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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Feb 12, 2020, 9:10 PM EST for Cabell County, Mason County, Wayne County, West Virginia; Lawrence County, Ohio; 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 50 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
- Feb 12, 2020, 9:10 PM EST (02:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2020, 10:00 PM EST
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
Counties Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Lawrence County, OH, Cabell County, WV, Mason County, WV, Wayne County, WV
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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</html>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 Feb 12, 6:39 PM EST, 2 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 6:39 PM EST, 2 hours 31 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 339 AM EST Wed Feb 12 2020 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>034-039-040-515>526-130845- 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- 339 AM EST Wed Feb 12 2020 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, southwest Virginia and much of West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. Area rivers, creeks and streams will continue to run high from recent rainfall. An additional 1 to 1.5 inches of rainfall, with localized higher amounts are expected through Thursday. Minor flooding will continue to be possible, particularly in low lying or flood prone areas. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. .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, Feb 12, 9:10 PM EST, 0 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 |
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| Feb 12, 9:51 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Putnam | 54 min |
| Feb 12, 10:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | McDowell, Mingo, Wyoming | 27 min |
| Feb 12, 10:54 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Fayette, McDowell, Nicholas, Raleigh, Wyoming | 66 min |
| Feb 13, 2:48 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell, Jackson, Mason, Putnam | 9 hr |
| Feb 13, 4:57 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Lincoln, Mingo, Wayne | 8 hr |
| Feb 13, 8:27 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler | 17 hr |
| Feb 13, 10:07 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Lincoln, Putnam | 6 hr |
| Feb 13, 11:03 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell, Wayne | 45 hr |
| Feb 12, 10:46 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton | 14 hr |
| Feb 12, 10:50 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Gallia, Lawrence | 14 hr |
| Feb 13, 12:30 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Morgan, Washington | 27 hr |
| Feb 13, 11:03 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Scioto | 68 hr |
| Feb 13, 12:07 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Gallia, Meigs | 18 hr |
| Feb 13, 12:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lawrence | 3 hr |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in Kentucky, 2020Special Weather Statements in West Virginia, 2020Special Weather Statements in Ohio, 2020Every special weather statement in 2020
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.