Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 1993, 4:47 PM EDT for Webster County, West Virginia. It was in force for 43 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 9, 1993, 4:47 PM EDT (20:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 1993, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 43 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, 8.8 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
- 1086 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -93 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1183 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 238 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 7.1
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 9, 3:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Jun 9, 3:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
WVZ006-007-008-092130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV 335 PM EDT WED JUN 9 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM FOR MINGO AND LOGAN COUNTIES... ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT AND INCLUDES FAYETTE...GREENBRIER...LOGAN...MCDOWELL...MERCER...MINGO...MONROE... POCAHONTAS...RALEIGH...SUMMERS AND WYOMING COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA... AT 230 PM WEATHER RADAR AT BECKLEY SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR GLENVILLE SOUTHWEST THROUGH CHARLESTON...MADISON AND WILLIAMSON TO PIKEVILLE KENTUCKY. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST- NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. STRONG DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH GO TO A SAFE REINFORCED SHELTER. END/CGF
Local storm report, Jun 9, 3:57 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 400PM EDT WED JUN 9 1993 ALL REPORTS FOR TODAY...6/9/93 TIME...210PM EDT LOCATION...LAWRENCE COUNTY OHIO...5 NORTH OF HUNTINGTON TYPE...QUARTER SIZE HAIL NO INJURIES NO DEATHS SOURCE...SPOTTER TIME...225PM EDT LOCATION...NORTHEAST CABELL COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA..1 MILE EAST OF THE MALL EXIT AND NORTH AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 64..WHITE CHAPEL CEMETARY TYPE...F1 TORNADO..TREES AND POWER LINES PULLED FROM GROUND AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL NO INJURIES NO DEATHS SOURCE...FIRE DEPT./SPOTTERS TIME...240PM EDT LOCATION...SOUTHERN MASON COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA TYPE...DIME SIZE HAIL NO INJURIES NO DEATHS SOURCE...SPOTTER TIME...255PM EDT LOCATION...MARTIN COUNTY KENTUCKY..5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF INEZ TYPE...WIND DAMAGE..TREES DOWNED ACROSS POWER LINES NO INJURIES NO DEATHS SOURCE...SPOTTER TIME...310PM EDT LOCATION...SOUTHERN WAYNE COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA..4 MILES SOUTH OF WAYNE TYPE...DIME SIZE HAIL AND TREES DOWNED ACROSS POWER LINES NO INJURIES NO DEATHS SOURCE...SPOTTER END/DG
Local storm report, Jun 9, 3:57 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 400PM EDT WED JUN 9 1993 ALL REPORTS FOR TODAY...6/9/93 TIME...210PM EDT LOCATION...LAWRENCE COUNTY OHIO...5 NORTH OF HUNTINGTON TYPE...QUARTER SIZE HAIL NO INJURIES NO DEATHS SOURCE...SPOTTER TIME...225PM EDT LOCATION...NORTHEAST CABELL COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA..1 MILE EAST OF THE MALL EXIT AND NORTH AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 64..WHITE CHAPEL CEMETARY TYPE...F1 TORNADO..TREES AND POWER LINES PULLED FROM GROUND AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL NO INJURIES NO DEATHS SOURCE...FIRE DEPT./SPOTTERS TIME...240PM EDT LOCATION...SOUTHERN MASON COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA TYPE...DIME SIZE HAIL NO INJURIES NO DEATHS SOURCE...SPOTTER TIME...255PM EDT LOCATION...MARTIN COUNTY KENTUCKY..5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF INEZ TYPE...WIND DAMAGE..TREES DOWNED ACROSS POWER LINES NO INJURIES NO DEATHS SOURCE...SPOTTER TIME...310PM EDT LOCATION...SOUTHERN WAYNE COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA..4 MILES SOUTH OF WAYNE TYPE...DIME SIZE HAIL AND TREES DOWNED ACROSS POWER LINES NO INJURIES NO DEATHS SOURCE...SPOTTER END/DG
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 4:14 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
KYZ006-008-OHZ008-009-WVZ003-092300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 415 PM EDT WED JUN 09 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WATCH FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA IN EFFECT TILL 700 PM EDT... AT 410PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA. THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY MAY MOVE INTO THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THERE ARE NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNING. SHUFF
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 4:15 PM EDT, 32 minutes before
KYZ006-008-OHZ008-009-WVZ003-092300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 415 PM EDT WED JUN 09 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WATCH FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA IN EFFECT TILL 700 PM EDT... AT 410PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA. THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY MAY MOVE INTO THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THERE ARE NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNING. SHUFF
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Tyler | 43 min |
| Jun 9, 2:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Roane | 53 min |
| Jun 9, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Logan, Mingo | 59 min |
| Jun 9, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Kanawha, Putnam | 50 min |
| Jun 9, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Marion, Monongalia | 69 min |
| Jun 9, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lincoln | 50 min |
| Jun 9, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Calhoun | 45 min |
| Jun 9, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Logan | 33 min |
| Jun 9, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Gilmer | 60 min |
| Jun 9, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Preston | 62 min |
| Jun 9, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Nicholas | 53 min |
| Jun 9, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lewis, Upshur | 61 min |
| Jun 9, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fayette, Raleigh | 58 min |
| Jun 9, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Randolph | 67 min |
| Jun 9, 5:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Pocahontas | 42 min |
| Jun 9, 7:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Madison, Union | 58 min |
| Jun 9, 7:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Delaware, Franklin | 62 min |
| Jun 9, 8:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Licking | 60 min |
| Jun 8, 8:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Allegany | 55 min |
| Jun 9, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Garrett | 63 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.