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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 66, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 1990, 12:26 PM EDT for Fairfield County, Ohio. It was in force for 64 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
- Jul 5, 1990, 12:26 PM EDT (16:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 1990, 1:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Whole counties
County Fairfield County, OH
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 12:43 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Fairfield, OH |
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
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 12:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 135 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
- 906 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -137 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1112 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KCMH 051626
SVRCMH
OHC045-051730-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS OH
1226 PM EDT THU JUL 5 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBUS HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 130 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN CENTRAL OHIO
...FAIRFIELD
AT 1223 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM JUST WEST OF LANCASTER MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST
AROUND 30 MILES AN HOUR. THIS THUNDERSTORM SHOULD MOVE THROUGH THE
LANCASTER AREA BY 1PM EDT.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A
STRONG BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIfN...
AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.
STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
LVWWhat 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, Jul 5, 10:07 AM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
KYZ006-OHZ009-WVZ003-051500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 1005 AM EDT THU JUL 05 1990 ...THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL OHIO... AT 1000 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL OHIO COUNTIES OF ADAMS...JACKSON...PIKE AND SCIOTO. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED IN PIKE COUNTY ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WAVERLY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. HEAVY DOWNPOURS...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTING AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL WILL ACCOMPANY THESE THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN OHIO. KEEP AN EYE ON THE CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND REMAIN INDOORS IF THESE STORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS...THE TELEPHONE AND OTHER ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. END/DCY
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 11:03 AM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
KYZ006-OHZ009-WVZ003-051600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 1100 AM EDT THU JUL 05 1990 ...THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHEAST KENTUCKY... AT 1105 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NORTHWEST MEIGS COUNTY OHIO SOUTHWEST INTO LEWIS COUNTY KENTUCKY. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE JUST NORTH OF JACKSON IN JACKSON COUNTY OHIO. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. HEAVY DOWNPOURS...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTING AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL WILL ACCOMPANY THESE THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN OHIO AND NORTHEAST KENTUCKY. KEEP AN EYE ON THE CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER INDOORS IF THESE STORMS APPROACH. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DO NOT USE THE TELEPHONE UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO CAUSE PONDING OF WATER 8ON ROADS AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. END/DCY
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 12:13 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
KYZ006-OHZ009-WVZ003-051800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 1210 AM EDT THU JUL 05 1990 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEASTERN OHIO AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA. THE WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING AND INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN OHIO... GALLIA...JACKSON...LAWRENCE AND MEIGS IN WEST VIRGINIA... CABELL...MASON AND WAYNE AT 1205 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER PIKE...JACKSON AND SCIOTO COUNTIES IN SOUTHCENTRAL OHIO. NONE OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEAR SEVERE LIMITS AT THIS TIME. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING NORTHWARD TOWARD ZANESVILLE OHIO. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. HEAVY DOWNPOURS...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTING AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL WILL ACCOMPANY THESE THUNDERSTORMS AND ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. KEEP AN EYE ON THE CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER INDOORS IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DO NOT USE THE TELEPHONE UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. HEAVY RAINFA"LL WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. END/DCY
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 12:16 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
KYZ006-OHZ009-WVZ003-051800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV...CORRECTED 1210 PM EDT THU JUL 05 1990 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEASTERN OHIO AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA. THE WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING AND INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN OHIO... GALLIA...JACKSON...LAWRENCE AND MEIGS IN WEST VIRGINIA... CABELL...MASON AND WAYNE AT 1205 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER PIKE...JACKSON AND SCIOTO COUNTIES IN SOUTHCENTRAL OHIO. NONE OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEAR SEVERE LIMITS AT THIS TIME. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING NORTHWARD TOWARD ZANESVILLE OHIO. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. HEAVY DOWNPOURS...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTING AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL WILL ACCOMPANY THESE THUNDERSTORMS AND ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. KEEP AN EYE ON THE CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER INDOORS IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DO NOT USE THE TELEPHONE UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. ...CORRECTION TO TIME... YOUNG... /
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Hocking | 47 min |
| Jul 5, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Vinton | 65 min |
| Jul 5, 7:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Hocking, Ross | 65 min |
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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.