1 strong 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 Sep 29, 12:32 AM EST, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier.
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
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 436 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2005 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-290845- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN- RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS- HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER- UPSHUR-BARBOUR- 436 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA... SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. WVZ046-047-290845- POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 436 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE FIRST SCATTERED LIGHT FROST OF THE AUTUMN COULD BE SEEN AT DAWN FRIDAY IN THE HIGH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS AWAY FROM THE RIVERS. A WIDESPREAD KILLING FROST IS NOT EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A strong autumn cold front swept through around 0300E. Wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph were likely felt. Scattered locations had trees or branches blown down. The county started the school day on a 2 hour delay.
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