Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
03056250
Latitude
39.33648 N
Longitude
79.99341 W
Elevation
999 ft
Rank
-
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

On the radar over Three Fork Creek Nr GraftonReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 85 instruments in West Virginia stand at one.

Station charts

Three Fork Creek Nr Grafton Report

Rank
-
Schedule
every houron the hour's :30
Reports received, 24 hours
10 of 2441.6% of its schedule, 12 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
10 of 1685.9% of its schedule, 12 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 5, 10:30 PM
Latest report
Oct 6, 9:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
23 min9 in 10 within 23 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Chart of the 656 ranked stations in West Virginia on Oct 6 by the share of their scheduled reports received in Storm Station's own record, up to 7 days, in tenths: 0 to 9 per cent, 16; 10 to 19 per cent, 91; 20 to 29 per cent, 75; 30 to 39 per cent, 28; 40 to 49 per cent, 20; 50 to 59 per cent, 18; 60 to 69 per cent, 34; 70 to 79 per cent, 43; 80 to 89 per cent, 27; 90 to 99 per cent, 184; 100 per cent, 120.WHERE IT RANKS IN WEST VIRGINIA, Oct 6PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 91610 to 199120 to 297530 to 392840 to 492050 to 591860 to 693470 to 794380 to 892790 to 99184100120STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%120
90 to 99%184
80 to 89%27
70 to 79%43
60 to 69%34
50 to 59%18
40 to 49%20
30 to 39%28
20 to 29%75
10 to 19%91
0 to 9%16

Station report

Three Fork Creek Nr Grafton, in 3 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The column

Contents

At 999 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.86 inHg and the temperature at 55.4 F.

Section from sea level of where Three Fork Creek Nr Grafton stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 999 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.86 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03056250FIG. D WHERE THREE FORK CREEK NR GRAFTON STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERETHREE FORK CREEK NR GRAFTON4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT999 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.86 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.4 FTITLEThree Fork Creek Nr Grafton, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 03056250TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-03056250-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 45 degrees above the horizon at 39.34 N, and the day is 11 h 25 min long. Level ground there takes 71 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Three Fork Creek Nr Grafton, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 45 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 25 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03056250FIG. E THE SUN AT THREE FORK CREEK NR GRAFTONELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 74°EQUINOXES 51°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°OCT 6, 45°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 25 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 71 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.34 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLEThree Fork Creek Nr Grafton, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 03056250TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-03056250-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 999 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Three Fork Creek Nr Grafton, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03056250FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEThree Fork Creek Nr Grafton, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 03056250TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-03056250-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

What it seesMoon and tides FB-CLK-003Hurricane FB-EVT-043Nor'easter FB-EVT-066Flash flood FB-EVT-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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