Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 155, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 17, 1997, 8:37 PM EDT for Putnam County, West Virginia. It was in force for 53 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 17, 1997, 8:37 PM EDT (00:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 1997, 9:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Whole counties
County Putnam County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 193 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
- 1870 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 517 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.6
- Supercell composite
- 7.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KCRW 180037 RRA SVRCRW WVC079-180130- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 837 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 930 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...... IN WEST CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA ...PUTNAM COUNTY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN WAYNE COUNTY WILL MOVE INTO PUTNAM COUNTY. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS. << CALL TO ACTION >> IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN ...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
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
Local storm report, Aug 17, 4:36 PM EDT, 4 hours 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
438 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0115 PM POMEROY OH WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 MEIGS NUMEROUS TREES DOWNED FROM
CHESTER...TO POMEROY AND
RUTLAND. TREES DOWNED ON
RTE 7 EAST IN MEIGS
GOUNTY.
0310 PM PROCTORVILLE OH WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 LAWRENCE MANY DOWNED TREES...NUMBER
DOWNED REPORTED IN THE
HUNDREDS BY HAM RADIO
SPOTTER...ALONG STATE
ROUTE 775 NORTH OF
PROCTORVILLE.
0330 PM GREEN BOTTOM WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 CABELL SEVERAL TREES AND BRANCHES
DOWNED
0400 PM KY WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 BOYD SEVERAL TREES DOWNED 12
MILES EAST OF
GRAYSON...JUST OVER THE
BOYD COUNTY LINELocal storm report, Aug 17, 4:38 PM EDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
438 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0115 PM POMEROY OH WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 MEIGS NUMEROUS TREES DOWNED FROM
CHESTER...TO POMEROY AND
RUTLAND. TREES DOWNED ON
RTE 7 EAST IN MEIGS
GOUNTY.
0310 PM PROCTORVILLE OH WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 LAWRENCE MANY DOWNED TREES...NUMBER
DOWNED REPORTED IN THE
HUNDREDS BY HAM RADIO
SPOTTER...ALONG STATE
ROUTE 775 NORTH OF
PROCTORVILLE.
0330 PM GREEN BOTTOM WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 CABELL SEVERAL TREES AND BRANCHES
DOWNED
0400 PM KY WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 BOYD SEVERAL TREES DOWNED 12
MILES EAST OF
GRAYSON...JUST OVER THE
BOYD COUNTY LINELocal storm report, Aug 17, 5:18 PM EDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
520 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0220 PM GRAYSON KY WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 CARTER MULTIPLE TREES REPORTED
DOWNED IN COUNTY
0345 PM WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 MASON WIDESPREAD TREES DOWNED IN
SOUTHERN MASON COUNTY.
0400 PM BUFFALO WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 PUTNAM TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWNED
0445 PM ASHLAND KY WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 BOYD A FEW TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWNED
0446 PM POINT PLEASANT WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 MASON SEVERAL TREES DOWNED
0448 PM PROCTORVILLE OH WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 LAWRENCE LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN IN
PROCTORVILLE
0450 PM SUTTON WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 BRAXTON SEVERAL TREES DOWNED
0450 PM HUNTINGTON WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 CABELL LARGE BRANCHES AND 1 TREE
DOWN NEAR MARSHALL
UNIVERSITYLocal storm report, Aug 17, 5:20 PM EDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
520 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0220 PM GRAYSON KY WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 CARTER MULTIPLE TREES REPORTED
DOWNED IN COUNTY
0345 PM WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 MASON WIDESPREAD TREES DOWNED IN
SOUTHERN MASON COUNTY.
