS,
            ALSO ESTIMATED 45MPH WIND GUSTS

1030 PM     HAIL             SALEM                   39.28N  80.57W
04/03/2018  E1.00 INCH       HARRISON           WV   PUBLIC

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1801398 RLX1801395 RLX1801397 RLX1801399 RLX1801394
RLX1801396 RLX1801400 RLX1801401 RLX1801402 RLX1801403 RLX1801412
RLX1801416 RLX1801404 RLX1801405 RLX1801406 RLX1801413 RLX1801417
RLX1801409 RLX1801415 RLX1801419 RLX1801414 RLX1801407 RLX1801410
RLX1801411 RLX1801408 RLX1801418

TRM

Local storm report, Apr 4, 5:31 AM EDT, 15 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 4, 5:35 AM EDT, 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
535 AM EDT WED APR 04 2018

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

0317 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 WSW KIMBALL           37.40N  81.54W
04/04/2018  M54 MPH          MCDOWELL           WV   MESONET

&&

CORRECTED EVENT

EVENT NUMBER RLX1801420

ROCHE

Special weather statement, Apr 4, 5:46 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
546 AM EDT WED APR 4 2018

WVZ015-027-519-041030-
Clay-Kanawha-Northwest Nicholas-
546 AM EDT WED APR 4 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WEST CENTRAL NICHOLAS...
NORTHEASTERN KANAWHA AND CLAY COUNTIES...

At 545 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Pinch, or 14
miles east of Charleston, moving east at 40 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Clay, Clendenin, Glen, Wallback, Bickmore, Procious, Swiss, Indore,
Bentree, Kesslers Cross Lanes, Drennan, Ivydale and Pond Gap.

LAT...LON 3821 8091 3822 8099 3822 8103 3824 8103
      3822 8105 3824 8119 3825 8119 3826 8122
      3824 8125 3826 8147 3843 8142 3854 8131
      3852 8127 3853 8119 3858 8111 3861 8098
TIME...MOT...LOC 0945Z 271DEG 33KT 3836 8137

08

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 3, 8:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Mason	45 min
Apr 3, 8:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Jackson, Mason	33 min
Apr 3, 10:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Doddridge, Harrison	24 min
Apr 3, 10:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Doddridge, Harrison	34 min
Apr 3, 11:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Wayne	23 min
Apr 4, 12:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Lincoln	29 min
Apr 4, 12:57 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wayne	33 min
Apr 4, 1:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Boone, Kanawha, Logan, Mingo	31 min
Apr 4, 1:35 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Mingo	55 min
Apr 4, 1:57 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Braxton, Clay	63 min
Apr 4, 2:07 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Fayette	23 min
Apr 4, 2:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Fayette	21 min
Apr 4, 2:16 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Wyoming	29 min
Apr 4, 2:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Fayette, Raleigh, Wyoming	24 min
Apr 4, 3:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Barbour, Randolph, Upshur, Webster	60 min
Apr 4, 3:14 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	RLX	Barbour, Doddridge, Harrison, Pleasants, Pocahontas, Randolph and 2 more	16 hr
Apr 4, 10:59 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	RLX	Pleasants, Wood	62 hr
Apr 4, 10:59 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	RLX	Wood	50 hr
Apr 4, 10:59 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	RLX	Jackson, Wood	3 days
Apr 4, 10:59 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	RLX	Mason	3 days
Apr 4, 10:59 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	RLX	Mason	3 days
Apr 4, 11:21 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Pleasants, Wood	15 hr
Apr 4, 1:56 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	RLX	Mason	63 hr
Apr 3, 11:47 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	RLX	Athens	54 hr
Apr 4, 3:45 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Athens, Meigs, Morgan, Vinton, Washington	36 hr
Apr 4, 4:48 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	RLX	Morgan, Washington	24 hr
Apr 4, 6:22 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Morgan, Washington	6 hr
Apr 4, 2:18 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	RLX	Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence	20 hr

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