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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV
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.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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.
- 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
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
$$
HARTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 3:01 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan and 12 more | 60 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:01 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 28 more | 67 hr |
| Feb 9, 12:30 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Athens, Morgan, Vinton, Washington | 90 min |
| Feb 9, 12:38 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Athens, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, Washington | 6 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.