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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

March 31, 2022Kanawha County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Mar 31, 2022, 12:13 PM EDT for Kanawha 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
Mar 31, 2022, 12:13 PM EDT (16:13 UTC)
Expired
Mar 31, 2022, 12:45 PM EDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
50

County Kanawha County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 214 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2022-03-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2022-03-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 361 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
779 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
361 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
490 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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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 Mar 31, 11:37 AM EDT, 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 11:37 AM EDT, 36 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 31, 10:01 AM EDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
Issued by National Weather Service Jackson KY
1001 AM EDT Thu Mar 31 2022

KYZ101>103-105-011415-
Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-
1001 AM EDT Thu Mar 31 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

A line of showers and thunderstorms will cross the area today ahead
of a cold front. Locally strong wind gusts may occur.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-011415-
Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-
Lawrence OH-
1001 AM EDT Thu Mar 31 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

A line of showers and thunderstorms will cross the area today ahead
of a cold front. Locally strong wind gusts may occur.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-013>020-024>034-039-040-515>522-524-525-011415-
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-Barbour-Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-
Northwest Fayette-Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas-
Southeast Nicholas-Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster-
Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph-
1001 AM EDT Thu Mar 31 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia and much
of West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

A line of showers and thunderstorms will cross the area today ahead
of a cold front. Locally strong wind gusts may occur.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

A wintry mix will occur Friday morning with possible snow
accumulations less than 1 inch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

WVZ523-526-011415-
Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph-
1001 AM EDT Thu Mar 31 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast West
Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

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

   Wind Advisory.

A line of showers and thunderstorms will cross the area today ahead
of a cold front. Locally strong wind gusts may occur.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

A wintry mix will occur Friday morning with snow accumulations of 1
to 2 inches possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

DJ

In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 31, 10:30 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXRitchie, Tyler30 min
Mar 31, 11:08 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXDoddridge, Harrison, Tyler22 min
Mar 31, 11:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXCalhoun25 min
Mar 31, 11:23 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXRoane37 min
Mar 31, 11:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXDoddridge22 min
Mar 31, 11:51 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBraxton, Calhoun, Gilmer, Lewis24 min
Mar 31, 12:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBoone37 min
Mar 31, 12:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXHarrison, Taylor27 min
Mar 31, 12:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBoone24 min
Mar 31, 12:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXClay36 min
Mar 31, 12:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXRaleigh27 min
Mar 31, 12:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBarbour, Taylor36 min
Mar 31, 12:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXFayette31 min
Mar 31, 1:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXClay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas35 min
Mar 31, 1:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXFayette23 min
Mar 31, 1:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXNicholas25 min
Mar 31, 1:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXUpshur31 min
Mar 31, 1:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXFayette29 min
Mar 31, 2:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWebster30 min
Mar 31, 3:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXNicholas, Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster49 min
Mar 31, 3:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWebster35 min
Mar 31, 4:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPocahontas28 min
Mar 31, 4:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXPocahontas, Randolph42 min
Mar 31, 4:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXRandolph36 min
Mar 31, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPocahontas30 min
Mar 31, 5:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPocahontas27 min

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