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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 64, NWS Charleston, WV

June 10, 1995Lawrence County, Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 1995, 1:47 PM EDT for Lawrence County, Ohio. It was in force for 43 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 10, 1995, 1:47 PM EDT (17:47 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 1995, 2:30 PM EDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Whole counties

County Lawrence County, OH

The nearest sounding before it

Huntington/Tri S, WV (KHTS), launched 12:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 26 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 1995-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1895 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 1995-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 43 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1895 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-36 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
775 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
69 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.9

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The text

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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 10, 11:50 AM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
WVZ007>011-016>019-020-029-031-OHZ076-101700-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1150 AM EDT SAT JUN 10 1995

THE HUMID/UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT WAS TRIGGERING MIDDAY
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MID OHIO VALLEY.

AT 11:45 AM...THE HEAVIEST DOWNPOURS WERE LOCATED IN WOOD
COUNTY...AND NEAR RIPLEY OF JACKSON COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA.
THE DURATION OF THESE DOWNPOURS WAS AROUND 15 MINUTES.

THE RAIN WAS MOVING EAST 35 MPH...AND WILL AFFECT
THE WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES OF TYLER...PLEASANTS...RITCHIE...
WIRT...DODDRIDGE...ROANE...CALHOUN...AND GILMER BETWEEN
NOON AND 1 PM.

SMALL HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

END / KTB / NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 12:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
WVZ007>011-016>019-020-029-031-OHZ076-101700-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1150 AM EDT SAT JUN 10 1995

THE HUMID/UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT WAS TRIGGERING MIDDAY
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MID OHIO VALLEY.

AT 11:45 AM...THE HEAVIEST DOWNPOURS WERE LOCATED IN WOOD
COUNTY...AND NEAR RIPLEY OF JACKSON COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA.
THE DURATION OF THESE DOWNPOURS WAS AROUND 15 MINUTES.

THE RAIN WAS MOVING EAST 35 MPH...AND WILL AFFlECT
THE WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES OF TYLER...PLEASANTS...RITCHIE...
WIRT...DODDRIDGE...ROANE...CALHOUN...AND GILMER BETWEEN
NOON AND 1 PM.

SMALL HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

END / KTB / NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 12:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
WVZ005>047-KYZ101>105-107-119-101700-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1214 PM EDT SAT JUN 10 1995

THE HUMID ENVIRONMENT WILL TRIGGER THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON.  MANY OF THESE STORMS WILL HAVE SMALL/CONCENTRATED
DOWNPOURS.  THIS WILL CAUSE THE AFFECTED SMALL CREEKS TO
RISE RAPIDLY.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS BEING POSTED FOR MUCH OF THE REGION
FOR THE POTENTIAL OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL.

THE STORMS WILL BE MOVING FROM WEST TO EAST AT ABOUT 35 MPH.
MONITOR THE WESTERN HORIZON FOR SIGNS OF STORMS.

PLAN YOUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES ACCORDINGLY.

END / KTB / NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 12:22 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
WVZ005>047-KYZ101>105-107-119-101700-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1214 PM EDT SAT JUN 10 1995

THE HUMID ENVIRONMENT WILL TRIGGER THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON.  MANY OF THESE STORMS WILL HAVE SMALL/CONCENTRATED
DOWNPOURS.  THIS WILL CAUSE THE AFFECTED SMALL CREEKS TO
RISE RAPIDLY.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS BEING POSTED FOR MUCH OF THE REGION
FOR THE POTENTIAL OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL.

THE STORMS WILL BE MOVING FROM WEST TO EAST AT ABOUT 35 MPH.
MONITOR THE WESTERN HORIZON FOR SIGNS OF STORMS.

PLAN YOUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES ACCORDINGLY.

END / KTB / NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 1:25 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
WVZ005>008-013>016-024>027-OHZ087-KYZ101>105-107-119-101830-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
125 PM EDT SAT JUN 10 1995

SMALL CONCENTRATED DOWNPOURS WERE FEEDING ON THE HUMID
AFTERNOON ENVIRONMENT.

AT 1:20 PM...DOWNPOURS WERE SEEN IN THE SPENCER TO BIG
OTTER REGION OF ROANE AND CLAY COUNTIES IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.
THIS STORM WILL BE MOVING THROUGH BRAXTON...NORTHERN NICHOLAS...
AND WEBSTER COUNTIES BETWEEN 1:30 AND 2:30 PM.

THIS WOULD ALSO AFFECT THE SUTTON AND BURNSVILLE LAKE REGION.

ANOTHER GROUP OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS IN NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY.  THE RAIN WAS AROUND GREENUP...GRAYSON...AND SANDY
HOOK AT 1:20 PM.  THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS NEAR ASHLAND...
HUNTINGTON...LOUISA...AND PAINTSVILLE BETWEEN 1:30 AND 2:30 PM.

BRIEF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS CAN FORM ANYWHERE IN THE
AFTERNOON HEAT.  SOME OF THE DOWNPOURS HAVE BEEN 15 TO 30 MINUTES
IN DURATION...RESULTING IN A QUICK HALF /0.50/ TO THREE QUARTERS
/0.75/ OF AN INCH OF RAIN.  OF COURSE...THE AFFECTED SMALL CREEKS WOULD
RISE QUICKLY.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS POSTED UNTIL 6 PM FOR
THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG WIND GUSTS OR HAIL WITH A FEW
OF THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS.

END / KTB / NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

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Special weather statement, Jun 10, 1:34 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
WVZ005>008-013>016-024>027-OHZ087-KYZ101>105-107-119-101830-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
125 PM EDT SAT JUN 10 1995

SMALL CONCENTRATED DOWNPOURS WERE FEEDING ON THE HUMID
AFTERNOON ENVIRONMENT.

AT 1:20 PM...DOWNPOURS WERE SEEN IN THE SPENCER TO BIG
OTTER REGION OF ROANE AND CLAY COUNTIES IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.
THIS STORM WILL BE MOVING THROUGH BRAXTON...NORTHERN NICHOLAS...
AND WEBSTER COUNTIES BETWEEN 1:30 AND 2:30 PM.

THIS WOULD ALSO AFFECT THE SUTTON AND BURNSVILLE LAKE REGION.

ANOTHER GROUP OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS IN NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY.  THE RAIN WAS AROUND GREENUP...GRAYSON...AND SANDY
HOOK AT 1:20 PM.  THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS NEAR ASHLAND...
HUNTINGTON...LOUISA...AND PAINTSVILLE BETWEEN 1:30 AND 2:30 PM.

BRIEF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS CAN FORM ANYWHERE IN THE
AFTERNOON HEAT.  SOME OF THE DOWNPOURS HAVE BEEN 15 TO 30 MINUTES
IN DURATION...RESULTING IN A QUICK HALF /0.50/ TO THREE QUARTERS
/0.75/ OF AN INCH OF RAIN.  OF COURSE...THE AFFECTED SMALL CREEKS WOULD
RISE QUICKLY.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS POSTED UNTIL 6 PM FOR
THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG WIND GUSTS OR HAIL WITH A FEW
OF THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS.

END / KTB / NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 10, 2:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXGallia44 min
Jun 10, 4:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXMorgan, Perry46 min

Nearby

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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.