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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Jul 27, 2018, 5:41 AM EDT for Wood County, West Virginia; Washington County, Ohio. It was in force for 49 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 27, 2018, 5:41 AM EDT (09:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2018, 6:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
Counties Washington County, OH, Wood County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 191 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
- 30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -69 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1879 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 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 27, 3:20 AM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 3:20 AM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 27, 4:27 AM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 427 AM EDT Fri Jul 27 2018 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>034-039-040-515>526-280830- 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- 427 AM EDT Fri Jul 27 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, southwest Virginia and much of West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. TRM / SL
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 27, 5:41 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Charleston WV 541 AM EDT FRI JUL 27 2018 OHZ075-076-085-WVZ009-010-271030- Washington-Athens-Meigs-Wood-Pleasants- 541 AM EDT FRI JUL 27 2018 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN MEIGS... SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN ATHENS...SOUTHWESTERN PLEASANTS AND NORTHERN WOOD COUNTIES... At 541 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Tuppers Plains, or near Coolville, moving east at 35 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Parkersburg, Marietta, Belpre, Coolville, Vienna, Williamstown, Washington, Tuppers Plains, Boaz, Lubeck, North Hills, Lowell, Little Hocking, Waverly, Fleming, Blennerhassett and Devola. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 172 and 186. Interstate 77 in Ohio between mile markers 1 and 3. Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 21, and near mile marker 23. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. 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 3912 8197 3924 8207 3955 8153 3926 8127 TIME...MOT...LOC 0941Z 253DEG 31KT 3921 8187 14
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 11:00 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Roane | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 12:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton | 41 min |
| Jul 27, 1:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Ritchie | 35 min |
| Jul 27, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fayette, Kanawha | 39 min |
| Jul 27, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha | 25 min |
| Jul 27, 5:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Kanawha | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 7:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell | 29 min |
| Jul 27, 6:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan | 36 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in West Virginia, 2018Special Weather Statements in Ohio, 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.