0400 PM BUFFALO WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 PUTNAM TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWNED
0445 PM ASHLAND KY WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 BOYD A FEW TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWNED
0446 PM POINT PLEASANT WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 MASON SEVERAL TREES DOWNED
0448 PM PROCTORVILLE OH WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 LAWRENCE LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN IN
PROCTORVILLE
0450 PM SUTTON WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 BRAXTON SEVERAL TREES DOWNED
0450 PM HUNTINGTON WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 CABELL LARGE BRANCHES AND 1 TREE
DOWN NEAR MARSHALL
UNIVERSITYLocal storm report, Aug 17, 7:16 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
718 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0100 PM JACKSON OH WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 JACKSON LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWER
LINES DOWNED IN COUNTY
0115 PM WILKESVILLE OH WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 VINTON TREES DOWNED ON RT 124
NEAR WILKESVILLE AND ALONG
COUTNY RTE 6 IN SOUTHWEST
PORTION OF COUNTY
0200 PM PARKERSBURG WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 WOOD TREES DOWNED ALONG ROUTE
95 AND I-77. SWATH OF
TREES DOWNED ON HOPE HILL
RD. 1 ALUMINUM GARDEN SHED
DESTROYED, RESULTING
DEBRIS DAMAGED 10 CARS
0215 PM BELPRE OH WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 WASHINGTON SEVERAL ROOFS BLOWN OFF
HOUSES...SEVERAL UP TO 3
FOOT DIAMETER TREES DOWNED
0240 PM GALLIPOLIS OH WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 GALLIA MULTIPLE TREES DOWNED
ALONG SEVERAL ROADS
OUTSIDE OF GALLIPOLIS
0245 PM MURRAYSVILLE WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 JACKSON SEVERAL TREES REPORTED
DOWNED
0445 PM CLAY WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 CLAY REPORT OF SOME TREES
DOWNED IN THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE
COUNTY. SOME FALLEN TREES
LANDED ON CARS.
0520 PM ECHO WV .75 INCH HAIL
08/17/97 WAYNE DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED
BY SPOTTER
0525 PM SANDYVILLE WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 JACKSON FEW TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWNED
0530 PM WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 WEBSTER 1 TREE DOWN NEAR BRAXTON
COUNTY LINE, 1 TREE DOWN
IN WEBSTER SPRINGS
0555 PM WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 WEBSTER SEVERAL TREES DOWNED ALONG
RTE 20 NEAR HOLLY RIVER
STATE PARK
0600 PM PAX WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 FAYETTE NUMEROUS TREES DOWNED IN
PAX AND MOUNT HOPE AREAS.
1 TREE LANDED ON HOUSE IN
MOUNT HOPE
0600 PM CLEAR CREEK WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 RALEIGH 1 TREE DOWN...SOME TREE
LIMBS AND POWER LINES
DOWNEDLocal storm report, Aug 17, 7:18 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
718 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0100 PM JACKSON OH WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 JACKSON LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWER
LINES DOWNED IN COUNTY
0115 PM WILKESVILLE OH WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 VINTON TREES DOWNED ON RT 124
NEAR WILKESVILLE AND ALONG
COUTNY RTE 6 IN SOUTHWEST
PORTION OF COUNTY
0200 PM PARKERSBURG WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 WOOD TREES DOWNED ALONG ROUTE
95 AND I-77. SWATH OF
TREES DOWNED ON HOPE HILL
RD. 1 ALUMINUM GARDEN SHED
DESTROYED, RESULTING
DEBRIS DAMAGED 10 CARS
0215 PM BELPRE OH WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 WASHINGTON SEVERAL ROOFS BLOWN OFF
HOUSES...SEVERAL UP TO 3
FOOT DIAMETER TREES DOWNED
0240 PM GALLIPOLIS OH WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 GALLIA MULTIPLE TREES DOWNED
ALONG SEVERAL ROADS
OUTSIDE OF GALLIPOLIS
0245 PM MURRAYSVILLE WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 JACKSON SEVERAL TREES REPORTED
DOWNED
0445 PM CLAY WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 CLAY REPORT OF SOME TREES
DOWNED IN THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE
COUNTY. SOME FALLEN TREES
LANDED ON CARS.
0520 PM ECHO WV .75 INCH HAIL
08/17/97 WAYNE DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED
BY SPOTTER
0525 PM SANDYVILLE WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 JACKSON FEW TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWNED
0530 PM WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 WEBSTER 1 TREE DOWN NEAR BRAXTON
COUNTY LINE, 1 TREE DOWN
IN WEBSTER SPRINGS
0555 PM WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 WEBSTER SEVERAL TREES DOWNED ALONG
RTE 20 NEAR HOLLY RIVER
STATE PARK
0600 PM PAX WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 FAYETTE NUMEROUS TREES DOWNED IN
PAX AND MOUNT HOPE AREAS.
1 TREE LANDED ON HOUSE IN
MOUNT HOPE
0600 PM CLEAR CREEK WV WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 RALEIGH 1 TREE DOWN...SOME TREE
LIMBS AND POWER LINES
DOWNEDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 8:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wayne | 53 min |
| Aug 17, 8:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wayne | 49 min |
| Aug 17, 8:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln | 54 min |
| Aug 17, 11:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Tyler | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 11:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Tyler | 3 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 1997Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1997
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.