Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 24, 1992, 3:11 PM EDT for Barbour County, Harrison County, West Virginia. It was in force for 64 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
- Apr 24, 1992, 3:11 PM EDT (19:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 1992, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Barbour County, WV, Harrison County, WV
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 3:14 PM EDT | Hail 0.75 | Harrison, WV | |
| Apr 24, 3:27 PM EDT | Hail 0.75 | Barbour, 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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 134 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, 10:33 AM EDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before
WVZ006-007-008-241500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV 1030 AM EDT FRI APR 24 1992 AT 1025 AM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY JUST EAST OF ANSTED. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS... DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL AS IT MOVES EASTWARD AROUND 40 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE POPPING UP ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN STATE THIS MORNING. PERSONS SHOULD MOVE INDOORS IF THREATNING WEATHER APPROACHES. END/MONEYPENNY
Special weather statement, Apr 24, 12:44 PM EDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
WVZ005-009-241745- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKINS WV 1244 PM EDT FRI APR 24 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO PRESTON COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA... WEATHER RADAR 1240 PM EDT INDICATE A STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OUT OF MARION COUNTY INTO CENTRAL PRESTON COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA. SMALL HAIL WAS REPORTED AT FAIRMONT IN MARION COUNTY, ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS. PERSONS ACROSS PRESTON COUNTY SHOULD BE ONU THE ALERT TO THREATENING WEATHER. MOVE INDOORS IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. GILKERSON NNNN
Special weather statement, Apr 24, 1:22 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
WVZ010-MDZ008-009-241830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKINS WV 122 PM EDT FRI APR 24 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO WESTERN GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND... WEATHER RADAR 115 PM EDT INDICATED A SMALL BUT INTENSE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO WEST CENTRAL GARRETT COUNTY NEAR OAKLAND. GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAINS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WERE REPORTED WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVED ACROSS PRESTON COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA. PERSONS ACROSS GARRETT COUNTY SHOULD BE ALERT TO THREATENING WEATHER. MOVE INDOORS IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS GARRETT COUNTY AND ENTER WESTERN ALLEGANY COUNTY MARYLAND AND WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA DURING THE NEXT HOUR. END GILKERSON NNNN
Special weather statement, Apr 24, 2:19 PM EDT, 52 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, 50 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, 10 minutes before
WVZ005-009-010-011-MDZ008-009-242000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKINS WV 300 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 255 PM EDT INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FROM AROUND CLARKSBURG AND WESTON EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND INTO HARDY AND BERKELEY COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE FOUND OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN GARRETT COUNTY AND NORTHWEST GRANT COUNTY AND NEAR MARTINSBURG. 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 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 STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS. END GILKERSON NNNN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Tucker | 56 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 |
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.