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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 106, NWS Charleston, WV

July 31, 1992Fayette County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 31, 1992, 1:25 PM EDT for Fayette County, West Virginia. It was in force for 35 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 31, 1992, 1:25 PM EDT (17:25 UTC)
Expired
Jul 31, 1992, 2:00 PM EDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Whole counties

County Fayette County, WV

The nearest sounding before it

Huntington/Tri S, WV (KHTS), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 130 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Huntington/Tri S, WV at 12:00Z on 1992-07-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 437 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Huntington/Tri S, WV at 12:00Z on 1992-07-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 135 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
437 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-22 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
562 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
185 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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

Local storm report, Jul 31, 9:43 AM EDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV
1000AM EDT FRI JUL 31 1992

DATE...JULY 22
TIME...950PM - MIDNIGHT EDT
LOCATION...WESTERN CARTER COUNTY KENTUCKY..OLIVE HILL ROUTE 60 AREAS
TYPE...FLOODING..NUMEROUS ROADS COVERED WITH WATER, SMALL CREEK OVERFLOW
NO INJURIES OR DEATHS
SOURCE...COUNTY SHERRIFF

DATE...JULY 22
TIME...1000PM - MIDNIGHT EDT
LOCATION...SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY KENTUCKY..EMERSON/ROSE HILL AREAS
TYPE...FLOODING..NUMEROUS SIDE ROADS AND SMALL CREEKS
NO INJURIES OR DEATHS
SOURCE..COUNTY EOC

DATE...7/23
TIME...230PM - 430PM EDT
LOCATION...EASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY KENTUCKY..WELLS CHURCH/BOONS CAMP AREAS
TYPE...FLOODING..NUMEROUS STREETS COVERED WITH WATER, MINOR DAMAGE
TO SOME HOME BASEMENTS
NO DEATHS OR INJURIES
SOURCE...COUNTY EOC

DATE...7/24
TIME...0545 - 0730AM EDT
LOCATION...NORTHWEST PIKE COUNTY OHIO..CYNTHIANA/SPELLMAN CROSSING/
LAPPERELL AREAS
TYPE...FLOODING...NUMEROUS ROADS COVERED WITH WATER..SMALL STREAM
OVERFLOW
NO DEATHS OR INJURIES
SOURCE...COUNTY SHERRIFF

DATE...7/26
TIME...145PM - 330PM EDT
LOCATION...CARTER COUNTY KENTUCKY..GRAYSON AREA
TYPE...FLOODING...NUMEROUS ROADS UNDER WATER
NO DEATHS OR INJURIES
SOURCE...GRAYSON POLICE

DATE...7/26
TIME...145PM -330PM EDT
LOCATION...GREENUP COUNTY KENTUCKY..OLDTOWN/ANGLINS/HUNNEWELL AREAS
SOUTH OF GREENBO STATE PARK..ROUTE 3306
TYPE...FLOODING..NUMEROUS ROADS COVERED WITH WATER..SMALL STREAMS
OUT OF BANKS
NO DEATHS OR INJURIES
SOURCE...COUNTY EOC

DATE...7/26
TIME...200PM - 500PM EDT
LOCATION...BOYD COUNTY KENTUCKY..ROUTE 5 COALTON/PRINCESS AREAS
TYPE...FLOODING..NUMEROUS SIDE ROADS AND ROUTE 5 COVERED WITH WATER
DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOME BASEMENTS..TRAILER MOVED FROM FOUNDATION
NO DEATHS OR INJURIES
SOURCE...COUNTY EOC

DATE...7/26
TIME...700PM - 710PM EDT
LOCATION...JACKSON COUNTY OHIO..IN AND EAST OF CITY OF JACKSON
TYPE...TORNADO..MINOR DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES
NO DEATHS OR INJURIES
SOURCE...JACKSON CITY POLICE

DATE...7/26
TIME...1010PM - 1230AM(7/27)
LOCATION...PIKE COUNTY OHIO...CITY OF WAVERLY AND NORTH ALONG BOTH
SIDE OF ROUTE 23
TYPE...FLOODING..NUMREOUS ROADS COVERED WITH WATER..SMALL CREEK OVERFLOW
NO DEATHS OR INJURIES
SOUR4CE..WAVERLY POLICE..COUNTY SHERRIFF

END/DG
Special weather statement, Jul 31, 10:25 AM EDT, 3 hours before
KYZ006-008-OHZ008-009-WVZ003-311445-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV
1020 AM EDT FRI JUL 31 1992

...FLOOD WATCH FOR TODAY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO...

AT 1020 AM EDT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO
NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN OHIO.  THE STRONGEST STORMS
WERE BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO WESTERN ELLIOT AND CARTER COUNTIES
OF KENTUCKY.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY
RAIN, STRONG GUSTY WINDS, DANGEROUS LIGHTING AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL.

SOME STREAMS AND CREEKS AROUND THE AREA CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH.
HEAVY DOWNPOURS FROM SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BRING A RAPID RISE
IN WATER.  PERSONS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AROUND
THEM AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUNDS IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED.

ALSO SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY SHELTER IF STRONG WINDS ARE OBSERVED.

THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT ABOUT 30 MPH AND WILL BE
PASSING THROUGH THE HUNTINGTON, ASHLAND AND IRONTON VICINITY
BETWEEN 1030 AM AND NOON.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ANY FURTHER POSSIBLE
STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.

END/COSTELLO
Special weather statement, Jul 31, 11:28 AM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
WVZ002-003-004-006-311700-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1120 AM EDT FRI JUL 31 1992

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED INTO WESTERN PORTIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND ARE
MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 30 TO 40 MPH.  THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE
THROUGH WEST CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA INCLUDING THE KANAWHA VALLEY DURING
THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS.

BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AND STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
HOWEVER, SINCE THE STORMS ARE MOVING QUICKLY RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD BE
AT LEVELS WHICH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND
CREEKS BUT NOT BRING ABOUT FLASH FLOODING PROBLEMS.

SOME LOCALIZED PROBLEMS MAY OCCUR IN LOW LYING AREAS ON CREEKS AND
STREAFMS AND BRIEF DRAINAGE PROBLEMS MAY BE EXPERIENCED IN TOWN AND CITY
DRAINAGE SYSTEMS.

END AAR
Special weather statement, Jul 31, 1:08 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
WVZ006-007-008-311800-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV
105 PM EDT FRI JUL 31 1992

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 6PM FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN WEST
VIRGINIA...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6PM FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...

AT 100 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS
STRETCHING FROM WESTERN NICHOLAS COUNTY SOUTHWEST THROUGH
SOUTHERN KANAWHA COUNTY INTO WESTERN WYOMING COUNTY. THE LINE
OF THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EASTWARD AROUND 35 MPH.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...STRONG WINDS AND
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AS THEY MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
THIS AFTERNOON.

PERSONS SHOULD SEEK INDOOR SHELTER WHEN THESE THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THESE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS STORMS.

END/MONEYPENNY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 31, 12:49 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXCalhoun2 hr
Jul 31, 2:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXMonroe29 min
Jul 31, 2:30 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXLewis3 hr
Jul 30, 8:05 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXMadison, Union3 hr
Jul 30, 8:05 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXDelaware, Marion3 hr
Jul 30, 10:31 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXMarion3 hr
Jul 31, 1:32 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXMarion3 hr

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.