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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 181, NWS Charleston, WV

August 1, 2019Carter County, Greenup County, Kentucky

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 1, 2019, 2:11 PM EDT for Carter County, Greenup County, Kentucky. It was in force for 34 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 1, 2019, 2:11 PM EDT (18:11 UTC)
Expired: Aug 1, 2019, 2:45 PM EDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 131 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1005 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -37 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 894 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 58 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 78 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 1, 2:03 PM EDT, 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 2:03 PM EDT, 8 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 5:07 AM EDT, 9 hours 4 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
507 AM EDT Thu Aug 1 2019

VAZ003-004-WVZ033-034-039-040-515>522-525-526-020915-
Dickenson-Buchanan-McDowell-Wyoming-Upshur-Barbour-Northwest Raleigh-
Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette-Southeast Fayette-
Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas-Northwest Webster-
Southeast Webster-Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph-
507 AM EDT Thu Aug 1 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia, and
much of the West Virginia mountains.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

Slow moving heavy thunderstorms can produce locally heavy rainfall
this afternoon and evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Slow moving heavy thunderstorms can produce locally excessive
rainfall Friday afternoon and evening.

.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.

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-024>032-
020915-
Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-
Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-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-
507 AM EDT Thu Aug 1 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

WVZ523-524-020915-
Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Pocahontas-
507 AM EDT Thu Aug 1 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Pocahontas County in northeast
West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Slow moving heavy thunderstorms can produce locally excessive
rainfall this afternoon and evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Slow moving heavy thunderstorms can produce locally excessive
rainfall during the afternoon and evening hours on Friday and
Saturday.

.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.

TRM

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 1, 2:01 PM EDT, 10 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
201 PM EDT Thu Aug 1 2019

KYZ101-102-011830-
Greenup-Carter-
201 PM EDT Thu Aug 1 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN GREENUP AND NORTH
CENTRAL CARTER COUNTIES...

At 200 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Gesling, or
near Carter Caves State Park, moving east at 15 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Gesling, Carter, Brushart and Warnock.

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 3852 8315 3854 8314 3853 8313 3854 8312
      3855 8310 3857 8310 3859 8300 3837 8292
      3839 8313 3850 8317
TIME...MOT...LOC 1800Z 259DEG 14KT 3847 8311

HART

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 31, 8:57 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Fayette	2 hr
Aug 1, 2:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Mason	36 min
Aug 1, 2:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Mason	26 min
Aug 1, 2:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Mason	38 min
Aug 1, 3:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Putnam	29 min
Aug 1, 5:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Webster	39 min
Aug 1, 5:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Randolph	52 min
Aug 1, 3:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Athens	27 min
Aug 1, 3:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Athens, Meigs, Washington	33 min
Aug 1, 4:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Jackson	30 min
Aug 1, 5:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Jackson	25 min
Aug 1, 5:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Jackson	26 min
Aug 1, 5:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Jackson, Vinton	32 min
Aug 1, 2:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Greenup	29 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.