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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Apr 7, 2020, 4:41 PM EDT for Perry County, Ohio. It was in force for 19 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
- Apr 7, 2020, 4:41 PM EDT (20:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2020, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 19 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
County Perry County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 150 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -134 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1376 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 184 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Apr 7, 3:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 3:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 342 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2020 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-024>032- 034-039-040-080745- 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-Wyoming-Upshur-Barbour- 342 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, and portions of central West Virginia, northern West Virginia, southern West Virginia and western West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. A slight risk of severe thunderstorms exists for the entire area today and tonight. Isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms may occur in the afternoon across northern West Virginia. Large hail, damaging winds, and an isolated tornado are all possible. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms or a line of storms may impact much of the area late tonight. Damaging winds and large hail are possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. A much colder airmass will settle in for the end of the week. A frost advisory or freeze warning may eventually be needed for Friday night and early Saturday morning. .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-WVZ033-080745- Dickenson-Buchanan-McDowell- 342 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia and southern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. There is a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms late tonight with large hail and damaging winds possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. A much colder airmass will settle in for the end of the week. A frost advisory or freeze warning may eventually be needed for Friday night and early Saturday morning. .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. WVZ515>526-080745- Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette- Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas- Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster-Northwest Pocahontas- Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph- 342 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast West Virginia and southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. A slight risk of severe thunderstorms exists for the entire area today and tonight. Isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms may occur this afternoon across northern West Virginia. Large hail, damaging winds, and an isolated tornado are all possible. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms or a line of storms may impact much of the area late tonight. Damaging winds and large hail are possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .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, Apr 7, 1:55 PM EDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
155 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2020
WVZ016-027-028-519-071830-
Clay-Roane-Northwest Nicholas-Braxton-
155 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2020
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL NICHOLAS...
SOUTHWESTERN BRAXTON...SOUTHEASTERN ROANE AND NORTHEASTERN CLAY
COUNTIES...
At 154 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Wallback, or 9
miles north of Clay, moving east at 40 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Big Otter, Birch River, Wallback, Harrison, Widen, Little Birch,
Strange Creek, Ivydale and Servia.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 79 between mile markers 32 and 46.
Route 19 between mile markers 54 and 66.
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 3853 8065 3850 8068 3845 8065 3839 8066
3856 8118 3864 8117 3863 8110 3861 8108
3863 8107 3859 8064
TIME...MOT...LOC 1754Z 279DEG 34KT 3860 8111
HARTLocal storm report, Apr 7, 3:08 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
308 PM EDT TUE APR 07 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0240 PM HAIL ELKINS 38.93N 79.85W
04/07/2020 E0.75 INCH RANDOLPH WV PUBLIC
DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN EKLINS
&&
EVENT NUMBER RLX2000765
PECKSpecial weather statement, Apr 7, 4:41 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
441 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2020
OHZ066-067-072100-
Morgan-Perry-
441 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2020
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN PERRY AND
NORTHWESTERN MORGAN COUNTIES...
At 439 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Perry State
Forest, moving east at 25 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph and small hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
New Lexington, Somerset, Perry State Forest, Crooksville and
Eagleport.
LAT...LON 3991 8217 3982 8217 3982 8208 3977 8208
3976 8190 3968 8189 3974 8229 3990 8230
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 270DEG 27KT 3982 8222
22The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 1:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay | 35 min |
| Apr 7, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Tyler | 44 min |
| Apr 7, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler | 47 min |
| Apr 7, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis and 1 more | 52 min |
| Apr 7, 7:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lewis, Randolph, Upshur, Webster | 31 min |
| Apr 7, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Morgan | 27 min |
| Apr 7, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Washington | 29 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.