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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Jul 17, 2021, 2:04 PM EDT for Calhoun County, Gilmer County, West Virginia. It was in force for 26 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
- Jul 17, 2021, 2:04 PM EDT (18:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 17, 2021, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
Counties Calhoun County, WV, Gilmer County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 197 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
- 70 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -81 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 882 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 17, 1:56 PM EDT, 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 17, 1:56 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 17, 3:39 AM EDT, 10 hours 25 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 339 AM EDT Sat Jul 17 2021 WVZ040-523>526-180745- Barbour-Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph- Southeast Randolph- 339 AM EDT Sat Jul 17 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast West Virginia and northern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Thunderstorms are possible today ahead of a frontal boundary. There is a marginal threat for severe storms and a marginal threat for excessive rainfall. The strongest storms will have the potential to produce strong winds, and heavy downpours which may lead to isolated flash flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is 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. KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>034-039-515>522-180745- Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington- Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-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- Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette- Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas- Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster- 339 AM EDT Sat Jul 17 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, southwest Virginia and much of West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Thunderstorms are possible today ahead of a frontal boundary. There is a marginal threat for excessive rainfall. The strongest storms will have the potential to produce strong winds, and heavy downpours which may lead to isolated flash flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is 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, Jul 17, 12:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1214 PM EDT Sat Jul 17 2021
OHZ087-WVZ006-007-013>015-171700-
Lawrence-Mason-Kanawha-Lincoln-Cabell-Putnam-
1214 PM EDT Sat Jul 17 2021
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE...
SOUTHWESTERN MASON...CABELL...WEST CENTRAL KANAWHA...PUTNAM AND NORTH
CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTIES...
At 1214 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Ona, or 7
miles east of Proctorville, moving northeast at 30 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Nitro, Winfield, St. Albans, Hurricane, Barboursville, Milton,
Eleanor, Buffalo, Poca, Ona, Culloden, Teays Valley, Cross Lanes,
Bancroft, Athalia, Salt Rock, Grimms Landing, Pea Ridge, Green Bottom
and Fraziers Bottom.
This includes Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 15
and 49.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 3859 8223 3859 8219 3862 8217 3873 8194
3839 8176 3831 8228 3851 8240
TIME...MOT...LOC 1614Z 242DEG 28KT 3843 8225
ABESpecial weather statement, Jul 17, 12:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Charleston WV 1247 PM EDT Sat Jul 17 2021 WVZ007-008-014>016-171715- Jackson-Roane-Mason-Kanawha-Putnam- 1247 PM EDT Sat Jul 17 2021 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL MASON...NORTH CENTRAL KANAWHA...NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM...SOUTHWESTERN ROANE AND SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTIES... At 1247 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Eleanor, or near Winfield, moving east at 35 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Winfield, Sissonville, Eleanor, Buffalo, Kenna, Bancroft, Statts Mills, Harmony, Given, Kentuck, Liberty, Walton, Fairplain and Gay. This includes Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 115 and 132. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. LAT...LON 3847 8191 3864 8199 3884 8149 3859 8137 TIME...MOT...LOC 1647Z 248DEG 32KT 3858 8190 ABE
Special weather statement, Jul 17, 2:04 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
204 PM EDT Sat Jul 17 2021
WVZ016-018-028-029-171830-
Calhoun-Roane-Gilmer-Braxton-
204 PM EDT Sat Jul 17 2021
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CALHOUN...WESTERN GILMER...
NORTHWESTERN BRAXTON AND SOUTHEASTERN ROANE COUNTIES...
At 204 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest of
Arnoldsburg, or 11 miles southeast of Spencer, moving northeast at 35
mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Glenville, Grantsville, Arnoldsburg, Cedar Creek State Park, Shock,
Millstone, Tariff, Rosedale, Mount Zion, Orma, Nicut, Stumptown,
Tanner, Cedarville, Chloe and Normantown.
This includes Interstate 79 near mile marker 31.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 3884 8073 3866 8102 3867 8103 3864 8105
3857 8117 3870 8133 3903 8097 3903 8096
TIME...MOT...LOC 1804Z 226DEG 31KT 3870 8118
ABEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 8:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone | 43 min |
| Jul 17, 12:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Putnam | 46 min |
| Jul 17, 12:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Putnam | 28 min |
| Jul 17, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Putnam | 32 min |
| Jul 17, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Upshur | 37 min |
| Jul 17, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lewis | 34 min |
| Jul 17, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Nicholas | 43 min |
| Jul 17, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour | 33 min |
| Jul 17, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Taylor | 34 min |
| Jul 17, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton, Clay | 44 min |
| Jul 17, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Randolph | 28 min |
| Jul 17, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Summers | 31 min |
| Jul 17, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Raleigh | 42 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.