Alert archive / West Virginia / Special Weather Statements in 2021
Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2021, 6:25 PM EDT for Mason County, West Virginia. It was in force for 35 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 7, 2021, 6:25 PM EDT (22:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2021, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Hail
- 0.50 in
- Wind
- 30
County Mason County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 184 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
- 815 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 973 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
627
WWUS81 KRLX 072225
SPSRLX
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
625 PM EDT Sat Aug 7 2021
WVZ007-008-072300-
Jackson WV-Mason WV-
625 PM EDT Sat Aug 7 2021
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central Mason
and west central Jackson Counties through 700 PM EDT...
At 625 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles southwest of Ripley. This storm was nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central Mason
and west central Jackson Counties.
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 3881 8191 3878 8172 3868 8177 3866 8190
3868 8195
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 208DEG 4KT 3874 8187
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 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 7, 1:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln | 25 min |
| Aug 7, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mingo | 30 min |
| Aug 7, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone | 32 min |
| Aug 7, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Logan | 27 min |
| Aug 7, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Raleigh | 53 min |
| Aug 7, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Perry | 46 min |
| Aug 7, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan | 31 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.