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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

August 6, 2018Gallia County, Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Aug 6, 2018, 6:27 PM EDT for Gallia County, Ohio. It was in force for 48 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
Aug 6, 2018, 6:27 PM EDT (22:27 UTC)
Expired
Aug 6, 2018, 7:15 PM EDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV

County Gallia County, OH

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 133 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2018-08-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 189 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2018-08-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 31 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
189 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-102 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1321 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Aug 6, 4:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 4:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 6, 3:09 AM EDT, 15 hours 18 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
309 AM EDT Mon Aug 6 2018

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-
013>020-024>034-039-040-515>526-070715-
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-
309 AM EDT Mon Aug 6 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

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

Thunderstorms with heavy downpours will be likely Tuesday through
Wednesday. Flash flooding will be possible if storms are able to
persist over the same areas.

.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, Aug 6, 3:33 PM EDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
333 PM EDT MON AUG 6 2018

VAZ003-004-062000-
Dickenson-Buchanan-
333 PM EDT MON AUG 6 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL DICKENSON AND
SOUTHWESTERN BUCHANAN COUNTIES...

At 332 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Davenport,
moving northeast at 10 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Davenport.

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 3708 8216 3710 8222 3722 8215 3716 8204
TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 231DEG 10KT 3713 8215

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Special weather statement, Aug 6, 3:37 PM EDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
337 PM EDT MON AUG 6 2018

WVZ015-026-062000-
Boone-Kanawha-
337 PM EDT MON AUG 6 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL KANAWHA AND
NORTHEASTERN BOONE COUNTIES...

At 336 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 9 miles south of
Chesapeake, or 13 miles east of Madison, moving east at 15 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with this storm. This may be
enough to down small limbs or weakly rooted or diseased trees.

Locations impacted include...
Burnwell, Seth, Leewood, Dawes, Prenter, Sharon and Eskdale.

This includes West Virginia Turnpike near mile marker 68, and between
mile markers 76 and 85.

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 3801 8165 3809 8169 3823 8147 3805 8137
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 257DEG 13KT 3809 8156

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Special weather statement, Aug 6, 6:24 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 6, 6:27 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 6, 3:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBoone23 min
Aug 6, 6:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXLawrence51 min
Aug 6, 3:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBuchanan27 min
Aug 6, 3:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBuchanan17 min

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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.