Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 1990, 9:42 PM EDT for Kanawha County, Putnam County, West Virginia. It was in force for 63 min. 2 reports 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, 9:42 PM EDT (01:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 1990, 10:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Kanawha County, WV, Putnam County, WV
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, 9:55 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Putnam, WV | |
| Jul 5, 10:00 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Kanawha, WV |
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 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 68 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
- 1611 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1117 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 3.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KCRW 060143 SVRCRW WVC039-079-060245- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 942 PM EDT THU JUL 5 1990 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1045 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...S... IN WEST CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA ...KANAWHA COUNTY...PUTNAM COUNTY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN CHARLESTON HAS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER PUTNAM COUNTY...NEAR WINFIELD. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 25 MPH AND WILL EFFECT THE COMMUNITIES OF POCA...DUNBAR...CROSSLANES...AND CHARLESTON BY 10 PM. 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. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT STAY AW`AY FROM WINDOWS. JK
What 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, 5:22 PM EDT, 4 hours 20 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, 3 hours 37 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, 3 hours 32 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, 3 hours 15 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
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 8:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
WVZ002>009-012-VA015-016-060145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 755 PM EDT THU JUL 5 1990 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA UNTIL 11 PM... AT 745 PM EDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN CHARLESTON SHOWED A CLUSTER OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST OHIO...FROM NORTH OF JACKSON TO SOUTH OF ATHENS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH AND WILL IMPACT COUNTIES ALONG THE WESTERN BORDER OF WEST VIRGINIA...BETWEEN HUNTINGTON AND PARKERSBURG...BETWEEN 8 AND 830 PM. JACKSON AND MASON COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA WERE DIRECTLY IN THE PATH OF THE APPROACHING STORMS. THE STORMS WERE DECREASING IN INTENSITY AT 745 PM...BUT ARE STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...STRONG WINDS AND HAIL. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY APPROACH WEST VIRGINIA. RESIDENTS OF JACKSON AND MASON COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA SHOULD BE READY FOR POSSIBLE DETERIORATING WEATHER...AND SHOULD LISTEN FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. END/JK
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 9:31 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
WVZ002>009-012-VA015-016-060315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 920 PM EDT THU JUL 5 1990 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE NORTHERN PART OF WEST VIRGINIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM FOR WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE... AT 920 PM EDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN CHARLESTON SHOWED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...ACROSS SOUTHERN PARTS OF OHIO. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED ACROSS PORTIONS OF MASON AND PUTNAM COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE FORMING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH AND WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL BETWEEN POINT PLEASANT AND CHARLESTON UNTIL LATER TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHFT. THE STORMS WERE DECREASING IN INTENSITY AT 920 PM...BUT ARE STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND STRONG WINDS. END/JK
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 1990Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1990
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.