Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1991
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 63, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 1991, 6:39 PM EDT for Fayette County, West Virginia. It was in force for 51 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
- Jun 2, 1991, 6:39 PM EDT (22:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 1991, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Whole counties
County Fayette County, WV
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 7:00 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Fayette, 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 text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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, Jun 2, 5:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
WVZ007>008-022300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV 505 PM EDT SUN JUN 02 1991 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA UNTIL 800 PM EDT... AT 500 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT BECKLEY SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 15 MPH. THE HEAVIEST OF THESE STORMS WERE OVER SOUTHERN RALEIGH AND NORHTERN MERCER COUNTIES AND EASTERN MONROE COUNTY. PERSONS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAIN..HAIL..GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE SOME PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. IF THREATNING WEATHER APPROACHES MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. END/CDB
Local storm report, Jun 2, 5:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 510 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 1991 06/02/91 1855 W073 HEBRON THUNDER, HEAVY RAIN 06/02/91 1855 W107 WILLIAMSTOWN NO DAMAGE; BRIEF STRONG WINDS 1/4 INCH MOVED THRU QUICKLY; .47 INCH RAIN 20 MIN 06/02/91 1910 W107 PARKERSBURG SUSTAINED 30 MPH; OCNL GUST TO 40 MPH LESS THAN PEA SIZE; 1/8" BRIEF HEAVY RAIN 06/02/91 1945 W107 WAVERLY VERY LITTLE WIND PEASIZE; 1/4 INCH WHICH LASTED ABOUT A MINUTE A LOT OF RAIN; 1" IN 1/2 HOUR. STILL RAINING 06/02/91 1950 W105 ELIZABETH BROKEN TWIGS; 40 MPH WINDS NO HAIL FEW POWER LINES DOWN 06/02/91 2000 W105 CRESTON 40 MPH PERHOUR WINDS; A LOT OF LEAVES IN YARD NO HAIL VERY LITTLE RAIN; STORM PASSED JUST SOUTH OF AREA 06/02/91 2010 W013 BIG SPRINGS NOT MUCH WIND; 10-20 MPH NO HAIL HEAVY RAIN; 1/2" IN 1/2 HOUR 06/02/91 2015 W013 GRANTSVILLE WINDS UP TO 40 MPH; A LOT OF LEAVES IN YARD. NO HAIL HEAVY RAIN; 1/4 -+ 1/2" IN 10-15 MINUTES. END/CRW
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 5:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
WVZ005-009-010-022225- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKINS WV 525 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 1991 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL AND THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS OF WEST VIRGINIA... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TILL 800 PM EDT FOR NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA... WEATHER RADAR AT 520 PM EDT INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN LEWIS...UPSHUR...HARDY AND MINERAL COUNTIES OF NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. PERSONS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR BRIEF HEAVY RAINS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLE HAIL. HEAVY RAINS MAY PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON HIGHWAYS AND IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. END/GAV
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 5:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
KYZ006-008-OHZ008-009-WVZ003-220000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 530PM EDT SUN JUN 2 1991 ....SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR SOUTHERN OHIO AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA UNTIL 8:00PM EDT. ....SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN SOUTHERN OHIO...... SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER SOUTHERN OHIO. WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS TO BE OVER WESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY OF OHIO. THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE HAS DECREASED IN THE PAST HOUR. STORM MOVEMENT HAS BEEN TO THE SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 20 MPH. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIoO...LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR FURTHUR STATEMENTS. END/COSTELLO
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 5:51 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Ritchie, Wood | 60 min |
| Jun 1, 8:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fayette | 43 min |
| Jun 1, 11:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Vinton | 40 min |
| Jun 2, 2:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Franklin | 67 min |
| Jun 2, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Ross, Vinton | 56 min |
| Jun 2, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Vinton | 48 min |
| Jun 2, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Delaware, Marion | 68 min |
| Jun 2, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Franklin, Madison | 63 min |
| Jun 2, 5:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Franklin | 40 min |
| Jun 2, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fairfield, Licking | 62 min |
| Jun 2, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Hocking | 56 min |
| Jun 2, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Perry | 38 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.