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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

July 1, 2018Tyler County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Jul 1, 2018, 9:46 PM EDT for Tyler County, West Virginia. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 1, 2018, 9:46 PM EDT (01:46 UTC)
Expired
Jul 1, 2018, 10:15 PM EDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV

County Tyler County, WV

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 122 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2018-07-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1534 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2018-07-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 33 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1534 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1454 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
50 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 Jul 1, 9:35 PM EDT, 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 9:35 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 1, 3:42 PM EDT, 6 hours 4 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
342 PM EDT Sun Jul 1 2018

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-029-031-
021945-
Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-
Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Wayne-Cabell-Mason-
Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha-Roane-Wirt-
Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-Gilmer-Harrison-
342 PM EDT Sun Jul 1 2018

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

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...This Afternoon and Tonight.

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

   Heat Advisory.

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

A heat wave is in store for much of the next work week. Heat indices
may approach 100 degrees Tuesday through Thursday during the
afternoon hours. Advisories for excessive heat may be needed.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

WVZ024>028-030-032-021945-
Mingo-Logan-Boone-Clay-Braxton-Lewis-Taylor-
342 PM EDT Sun Jul 1 2018

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

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

A heat wave is in store for much of the next work week. Heat indices
may approach 100 degrees Tuesday through Thursday during the
afternoon hours. Advisories for excessive heat may be needed.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

VAZ003-004-WVZ033-034-039-040-515>526-021945-
Dickenson-Buchanan-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-
342 PM EDT Sun Jul 1 2018

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not 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.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 1, 8:59 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
859 PM EDT SUN JUL 01 2018

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

0620 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N RAYBURN             38.89N  82.03W
07/01/2018                   MASON              WV   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN DUE TO HIGH WIND NEAR SAND HILL RD.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1800161

JZ
Local storm report, Jul 1, 9:02 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
902 PM EDT SUN JUL 01 2018

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

0620 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 S REDMOND             38.79N  82.13W
07/01/2018                   MASON              WV   911 CALL CENTER

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN DUE TO HIGH WIND ALONG REDMAN RIDGE
            RD.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1800162

JZ
Local storm report, Jul 1, 9:17 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
917 PM EDT SUN JUL 01 2018

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

0620 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E DUDLEY GAP          38.50N  82.11W
07/01/2018                   CABELL             WV   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN DUE TO HIGH WIND NEAR BEDFORD CHAPEL RD.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1800163

JZ
Local storm report, Jul 1, 9:20 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
920 PM EDT SUN JUL 01 2018

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

0620 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 NE WASHINGTON SQUARE  38.42N  82.42W
07/01/2018                   CABELL             WV   911 CALL CENTER

            REPORTED FLOODING AROUND THE INTERSECTION OF 20TH
            STREET AND 5TH AVE.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1800165

JZ
Local storm report, Jul 1, 9:28 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
928 PM EDT SUN JUL 01 2018

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

0715 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N SELWYN              37.87N  82.38W
07/01/2018                   MINGO              WV   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN NEAR ROADWAY DUE TO HIGH WIND.

&&

CORRECTED EVENT TIME...FATALITIES...INJURIES

EVENT NUMBER RLX1800160

JZ
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 9:46 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 1, 8:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXCalhoun, Gilmer, Wirt36 min
Jul 1, 8:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCalhoun, Gilmer, Ritchie27 min
Jul 1, 9:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXRitchie28 min
Jul 2, 5:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBraxton, Randolph, Upshur, Webster50 min
Jul 2, 6:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXRaleigh57 min
Jul 1, 8:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXJackson31 min
Jul 2, 4:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPerry40 min
Jul 2, 4:50 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXPerry3 hr
Jul 2, 6:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXAthens, Morgan, Vinton63 min
Jul 2, 6:18 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXAthens, Morgan, Perry3 hr
Jul 2, 6:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXGallia, Jackson, Lawrence61 min
Jul 2, 7:36 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXGallia, Jackson, Vinton3 hr

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in West Virginia, 2018Every special weather statement 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.