Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 18, 1993, 6:04 PM EDT for Webster County, West Virginia. It was in force for 41 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 18, 1993, 6:04 PM EDT (22:04 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 1993, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Whole counties
County Webster County, WV
The nearest sounding before it
Huntington/Tri S, WV (KHTS), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 182 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1719 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KCRW 182204 RRA SVRCRW WVC101-182245- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 604 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...... IN SOUTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA ...NORTHERN WEBSTER COUNTY AT 604 PM...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM JUST EAST OF SUTTON AND MOVING TO THE EAST AT 50 MPH. THE STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN WEBSTER COUNTY PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE WAS REPORTED WITH THE STORM IN GASSAWAY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. &
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, May 18, 3:30 PM EDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
KYZ006-008-OHZ008-009-WVZ003-182030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 330 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 1993 ....A TORNADO WATCH WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR THE TRI STATE... AT 330 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM SCIOTO COUNTY OHIO SOUTHWEST THROUGH CENTRAL LEWIS COUNTY OF KENTUCKY. THIS LINE IS MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH WHILE INDIVIDUAL STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS LINE SHOULD ENTER INTO WESTERN GREENUP CARTER AND ELLIOTT COUNTIES BY 400 PM EDT. PEOPLE IN THESE COUNTIES CAN EXPECT BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAIN RESULTING IN PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. IN ADDITION DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST ON THIS SITUATION. END/CICCONE
Special weather statement, May 18, 3:34 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
KYZ006-008-OHZ008-009-WVZ003-182030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 330 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 1993 ....A TORNADO WATCH WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR THE TRI STATE... AT 330 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM SCIOTO COUNTY OHIO SOUTHWEST THROUGH CENTRAL LEWIS COUNTY OF KENTUCKY. THIS LINE IS MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH WHILE INDIVIDUAL STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS LINE SHOULD ENTER INTO WESTERN GREENUP CARTER AND ELLIOTT COUNTIES BY 400 PM EDT. PEOPLE IN THESE COUNTIES CAN EXPECT BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAIN RESULTING IN PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. IN ADDITION DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST ON THIS SITUATION. END/CICCONE
Special weather statement, May 18, 5:30 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
WVZ002>009-012-182230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN SLOPES OF WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 1993 ...A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 9PM FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN WEST VIRGINIA... ..A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA... AT 520PM VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN A LINE EXTENDING FROM CALHOUN COUNTY THROUGH KANAWHA COUNTY AND ON INTO KENTUCKY THOUGH NORTHWESTERN MINGO COUNTY. THE LINE WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT ABOUT 50 MPH. BY 630 PM THE LINE WILL HAVE PASSED THROUGH THE CHARLESTON AREA BUT WILL BE APPROACHING GLENVILLE, SUTTON, WESTERN RALEIGH COUNTY, AND ON THROUGH WESTERN WYOMING AND MCDOWELL COUNTIES. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS, LARGE HAIL, AND FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. PLEASE REPORT ALL SEVERE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. DGH
Special weather statement, May 18, 5:33 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
WVZ002>009-012-182230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN SLOPES OF WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 1993 ...A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 9PM FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN WEST VIRGINIA... ..A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA... AT 520PM VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN A LINE EXTENDING FROM CALHOUN COUNTY THROUGH KANAWHA COUNTY AND ON INTO KENTUCKY THOUGH NORTHWESTERN MINGO COUNTY. THE LINE WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT ABOUT 50 MPH. BY 630 PM THE LINE WILL HAVE PASSED THROUGH THE CHARLESTON AREA BUT WILL BE APPROACHING GLENVILLE, SUTTON, WESTERN RALEIGH COUNTY, AND ON THROUGH WESTERN WYOMING AND MCDOWELL COUNTIES. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS, LARGE HAIL, AND FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. PLEASE REPORT ALL SEVERE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMEN<T AGENCY. DGH
Special weather statement, May 18, 5:46 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
WVZ005-182345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKINS WV 546 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 1993 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS SHOWING A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM EASTERN RITICHIE COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA SOUTH THROUGH WESTERN GILMER COUNTY AT 5:45 PM EDT. THIS LINE OF STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT NEAR 50 MILES AN HOUR. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO SOUTHWESTERN HARRISON COUNTY AND INTO WESTERN LEWIS COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA PRIOR TO 6:30 PM EDT THIS EVENING....AND INTO UPSHUR AND BARBOUR COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA PRIOR TO 7 PM EDT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WIND.. SMALL HAIL...AND BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAIN. WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES...SEEK A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STRONG WELL SUPPORTED BUILDING. STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. END/MH NNNN MJ 6 46/// R | WUUS 202214 r`WWUSz d66WWUS <kWWUS |WWUSF 514 7012\H93 g WUUSf j@a`WWUS XkD( WUUS 128 46//vz6WWUS DuMn6WWUS o WUUS6 tj&6WWUSj |6WWUSn ~>6WWUS ,lF6WWUS
Special weather statement, May 18, 5:46 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
WVZ005-182345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKINS WV 546 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 1993 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS SHOWING A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM EASTERN RITICHIE COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA SOUTH THROUGH WESTERN GILMER COUNTY AT 5:45 PM EDT. THIS LINE OF STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT NEAR 50 MILES AN HOUR. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO SOUTHWESTERN HARRISON COUNTY AND INTO WESTERN LEWIS COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA PRIOR TO 6:30 PM EDT THIS EVENING....AND INTO UPSHUR AND BARBOUR COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA PRIOR TO 7 PM EDT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WIND.. SMALL HAIL...AND BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAIN. WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES...SEEK A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STRONG WELL SUPPORTED BUILDING. STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. END/MH NNNN MJ 6 46/// R | WUUS 202214 r`WWUSz d66WWUS <kWWUS |WWUSF 514 7012\H93 g WUUSf j@a`WWUS XkD( WUUS 128 46//vz6WWUS DuMn6WWUS o WUUS6 tj&6WWUSj |6WWUSn ~>6WWUS ,lF6WWUS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Putnam | 40 min |
| May 18, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton | 53 min |
| May 18, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fayette | 45 min |
| May 18, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Nicholas | 53 min |
| May 18, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lewis, Upshur | 62 min |
| May 18, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Randolph | 62 min |
| May 18, 6:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Raleigh | 28 min |
| May 18, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pocahontas | 67 min |
| May 18, 6:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Greenbrier | 69 min |
| May 18, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Summers | 56 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 1993Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1993
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.