Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1989
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 1989, 6:07 PM EDT for Monongalia County, West Virginia. It was in force for 68 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
- Jun 26, 1989, 6:07 PM EDT (22:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 1989, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 68 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Whole counties
County Monongalia 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 7:20 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Monongalia, 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 nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 87 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 259 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -82 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1111 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KCRW 262213 COR
SVREKN
BULLETIN-EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, WV
612 PM EDT MON JUN 26 1989
WVC061-262315-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKINS WV
ISSUED BY CHARLESTON WV
607 PM EDT MON JUN 26 1989
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY
IN THE NORTH CENTRAL PART OF WEST VIRGINIA
MONONGALIA
AT 600 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED IN NORTHERN
MONONGALIA MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. MARBLE SIZED HAIL AND
LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS REPORTED WITH THIS STORM.
WHEN THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR...SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING.
DO NOT STAND NEAR WINDOWS. DO NOT USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH
FLOODED ROADWAYS.
ARKELLWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 26, 12:55 PM EDT, 5 hours 12 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT - CORRECTIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - ELKINS, WV
1250 PM EDT MON JUN 26 1989
TIME/EDT COUNTY DAMAGE
THURSDAY
6/22/89
6:30 PM EDT MINERAL WV SHARP RISE ON PATTERSON CREEK DOWNSTREAM
FROM BURLINGTON, WV. NO KNOWN PROPERTY
DAMAGE. FLASH FLOOD WARNING 6:30 PM TO
8:30 PM EDT 6/22/89 BASED ON RAINFALL
REPORT OF 1.5 INCH RAINFALL IN 45 MINUTES
FROM BURLINGTON, WV.
THURSDAY
6/22/89 HARDY DEBRIS ON ROADWAYS IN GRANT AND HARDY
1100 PM EDT GRANT COUNTIES. NO REPORT FROM PENDLETON COUNTY
...TO NORTHERN BASED ON RAINFALL REPORT OF 1.68 IN 20
MINUTES FROM UPPER TRACT IN NORTHERN
PENDLETON COUNTY, AND RADAR.
THURSDAY
6/22/89
1130 PM EDT - ALLEGANY MD PRELIMINARY SURVEY...1.5 MILLION
PROPERTY DAMAGE.
NO KNOWN DEATHS...6 PEOPLE RESCUED
BY EMERGENCY SERVICES. 25 FAMILES..
APPROXIMATELY 75 PEOPLE EVACUATED.
FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED 6/22/89
AT 1112 PM 6/22/89 TO 115 AM 6/23/89.
BASED ON RADAR.
EXTENDED AT 115 AM EDT 6/23/89 TO
415 AM EDT 6/23/89
FRIDAY
6/23/89
1030 PM EDT - ALLEGANY MD BASEMENT FLOODING IN NORTH CENTRAL
ALLEGANY COUNTY MD IN AND NEAR ELLERSLIE.
FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED 954 PM TO 1100
v EDT 6/23/89. BASED ON RADAR.
CORRECTION TO ADD LAST LINE TO FIRST REPORT.
END/HILLLocal storm report, Jun 26, 1:26 PM EDT, 4 hours 41 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT - 2ND. CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - ELKINS, WV
1:25 PM EDT MON JUN 26 1989
TIME/EDT COUNTY DAMAGE
TUESDAY
6/20/89
921 PM EDT ALLEGANY MD WATER AROUND HOUSES, AND SMALL BRIGDES
UNDER WATER IN FLINTSTORE MD IN NORTH-
EAST ALLEGANY COUNTY MD. COUPLE OF
FAMILIES EVACUATED. BASED ON CALL TO
ALLEGANY COUNTY OES.
THURSDAY
6/22/89
6:30 PM EDT MINERAL WV SHARP RISE ON PATTERSON CREEK DOWNSTREAM
FROM BURLINGTON, WV. NO KNOWN PROPERTY
DAMAGE. FLASH FLOOD WARNING 6:30 PM TO
8:30 PM EDT 6/22/89 BASED ON RAINFALL
REPORT OF 1.5 INCH RAINFALL IN 45 MINUTES
FROM BURLINGTON, WV.
