Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1989
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 42, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 1989, 8:03 PM EDT for Barbour County, Randolph County, West Virginia. It was in force for 57 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 26, 1989, 8:03 PM EDT (00:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 1989, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Barbour County, WV, Randolph County, WV
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What 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
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 2:31 PM EDT, 5 hours 32 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, 3 hours 18 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, 2 hours 40 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, 2 hours 26 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
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 6:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 7:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Tyler | 58 min |
| Jun 27, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Union | 53 min |
| Jun 27, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Madison | 54 min |
| Jun 27, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Franklin | 66 min |
| Jun 27, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Licking | 57 min |
| Jun 27, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fairfield | 40 min |
| Jun 27, 5:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Fairfield, Pickaway | 116 min |
| Jun 27, 5:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Licking | 116 min |
| Jun 26, 9:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Allegany | 57 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.