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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

June 13, 2018Jackson County, Meigs County, Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Jun 13, 2018, 7:39 PM EDT for Jackson County, Meigs County, Ohio. It was in force for 66 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jun 13, 2018, 7:39 PM EDT (23:39 UTC)
Expired: Jun 13, 2018, 8:45 PM EDT
In force: 66 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV

Counties Jackson County, OH, Meigs County, OH

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 125 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.

Hodograph

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: 377 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -51 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 573 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 44 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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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 Jun 13, 3:01 PM EDT, 4 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 3:01 PM EDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 12:45 PM EDT, 6 hours 54 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1245 PM EDT Wed Jun 13 2018

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-
013>020-024>034-039-040-515>526-141645-
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 Pocahontas-
Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph-
1245 PM EDT Wed Jun 13 2018

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

A few thunderstorms today could be strong to severe with gusty winds
the main threat. Showers and thunderstorms could also produce very
heavy rainfall into tonight. Repetitive activity could cause
localized flooding.

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

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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 4:54 PM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 13, 6:49 PM EDT, 50 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 13, 7:39 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
739 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2018

OHZ083>086-140045-
Jackson-Meigs-Gallia-Vinton-
739 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2018

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHERN MEIGS...
NORTHEASTERN GALLIA...CENTRAL JACKSON AND SOUTHEASTERN VINTON
COUNTIES...

At 739 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from 6 miles east of Mcarthur to near Wellston
to 10 miles northeast of Waverly. Movement was southeast at 30 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Jackson, Wellston, Pomeroy, Rutland, Mason, Chester, Hamden, Hartford
City, Coalton, Vinton, Wilkesville, Radcliffe, Dyesville, Salem
Center, Harrisonville, Dexter, Byer and Carpenter.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may
cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

LAT...LON 3917 8279 3917 8277 3919 8276 3918 8264
      3926 8233 3923 8227 3920 8227 3920 8218
      3904 8180 3901 8199 3903 8202 3901 8205
      3893 8257 3909 8280
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 295DEG 26KT 3922 8236 3917 8259 3919 8281

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 13, 1:27 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Athens	63 min
Jun 13, 4:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Perry	36 min
Jun 13, 6:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Athens, Vinton	56 min
Jun 13, 7:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Jackson	47 min

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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.