Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 1990, 9:02 PM EDT for Wyoming County, West Virginia. It was in force for 58 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 18, 1990, 9:02 PM EDT (01:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 1990, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Whole counties
County Wyoming County, WV
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Huntington/Tri S, WV (KHTS), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 1420 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1205 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KBKW 190102
SVRBKW
WVC109-190200-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV
902 PM EDT MON JUN 18 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BECKLEY WV HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN SOUTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA
...NORTHERN WYOMING
AT 900 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT BECKLEY INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHERN WYOMING COUNTY 5 TO 10 MILES WEST OF
KOPPERSTON. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL
AFFECT THE TOWNS OF CYCLONE...KOPPERSTON...AND GLEN FORK.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55
MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO
DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
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PLATEWhat 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 18, 6:00 PM EDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
WVZ002>009-012-VA015-016-190000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 555 PM EDT MON JUN 18 1990 AT 555 PM CHARLESTON WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHERN RITCHIE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT AROUND 30 MILES AN HOUR. THIS STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS RITCHIE AND DODDRIDGE COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THE COMMUNITIES OF HARRISVILLE AND WEST UNION ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. PERSONS IN RITCHIE AND DODDRIDGE COUNTIES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL..GUSTY SURFACE WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGTHNING. SOME PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS LIKELY. END/PCZ
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 6:32 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
WVZ005-009-010-011-MDZ008-009-182330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKINS WV 630 PM EDT MON JUN 18 1990 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS SCATTERED ACROSS NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN MARYLAND... WEATHER RADAR AT 625 PM EDT INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA INTO WESTERN MARYLAND. IN WEST VIRGINIA: ONE STORM WAS OVER MONONGALIA COUNTY...FROM MORGANTOWN TO TEN MILES WEST OF THE CITY. A STORM WAS OVER SOUTHERN MINERAL COUNTY AND ANOTHER WAS MOVING INTO NORTHWEST LEWIS COUNTY. A THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER NORTHEAST GARRETT COUNTY OF WESTERN MARYLAND NEAR GRANTSVILLE. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS. KEEP A WATCH ON THE SKY AND IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES GO TO SAFE SHELTER. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL BROADCAST FOR FURTHER STATEMJENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. GILKERSON
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 7:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
WVZ005-009-010-011-MDZ008-009-190000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKINS WV 705 PM EDT MON JUN 18 1990 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS SCATTERED ACROSS NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN MARYLAND... WEATHER RADAR AT 700 PM EDT INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA INTO WESTERN MARYLAND. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING OUT OF EASTERN MONONGALIA COUNTY INTO PRESTON NEAR KINGWOOD. ANOTHER STORM WAS MOVING ACROSS LEWIS COUNTY INTO UPSHUR COUNTY OF WEST VIRGINIA. A THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER WESTERN ALLEGANY COUNTY OF WESTERN MARYLAND JUST NORTHEAST OF CUMBERLAND. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS. KEEP A WATCH ON THE SKY AND IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES GO TO SAFE SHELTER. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL BROADCAST FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POiSSIBLE WARNINGS. GILKERSON
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 8:34 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
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
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 8:38 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
WVZ005-009-010-011-MDZ008-009-190130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKINS WV 834 PM EDT MON JUN 18 1990 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS SCATTERED ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN MARYLAND... WEATHER RADAR AT 825 PM EDT SHOWED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA INTO WESTERN MARYLAND AND THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS OF WEST VIRGINIA. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS IN MINERAL COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA NEAR KEYSER AND WILL BE MOVING INTO THE ROMNEY AREA OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY WITHIN THE NEXT 15 MINUTES. ONE STRONG STORM WAS ALONG THE SOUTHERN PRESTON COUNTY BORDER MOVING INTO GARRETT COUNTY OF WESTERN MARYLAND..WITH ANOTHER ONE MOVING ALONG THE PENNSYLVANIA AND GARRETT COUNTY BORDER. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED OVER MARION AND HARRISON COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA NEAR FAIRMONT AND CLARKSBURG. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF EAST AT 20 TO 30 MPH. STRONG GUSTY WINDS..DANGEROUS LIGHTNING..HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS. KEEP A WATCH ON THE SKY AND IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES GO TO SAFE SHELTER. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL BROADCAST FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. FERRELL
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 8:52 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
WVZ006>008-190200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV 850 PM EDT MON JUN 18 1990 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA... AT 840 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT BECKLEY SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER LOGAN AND MINGO COUNTIES EXTENDING FROM JUST NORTH OF AMHERSTDALE TO WILLIAMSON. AMHERSTDALE IS LOCATED 35 MILES WEST OF BECKLEY. THIS LINE EXTENDED SOUTHWEST INTO SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE JUST NORTH OF AMHERSTDALE AND ALONG THE MINGO... LOGAN COUNTY LINE 10 TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF LOGAN. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL... STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING MAY ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE THROUGH MINGO...LOGAN...AND NORTHERN WYOMING COUNTIES BY 10 PM. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF A THUNDERST-ORM APPROACHES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. END/PLATE
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.