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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

July 11, 2021Pleasants County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Jul 11, 2021, 3:27 PM EDT for Pleasants County, West Virginia. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 11, 2021, 3:27 PM EDT (19:27 UTC)
Expired: Jul 11, 2021, 4:00 PM EDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV

County Pleasants County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 159 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.

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Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

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Mixed-layer CAPE: 5 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -180 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 979 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 90 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 135 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 Jul 11, 1:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 1:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 11, 2:47 PM EDT, 40 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 11, 3:27 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
327 PM EDT Sun Jul 11 2021

WVZ009-010-019-112000-
Ritchie-Wood-Pleasants-
327 PM EDT Sun Jul 11 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN PLEASANTS...CENTRAL
RITCHIE AND EAST CENTRAL WOOD COUNTIES...

At 326 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of
North Bend State Park, or 10 miles west of Harrisville, moving
northeast at 45 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Harrisville, Pennsboro, North Bend State Park, Ellenboro, Cairo,
Pike, Nutter Farm, Maxwell, Petroleum and Highland.

This includes Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 22 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.

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 3928 8090 3927 8091 3926 8091 3912 8126
      3916 8132 3917 8130 3918 8130 3917 8133
      3920 8137 3940 8115
TIME...MOT...LOC 1926Z 234DEG 39KT 3919 8125

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 11, 6:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Cabell, Putnam	37 min
Jul 11, 6:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wayne	25 min
Jul 11, 7:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Lincoln	29 min

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Sources

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