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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Jul 20, 2018, 1:40 PM EDT for Kanawha County, West Virginia. It was in force for 35 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 20, 2018, 1:40 PM EDT (17:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 20, 2018, 2:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
County Kanawha County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 226 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1213 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 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 20, 10:29 AM EDT, 3 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 20, 10:29 AM EDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 1259 PM EDT Fri Jul 20 2018 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ083-087-211700- Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Jackson OH-Lawrence OH- 1259 PM EDT Fri Jul 20 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky and portions of southeast Ohio. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Scattered severe thunderstorms could produce damaging winds and small hail across southeast Ohio and northeast Kentucky this afternoon through late evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Rounds of showers and thunderstorms could produce saturated soils leading to localized flash flooding Saturday and Sunday. A flash flood watch 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. OHZ066-067-075-076-084>086-WVZ005>009-013-014-211700- Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Wayne-Cabell- Mason-Jackson WV-Wood-Lincoln-Putnam- 1259 PM EDT Fri Jul 20 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Ohio, and portions of central West Virginia, northern West Virginia, southern West Virginia and western West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. An isolated severe thunderstorm could produce damaging winds and small hail across southeast Ohio and western West Virginia this afternoon through late evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Rounds of showers and thunderstorms could produce saturated soils leading to localized flash flooding Saturday and Sunday. A flash flood watch 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. VAZ003-004-WVZ010-011-015>020-024>034-039-040-515>526-211700- Dickenson-Buchanan-Pleasants-Tyler-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- 1259 PM EDT Fri Jul 20 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...This Afternoon and Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Rounds of showers and thunderstorms could produce saturated soils leading to localized flash flooding Saturday and Sunday. A flash flood watch 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.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 20, 10:51 AM EDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1051 AM EDT FRI JUL 20 2018
KYZ101-102-201530-
Greenup-Carter-
1051 AM EDT FRI JUL 20 2018
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WESTERN GREENUP AND
CARTER COUNTIES...
At 1051 AM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from 7 miles southwest of Vanceburg to Gates.
Movement was east at 30 mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Grayson, Olive Hill, Grayson Lake State Park, Carter Caves State
Park, Load, Gesling, Letitia, Carter, Grahn, Hopewell, Brushart,
Willard, Hitchins, Warnock, Soldier and Globe.
This includes Interstate 64 in Kentucky between mile markers 149 and
174.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may
cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 3833 8332 3834 8323 3843 8323 3847 8319
3849 8319 3855 8310 3866 8305 3869 8292
3819 8289 3818 8299 3820 8301 3820 8304
3818 8305 3823 8309 3827 8317 3823 8322
3819 8323 3819 8326 3821 8330 3832 8334
TIME...MOT...LOC 1451Z 260DEG 28KT 3851 8340 3825 8339
09Special weather statement, Jul 20, 1:40 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Charleston WV 140 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2018 WVZ013-015-026-201815- Boone-Kanawha-Lincoln- 140 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2018 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL KANAWHA...EAST CENTRAL LINCOLN AND NORTHWESTERN BOONE COUNTIES... At 140 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Julian, or 9 miles north of Madison, moving east at 35 mph. Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Charleston, South Charleston, Chesapeake, Marmet, Belle, Alum Creek, Julian, Coal Fork, Sod, Woodville, Ashford, Racine and Alkol. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 96 and 100. West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 82 and 95. Route 119 between mile markers 53 and 75, and near mile marker 79. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. LAT...LON 3808 8188 3824 8196 3838 8156 3818 8146 TIME...MOT...LOC 1740Z 249DEG 32KT 3820 8182 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha, Roane | 31 min |
| Jul 20, 2:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay, Fayette, Raleigh, Roane | 26 min |
| Jul 20, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Calhoun | 36 min |
| Jul 20, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Lewis, Ritchie | 20 min |
| Jul 20, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton, Lewis | 46 min |
| Jul 20, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam, Wayne | 37 min |
| Jul 20, 6:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mingo, Putnam | 33 min |
| Jul 20, 7:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Jackson, Kanawha, Logan, Mingo, Roane | 25 min |
| Jul 20, 7:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay, Fayette, McDowell, Raleigh, Wyoming | 46 min |
| Jul 20, 5:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson, Lawrence | 37 min |
| Jul 20, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence | 34 min |
| Jul 20, 10:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Carter, Greenup | 39 min |
| Jul 20, 4:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Carter, Greenup | 7 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.