Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2001
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 10, 2001, 5:27 PM EDT for Hampshire 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
- Jul 10, 2001, 5:27 PM EDT (21:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 2001, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
- Area
- Whole counties
County Hampshire County, WV
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 5:40 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind | North Portion, WV | Trees and power lines were downed. |
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 10, 1:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -94 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1756 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
671 WUUS51 KLWX 102127 SVRLWX WVC027-102215- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON 527 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2001 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... HAMPSHIRE COUNTY IN EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA * UNTIL 615 PM EDT * AT 524 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER SPRINGFIELD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE... OVER SPRINGFIELD AT 530 PM OVER POINTS AT 538 PM OVER HIGGINSVILLE AT 542 PM OVER SLANESVILLE AT 552 PM OVER CAPON BRIDGE AT 604 PM REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAN PRODUCE LARGE DAMAGING HAIL... DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES...GO INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM DOORS AND WINDOWS. TUNE INTO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
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 Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 10, 3:10 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 3:10 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON 310 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2001 SCOPE GETTING A LTL COLORFUL TO THE N. CDFNT SRN PA PROGGED TO INCH THRU AREA LT THIS AFTN M-D LINE...ELY EVE WASH DC-W99... NR MIDNGT SRN MD-CHO. JET DYNAMICS DRIVING SVR THREAT. WBZ 11-12K FT REDUCING HAIL THREAT. STORMS ARE MVG W/ PWAT 1-1.5 IN SO NOT A HUGE FLOOD THREAT. WL USE ENHANCED WRDG IN EVE PD...SCT POPS. THRAFTR...CAA/LWR DEWPT ADVCTN FOR TMRW. FLW HAS SLGT DWNSLP COMPONENT...SO TEMPS NOT TOO MUCH LWR...BUT MUCH DRIER/MORE COMFY. CAA CONTS INTO TMRW NGT...MARKING BGNG OF BLO NRML TEMPS THRU END OF WK. AFTN PKG WIBIS ON SKED AT 1930 UTC/330 PM EDT. G'NGT! FCSTID = 50...HTS DCA 72 87 64 85 / 30 10 0 0 BWI 68 88 58 85 / 30 10 0 0 MRB 66 85 56 84 / 30 0 0 0 IAD 66 88 56 84 / 30 10 0 0 CHO 68 89 60 85 / 30 0 0 0 HGR 64 84 54 82 / 30 0 0 0 NHK 73 89 66 83 / 30 10 0 0 W99 62 82 52 80 / 30 0 0 0 .LWX... DC...NONE. MD...NONE. VA...NONE. WV...NONE.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 1:15 PM EDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before
DCZ001-MDZ002>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-VAZ021-025>031-036>042- 050>057-WVZ048>055-110000- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON 115 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2001 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA HAS INDICATED THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...MUCH OF MARYLAND...THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. A COLD FRONT PUSHING SOUTH TOWARDS THE AREA WILL SPARK SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL ENTER NORTHERN MARYLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND CLEAR CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN MARYLAND TOWARDS DAWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR ANY POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES OR WARNINGS. FOR ADDITIONAL bWEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/LWX. HTS
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 4:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
MDZ002>007-009>011-VAZ028-031-042-WVZ049>053-102000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON 405 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2001 ...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING SOUTH OF THE PENNSYLVANIA BORDER... DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS TWO AREAS OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING FROM SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA INTO NORTHERN MARYLAND. THE FIRST AREA OF STORMS IS MOVING SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE WESTERN PANDHANDLE OF MARYLAND AND THE FAR EASTERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA. THE SECOND AREA OF STORMS IN MOVING INTO NORTHCENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MARYLAND TOWARD THE BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREA. BOTH AREAS OF STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. WINDS UP TO 70 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN EMMITSBURG IN FREDERICK COUNTY MARYLAND. ANYONE PARTICIPATING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AS THESE STORMS APPROACH SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. TAKE LOOSE OBJECTS INDOORS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS BEFORE THE STORMS APPROACH. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH 9PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS THAT MAY BE ISSUED FOR THESE STORMS. MMARGRAF
Local storm report, Jul 10, 4:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON
415 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION...^.
0410 PM EMMITSBURG MD 69 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/10/01 FREDERICK
MKMSpecial weather statement, Jul 10, 4:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
MDZ002>007-009>011-VAZ028-031-042-WVZ049>053-102015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON 421 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2001 ...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING SOUTH OF THE PENNSYLVANIA BORDER... DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED TWO AREAS OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING FROM SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA INTO NORTHERN MARYLAND. THE FIRST AREA OF STORMS IS MOVING SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE WESTERN PANDHANDLE OF MARYLAND AND THE FAR EASTERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA. THE SECOND AREA OF STORMS IS MOVING INTO NORTHCENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MARYLAND TOWARD THE BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREA. BOTH AREAS OF STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. WINDS UP TO 70 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN EMMITSBURG IN FREDERICK COUNTY MARYLAND. ANYONE PARTICIPATING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AS THESE STORMS APPROACH SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. TAKE LOOSE OBJECTS INDOORS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS BEFORE THE STORMS APPROACH. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH 9PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS THAT MAY BE ISSUED FOR THESE STORMS. MMARGRAF CORRECTION TO EXPIRATION TIME
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 4:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
MDZ002>007-009>011-VAZ028-031-042-WVZ049>053-102215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON 424 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2001 ...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING SOUTH OF THE PENNSYLVANIA BORDER... DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED TWO AREAS OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING FROM SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA INTO NORTHERN MARYLAND. THE FIRST AREA OF STORMS IS MOVING SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE WESTERN PANDHANDLE OF MARYLAND AND THE FAR EASTERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA. THE SECOND AREA OF STORMS IS MOVING INTO NORTHCENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MARYLAND TOWARD THE BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREA. BOTH AREAS OF STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. WINDS UP TO 70 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN EMMITSBURG IN FREDERICK COUNTY MARYLAND. ANYONE PARTICIPATING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AS THESE STORMS APPROACH SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. TAKE LOOSE OBJECTS INDOORS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS BEFORE THE STORMS APPROACH. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH 9PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTnHER INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS THAT MAY BE ISSUED FOR THESE STORMS. MMARGRAF CORRECTION TO EXPIRATION TIME
Local storm report, Jul 10, 5:21 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON
521 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0455 PM FROSTBURG MD .75 INCH HAIL
07/10/01 ALLEGANY REPORTED BY
SPOTTERS
MKMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Mineral | 52 min |
| Jul 10, 5:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Hampshire | 35 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 2001Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2001
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.