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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

July 2, 2019Gilmer County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Jul 2, 2019, 2:49 PM EDT for Gilmer County, West Virginia. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 2, 2019, 2:49 PM EDT (18:49 UTC)
Expired: Jul 2, 2019, 3:15 PM EDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV

County Gilmer County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 158 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.

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

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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: 184 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -124 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1400 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 106 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 120 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 Jul 2, 2:19 PM EDT, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 2:19 PM EDT, 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 2:27 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
227 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-
013>020-024>034-039-040-515>526-031830-
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-
227 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms today with strong wind gusts and
localized flash flooding possible. Widespread severe weather is not
expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 12:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1256 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019

VAZ003-004-021730-
Dickenson-Buchanan-
1256 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN DICKENSON
AND SOUTHEASTERN BUCHANAN COUNTIES...

At 1256 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from near Glen Burke to Trammel. Movement was
southeast at 25 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail are possible with these
storms.

Locations impacted include...
Davenport, Trammel and Oakwood.

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

LAT...LON 3706 8236 3714 8214 3729 8191 3719 8180
      3717 8187 3715 8188 3715 8190 3713 8192
      3712 8197 3713 8199 3711 8202 3707 8202
      3705 8204 3704 8208 3705 8210 3704 8212
      3704 8217 3699 8226 3700 8229 3696 8234
TIME...MOT...LOC 1656Z 337DEG 21KT 3723 8189 3701 8229

HART

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 1:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
101 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019

OHZ085-086-WVZ007-021730-
Meigs-Gallia-Mason-
101 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WESTERN MEIGS...NORTHEASTERN
GALLIA AND NORTHWESTERN MASON COUNTIES...

At 101 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest of
Point Pleasant, moving southeast at 20 mph.

Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Point Pleasant, Gallipolis, Pomeroy, Rutland, New Haven, Mason,
Middleport, Hartford City, Henderson, Vinton, Cheshire, Lakin,
Gallopolis Ferry, Salem Center, Harrisonville, Dexter, Letart and
Kyger.

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 3903 8233 3903 8232 3904 8232 3915 8211
      3888 8190 3885 8190 3868 8218 3900 8239
TIME...MOT...LOC 1701Z 315DEG 16KT 3894 8222

HART

Local storm report, Jul 2, 1:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
121 PM EDT TUE JUL 02 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1250 PM     HAIL             2 SSE ATHENS            39.29N  82.08W
07/02/2019  E0.40 INCH       ATHENS             OH   COCORAHS

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1901802

JSH

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 2:01 PM EDT, 48 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 2:30 PM EDT, 19 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 2:49 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 2, 12:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Raleigh	50 min
Jul 2, 1:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Mason	52 min
Jul 2, 1:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam	26 min
Jul 2, 2:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Putnam	29 min
Jul 2, 2:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Kanawha	30 min
Jul 2, 3:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Clay	26 min
Jul 2, 3:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Cabell, Wayne	29 min
Jul 2, 3:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Nicholas	35 min
Jul 2, 3:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Nicholas	31 min
Jul 2, 4:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Braxton	34 min
Jul 2, 4:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Braxton, Lewis, Upshur, Webster	24 min
Jul 2, 4:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wayne	33 min
Jul 2, 11:59 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Vinton	31 min
Jul 2, 12:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Athens, Meigs, Vinton	23 min
Jul 2, 12:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Athens	45 min
Jul 2, 12:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Athens, Meigs	45 min
Jul 2, 1:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Gallia	29 min
Jul 2, 6:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Vinton	35 min
Jul 2, 7:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Perry	25 min
Jul 2, 7:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Perry	43 min
Jul 2, 2:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Greenup	46 min
Jul 2, 7:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Carter	49 min
Jul 2, 12:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Buchanan	34 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.