Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 12, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 24, 1992, 3:49 PM EDT for Tucker County, West Virginia. It was in force for 56 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
- Apr 24, 1992, 3:49 PM EDT (19:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 1992, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Whole counties
County Tucker County, WV
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 4:04 PM EDT | Hail 0.88 | Tucker, 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
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -88 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1232 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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, Apr 24, 2:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
WVZ005-009-010-011-MDZ008-009-241915- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKINS WV 219 PM EDT FRI APR 24 1992 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...POTOMAC HIGHLANDS AND MORGAN AND BERKLEY COUNTIES OF THE EASTERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA... AND GARRETT AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES OF WESTERN MARYLAND... WEATHER RADAR AT 215 PM EDT INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR PARKERSBURG WEST VIRGINIA EAST ACROSS NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA TO ALLEGANY COUNTY MARYLAND AND MORGAN COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING EAST AROUND 45 MPH. PERSONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATER. IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES MOVE INDOORS AWAY FROM ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...HEAVY RAIN ANDEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NEAREST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL BROADCAST FOR FURTHER STATEMENT OR WARNINGS. END GILKERSON NNNN
Special weather statement, Apr 24, 2:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
WVZ005-009-010-011-MDZ008-009-241915- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKINS WV 219 PM EDT FRI APR 24 1992 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...POTOMAC HIGHLANDS AND MORGAN AND BERKLEY COUNTIES OF THE EASTERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA... AND GARRETT AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES OF WESTERN MARYLAND... WEATHER RADAR AT 215 PM EDT INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR PARKERSBURG WEST VIRGINIA EAST ACROSS NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA TO ALLEGANY COUNTY MARYLAND AND MORGAN COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING EAST AROUND 45 MPH. PERSONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATER. IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES MOVE INDOORS AWAY FROM ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...HEAVY RAIN AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFO2RCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NEAREST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL BROADCAST FOR FURTHER STATEMENT OR WARNINGS. END GILKERSON NNNN
Special weather statement, Apr 24, 3:01 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
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
Special weather statement, Apr 24, 3:30 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
WVZ003-KYZ006-OHZ009-242000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 325 PM EST FRI APR 24 1992 ....SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE TRI-STATE AREA..... AT 320 PM A THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPED QUICKLY OVER HUNTINGTON WEST VIRGINIA. THIS STORM IS MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH AND PRODUCING PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL. OFF DUTY WEATHER SERVICE SPECIALIST REPORTD HAIL IN CENTRAL AND EAST HUNTINGTON. PERSONS LIVING IN BARBOURSVILLE AND MILTON SHOULD BE ALERT TO THIS APPROACHING STORM. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE REGION AND THE POTENTIAL IS THERE FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA TAKE SHELTER INDOORS. LISTEN TO YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION FOR LATER STATEMENT. END/HATFIELD
Special weather statement, Apr 24, 3:33 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
WVZ002>005-008>012-242030 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 325 PM EDT FRI APR 24 1992 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM IN WEST VIRGINIA NORTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM CHARLESTON TO LEWISBURG WEST VIRGINIA... AT 325 PM WEATHER RADAR IN CHARLESTON SHOWS THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN SOUTHERN CABELL, LEWIS AND BARBOUR COUNTIES. HAIL SEEMS TO BE THE BIGGEST THREAT AT THE CURRENT TIME WITH REPORTS OF SMALL HAIL FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY IN CABELL AND BARBOUR COUNTIES. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS ARE LOCATED IN SOUTHERN JACKSON AND NICHOLAS. END AAR
Special weather statement, Apr 24, 3:43 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
WVZ003-KYZ006-OHZ009-242000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 325 PM EST FRI APR 24 1992 ....SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE TRI-STATE AREA..... AT 320 PM A THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPED QUICKLY OVER HUNTINGTON WEST VIRGINIA. THIS STORM IS MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH AND PRODUCING PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL. OFF DUTY WEATHER SERVICE SPECIALIST REPORTED HAIL IN CENTRAL AND EAST HUNTINGTON. PERSONS LIVING IN BARBOURSVILLE AND MILTON SHOULD BE ALERT TO THIS APPROACHING STORM. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE REGION AND THE POTENTIAL IS THERE FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINS THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA TAKE SHELTER INDOORS. LISTEN TO YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION FOR LATER STATEMENT. END/HATFIELD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Harrison | 64 min |
| Apr 24, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Randolph | 68 min |
| Apr 24, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fayette | 46 min |
| Apr 24, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Grant | 65 min |
| Apr 24, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Clay | 47 min |
| Apr 24, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Roane | 53 min |
| Apr 24, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Greenbrier | 61 min |
| Apr 24, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fayette | 30 min |
| Apr 24, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Randolph, Upshur | 67 min |
| Apr 24, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Nicholas | 36 min |
| Apr 24, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Summers | 47 min |
| Apr 24, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fayette | 31 min |
| Apr 24, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Mingo | 67 min |
| Apr 24, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Logan | 73 min |
| Apr 24, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wyoming | 58 min |
| Apr 24, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Raleigh | 48 min |
| Apr 24, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Summers | 53 min |
| Apr 24, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Allegany, Garrett | 62 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 1992Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1992
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.