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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

September 20, 2025Braxton County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Sep 20, 2025, 6:21 PM EDT for Braxton County, West Virginia. It was in force for 84 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
Sep 20, 2025, 6:21 PM EDT (22:21 UTC)
Expired
Sep 20, 2025, 7:45 PM EDT
In force
84 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV

County Braxton 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 Sep 20, 1:18 PM EDT, 5 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 20, 1:18 PM EDT, 5 hours 3 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 20, 4:58 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 20, 5:32 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 20, 5:39 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 20, 6:10 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 20, 6:16 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
616 PM EDT Sat Sep 20 2025

WVZ031-202345-
Harrison-
616 PM EDT Sat Sep 20 2025

...CREEKS AND STREAMS TO RISE NEAR BANKFULL IN SPOTS...

Locally heavy rain to the tune of 1.5 to 2.25 inches has fallen over
the last hour or so, with some additional rain expected. Given such,
localized high water is possible over the next hour or two in the
typical low-lying trouble areas. Do not drive your vehicle into
areas where water covers the roadway. The water depth may be too
great to allow your car to cross safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3935 8035 3935 8054 3936 8053 3937 8054
      3943 8054 3943 8053 3944 8051 3944 8036
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 321DEG 6KT 3939 8045

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Special weather statement, Sep 20, 6:21 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
621 PM EDT Sat Sep 20 2025

WVZ028-202345-
Braxton-
621 PM EDT Sat Sep 20 2025

...CREEKS AND STREAMS TO RISE NEAR BANKFULL IN SPOTS...

Locally heavy rain to the tune of 1.75 to 2.5 inches has fallen over
the last hour or so, with some additional rain expected. Given such,
localized high water is possible over the next hour or two in the
typical low-lying trouble areas. Do not drive your vehicle into
areas where water covers the roadway. The water depth may be too
great to allow your car to cross safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3880 8068 3884 8057 3880 8049 3873 8058
      3874 8064
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 140DEG 2KT 3879 8062

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 20, 3:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMingo32 min
Sep 20, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPocahontas91 min
Sep 20, 4:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMingo80 min
Sep 20, 4:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWebster95 min
Sep 20, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXTaylor32 min
Sep 20, 5:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXHarrison28 min
Sep 20, 6:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXHarrison35 min
Sep 20, 6:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXHarrison89 min
Sep 20, 7:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWebster32 min
Sep 20, 4:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMorgan38 min
Sep 20, 4:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMorgan26 min
Sep 20, 5:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXAthens36 min
Sep 20, 3:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBuchanan22 min
Sep 20, 4:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBuchanan41 min
Sep 20, 4:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBuchanan58 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.