Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1987

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 18, NWS Charleston, WV

July 11, 19875 counties in West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 11, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT for 5 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 60 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 11, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Jul 11, 1987, 9:00 PM EDT
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Whole counties

Counties Grant County, WV, Hampshire County, WV, Hardy County, WV, Mineral County, WV, Pendleton County, WV

The radar

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 11, 8:30 PM EDTThunderstorm Wind 0Grant, WV

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.

The text

The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 11, 8:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXAllegany60 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 1987Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1987

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.