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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

July 2, 20235 counties in West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Jul 2, 2023, 9:49 PM EDT for 5 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jul 2, 2023, 9:49 PM EDT (01:49 UTC)
Expired: Jul 2, 2023, 10:30 PM EDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 50

Counties Barbour County, WV, Pocahontas County, WV, Randolph County, WV, Upshur County, WV, Webster County, WV

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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 Jul 2, 8:55 PM EDT, 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 8:55 PM EDT, 54 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 4:53 PM EDT, 4 hours 56 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
453 PM EDT Sun Jul 2 2023

WVZ030>032-039-040-521>526-032100-
Lewis-Harrison-Taylor-Upshur-Barbour-Northwest Webster-
Southeast Webster-Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Pocahontas-
Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph-
453 PM EDT Sun Jul 2 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central,
northeast and northern West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Strong to isolated severe thunderstorms are possible at times
through tonight. The main concern will be damaging winds, but hail
will also be possible. Localized flooding could occur in areas hit
by the heaviest rains and/or multiple rounds of rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other
methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports.

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-
013>020-024>029-033-034-515>520-032100-
Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-
Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Dickenson-Buchanan-Wayne-
Cabell-Mason-Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha-
Roane-Wirt-Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-Mingo-Logan-Boone-Clay-Braxton-
Gilmer-McDowell-Wyoming-Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-
Northwest Fayette-Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas-
Southeast Nicholas-
453 PM EDT Sun Jul 2 2023

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 436 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

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

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

Localized flooding could occur in areas hit by the heaviest rains
and/or multiple rounds of rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other
methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 2, 9:32 PM EDT, 17 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 9:39 PM EDT, 10 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 2, 9:44 PM EDT, 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 9:44 PM EDT, 5 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 2, 9:47 PM EDT, 2 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 9:49 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 2, 8:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Clay	44 min
Jul 2, 8:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Braxton, Gilmer	48 min
Jul 2, 8:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Fayette, Raleigh	42 min
Jul 2, 9:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Clay, Fayette, Nicholas, Webster	44 min
Jul 2, 9:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Barbour, Braxton, Lewis, Upshur	37 min
Jul 2, 9:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Taylor	29 min
Jul 2, 9:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Lincoln, Wayne	46 min
Jul 2, 10:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Taylor	25 min
Jul 2, 10:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	McDowell	37 min
Jul 2, 10:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Pocahontas, Randolph	29 min
Jul 2, 10:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Logan, Mingo	47 min
Jul 2, 11:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wyoming	34 min
Jul 2, 11:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	McDowell, Raleigh, Wyoming	36 min
Jul 3, 1:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	McDowell	29 min
Jul 3, 1:41 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Pocahontas	34 min
Jul 3, 3:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	McDowell	32 min
Jul 3, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	McDowell	29 min
Jul 2, 8:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Perry	36 min
Jul 2, 9:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Perry	30 min
Jul 2, 9:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Morgan	40 min
Jul 2, 8:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Carter, Greenup	31 min
Jul 2, 8:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Lawrence	48 min
Jul 2, 9:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Buchanan	36 min
Jul 2, 10:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Buchanan, Dickenson	32 min
Jul 3, 12:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Buchanan, Dickenson	44 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.