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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Aug 6, 2025, 7:30 PM EDT for Dickenson County, Virginia. It was in force for 45 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 6, 2025, 7:30 PM EDT (23:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2025, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
County Dickenson County, VA
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 242 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
- 507 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 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 Aug 6, 6:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 6:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Charleston WV 600 PM EDT Wed Aug 6 2025 .SYNOPSIS... Largely dry this week, but there could be a few stray storms across the far south and east each day. Hotter and more humid this weekend. Widespread showers and storms return next week. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/... As of 556 PM Wednesday... Seeing spawn of showers and a few pulse thunderstorms across eastern KY, WV coalfields, and southwest VA courtesy of an inverted trough to our west. This activity will likely continue for a few more hours until heating is lost. As of 1119 AM Wednesday... The weather today and Thursday will be influenced by a Bermuda high pressure system off the Atlantic coastline. The middle Ohio Valley and central Appalachians remain on the edge of this high, which will allow some weak upper-level disturbances to track through the area. This setup brings a chance for some afternoon showers and storms today, but the overall probability remains low, generally in the 10-30% range, with the 30% probabilities mainly confined to far southern and eastern portions of the area. Highs will be in the 70s in the mountains and the low to mid-80s for the lowlands. Dew points will climb into the mid-60s, making the air feel a bit more humid this afternoon, but it won't be nearly as muggy as this time last week. The general pattern will hold steady into Thursday. However, the upper-level energy looks even weaker, which should further limit the chances for storm development. && .SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... As of 1119 AM Wednesday... A pattern change is on the way for the weekend. On Friday, the Bermuda high will weaken and drift eastward. As it does, a new ridge of high pressure will build over the central U.S. and spread into the Ohio Valley. This should suppress cloud, shower, and thunderstorm development and allow for more sunshine and heating. In addition, It will also act as a steering mechanism, keeping a developing tropical system currently on the southeast Atlantic coast well to our east. Heat indices are expected to reach the lower 90s on both Friday and Saturday, especially for areas near and west of the Ohio River. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... As of 1119 AM Wednesday... The hot and dry conditions are expected to continue into Sunday, with the high-pressure system remaining locked over our region. Shower and thunderstorm chances will likely make a gradual return early next week as the center of the ridge finally pushes east. As this happens, a southwesterly flow will develop, pulling more heat and humidity back into the region from the Gulf and providing fuel for afternoon showers and thunderstorms kicked off by weak disturbances. There is a chance that a cold front will approach from the west by the middle of next week. However, forecast models are currently trending slower on its arrival time. A delay in the front's passage would mean a more prolonged stretch of hot and humid weather. Even with a potential extension of this warmth, this stretch of heat is currently not expected to be as intense as the previous heat wave from the past few weeks. && .AVIATION /22Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... As of 1239 PM Wednesday... VFR conditions continue this afternoon with sunshine. A stray shower or thunderstorm cannot be ruled out, with the best chance at KHTS or KBKW. This could briefly reduce visibility to MVFR or IFR for a short time. However, chances remain below 30 percent today, so this possibility is not reflected in the 18Z TAF update, but worth mentioning, nonetheless. Overnight, scattered low clouds will develop across the West Virginia mountains. These low clouds will again limit the development of widespread fog, but we do think there will be enough breaks in the clouds to allow for localized IFR fog to develop at KEKN early Thursday morning between 07Z and 13Z. Winds will remain light out of the southeast through the TAF period. FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 00Z FRIDAY... FORECAST CONFIDENCE: High. ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Timing and extent of fog development early Thursday morning may vary from the forecast. EXPERIMENTAL TABLE OF FLIGHT CATEGORY OBJECTIVELY SHOWS CONSISTENCY OF WFO FORECAST TO AVAILABLE MODEL INFORMATION: H = HIGH: TAF CONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL. M = MEDIUM: TAF HAS VARYING LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY WITH MODELS. L = LOW: TAF INCONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL. UTC 1HRLY 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 EDT 1HRLY 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 CRW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H HTS CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H BKW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H EKN CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H L PKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H CKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H AFTER 00Z FRIDAY... Widespread IFR conditions are not anticipated at this time. && .RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WV...None. OH...None. KY...None. VA...None. && SYNOPSIS...JMC NEAR TERM...LTC/JMC SHORT TERM...JMC LONG TERM...JMC AVIATION...JMC
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 7:05 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Charleston WV 705 PM EDT Wed Aug 6 2025 VAZ003-062345- Dickenson- 705 PM EDT Wed Aug 6 2025 ...CREEKS NEAR BANKFULL IN WEST CENTRAL DICKENSON COUNTY... Locations impacted include... Clintwood. Heavy rain may cause ponding of water on roadways and water problems in low-lying areas. Water is being reported on Brush Creek Road and VA 83. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3710 8244 3715 8252 3719 8244 3715 8239 TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 283DEG 10KT 3714 8243 25
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 7:30 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Charleston WV 730 PM EDT Wed Aug 6 2025 VAZ003-070015- Dickenson- 730 PM EDT Wed Aug 6 2025 ...CREEKS TO RISE NEAR BANKFULL IN SOUTH CENTRAL DICKENSON COUNTY... Locations impacted include... Trammel and Nora. 2 inches of rain has fallen and will cause creeks and streams to rise near bankfull. This will cause ponding of water on roadways and water problems in low-lying areas and areas with poor drainage. Motorists should be prepared for water on roadways. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3703 8237 3710 8234 3707 8225 3700 8230 TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 293DEG 4KT 3704 8231 25
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 7:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lawrence | 39 min |
| Aug 6, 7:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Dickenson | 40 min |
| Aug 6, 7:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Dickenson | 3 hr |
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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.