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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Aug 4, 2021, 6:35 PM EDT for Lewis County, West Virginia. It was in force for 40 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, 6:35 PM EDT (22:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 4, 2021, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 30
County Lewis County, WV
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 52 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -90 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1110 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WWUS81 KRLX 042235
SPSRLX
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
635 PM EDT Wed Aug 4 2021
WVZ030-031-042315-
Harrison WV-Lewis WV-
635 PM EDT Wed Aug 4 2021
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Lewis and
southwestern Harrison Counties through 715 PM EDT...
At 635 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Stonewall Jackson, or near Weston, moving northeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Weston, Stonewood, Nutter Fort, Anmoore, Jackson Mill, Stonewall
Jackson, West Milford, Lost Creek, Jane Lew, Camden and Horner.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 79 between mile markers 86 and 115.
Route 33 between mile markers 1 and 5.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3911 8029 3910 8030 3894 8038 3888 8043
3893 8063 3893 8064 3919 8055 3926 8030
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 204DEG 8KT 3896 8050
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
$$
08The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Webster | 32 min |
| Aug 4, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Tyler | 36 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.