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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

August 25, 2021Perry County, Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Aug 25, 2021, 12:05 PM EDT for Perry County, Ohio. It was in force for 55 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 25, 2021, 12:05 PM EDT (16:05 UTC)
Expired: Aug 25, 2021, 1:00 PM EDT
In force: 55 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 30

County Perry County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 134 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.

Skew-T log-p

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

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1234 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -32 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1127 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 97 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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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 Aug 25, 11:24 AM EDT, 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 25, 11:24 AM EDT, 41 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 25, 11:31 AM EDT, 34 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1131 AM EDT Wed Aug 25 2021

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ086-087-WVZ005>010-013>019-028-029-261545-
Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Wayne-Cabell-
Mason-Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha-Roane-Wirt-
Calhoun-Ritchie-Braxton-Gilmer-
1131 AM EDT Wed Aug 25 2021

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, portions
of southeast Ohio, and portions of central West Virginia, northern
West Virginia, southern West Virginia and western West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Heat Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

Afternoon heat indices could approach 100 degrees, and afternoon or
evening thunderstorms could be strong and heavy, Thursday into the
weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ066-067-075-076-083>085-WVZ011-020-024>027-030>032-039-040-261545-
Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Tyler-
Doddridge-Mingo-Logan-Boone-Clay-Lewis-Harrison-Taylor-Upshur-
Barbour-
1131 AM EDT Wed Aug 25 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Ohio,
and portions of central West Virginia, northern West Virginia and
southern West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

Depending on the potential development of thunderstorms, heat
indices could approach 100 degrees this afternoon. Thunderstorms, or
at least associated cloudiness, may limit the heat today. The
thunderstorms could be strong and heavy this afternoon and evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

Afternoon heat indices could approach 100 degrees, and afternoon or
evening thunderstorms could be strong and heavy, Thursday into the
weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

VAZ003-004-WVZ033-034-515>526-261545-
Dickenson-Buchanan-McDowell-Wyoming-Northwest Raleigh-
Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette-Southeast Fayette-
Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas-Northwest Webster-
Southeast Webster-Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Pocahontas-
Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph-
1131 AM EDT Wed Aug 25 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia, and
portions of northeast West Virginia, southeast West Virginia and
southern West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

Afternoon or evening thunderstorms could be strong and heavy.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

Afternoon or evening thunderstorms could be strong and heavy Thursday
into the weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 25, 12:05 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1205 PM EDT Wed Aug 25 2021

OHZ066-251700-
Perry OH-
1205 PM EDT Wed Aug 25 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Perry County through
100 PM EDT...

At 1204 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Millersport, or 11 miles west of Somerset, moving east 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...
New Lexington, Somerset, Shawnee, Perry State Forest, Thornport,
Crooksville, Thornville, Junction City, New Straitsville and
Glenford.

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 3992 8241 3991 8216 3982 8217 3981 8207
      3975 8208 3962 8213 3958 8226 3959 8226
      3960 8236 3961 8238 3974 8236 3974 8241
      3983 8240 3984 8247 3993 8246
TIME...MOT...LOC 1604Z 267DEG 9KT 3986 8249

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 25, 11:19 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	RLX	Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Gilmer, Jackson, Kanawha and 9 more	7 hr
Aug 25, 3:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Mason	39 min
Aug 25, 3:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Cabell	40 min
Aug 25, 4:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	McDowell	24 min
Aug 25, 7:13 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	McDowell	3 hr
Aug 25, 1:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Athens, Morgan, Perry	44 min
Aug 25, 1:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Jackson	42 min
Aug 25, 2:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Morgan	41 min
Aug 25, 2:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Meigs	51 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.