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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

July 21, 2019Pleasants County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Jul 21, 2019, 3:08 PM EDT for Pleasants County, West Virginia. It was in force for 37 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 21, 2019, 3:08 PM EDT (19:08 UTC)
Expired
Jul 21, 2019, 3:45 PM EDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV

County Pleasants County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 146 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2019-07-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1836 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2019-07-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 40 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
1836 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-26 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
870 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
72 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 21, 2:35 PM EDT, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 2:35 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 21, 5:00 AM EDT, 10 hours 8 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
500 AM EDT Sun Jul 21 2019

WVZ519-520-522>524-526-220900-
Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas-Southeast Webster-
Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph-
500 AM EDT Sun Jul 21 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast West
Virginia and southeast West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

There is a slight risk of excessive rainfall on Monday and Monday
night.

.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-OHZ085>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-027>032-039-040-521-525-
220900-
Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Wayne-
Cabell-Mason-Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha-
Roane-Wirt-Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-Clay-Braxton-Gilmer-Lewis-
Harrison-Taylor-Upshur-Barbour-Northwest Webster-Northwest Randolph-
500 AM EDT Sun Jul 21 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, portions
of southeast Ohio, and portions of central West Virginia, northeast
West Virginia, northern West Virginia, southern West Virginia and
western West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms today and early
tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

There is a slight risk of excessive rainfall on Monday and Monday
night.

There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms Monday and Monday
night.

.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.

OHZ066-067-075-076-083-084-220900-
Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-Jackson OH-Vinton-
500 AM EDT Sun Jul 21 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms today and early
tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms Monday and Monday
night.

.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.

VAZ003-004-WVZ024>026-033-034-515>518-220900-
Dickenson-Buchanan-Mingo-Logan-Boone-McDowell-Wyoming-
Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette-
Southeast Fayette-
500 AM EDT Sun Jul 21 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia, and
portions of southeast West Virginia and southern West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

There is a slight risk of excessive rainfall on Monday and Monday
night.

.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 21, 1:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
151 PM EDT Sun Jul 21 2019

OHZ083-084-211815-
Jackson-Vinton-
151 PM EDT Sun Jul 21 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL JACKSON AND
NORTHWESTERN VINTON COUNTIES...

At 150 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 9 miles west of
Mcarthur, moving northeast at 20 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Byer, Allensville, Creola and Eagle Mills.

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.

LAT...LON 3937 8274 3936 8264 3937 8263 3937 8252
      3940 8251 3939 8233 3915 8262 3924 8276
TIME...MOT...LOC 1750Z 217DEG 19KT 3928 8266

12
Special weather statement, Jul 21, 1:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
153 PM EDT Sun Jul 21 2019

WVZ009-010-019-211830-
Ritchie-Wood-Pleasants-
153 PM EDT Sun Jul 21 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN PLEASANTS...CENTRAL
RITCHIE AND EAST CENTRAL WOOD COUNTIES...

At 153 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near North Bend
State Park, or 7 miles northwest of Harrisville, moving east at 10
mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Harrisville, Pennsboro, North Bend State Park, Ellenboro, Cairo,
Pullman, Nutter Farm, Maxwell, Petroleum, Schultz, Hebron, Pike and
Highland.

This includes Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 20 and
43.

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.

LAT...LON 3934 8101 3934 8100 3935 8097 3934 8096
      3918 8090 3913 8130 3917 8131 3918 8130
      3918 8132 3930 8136 3943 8102
TIME...MOT...LOC 1753Z 252DEG 10KT 3926 8118

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Special weather statement, Jul 21, 2:16 PM EDT, 52 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 21, 2:35 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 21, 3:02 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 21, 3:08 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
Jul 20, 8:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMcDowell22 min
Jul 20, 8:51 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXMcDowell54 min
Jul 21, 1:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCalhoun, Ritchie, Wirt22 min
Jul 21, 1:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPleasants, Ritchie37 min
Jul 21, 2:10 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXJackson, Wood3 hr
Jul 21, 2:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Wirt24 min
Jul 21, 2:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXDoddridge25 min
Jul 21, 3:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPleasants28 min
Jul 21, 3:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXClay55 min
Jul 21, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBarbour, Taylor60 min
Jul 21, 4:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPocahontas54 min
Jul 21, 4:14 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXBraxton, Clay, Nicholas, Webster3 hr
Jul 21, 4:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWebster58 min
Jul 21, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPocahontas41 min
Jul 21, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXRandolph33 min
Jul 21, 12:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXJackson30 min
Jul 21, 12:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMeigs22 min
Jul 21, 1:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Vinton31 min
Jul 21, 1:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMeigs36 min
Jul 21, 1:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXVinton24 min
Jul 21, 2:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWashington29 min
Jul 21, 3:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXLawrence24 min

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Special Weather Statements in West Virginia, 2019Every special weather statement in 2019

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.