Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
457 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

WVZ015-025-026-192130-
BOONE WV-KANAWHA WV-LOGAN WV-
457 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER LOGAN AND BOONE
COUNTIES AND FORMING OVER KANAWHA COUNTIES...

AT 443 PM...THE LARGEST CONCENTRATION OF DOWNPOURS WAS LOCATED
NEAR CHIEF LOGAN STATE PARK...LOGAN...AND EAST OF CHAPMANVILLE.
THESE WERE MOVING INTO SOUTHERN BOONE COUNTY NEAR TURTLE CREEK AND
JEFFREY.

OTHERS SHOWERS WERE FORMING OVER BOONE AND KANAWHA COUNTIES.
MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

A HALF INCH OF RAIN COULD FALL IN 15 TO 30 MINUTES EARLY THIS
EVENING.  A FEW SPOTS MAY GET AN INCH IN LESS THAN AN HOUR.

THIS WOULD CAUSE POOR DRIVING VISIBILITY. RUNOFF WOULD COLLECT IN
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...RUN OFF HILLSIDES...AND POND ON ROADS...PLUS
QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES.

SLOW DOWN IF YOU ENCOUNTER A DOWNPOUR WHILE ON THE ROAD.

YOU MAY REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.

LAT...LON 3790 8213 3802 8204 3803 8191 3803 8194
      3813 8195 3822 8180 3831 8181 3834 8192
      3847 8172 3859 8175 3861 8152 3854 8147
      3853 8120 3853 8119 3847 8128 3826 8123
      3818 8133 3798 8138 3799 8151 3773 8204

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