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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

July 23, 2018Taylor County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Jul 23, 2018, 3:33 PM EDT for Taylor County, West Virginia. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 23, 2018, 3:33 PM EDT (19:33 UTC)
Expired
Jul 23, 2018, 4:15 PM EDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV

County Taylor County, WV

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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 23, 2:44 PM EDT, 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 2:44 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 23, 1:06 PM EDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
106 PM EDT Mon Jul 23 2018

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-
013>020-024>034-039-040-515>526-241715-
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-
106 PM EDT Mon Jul 23 2018

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Rounds of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening with
heavy rain may lead to localized flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Rounds of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon and evening with
heavy rain may lead to localized flash flooding.

.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 23, 3:33 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
333 PM EDT MON JUL 23 2018

WVZ032-232015-
Taylor-
333 PM EDT MON JUL 23 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN TAYLOR COUNTY...

At 331 PM EDT, a heavy thunderstorm was located near Pleasant
Valley, or near Fairmont, moving north at 10 mph. There were other
heavy showers in the warned area, also moving slowly north.

Locations impacted include...
Flemington, McGee, Rosemont and Meadland.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these showers and
thunderstorms, and may cause small stream rises and localized
flooding. Up to an inch and a half of rain had already fallen. Do
not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to travel across
flooded roads. Find alternate routes. It takes only a few inches of
swiftly flowing water to carry vehicles away.

LAT...LON 3924 8010 3924 8016 3927 8020 3938 8021
      3939 8020 3940 8013
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 190DEG 8KT 3939 8014

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 23, 7:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXKanawha28 min
Jul 23, 7:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXLogan34 min
Jul 23, 5:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWashington10 min

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.