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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 63, NWS Charleston, WV

June 2, 1991Fayette County, West Virginia

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 2, 7:00 PM EDTThunderstorm Wind 0Fayette, 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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The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 2, 3:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXPleasants, Ritchie, Wood60 min
Jun 1, 8:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXFayette43 min
Jun 1, 11:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXVinton40 min
Jun 2, 2:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXFranklin67 min
Jun 2, 2:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXRoss, Vinton56 min
Jun 2, 3:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXVinton48 min
Jun 2, 5:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXDelaware, Marion68 min
Jun 2, 5:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXFranklin, Madison63 min
Jun 2, 5:35 PM EDTTornado WarningRLXFranklin40 min
Jun 2, 6:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXFairfield, Licking62 min
Jun 2, 6:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXHocking56 min
Jun 2, 6:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXPerry38 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 1991Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1991

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.