Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 69, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 1990, 6:55 PM EDT for Athens County, Vinton County, Ohio. It was in force for 65 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, 6:55 PM EDT (22:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 1990, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Athens County, OH, Vinton 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, 7:35 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Athens, 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
Huntington/Tri S, WV (KHTS), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 105 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
- 504 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -327 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1577 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 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 052255
SVRCMH
OHC009-163-060000-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS OH
655 PM EDT THU JUL 5 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBUS HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN SOUTHEAST OHIO
...ATHENS
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
...VINTON
AT 650 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN SOUTHEAST HOCKING COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL REACH THE TOWN OF ATHENS AROUND
715 PM.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A
STRONG BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...
AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.
STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
SMITHWhat 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, 4:18 PM EDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
WVZ005-009-010-011-MDZ008-009-VAZ011-012-052200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKINS WV 357 PM EDT THU JUL 5 1990 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6PM EDT FOR GARRETT AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES OF WESTERN MARYLAND AND FOR PRESTON.. HARRISON..MARION..MONONGALIA AND TAYLOR COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA... ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10PM EDT FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SHENANDOAH VALLEYS OF VIRGINIA..FOR THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS AND EASTERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA AND FOR BARBOUR.. LEWIS..UPSHUR..TUCKER..RANDOLPH AND POCAHONTAS COUNTIES OF NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA... ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN MONONGALIA AND NORTHERN MARION COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA EXPIRED AT 330 PM EDT... AT 350 PM EDT RADAR SHOWED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS COVERING MUCH OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM WESTON EAST TO SOUTH OF ELKINS THEN NORTHEAST TO WARDENSVILLE. OTHER LARGE AREAS OF SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND AND OVER SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. MOVEMENT WAS EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE OVER NORTHERN PRESTON COUNTY OF WEST VIRGINIA..NORTHWESTERN GARRETT COUNTY OF MARYLAND AND OVER SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY OF PENNSYLVANIA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA..WESTERN MARYLAND AND NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. REMEMBER..A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH..LARGE HAIL..VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. IF HEAVY RAIN DEVELOPS AND FLOODING IS OBSERVED MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. RELAY REPORTS OF 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 FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. END/FE<RRELL
Local storm report, Jul 5, 5:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - ELKINS, WV
5:22 PM EDT THU JUL 5 1990
STORM DAMAGE IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA JUL 05 1990
NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...
MONONGALIA COUNTY - 1437 EDT - TREES UPROOTED. HAIL THE SIZE OF
QUARTERS NEAR WADESTOWN IN WESTERN
PORTION OF COUNTY.
ENDSpecial weather statement, Jul 5, 5:22 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
WVZ002>009-012-VA015-016-052230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 520 PM EDT THU JUL 5 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #597 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTH CENTRAL PORTIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA..THE GREENBRIER VALLEY.. AND FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... AT 515 PM MOST OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING ACROSS THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS AND EASTERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA. HOWEVER..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ONCE AGAIN ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN OHIO..SPECIFICALLY FROM ZANESVILLE TO CHILLICOTHE. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY APPROACH WEST VIRGINIA. END/ORCHANIAN
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 6:05 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
WVZ005-009-010-011-MDZ008-009-VAZ011-012-052200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKINS WV 605 PM EDT THU JUL 5 1990 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PRESTON..HARRISON..MARION.. MONONGALIA AND TAYLOR COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA WAS CANCELLED AT 530PM EDT AND EXPIRED AT 6PM EDT FOR GARRETT AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES OF WESTERN MARYLAND... ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10PM EDT FOR THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS AND EASTERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA AND FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SHENANDOAH VALLEYS OF VIRGINIA... AT 600 PM EDT RADAR SHOWED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS COVERING MUCH OF THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS AND EASTERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA EXTENDING EAST AND SOUTHEAST ACROSS NORTHERN VIRGINIA. OTHER AREAS OF SHOWERS AND VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL OHIO. MOVEMENT WAS EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MILES AN HOUR. SINCE THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AND THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS MOVED SOUTHEAST OF THE WESTERN SLOPES OF WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN MARYLAND..THE WATCH WAS CANCELLED OR ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. WHILE THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS DIMINISHED FOR THE WESTERN SLOPES OF WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN MARYLAND..SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA..WESTERN MARYLAND AND NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA THROUGH TONIGHT. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. IF HEAVY RAIN DEVELOPS AND FLOODING IS OBSERVED MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. RELAY REPORTS OF 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 FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. END/FERRELL
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 6:10 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
WVZ005-009-010-011-MDZ008-009-VAZ011-012-060000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKINS WV 609 PM EDT THU JUL 5 1990 ...PLEASE DISREGARD LAST SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... END/FERRELL
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 6:27 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
KYZ006-OHZ009-WVZ003-052000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 625 PM EDT THU JUL 05 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 1100PM FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN OHIO WESTERN WEST VIRGINA...AND EASTERN KENTUCKY... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT OVER SOUTHERN OHIO...WESTERN WEST WEST VIRGINIA AND EASTERN KENTUCKY. AT 620 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A FRONTAL LINE STRETCHING SOUTHWEST ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL OHIO. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 35 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT AS THE FRONT PUSHES SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION. CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS ON THIS SITUATION OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. > END/PLYBON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 12:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fairfield | 64 min |
| Jul 5, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Hocking | 47 min |
| Jul 5, 7:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Hocking, Ross | 65 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.