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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

June 21, 2020Athens County, Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Jun 21, 2020, 9:02 PM EDT for Athens County, Ohio. It was in force for 28 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
Jun 21, 2020, 9:02 PM EDT (01:02 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2020, 9:30 PM EDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV

County Athens County, OH

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 143 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2020-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 98 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2020-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 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
98 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-107 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1412 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
60 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 Jun 21, 7:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 7:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 6:07 AM EDT, 14 hours 55 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
607 AM EDT Sun Jun 21 2020

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-221015-
Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-
Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-
607 AM EDT Sun Jun 21 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky and
southeast Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

A few strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible by late
afternoon and evening. Damaging winds will be the main threat.

Slow moving storms could produce very heavy downpours along their
patch. Localized minor water issues are possible by this evening.

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

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-013>020-024>034-039-040-515>526-221015-
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-
607 AM EDT Sun Jun 21 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia and much
of West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

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

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 21, 7:58 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 21, 7:58 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 21, 8:30 PM EDT, 32 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 21, 8:42 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 21, 8:59 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
859 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2020

WVZ007-008-014-220130-
Jackson-Mason-Putnam-
859 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2020

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL MASON...PUTNAM AND
SOUTH CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTIES...

At 858 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Winfield,
moving northeast

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this and other thunderstorms
in the area. One to one and a half inches of rain is possible within
20 minutes, which may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your
vehicle through flooded roadways. Watch for a quick drop in
visibility, ponding and hydroplaning.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Nitro, Winfield, Eleanor, Buffalo, Poca, Teays Valley, Bancroft,
Grimms Landing, Fraziers Bottom and Liberty.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 123 and 125.
 Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 36 and 45.

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 3867 8162 3861 8168 3863 8170 3860 8173
      3860 8174 3859 8175 3852 8175 3843 8183
      3846 8205 3872 8207
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 210DEG 13KT 3849 8191

12
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 9:02 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
902 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2020

OHZ075-084-220130-
Athens-Vinton-
902 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2020

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WESTERN ATHENS AND NORTHEASTERN
VINTON COUNTIES...

At 901 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Albany, moving
northeast at 15 mph.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this and other thunderstorms
in the area. One to one and a half inches of rain is possible within
20 minutes, which may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your
vehicle through flooded roadways. Watch for a quick drop in
visibility, ponding and hydroplaning.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Athens, Nelsonville, Glouster, Albany, Chauncey, Buchtel,
Jacksonville, Trimble, Amesville, Stroud Run State Park and The
Plains.

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 3948 8205 3946 8205 3946 8198 3942 8187
      3920 8211 3920 8217 3927 8233 3939 8230
      3939 8229 3947 8228 3947 8217 3952 8216
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 223DEG 11KT 3929 8219

12

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 8:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPutnam31 min
Jun 21, 9:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXKanawha36 min
Jun 21, 9:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXJackson32 min
Jun 21, 9:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXJackson33 min
Jun 21, 9:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXRoane26 min
Jun 21, 10:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXJackson29 min
Jun 21, 10:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWood35 min
Jun 21, 10:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXRoane33 min
Jun 21, 11:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXKanawha43 min
Jun 21, 11:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWood53 min
Jun 22, 12:08 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXRoane52 min
Jun 21, 8:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXAthens30 min
Jun 22, 12:28 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMorgan32 min
Jun 22, 1:32 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWashington43 min
Jun 21, 8:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBuchanan33 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.