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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS Charleston, WV

July 14, 2000Boone County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 2000, 7:57 PM EDT for Boone County, West Virginia. It was in force for 33 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: Jul 14, 2000, 7:57 PM EDT (23:57 UTC)
Expired: Jul 14, 2000, 8:30 PM EDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Whole counties

County Boone County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:55 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 14, 8:10 PM EDT	Thunderstorm Wind	Costa, WV	Large tree limbs were knocked down in the Big Coal River Valley.

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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 14, 6:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 215 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 76 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -102 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 832 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 70 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WUUS51 KRLX 142357
SVRCRW
WVC005-150030-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
757 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  BOONE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 830 PM EDT...

* AT 755 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 13 MILES NORTH OF DANVILLE TO 12 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF DANVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...MADISON.

<<CALL TO ACTION>>THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.

$$

LAT...LON 3782 8162 3794 8157 3798 8153 3798 8147
          3811 8153 3818 8165 3822 8165 3823 8172
          3820 8175 3820 8180 3815 8192 3805 8195
    )      3799 8189

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.

NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 14, 4:14 PM EDT, 3 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 4:14 PM EDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before

WVZ005>011-013>020-024>040-046-047-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-
KYZ101>103-105-VAZ003-004-150809-

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED TO ADD WATCH INFO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
414 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 2000

NEW WATCH JUST CAME OUT...WILL BE BRIEF HERE.  GOING WITH LIKELY
POPS MOST AREAS OBVIOUSLY WITH THE FRONT AND SEVERE WEATHER.  EXPECT
SOME CLOUD BREAKUP BEHIND THE FRONT BEFORE THE UPPER LOW REALLY
BEGINS TO SETTLE IN.  THIS LOW SINKS SOUTH AND CLOUDS UP THE
NORTHERN COUNTIES...WILL ALSO CONTINUE LOW CHANCE POPS FOR SATURDAY
IN MOST ZONES WITH SOME INSTABILITY.  ALMOST A WINTERLIKE
PATTERN...COMPLETE WITH NW FLOW.  MOISTURE BEGINS SLOW PULLOUT SAT
NIGHT AND SUNDAY...WILL TAPER POPS FROM SW TO NE ACCORDINGLY.  MORE
OR LESS IN MOS BALLPARK ON TEMPS.

.RLX...
WV...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR ZONES
WVZ005>009...WVZ014.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR ZONES
WVZ010>011...WVZ016>020...WVZ028>032...WVZ039>040.

VA...NONE.

KY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR ZONES
KYZ101>103...KYZ105.

OH...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR ZONES
OHZ066-067...OHZ075-076...OHZ083>087.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 4:18 PM EDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before

OHZ083-084-142046-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
418 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 2000

THUNDERSTORM WERE IN ROSS COUNTY...NEAR CHILLICOTHE AT 4:15 PM.
THE STORMS ARE MOVING EAST AND SOUTHEAST...AND WILL AFFECT VINTON
AND JACKSON COUNTIES OF SOUTHERN OHIO AROUND 5 O'CLOCK.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN AFFECT. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS
BEFORE THE STORM ARRIVES.

GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL MAY BE SEEN IN FAVORA#BLE LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE EXPOSED TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST.  THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE WILL BE MONITORING THOSE STORMS FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

.END / KTB / NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

Local storm report, Jul 14, 5:57 PM EDT, 2 hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
0557 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 2000

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

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

0539 PM    CHILLICOTHE               OH   1.25 INCH HAIL
07/14/00   ROSS                           EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                                          0524 PM  AND  0539 PM

0557 PM    JACKSON                   OH   1.00 INCH HAIL
07/14/00   JACKSON                        EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                                          0542 PM  AND  0557 PM

Local storm report, Jul 14, 6:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
0603 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 2000

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

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

0619 PM    JACKSON                   OH   TORNADO
07/14/00   JACKSON                        EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                                          0604 PM  AND  0619 PM

0729 PM    BARBOURSVILLE             WV   .75 INCH HAIL
07/14/00   CABELL                         EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                                          0714 PM  AND  0729 PM

0749 PM    HAMLIN                    WV   .50 INCH HAIL
07/14/00   LINCOLN                        EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                                          0734 PM  AND  0749 PM

0751 PM    HAMLIN                    WV   1.00 INCH HAIL
07/14/00   LINCOLN                        EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                                          0736 PM  AND  0751 PM

0753 PM    HURRICANE                 WV   1.25 INCH HAIL
07/14/00   PUTNAM                         EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                                          0738 PM  AND  0753 PM

0759 PM    HAMLIN                    WV   .75 INCH HAIL
07/14/00   LINCOLN                        EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                                          0744 PM  AND  0759 PM

0749 PM    HAMLIN                    WV   .75 INCH HAIL
07/14/00   LINCOLN                        EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                                          0734 PM  AND  0749 PM

0812 PM    ALKOL                     WV   WIND DAMAGE
07/14/00   LINCOLN                        STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.
                                          EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                                          0757 PM  AND  0812 PM

Local storm report, Jul 14, 6:09 PM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
609 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 2000

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

0552 PM    JACKSON                   OH   1 INCH HAIL
07/14/00   JACKSON                        REPORTED BY JACKSON COUNTY
                                          SHERIFF DEPT.

NNNN

Local storm report, Jul 14, 6:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
637 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 2000

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

0605 PM    JACKSON                   OH   TORNADO
07/14/00   JACKSON                        POSSIBLE TORNADOES
                                          REPORTED BY JACKSON COUNTY
                                          SHERIFFS DEPT NEAR VALLEY
                                          CHAPEL RD, BEAVER PIKE AND
                                          HAMMERTOWN LAKE

Local storm report, Jul 14, 7:48 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

ZCZC CRWWRKLSR DEF
TTAA00 KCRW DDHHMM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
748 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 2000

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

0650 PM                              OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/14/00   GALLIA                         WIDE SPREAD POWER OUTAGE
                                          REPORTED BY GALLIA EMS IN
                                          CENTENERY, GALLIPOLIS AND
                                          HARRISON TOWNSHIP, TREE
                                          DOWN ON SR 775

0720 PM    LESAGE                    WV   WIND DAMAGE
07/14/00   CABELL                         NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON
                                          MERITTS CREEK ROAD, POWER
                                          OUTAGES ACROSS AREA.

0726 PM                              WV   .5 INCH HAIL
07/14/00   CABELL                         HAIL AND POWER OUTAGES 15
                                          MILES NORTH OF MILTON
                                          REPORTED BY uSKY WARN

0726 PM                              WV   WIND DAMAGE
07/14/00   CABELL                         TREE LIMBS DOWN ACROSS
                                          COUNTY

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 14, 7:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Cabell	32 min
Jul 14, 7:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Putnam	26 min
Jul 14, 7:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Lincoln	32 min

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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.