1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 15, 1:40 PM EST, 4 hours 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 240 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2001 LOLNDS MISSING OUT ON BULK OF THE PRECIP AS IT SKIRTS TO THE NORTH. AS WINDS VEERED TO MORE SW/WRLY WE LOST THE DWNSLP SE COMPONENT AND AREAL CVRG OF PRECIP HAS INC. AFT FRONT PASSES A STAGNANT PATTERN DVLPS WITH ABUNDANT LO LVL MSTR AND A W/NWRLY FLO. SHUD SEE A SMALL CHC OF PRECIP TNGT MAINLY UP N AND GOING TO ROLL THE DICE AND KEEP PRECIP OUT ACR THE S. MON WE R IN BTWN SYSTEMS WITH WINTER RETURNING FRNT MARCHING THRU THE GRTLKS. AREA OF H8-H5 OMEGA AND H8 2-D FGEN DIVING SERD AHEAD OF H5 LO BY 18Z...SO AFTN CHC POPS UP N...LATE AFTN DWN S. GVN A LOWER PROB OF PRECIP MON OPTED FOR HIER NMBRS OF THE MAV AND FWC 4 AFTN MAXES. MON NGT BRINGS CLD CANADIAN AIR DWN WITH CRITICAL THKNSS DROPPING BLO THRESHOLD VALUES BY 06Z TUES UP N AND ENTIRE CWA BY 12Z. TIMING OF H7-H3 DCVA AND H5 UPR LO SWINGING THRU OVRNGT...KEEPING CURRENT MENTION OF RA/SN SHWRS MON NGT...GRND TO WRM TO SUPPORT MUCH IN THE WAY OF ACCUM MAINLY ON GRASSY SFC...BUT FEEL IT WONT START STICKING TIL DAYBREAK. MORE OF THE SAME TUES ALTHO WITH SFC TEMPS EXCEEDING 40F ACR LOLNDS...A SWITCH OVR TO RA LKLY. HWVR UP N CUD SEE SN LAST INTO MIDDAY TO EARLY AFTN AS MERCURY WL HV A DIFFICULT TIME SURPASSING UPR 30S. TUES NGT CLDEST AIR YET POISED TO MV ACR AS H8 TEMPS DROP TO -12C AND THKNSS SOME 25DM BLO MAGIC LVL. THEREFORE IT APPRS SOME ACCUM SN FOR THE N AND PSSBLY COAL FLDS...AS GRND WL HV HAD 24HRS TO COOL DWN. IF GUIDANCE NMBRS R CORRECT THIS FAR OUT LATER SHIFTS WL HV TO CONSIDER A PSSBL HIGHLIGHT FOR FROST/FREEZE THAT NGT. .RLX... WV...NONE. VA...NONE. KY...NONE. OH...NONE. .END/FWM
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A quick burst of wind, estimated at 35 to 50 mph, knocked down large branches and snapped off the tops of a few trees in the Evans region. The wind was associated with showers along a fast moving cold front. No lightning was reported.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in West Virginia in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, April 2001
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