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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Aug 20, 2019, 11:12 PM EDT for Doddridge County, Ritchie County, Tyler County, West Virginia. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2019, 11:12 PM EDT (03:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2019, 11:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
Counties Doddridge County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Tyler County, WV
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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 20, 10:23 PM EDT, 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 20, 10:23 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 220 PM EDT Tue Aug 20 2019 OHZ066-067-075-076-083>085-VAZ003-004-WVZ009>011-017>020-024>034-039- 040-515>526-211830- Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Dickenson- Buchanan-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-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- 220 PM EDT Tue Aug 20 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Ohio, southwest Virginia, and portions of central West Virginia, northeast West Virginia, northern West Virginia, southeast West Virginia and southern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. There is a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms through this evening with the main threat being possible damaging wind. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. There is a marginal risk for excessive rainfall on Thursday and Thursday night, which could result in potential flash flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. KYZ101>103-105-OHZ086-087-WVZ005>008-013>016-211830- Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Wayne-Cabell- Mason-Jackson WV-Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha-Roane- 220 PM EDT Tue Aug 20 2019 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, portions of southeast Ohio, and portions of central West Virginia, southern West Virginia and western West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Heat Advisory. There is a slight risk for severe thunderstorms through this evening with the main threat being damaging wind. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. There is a marginal risk for excessive rainfall on Thursday and Thursday night, which could result in potential flash flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 20, 8:18 PM EDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
818 PM EDT TUE AUG 20 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0710 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S CLIFFORD 37.97N 82.53W
08/20/2019 LAWRENCE KY 911 CALL CENTER
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON ROUTE 1690 NEAR
CHERRYVILLE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
&&
EVENT NUMBER RLX1901904
26Special weather statement, Aug 20, 8:28 PM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
828 PM EDT Tue Aug 20 2019
OHZ076-WVZ010-011-019-210115-
Washington-Ritchie-Pleasants-Tyler-
828 PM EDT Tue Aug 20 2019
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...
PLEASANTS...NORTHWESTERN RITCHIE AND SOUTHWESTERN TYLER COUNTIES...
At 828 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Belmont, or
near Marietta, moving northeast at 20 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
St. Marys, Belmont, Newport, Matamoras, Friendly, Schultz, Arvilla,
Point Lookout, New Matamoras, Hebron, Willow Island and Maxwell.
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 3957 8107 3932 8094 3930 8130 3946 8143
3958 8121
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 246DEG 19KT 3942 8133
22Local storm report, Aug 20, 8:45 PM EDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 8:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pleasants | 47 min |
| Aug 20, 8:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler | 31 min |
| Aug 20, 9:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Taylor | 44 min |
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