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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Jul 4, 2018, 2:39 PM EDT for Randolph County, West Virginia. It was in force for 21 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 4, 2018, 2:39 PM EDT (18:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 2018, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 21 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
County Randolph County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 157 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1535 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 646 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 4, 11:41 AM EDT, 2 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 11:41 AM EDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 4, 3:51 AM EDT, 10 hours 48 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 351 AM EDT Wed Jul 4 2018 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>009-013>015-050800- Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington- Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Wayne-Cabell-Mason- Jackson WV-Wood-Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha- 351 AM EDT Wed Jul 4 2018 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 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...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Excessive Heat Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Above normal temperatures and high humidity are expected again on Thursday. A heat advisory may be necessary. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. WVZ010-011-016>020-024>031-050800- Pleasants-Tyler-Roane-Wirt-Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-Mingo-Logan- Boone-Clay-Braxton-Gilmer-Lewis-Harrison- 351 AM EDT Wed Jul 4 2018 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central West Virginia, northern West Virginia and southern 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. Heat Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Above normal temperatures and high humidity is expected again on Thursday. A heat advisory may be necessary. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. VAZ003-004-WVZ032>034-039-040-515>526-050800- Dickenson-Buchanan-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- 351 AM EDT Wed Jul 4 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia, and portions of central West Virginia, northeast West Virginia, northern West Virginia, southeast West Virginia and southern 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.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 2:24 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
224 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2018
WVZ523-526-041900-
Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph-
224 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2018
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL RANDOLPH AND
FAR NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS COUNTIES...
At 222 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Dailey, or 11
miles south of Elkins, slowly drifting east at 10 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Glady.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
LAT...LON 3866 7971 3869 7990 3876 7990 3885 7983
3886 7970
TIME...MOT...LOC 1822Z 270DEG 9KT 3876 7980
HARTSpecial weather statement, Jul 4, 2:39 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
239 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2018
WVZ523>526-041900-
Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph-Northwest
Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph-
239 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2018
...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN RANDOLPH
AND CENTRAL POCAHONTAS COUNTIES...
At 237 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were scattered across
southwestern Randolph and central Pocahontas Counties. These storms
are nearly stationary.
Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with these
storms.
Locations impacted include...
Cass Scenic Railroad, Mill Creek, Snowshoe, Mingo, Huttonsville,
Monterville, Slaty Fork, Valley Head, Helvetia and Pickens.
These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional
information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
LAT...LON 3840 7983 3836 8020 3846 8022 3853 8018
3863 8024 3868 8025 3884 7992
TIME...MOT...LOC 1837Z 000DEG 4KT 3861 8014
HARTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Randolph | 36 min |
| Jul 4, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Randolph, Webster | 30 min |
| Jul 4, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Webster | 37 min |
| Jul 4, 4:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Nicholas, Webster | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha | 24 min |
| Jul 4, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Logan | 32 min |
| Jul 4, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Logan | 26 min |
| Jul 4, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone | 32 min |
| Jul 4, 6:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Taylor | 23 min |
| Jul 4, 6:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Taylor | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 6:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Harrison | 24 min |
| Jul 4, 7:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Harrison | 2 hr |
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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.