Severe Thunderstorm Warning 32, NWS Charleston, WV

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1145 PM EDT FRI JUN 08 1990

...TORNADO WATCH FOR THE NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
MOUNTAIN AREAS OF WEST VIRGINIA CONTINUES UNTIL 300 AM...

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DETECTED BY WEATHER RADAR OVER MUCH OF
EASTCENTRAL OHIO AT 1045 PM. THESE STORMS WILL BE CROSSING THE OHIO
RIVER INTO WEST VIRGINIA FROM PARKERSBURG NORTH THROUGH THE NEW
MARTINSVILLE AREA DURING THE NEXT HOUR.

AT THIS TIME...NO SEVERE WEATHER CHARACTERISTICS WERE DETECTED...
...BUT THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS LIGTHNING
HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE
SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR.

PERSONS LIVING IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR APPROACHING STORMS AND
SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH
OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.  THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE THE ONES
APPROACHING THE PARKERSBURG AND NEW MARTINSVILLE AREAS.

MORE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING THROUGH EXTREME SOUTHERN OHIO AND
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKYAND SHOULD MOVE INTO THE HUNTINGTON
AND POINT PLEASANT AREAS DURING THE NEXT HOUR.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKINS WV
105 AM EDT SAT JUN 9 1990

...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
..THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND GRANT COUNTY OF WEST VIRGINIA AND FOR
GARRETT COUNTY OF WESTERN MARYLAND...
...VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO NORTH CENTRAL WEST
VIRGINIA...

AT 1245 AM EDT RADAR SHOWED A 20 MILE WIDE LINE OF VERY HEAVY
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM WESTERN MONONGALIA COUNTY IN WEST
VIRGINIA SOUTHWEST TO SOUTHERN DODDRIDGE COUNTY THEN WESTWARD
THROUGH WIRT AND WOOD COUNTIES. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 35 MILES
AN HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE EMBEDDED IN A LARGE AREA OF RAIN
AND SHOWERS WHICH EXTENDED NORTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN
PENNSYLVANIA AND WESTWARD OVER MUCH OF EASTERN OHIO.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL WEST
VIRGINIA..THROUGH THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND INTO
GARRETT COUNTY OF WESTERN MARYLAND AND THE WESTERN COUNTIES OF THE
POTOMAC HIGHLANDS OF WEST VIRGINIA.

REMEMBER..A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE
TO THE WATCH AREA. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 55 MPH..HAIL 3/4 INCH IN SIZE OR LARGER..DEADLY LIGHTNING AND
VERY HEAVY RAIN.

WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING..PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG
BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DON'T USE TELEPHONES OR
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE
PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. IF
HEAVY RAIN DEVELOPS AND FLOODING IS OBSERVED..MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY IMMEDIATELY. REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER AND/OR FLOODING TO THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL BROADCASTS FOR
FURTHE^R STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

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LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV
0210 AM EDT SAT JUN 9 1990

TIME                EVENT...SATURDAY JUN 9 1990

110 AM EDT...MASON COUNTY WV...MASON COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED ELECTRIC
POWER POLE BLOWN ACROSS ROAD IN GALLIPOLIS FERRY.

115 AM EDT...MASON COUNTY WV...MASON POLICE REPORTED PEA SIZE HAIL AND
STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN MASON CITY.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
219 AM EDT SAT JUN 09 1990

...TORNADO WATCH FOR THE NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
MOUNTAIN AREAS OF WEST VIRGINIA CONTINUES UNTIL 300 AM...

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DETECTED BY WEATHER RADAR OVER WESTERN HALF OF
BRAXTON COUNTY..NORTHERN CLAY COUNTY AND SOUTHEAST ROANE COUNTY AT 215
AM. THESE THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS..LOCALLY HEAVY
DOWNPOURS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND SOME HAIL.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV
250 AM EDT SAT JUN 9 1990

AT 245 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CENTRAL
MASON COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA.

THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 35 MILES AN HOUR.

FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS AND
POSSIBLY HAIL WILL ACCOMPANY THIS THUNDERSTORM.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS...ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES AND THE TELEPHONE.  LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER
STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

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DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS...CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
AND HAVE THEM FORWARD THE INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO UNTIL
3 AM EDT AND A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN OHIO UNTIL 8 AM EDT
THIS MORNING.

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