Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 246, NWS Charleston, WV

June 29, 1998Jackson County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 1998, 1:12 AM EDT for Jackson County, West Virginia. It was in force for 48 min. 1 report 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
Jun 29, 1998, 1:12 AM EDT (05:12 UTC)
Expired
Jun 29, 1998, 2:00 AM EDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Whole counties

County Jackson County, WV

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 29, 1:19 AM EDTThunderstorm WindRavenswood, 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.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 28, 9:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 195 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 1998-06-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3668 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 1998-06-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 80 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
3668 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1100 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
103 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
5.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

752 
WUUS1 KCRW 290513 RRA
SVRCRW
WVC035-290600-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
112 AM EDT MON JUN 29 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  JACKSON COUNTY WV IN WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA.

* UNTIL 200 AM EDT.

* AT 110 AM EDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF RIPLEY OR IN THE
  VICINITY OF RAVENSWOOD MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
   SILVERTON            AROUND 115 AM EDT.
   EVANS                AROUND 115 AM EDT.
   RIPLEY               AROUND 125 AM EDT.

<<CALL TO ACTION>>DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE LIKELY.  GO
INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS

PLEASE REPORT ANY HAIL OR STRONG WINDS BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT
877-633-6772.

.END/LDW/NMB

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, Jun 28, 11:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
1145 PM EDT SUN JUN 28 1998

THE FOLLOWING REPORTS ARE UNOFFICIAL AND MAY HAVE BEEN COLLECTED
FROM UNTRAINED SOURCES

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1143 PM    WALKERSVILLE              WV   WIND DAMAGE
06/28/98   LEWIS                          LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN.
                                          EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                                          1128 PM  AND  1143 PM

1116 PM    WESTON                    WV   FLOODING
06/28/98   LEWIS                          STREAMS OVER ROADS OR
                                          IN BUILDINGS.
                                          EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                                          1046 PM  AND  1116 PM

1148 PM    NITRO                     WV   WIND DAMAGE
06/28/98   KANAWHA                        TREES DOWN.
                                          EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                                          1133 PM  AND  1148 PM
Local storm report, Jun 28, 11:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
1145 PM EDT SUN JUN 28 1998

THE FOLLOWING REPORTS ARE UNOFFICIAL AND MAY HAVE BEEN COLLECTED
FROM UNTRAINED SOURCES

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1143 PM    WALKERSVILLE              WV   WIND DAMAGE
06/28/98   LEWIS                          LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN.
                                          EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                                          1128 PM  AND  1143 PM

1116 PM    WESTON                    WV   FLOODING
06/28/98   LEWIS                          STREAMS OVER ROADS OR
                                          IN BUILDINGS.
                                          EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                                          1046 PM  AND  1116 PM

1148 PM    NITRO                     WV   WIND DAMAGE
06/28/98   KANAWHA                        TREES DOWN.
                                          EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                                          1133 PM  AND  1148 PM
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 12:38 AM EDT, 34 minutes before
WVZ005>009-013>015-017-024>026-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-290600-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1238 AM EDT MON JUN 29 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WEST
VIRGINIA. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS STILL IN EFFECT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OHIO AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST WEST VIRGINIA.

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE WEAKENED OR MOVED EAST WERE THE WATCH WAS CANCELLED.
FURTHER WEST IN SOUTHEAST OHIO STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL MOVING
THROUGH THE REGION. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 30 MPH.

.END/GRAF
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 12:38 AM EDT, 34 minutes before
WVZ005>009-013>015-017-024>026-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-290600-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1238 AM EDT MON JUN 29 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WEST
VIRGINIA. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS STILL IN EFFECT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OHIO AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST WEST VIRGINIA.

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE WEAKENED OR MOVED EAST WERE THE WATCH WAS CANCELLED.
FURTHER WEST IN SOUTHEAST OHIO STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL MOVING
THROUGH THE REGION. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 30 MPH.

.END/GRAF
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 1:04 AM EDT, 8 minutes before
WVZ005>011-013>020-024>032-034>040-045>047-OHZ066-067-075-076-
083>087-290630-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR HEADING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
104 AM EDT MON JUN 29 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WEST
VIRGINIA. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS STILL IN EFFECT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OHIO AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST WEST VIRGINIA.

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE WEAKENED OR MOVED EAST WERE THE WATCH WAS CANCELLED.
FURTHER WEST IN SOUTHEAST OHIO STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL MOVING
THROUGH THE REGION. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 30 MPH.

.END/GRAF
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 1:04 AM EDT, 8 minutes before
WVZ005>011-013>020-024>032-034>040-045>047-OHZ066-067-075-076-
083>087-290630-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR HEADING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
104 AM EDT MON JUN 29 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WEST
VIRGINIA. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS STILL IN EFFECT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OHIO AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST WEST VIRGINIA.

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE WEAKENED OR MOVED EAST WERE THE WATCH WAS CANCELLED.
FURTHER WEST IN SOUTHEAST OHIO STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL MOVING
THROUGH THE REGION. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 30 MPH.

.END/GRAF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 8:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXRoane64 min
Jun 28, 8:56 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXTyler4 hr
Jun 28, 9:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXDoddridge, Ritchie, Tyler62 min
Jun 28, 9:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXPleasants, Wood64 min
Jun 28, 9:43 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXDoddridge, Ritchie4 hr
Jun 28, 9:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXGilmer, Lewis62 min
Jun 28, 9:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCalhoun, Wirt62 min
Jun 28, 10:10 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXJackson, Pleasants, Wirt, Wood4 hr
Jun 28, 10:10 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXKanawha, Roane4 hr
Jun 28, 10:19 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXGilmer, Harrison, Lewis4 hr
Jun 28, 10:19 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXCalhoun4 hr
Jun 28, 10:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXClay, Kanawha48 min
Jun 28, 10:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBraxton66 min
Jun 28, 10:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXRoane48 min
Jun 28, 10:53 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXClay4 hr
Jun 28, 11:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXUpshur, Webster64 min
Jun 28, 11:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXClay, Kanawha, Nicholas64 min
Jun 28, 11:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXFayette63 min
Jun 28, 11:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXPocahontas, Randolph63 min
Jun 28, 11:09 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXUpshur4 hr
Jun 28, 11:40 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXBraxton, Webster4 hr
Jun 28, 11:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone62 min
Jun 29, 12:07 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXRaleigh78 min
Jun 29, 12:19 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXPocahontas, Randolph4 hr
Jun 29, 12:59 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXTyler6 hr
Jun 29, 1:29 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXMason46 min
Jun 29, 1:44 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXDoddridge6 hr
Jun 29, 1:44 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXPleasants6 hr
Jun 29, 2:01 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXJackson, Kanawha, Roane5 hr
Jun 29, 2:11 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCabell, Putnam64 min
Jun 29, 2:11 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXKanawha64 min
Jun 29, 3:42 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXWebster5 hr
Jun 29, 6:24 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXPutnam4 hr
Jun 29, 6:24 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXPutnam4 hr
Jun 29, 6:51 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXJackson, Kanawha, Roane6 hr
Jun 29, 6:51 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXDoddridge, Tyler6 hr
Jun 29, 6:51 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXPleasants6 hr
Jun 29, 1:23 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXPleasants6 hr
Jun 29, 1:23 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXKanawha, Roane6 hr
Jun 29, 7:17 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXKanawha, Putnam12 hr
Jun 29, 7:17 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXPleasants12 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 1998Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1998

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.