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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

July 5, 2024Greenup County, Kentucky

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Jul 5, 2024, 4:03 PM EDT for Greenup County, Kentucky. It was in force for 27 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
Jul 5, 2024, 4:03 PM EDT (20:03 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2024, 4:30 PM EDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
40

County Greenup County, KY

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:05 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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 114 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2024-07-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 22 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2024-07-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 50 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
22 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-368 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
834 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
32 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 Jul 5, 2:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 2:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 5, 3:41 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
341 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

WVZ034-515-516-052015-
Wyoming WV-Northwest Raleigh WV-Southeast Raleigh WV-
341 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL RALEIGH AND
SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT...

At 341 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Mullens, or 9 miles east of Pineville, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Mullens, Sophia, Coal City, Crab Orchard, Macarthur, Beaver, Daniels,
Shady Spring, Rhodell, Ghent, Josephine, and Herndon.

This includes the following highways...
 West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 28 and 41.
 Interstate 64 in West Virginia near mile marker 120.

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.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to travel across
flooded roads. Find alternate routes. It takes only a few inches of
swiftly flowing water to carry vehicles away.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for
southern and southeastern West Virginia.

&&

LAT...LON 3756 8148 3775 8121 3765 8104 3764 8107
      3761 8106 3759 8109 3759 8112 3760 8114
      3758 8118 3758 8120 3754 8120 3746 8141
TIME...MOT...LOC 1941Z 238DEG 22KT 3757 8137

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, Jul 5, 4:03 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
403 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

KYZ101-052030-
Greenup KY-
403 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN GREENUP COUNTY
THROUGH 430 PM EDT...

At 403 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Load, or 12 miles south of Portsmouth, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Greenup, Letitia, Load, Grays Branch, and Sciotoville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3873 8293 3876 8289 3875 8288 3873 8287
      3869 8288 3866 8286 3862 8286 3858 8284
      3853 8302 3858 8307
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 249DEG 22KT 3858 8296

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 5:43 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryRLXBoone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Putnam11 hr
Jul 5, 3:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXRaleigh34 min
Jul 5, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMason32 min
Jul 5, 5:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMason30 min
Jul 5, 5:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMason27 min
Jul 5, 6:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam43 min
Jul 5, 6:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Roane32 min
Jul 5, 6:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPleasants36 min
Jul 5, 7:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXPleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wood30 min
Jul 5, 7:09 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXJackson, Mason, Putnam57 min
Jul 5, 7:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCalhoun, Gilmer, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt34 min
Jul 5, 4:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXJackson27 min
Jul 5, 5:08 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXGallia, Jackson, Lawrence69 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.