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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Dec 18, 2023, 2:25 PM EST for Cabell County, West Virginia. It was in force for 20 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
- Dec 18, 2023, 2:25 PM EST (19:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2023, 2:45 PM EST
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
County Cabell County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 285 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 815 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -102 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -91 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 Dec 18, 1:31 PM EST, 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 18, 1:31 PM EST, 54 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 18, 4:36 AM EST, 9 hours 49 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 436 AM EST Mon Dec 18 2023 WVZ039-518>523-525-526-190945- Upshur-Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas- Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster-Northwest Pocahontas- Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph- 436 AM EST Mon Dec 18 2023 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast, northern and southeast 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. Winter Storm Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Storm Warning. .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. VAZ003-004-WVZ024>026-028-030-033-034-040-515>517-190945- Dickenson-Buchanan-Mingo-Logan-Boone-Braxton-Lewis-McDowell-Wyoming- Barbour-Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette- 436 AM EST Mon Dec 18 2023 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia, and portions of central, northern, southeast and southern 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. Winter Weather Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. .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-WVZ005>011-013>020-027-029- 031-032-524-190945- Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington- Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Wayne-Cabell-Mason- Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha-Roane-Wirt- Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-Clay-Gilmer-Harrison-Taylor- Southeast Pocahontas- 436 AM EST Mon Dec 18 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, and much of the lowlands of West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Snow showers can be locally intense late this afternoon into tonight. Untreated roads could be slippery from snow, and ice underneath from moisture freezing, from sunset into the Tuesday morning commute. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Untreated roads could be slippery from snow, and ice underneath, during the Tuesday morning commute. .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. TRM
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 18, 1:18 PM EST, 1 hour 7 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Charleston WV 118 PM EST Mon Dec 18 2023 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-029- 031-032-524-190000- Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington- Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Wayne-Cabell-Mason- Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha-Roane-Wirt- Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-Gilmer-Harrison-Taylor- Southeast Pocahontas- Including the cities of Flatwoods, Raceland, Russell, Grayson, Olive Hill, Carter Caves State Park, Grayson Lake State Park, Ashland, Cannonsburg, Louisa, Yatesville Lake State Park, New Lexington, Crooksville, Somerset, McConnelsville, Stockport, Athens, Marietta, Belpre, Jackson, Wellston, Oak Hill, McArthur, Hamden, Pomeroy, Gallipolis, Ironton, Lake Vesuvius, South Point, Kenova, Ceredo, Wayne, Huntington, Point Pleasant, New Haven, Ravenswood, Ripley, Parkersburg, Vienna, St. Marys, Belmont, Paden City, Sistersville, Middlebourne, Harts, Alum Creek, Hamlin, Teays Valley, Hurricane, Charleston, South Charleston, Saint Albans, Spencer, Elizabeth, Grantsville, Harrisville, Pennsboro, West Union, Glenville, Clarksburg, Bridgeport, Grafton, and Marlinton 118 PM EST Mon Dec 18 2023 ...Locally Heavy Snow Showers Late This Afternoon Into This Evening... Scattered to numerous snow showers will continue moving through the region this afternoon into this evening. While any accumulations are expected to be light - generally less than 1 inch they could occur quite rapidly with any heavier snow showers. By later this evening surface temperatures falling below freezing could yield more scattered slick and hazardous conditions, even as snow begins to taper off to flurries overnight. If traveling during this time, slow down and allow extra time to reach your destination. Use caution, especially on secondary and back roads across the higher terrain.
Special weather statement, Dec 18, 2:25 PM EST, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Charleston WV 225 PM EST Mon Dec 18 2023 OHZ087-WVZ005-006-013-181945- Lawrence-Lincoln-Wayne-Cabell- 225 PM EST Mon Dec 18 2023 ...A SNOW SQUALL WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE...CENTRAL CABELL...NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN AND NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTIES... At 224 PM EST, a snow squall was located over Barboursville, or near Proctorville, moving east at 45 mph. Locations impacted include... Huntington, Hamlin, Chesapeake, Proctorville, Beech Fork State Park, Barboursville, Kenova, Milton, Ceredo, Ona, South Point, Burlington, West Hamlin, Lavalette, Salt Rock, and Pea Ridge. This includes Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 2 and 28. Visibilities will drop quickly to around a quarter of a mile in this squall. Conditions can deteriorate rapidly in winter weather situations. Be prepared for snow or ice covered roads. Slow down and allow extra time when traveling. LAT...LON 3835 8258 3844 8257 3846 8211 3821 8213 TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 279DEG 39KT 3838 8232 01
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell | 18 min |
| Dec 18, 2:59 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Putnam | 16 min |
| Dec 18, 3:13 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | RLX | Kanawha, Lincoln | 32 min |
| Dec 18, 3:37 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | RLX | Kanawha | 23 min |
| Dec 18, 3:54 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Fayette | 21 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.