Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Charleston, WV

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
900 PM TUE APR 25 1988

SEVERE WEATHER EVENTS REPORTED DURING APRIL 25 1989 INCLUDED...

CLUSTERS AND LINES OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED WIDESPREAD LARGE
HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE WINDS...INTENSE LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN.  HERE
IS A LIST OF OFFICIAL REPORTS RECEIVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

1240 PM......RITCHIE COUNTY...LARGE LIMBS DOWN FROM THUNDERSTORM.
             POWER OUTAGES RESULTED.

230 PM.......GREENBRIER COUNTY...INTENSE STORM WITH GOLFBALL SIZE
             HAIL DRIVEN BY A VIOLENT WIND THAT DESTROYED A HOUSE
             UNDER CONSTRUCTION...KILLING ONE AND SERIOUSLY INJURING
             ANOTHER.

630 PM.......BRAXTON COUNTY...WINDSTORM WITH ONE INCH HAIL IN HEATERS/
             FLATWOODS TORE PART OF ROOF OFF ARMORY AND SMASHED WINDOWS
             OF A HIGH SCHOOL IN SUTTON.

645 PM.......WEBSTER COUNTY...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND VIOLENT WIND
             IN WEBSTER SPRINGS SMASHED AUTO WINDOWS AND WINDOWS OF
             AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.  NUMEROUS TREES ARE DOWN.

830 PM.......WEBSTER COUNTY...WEBSTER SPRINGS REPORTED FOUR VIOLENT
             THUNDERSTORMS IN THE PAST FEW HOURS...ALL WITH DESTRUCTIVE
             WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...MUCH GOLF BALL SIZE.  THERE IS
             NOW THREE INCHES OF HAIL ON THE GROUND THROUGHOUT THE
             WHOLE AREA.

THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES WITH SEVERAL
REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL INCLUDED BRAXTON...CALHOUN...GILMER...GREENBRIER
...JACKSON...KANAWHA...RITCHIE...ROANE...WEBSTER...WIRT...AND WOOD.

EACH THUNDERSTORM LEFT UP TO 1.50 INCH OF RAIN IN A SHORT TIME...AND
MANY AREAS THAT HAVE HAD SEVERAL THUnNDERSTORMS ARE REPORTING SMALL
STREAM FLOODING.

END/PARKE

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LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV
940 PM EDT TUE APR 25 1989

245PM EDT...GREENBRIER COUNTY...64 YEAR OLD WOMAN STRUCK BY LIGHTING
            IN SERIOUS CONDITION. REPORT RECEIVED BY COUNTY SHERIFF DEPT.

248PM EDT...GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN LEWISBURG BY WDBJ-TV.

558PM EDT...GREENBRIER COUNTY... SHERIFF DEPT. REPORTED 3/4 INCH
             HAIL NEAR TROUT...25 MILES NNE OF LEWISBURG.

END/RJC

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WEST VIRGINIA
1115 PM EST TUE APR 25 1989

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH ISSUED FOR WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
...ALL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS EXPIRED...

ALL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN HUNTINGTON HAVE EXPIRED AS OF 1100 PM.

THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY REMAINS VERY HIGH THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN OHIO AND
MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS ARE LOCATED IN
SOUTHERN OHIO AND ALL STORMS ARE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

MEANWHILE...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WESTERN WEST
VIRGINIA. THE THUNDERSTORMS OCCURING TONIGHT HAVE A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR
PRODUCING HEAVY DOWNPOURS WHICH COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING ALONG
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS.

ALL PEOPLE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE WEATHER TONIGHT AS THIS IS A
POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
AND LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR FURTHER I>NFORMATION.

HARRISON...

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WEST VIRGINIA
1200 AM EST WED APR 26 1989

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH ISSUED FOR WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA UNTIL 8 PM...
...FLOOD WATCH ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN OHIO UNTIL 8 AM...

DUE TO HEAVY RAIN THAT HAS SOAKED THE GROUND IN SOME AREAS AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS WITH THUNDERSTORMS...FLOOD AND
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN OHIO AND WESTERN WEST
VIRGINIA RESPECTIVELY.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER SOUTHERN OHIO AND MUCH OF WEST
VIRGINIA AND HAVE ALSO MOVED INTO NORTHEAST KENTUCKY. THE STRONGEST
THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN MASON COUNTY AT MIDNIGHT. STORMS CONTINUE TO
MOVE SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 40 MPH.

THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY DOWNPOURS IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT. PLEASE REMAIN ALERT TO
THREATENING WEATHER SITUATIONS WHERE YOU LIVE AND STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIvONS FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION.

HARRISON...

BULLETIN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY, WV
1250 AM EDT WED APR 26 1989

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA..THE GREENBRIER VALLEY AND SOUTHWEST COAL
FIELD OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 8PM EDT THIS WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA..GREENBRIER VALLEY AND THE SOUTHWEST COAL FIELD..

HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS WEST VIRGINIA THIS MORNING, AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER EXIST UNTIL 4 AM THIS MORNING.

HEAVY RAINS HAVE SOAKED SOME PARTS OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA..AND WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE HEAVY RAINS WITH THUNDERSTORMS..A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED.

PERSONS LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THREATING
WEATHER, AND BE PREPAIRED TO MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE PLACE.

END/BRAMBLE

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WEST VIRGINIA
100 AM EST WED APR 26 1989

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA UNTIL 8 PM...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN CENTRAL OHIO UNTIL 8 AM...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER THE TRI STATE EARLY THIS
MORNING. ACTIVITY HAS DIED DOWN JUST A BIT BUT THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY
HEAVY RAIN CONTINUE TO DEVELOP BETWEEN PORTSMOUTH AND DAYTON OHIO.
THESE STORMS ARE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 30 MPH AND WILL PASS
THROUGH THE TRI STATE LATER THIS MORNING.

THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY DOWNPOURS
WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING ALONG SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS. PLEASE REMAIN ALERT TO THREATENING WEATHER
SITUATIONS WHERE YOU LIVE AND STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND
LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

HARRISON...