A cold front sweeping through the region on the first of July set forth damaging wind gusts across southwest Virginia for a brief period of time. Strong thunderstorms progressing ahead of the front ventured into Dickenson County during the middle of the afternoon and promoted two isolated instances of downed trees, one occurring in the town of Nora and the other near Haysi.
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A cold front sweeping through the region on the first of July set forth damaging wind gusts across southwest Virginia for a brief period of time. Strong thunderstorms progressing ahead of the front ventured into Dickenson County during the middle of the afternoon and promoted two isolated instances of downed trees, one occurring in the town of Nora and the other near Haysi. These storms quickly progressed out of the forecast area due to the fast movement of the cold front, bringing the threat for severe weather to an end by the early evening on the 1st.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jul 1, 1:19 PM EST, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Charleston WV 219 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025 .SYNOPSIS... Storms continue ahead of a front today. The front crosses tonight. Some storms could be strong to severe, along with the potential for localized flooding. Dry Wednesday onward. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... As of 215 PM Tuesday... Key Points: * Cold front crosses later today into tonight. * Heavy rain could lead to localized flooding. Showers and scattered thunderstorms will continue to sprout up across the area as a cold front slowly approaches from the west this morning. Activity then continues as the front slides towards the Ohio River later today and then continues east across the area tonight. Around 1.75 to 2 inches of precipitable water should continue to support moderate to heavy rain showers ahead of and along the front. Excessive rainfall could prompt some localized flooding, particularly in areas that were impacted by heavy rain earlier today. Some strong storms could also develop in the warm, moist, and unstable environment present this afternoon and evening, with potential for isolated severe storms to produce locally damaging winds. Showers and storms taper off behind the front tonight, then high pressure begins to creep in from the southwest and allows drier conditions to return to the majority of the area on Wednesday. That being said, residual moisture could sustain a few showers along the mountains. && .SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... As of 215 PM Tuesday... Key Point: * High pressure brings drier conditions for the second half of the work week. While a weak shortwave may pass overhead, surface high pressure is expected to support drier conditions Wednesday night into Thursday morning. An upper ridge then starts to expand east across the area while high pressure remains present at the surface and allows relatively benign weather to persist through the end of the work week. Temperatures will steadily increase beneath the building ridge, with hot conditions taking hold just in time for the Independence Day holiday. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... As of 215 PM Tuesday... Key Points: * Hot and humid over the weekend. * Becoming more active again next week. Expect hot and increasingly humid conditions this weekend, with chances of precipitation returning as the upper ridge begins to relinquish control next week. Thereafter, the weather pattern remains more active as a front slowly approaches from the northwest while another system travels up the Atlantic Coast during the new work week. While precipitation chances have been introduced as early as Sunday afternoon, model solutions differ with respect to the timing of the front and breakdown of the ridge. More robust ridging could sustain drier conditions through the end of the long term forecast period. && .AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... As of 200 PM Tuesday... MVFR to IFR ceilings and periodic visibility restrictions remain possible in heavy rain, scattered thunderstorms, and low clouds ahead of a cold front. This front will slowly cross the area later today, then exit to the east overnight. Brief improvement may be possible as precipitation tapers off behind the front, then conditions are likely to deteriorate to IFR or worse in fog and low stratus overnight. Area wide VFR returns once any fog dissipates Wednesday morning. Mainly light and variable winds are expected through the TAF period, though locally strong gusts may occur in storms this afternoon and evening. FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY... FORECAST CONFIDENCE: Medium. ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Duration of showers/storms today, and timing and extent of fog tonight 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 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 EDT 1HRLY 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 CRW CONSISTENCY H H M H M H H H H H H H HTS CONSISTENCY H H M H H L H L H H M M BKW CONSISTENCY H H H M M M M M H H M L EKN CONSISTENCY H H H M M M H H H H H H PKB CONSISTENCY M M H H L L M M M H H H CKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H L H M M M M M AFTER 18Z WEDNESDAY... IFR conditions possible in valley fog each morning through Friday. && .RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WV...None. OH...None. KY...None. VA...None. && SYNOPSIS...20 NEAR TERM...20 SHORT TERM...20 LONG TERM...20 AVIATION...20
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 1037 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025 KYZ103-105-OHZ076-085>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-013>020-024>034-039- 040-515>526-020245- Boyd-Lawrence-Washington-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Dickenson-Buchanan- Wayne-Cabell-Mason-Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Lincoln-Putnam- Kanawha-Roane-Wirt-Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-Mingo-Logan-Boone-Clay- Braxton-Gilmer-Lewis-Harrison-Taylor-McDowell-Wyoming-Upshur-Barbour- Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette- Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas- Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster-Northwest Pocahontas- Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph- 1037 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast Kentucky, portions of southeast Ohio, southwest Virginia and much of West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Flash flooding is possible Tuesday afternoon and evening given slow- moving thunderstorms or repetitive rounds of rainfall. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports. KYZ101-102-OHZ066-067-075-083-084-020245- Greenup-Carter-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Jackson OH-Vinton- 1037 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast Kentucky and portions of southeast Ohio. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Thunderstorms may become strong to severe Tuesday afternoon and evening. The main hazards are damaging wind gusts and heavy rain, which could result in some instances of flash flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports. GW/FK
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
354 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025
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0319 PM Flash Flood 1 SW Charleston 38.35N 81.64W
07/01/2025 Kanawha WV 911 Call Center
High water reported near the southern end of
the South Side Bridge in Charleston.
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FMKPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
356 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025
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0302 PM Flash Flood 1 SE Raceland 38.53N 82.73W
07/01/2025 Greenup KY 911 Call Center
Water in first floor apartments. Receding
back out at 309 PM but still flowing in
parking lot.
&&Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
359 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025
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0231 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 SE Raceland 38.53N 82.73W
07/01/2025 Greenup KY 911 Call Center
Power pole with guy wire broken. Time
estimated from radar.
&&Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
430 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025
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0332 PM Flash Flood Huntington 38.42N 82.44W
07/01/2025 Cabell WV Public
Report from mPING of street road flooding in
downtown Huntington.
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FMKPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
433 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025
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0342 PM Flash Flood 2 SE Barboursville 38.38N 82.27W
07/01/2025 Cabell WV Public
mPING report of street flooding southeast of
Barboursville on or near McComas Road.
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FMKPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
437 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025
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0334 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 N Mitchell Heights 37.94N 81.99W
07/01/2025 Logan WV 911 Call Center
Tree down blocking Pond Drive. Time
estimated from radar.
&&The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 101 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:40 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree blew down at Dante Mountain Road and Stratton Bridge Road in Nora.
One tree was blown down along Sandlick Road near Haysi.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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