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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Jul 2, 2018, 9:32 PM EDT for Jackson County, Putnam County, West Virginia. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2018, 9:32 PM EDT (01:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2018, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
Counties Jackson County, WV, Putnam County, WV
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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 2, 7:23 PM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 7:23 PM EDT, 2 hours 9 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
Local storm report, Jul 2, 8:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jul 2, 8:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay, Kanawha | 67 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, 4:15 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Calhoun, Gilmer, Jackson, Kanawha and 13 more | 16 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 |
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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.