Severe Thunderstorm Warning 121, NWS Charleston, WV

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV
740 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 1990

AT 740 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS FROM GALLIA COUNTY OHIO SOUTHWEST THROUGH SCIOTO AND
LAWRENCE COUNTIES THEN INTO GREENUP AND CARTER COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY.
THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN NORTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY
OHIO AND IN NORTHWEST GREENUP COUNTY KENTUCKY. THESE STORMS WERE
MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 25 MILES AN HOUR.

THE MAIN DANGER FROM THESE STORMS IS DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLE
TORNADOS. HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY AND SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE IN THESE STORMS. IF YOU SEE THREATENING WEsATHER APPROACHING
SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR ROOM. LISTEN TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

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KYZ006-008-OHZ008-009-WVZ003-150200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV
805 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 1990

...TORNADO WATCH FOR ADAMS AND PIKE COUNTIES CANCELLED...
THE TORNADO WATCH THAT INCLUDED ADAMS AND PIKE COUNTIES OF OHIO WHICH
WAS TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ANOTHER TORNADO WATCH REMAINS
IN EFFECT FOR THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND
WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

AT 805 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS FROM MASON COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA SOUTHWEST THROUGH GALLIA
AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES OF OHIO AND INTO GREENUP AND BOYD COUNTIES OF
KENTUCKY. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED IN SOUTHERN GALLIA COUNTY NEAR
CROWN CITY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 25 MILES AN HOUR.

IF YOU SEE THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHING SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR ROOM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
PRODUCE TORNADOS...DAMAGING WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. LISTEN TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV
840 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 1990

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
INCLUDING MINGO AND LOGAN COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT...

AT 830 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT BECKLEY SHOWED A SCATTERED
LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM PARKERSBURG TO HUNTINGTON
TO 20 MILES NORTH OF JACKSON KENTUCKY. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE IN A
NARROW BAND EXTENDING FROM JUST NORTH OF HUNTINGTON EAST TO JUST NORTH OF
WINFIELD.

THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR AND
SHOULD ENTER MINGO COUNTY NEAR WILLIAMSON AROUND 930 PM.

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG GUSTCY WINDS...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING CAN
BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SMALL HAIL AND
ISOLATED TORNADOES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

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WVZ005-009-150400-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKINS WV
905 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 1990

...TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHWEST AND
NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER WETZEL COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA SOUTH
TO NEAR CHARLESTON AT 9 PM EDT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AROUND 30 MILES AN HOUR.

THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS PRODUCED STRONG DAMAGING WIND, AND
REPORTS OF TORNADOES AS IT CROSSED OHIO DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING HOURS.

THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF
MONONGALIA, MARION, HARRISON, AND LEWIS COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA
PRIOR TO 9:30 PM EDT. THEN ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NORTHERN
WEST VIRGINIA PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT.

THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND MAY PRODUCE STRONG DAMAGING WIND,
LARGE HAIL, DEADLY LIGHTNING, TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS, AND TORNADOES.
UPON THE APPROACH OF A THUNDERSTORM SEEK STURDY..SAFE SHELTER
IMMEDIATELY.

HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE OCCURRING WITH SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH
WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY, AND MAY CAUSE SMALL STREAMS OR CREEKS
TO OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS. IF YOU ARE DRIVING KEEP A WATCHFUL E]YE ON
WATER LEVELS. DON'T DRIVE THROUGH WATER STANDING OR FLOWING ON OR
ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. ALSO, WATCH FOR TREES OR LIMBS WHICH MAY BE BLOWN
DOWN ONTO THE HIGHWAY.

HILL/FERRELL

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
910 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 1990

       ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR WESTERN
          AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR JACKSON..
WOOD..WIRT..RITCHIE..PLEASANTS..TYLER AND WETZEL COUNTIES EXPIRED
AT 900 PM. GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AND LOTS OF CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING WAS REPORTED IN THESE COUNTIES. SOME PEA SIZE
HAIL WAS ALSO REPORTED IN NORTHERN WOOD COUNTY SHORTLY AFTER 800 PM.
HOWEVER NO SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.

AT 900 PM A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING THROUGH WESTERN
COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA. THIS LINE MOVED ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER
AROUND 800PM AND NOW STRETCHED FROM EXTREME EASTERN WETZEL COUNTY SOUTH
THROUGH HARRISVILLE..TO CHARLESTON AND ON TO LOGAN COUNTY. THIS LINE OF
STORMS WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT AROUND 40 MILES AN HOUR.

THE LINE OF STORMS WILL MOVE THROU THE MORGANTOWN..FAIRMONT..CLARKSBURG
AREAS AND THE WESTON..SUTTON..MONTGOMERY..MADISON AND LOGAN AREAS BY
1000 PM. THE LINE HAS WEAKENED SOMEWHAT DURING THE PAST HOUR BUT STILL
CONTAINS SOME VERY STRONG STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS..
HAIL..VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

PONDING OF WATER IS LIKELY IN LOW LYING AREAS DURING THE HEAVIER RAIN
ALONG WITH VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO BE ALERT FOR
STANDING WATER ON ROADWAYS.

IF TjHREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES OR A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA
MOVE TO SHELTERED AREA IMMIDIATELY.

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KYZ006-008-OHZ008-009-WVZ003-150300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV
910 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 1990

THE TORNADO WATCH WHICH WAS TO EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
FOR SOUTHCENTRAL OHIO AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY. COUNTIES
REMAINING IN THE WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT ARE LAWRENCE...JOHNSON AND MARTIN
COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY AND MASON...CABELL AND WAYNE COUNTIES IN WESTERN
WEST VIRGINIA.

AT 910 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED LINGERING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN CABELL COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA AND IN JOHNSON AND MARTIN
COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY. THE STRONGES STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR THE BORDER OF
JOHNSON AND MARTIN COUNTIES. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MvOVING
EAST AT ABOUT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THERE IS LITTLE TO NO SHOWER ACTIVITY TO
THE WEST OF THE TRI STATE AND THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IS RAPIDLY
DIMINISHING. CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ANY LATER
STATEMENTS.

END/JMH