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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Aug 4, 2021, 4:13 PM EDT for Webster County, West Virginia. It was in force for 32 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
- Aug 4, 2021, 4:13 PM EDT (20:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 4, 2021, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 40
County Webster County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 182 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
- 765 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
631
WWUS81 KRLX 042013
SPSRLX
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
413 PM EDT Wed Aug 4 2021
WVZ028-030-039-521-042045-
Northwest Webster WV-Upshur WV-Lewis WV-Braxton WV-
413 PM EDT Wed Aug 4 2021
...A heavy thunderstorm impacting portions of south central Lewis,
east central Braxton, southwestern Upshur and north central Webster
Counties through 445 PM EDT...
At 410 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a heavy thunderstorm 7
miles west of Holly River State Park, or 12 miles east of Sutton,
moving northeast at 5 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Eden, Hacker Valley and Cleveland.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm. One to up to
two inches of rain in as little as 30 minutes may lead to localized
flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause elevated levels on
small creeks and streams, and ponding of water on country roads and
farmland along the banks of creeks and streams.
&&
LAT...LON 3856 8043 3864 8057 3880 8052 3874 8029
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 204DEG 4KT 3866 8048
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
$$
12The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Tyler | 36 min |
| Aug 4, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lewis | 40 min |
| Aug 4, 7:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Harrison, Lewis | 93 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.