Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
03212750
Latitude
37.44122 N
Longitude
81.59983 W
Elevation
1,268 ft
Rank
-
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

On the radar over Tug Fork Downstream Of Elkhorn Creek At WelchReflectivityStorm 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

Tug Fork Downstream Of Elkhorn Creek At Welch Report

Rank
-
Schedule
every houron the hour's :45
Reports received, 24 hours
11 of 2445.8% of its schedule, 12 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
11 of 1686.5% of its schedule, 12 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 5, 10:45 PM
Latest report
Oct 6, 9:45 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
28 min9 in 10 within 28 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

Tug Fork Downstream Of Elkhorn Creek At Welch, 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 1,268 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.58 inHg and the temperature at 54.5 F.

Section from sea level of where Tug Fork Downstream Of Elkhorn Creek At Welch stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,268 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.58 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03212750FIG. D WHERE TUG FORK DOWNSTREAM OF ELKHORN CREEK AT WELCH 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 ATMOSPHERETUG FORK DOWNSTREAM OF ELKHORN CREEK AT WELCH4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,268 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 HERE28.58 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.5 FTITLETug Fork Downstream Of Elkhorn Creek At Welch, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 03212750TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-03212750-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 47 degrees above the horizon at 37.44 N, and the day is 11 h 27 min long. Level ground there takes 73 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Tug Fork Downstream Of Elkhorn Creek At Welch, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 47 degrees above the horizon, against 76 at the June solstice, 53 at the equinoxes and 29 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 27 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03212750FIG. E THE SUN AT TUG FORK DOWNSTREAM OF ELKHORN CREEK AT WELCHELEVATION 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 76°EQUINOXES 53°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 29°OCT 6, 47°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 27 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 73 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 37.44 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLETug Fork Downstream Of Elkhorn Creek At Welch, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 03212750TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-03212750-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 1,268 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Tug Fork Downstream Of Elkhorn Creek At Welch, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 03212750FIG. 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 SCALETITLETug Fork Downstream Of Elkhorn Creek At Welch, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 03212750TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-03212750-3DRAWN 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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