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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

February 8, 2021Morgan County, Washington County, Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Feb 8, 2021, 11:55 PM EST for Morgan County, Washington County, Ohio. It was in force for 20 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 8, 2021, 11:55 PM EST (04:55 UTC)
Expired
Feb 9, 2021, 12:15 AM EST
In force
20 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV

Counties Morgan County, OH, Washington County, OH

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 163 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 00:00Z on 2021-02-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2021-02-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 117 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1965 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
87 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
117 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
354 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

343 
WWUS81 KRLX 090455
SPSRLX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1155 PM EST Mon Feb 8 2021

OHZ066-067-075-076-090515-
Washington-Athens-Morgan-Perry-
1155 PM EST Mon Feb 8 2021

...AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN PERRY...NORTHERN
WASHINGTON...MORGAN AND NORTHERN ATHENS COUNTIES...

At 1152 PM EST, a narrow band of moderate to heavy snow was moving 
northeast across Northern Washington, Athens, Morgan, and 
Southeastern Perry counties. Snowfall rates under this band may 
approach one inch an hour and quickly lead to hazardous road 
conditions.

Locations potentially impacted include... Athens, Marietta, 
Nelsonville, Glouster, McConnelsville, Beverly, Shawnee, 
Chesterhill, Chauncey, Matamoras, New Straitsville, Malta, Corning, 
Buchtel, Lowell, Stockport, Jacksonville, Murray City, Trimble and 
Bristol.

This includes Interstate 77 in Ohio between mile markers 4 and 16.
 
Visibilities will drop quickly to less than a quarter of a mile in
this area of heavy snow.

A winter weather advisory is in effect for the area. Please monitor
local media outlets and the national weather service for further
statements.

Conditions can deteriorate rapidly in winter weather situations. Be
prepared for snow or ice covered roads. Slow down and allow extra
time when traveling.

LAT...LON 3972 8164 3967 8164 3966 8159 3959 8158
      3958 8148 3965 8145 3959 8135 3959 8128
      3961 8128 3958 8125 3957 8104 3954 8104
      3950 8109 3931 8227 3947 8228 3947 8217
      3955 8216 3957 8226 3959 8226 3960 8237
TIME...MOT...LOC 0452Z 243DEG 38KT 3962 8241 3921 8220 

$$

HART

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 9, 3:01 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningRLXBoone, Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan and 12 more60 hr
Feb 9, 3:01 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryRLXBarbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 28 more67 hr
Feb 9, 12:30 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRLXAthens, Morgan, Vinton, Washington90 min
Feb 9, 12:38 AM ESTWinter Storm WarningRLXAthens, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, Washington6 hr

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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.