THURSDAY
6/22/89 HARDY DEBRIS ON ROADWAYS IN GRANT AND HARDY
1100 PM EDT GRANT COUNTIES. NO REPORT FROM PENDLETON COUNTY
...TO NORTHERN BASED ON RAINFALL REPORT OF 1.68 IN 20
MINUTES FROM UPPER TRACT IN NORTHERN
PENDLETON COUNTY, AND RADAR.
THURSDAY
6/22/89
1130 PM EDT - ALLEGANY MD PRELIMINARY SURVEY...1.5 MILLION
PROPERTY DAMAGE.
NO KNOWN DEATHS...6 PEOPLE RESCUED
BY EMERGENCY SERVICES. 2Special weather statement, Jun 26, 2:31 PM EDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before
BULLETIN SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY, WV 230 PM EDT MON JUN 26 1989 WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT BECKLEY SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL NEAR LEWISBURGE IN GREENBRIER COUNTY..WEST OF UNION IN MONROE COUNTY AND JUST TO THE EAST OF BLUEFEILD IN MERCER COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTH AT AROUND 15 MPH. THESE STORMS CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE SMALL) HAIL. SOME URBAN FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREA OR AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE COULD OCCUR. END/CDB
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 4:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE-ELKINS, WV 4:40 PM EDT MON JUN 26 1989 AT 4:40 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWS SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA..THE THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS..EASTERN PANHANDLE IN WEST VIRGINIA. THE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE SOUTH AT NEARLY 20 MILES AN HOUR. THE LARGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER WESTERN MONANGALIA COUNTY IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA MOVING TO THE SOUTH AND WILL BE MOVING INTO MARION COUNTY IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY HAVE SOME SMALL HAIL..STRONG GUSTY WINDS..FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTING AND HEAVY RAINS WHICH MAY CAUSE URBAN STREET AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. PEOPLE IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA ARE URGED TO STAY ALERT AND LISTEN TO COMMERCIAL RADIO..TV..OR WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSS:IBLE WARNINGS. END/PURDY NNNN
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 5:23 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE-ELKINS, WV 5:20 PM EDT MON JUN 26 1989 AT 5:20 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWS SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA..THE THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS..EASTERN PANHANDLE IN WEST VIRGINIA. THE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE SOUTH AT NEARLY 20 MILES AN HOUR. THE LARGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER EASTERN MONANGALIA COUNTY IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA MOVING TO THE EAST AND WILL BE MOVING INTO PRESTON COUNTY IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY HAVE SOME SMALL HAIL..STRONG GUSTY WINDS..FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTING AND HEAVY RAINS WHICH MAY CAUSE URBAN STREET AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. PEOPLE IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA ARE URGED TO STAY ALERT AND LISTEN TO COMMERCIAL RADIO..TV..OR WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIYBLE WARNINGS. END/PURDY NNNN
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 5:37 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE-ELKINS, WV 5:36 PM EDT MON JUN 26 1989 AT 5:34 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWS SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA..THE THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS..EASTERN PANHANDLE IN WEST VIRGINIA. THE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE SOUTH AT NEARLY 20 MILES AN HOUR. THE LARGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER EASTERN MONANGALIA COUNTY IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA MOVING TO THE EAST AND WILL BE MOVING OVER MORGANTOWN AND INTO PRESTON COUNTY IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY HAVE SOME SMALL HAIL..STRONG GUSTY WINDS..FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTING AND HEAVY RAINS WHICH MAY CAUSE URBAN STREET AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. PEOPLE IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA ARE URGED TO STAY ALERT AND LISTEN TO COMMERCIAL RADIO..TV..OR WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER kSTATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. END/PURDY NNNN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Marion | 63 min |
| Jun 26, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Harrison, Taylor | 67 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 1989Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1989
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.