Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2001

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 112, NWS Charleston, WV

August 23, 2001McDowell County, Wyoming County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 23, 2001, 7:26 PM EDT for McDowell County, Wyoming County, West Virginia. It was in force for 34 min. 2 reports 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: Aug 23, 2001, 7:26 PM EDT (23:26 UTC)
Expired: Aug 23, 2001, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Whole counties

Counties McDowell County, WV, Wyoming County, WV

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Aug 23, 7:40 PM EDT	Thunderstorm Wind	Clear Fork, WV	Roads were blocked by fallen trees.
Aug 23, 7:43 PM EDT	Thunderstorm Wind	Iaeger, WV	Several trees were knocked down by the wind.

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
Aug 23, 2:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 189 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: 46 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -205 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1083 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 82 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 91 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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

185 
WUUS51 KRLX 232327
SVRRLX
WVC047-081-109-240000-
/NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0169.232326-240000/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
726 PM EDT THU AUG 23 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  MCDOWELL COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  RALEIGH COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  WYOMING COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 800 PM EDT...

* AT 717 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 8 MILES NORTH OF MULLENS TO 8 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF BRADSHAW...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...WELCH AND PINEVILLE.

--CALL TO ACTION--THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING 
WINDS.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

$$

LAT...LON 3774 8129 3735 8200 3725 8130 3763 8059

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 Aug 23, 3:25 PM EDT, 4 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 23, 3:25 PM EDT, 4 hours 1 minute before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
325 PM EDT THU AUG 23 2001

ACTIVE EVENING ON TAP AS S/W MOVES ACROSS REGION TONIGHT. THIS S/W
HAS PLENTY OF MOISTURE TO WORK WITH ALONG WITH HEATING THIS
AFTERNOON. MODELS IN AGREEMENT ON FRONT PUSHING SOUTH OF FORECAST
AREA TONIGHT.  AS S/W PASSES OVER REGION AND TURNS UPPER FLOW
TOWARDS NORTHWEST.  WHILE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE WITH SOME
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING THE SOUTHWARD PUSH AND CELL MOVEMENT
SHOULD PREVENT TRAINING.  HIGH BUILDS IN DURING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
BUT NEXT SYSTEM TO PUSH ACROSS REGION BY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.
REST OF EXTENDED LOOKS DRY AND COOL THROUGH THURSDAY.

.RLX...
WV...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 9PM FOR
     WVZ005>008-013>016-024>028-033>038-046-047.
VA...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 9PM FOR VAZ003-004.
KY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 9PM FOR KYZ101>103-105.
OH...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 9PM FOR OHZ086-087.

.END/SIKORA

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 23, 4:10 PM EDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
0410 PM EDT THU AUG 23 2001

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

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

0408 PM    OCEANA                    WV   1.25 INCH HAIL
08/23/01   WYOMING                        EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                                          0353 PM  AND  0408 PM

Local storm report, Aug 23, 4:16 PM EDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
0416 PM EDT THU AUG 23 2001

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

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

0414 PM    OCEANA                    WV   1.00 INCH HAIL
08/23/01   WYOMING                        EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                                          0359 PM  AND  0414 PM

Local storm report, Aug 23, 4:53 PM EDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
453 PM EDT THU AUG 23 2001

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

0451 PM    BICKMORE                  WV   1 INCH HAIL
08/23/01   CLAY                           SPOTTER AT BICKMORE POST
                                          OFFICE REPORTED 3/4 TO 1
                                          INCH HAIL 345 TO 4PM.

Local storm report, Aug 23, 5:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTION...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
535 PM EDT THU AUG 23 2001

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

0451 PM    BICKMORE                  WV   1 INCH HAIL
08/23/01   CLAY                           SPOTTER AT BICKMORE POST
                                          OFFICE REPORTED 3/4 TO 1
                                          INCH HAIL 345 TO 4PM.

0531 PM    PARADISE                  WV   1 INCH HAIL
08/23/01   PUTNAM                         QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED
                                          BY SPOTTER AT 520 PM.

Local storm report, Aug 23, 5:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
544 PM EDT THU AUG 23 2001

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

0542 PM    BECKLEY                   WV   .88 INCH HAIL
08/23/01   RALEIGH                        WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE
                                          REPORTED DIME SIZE HAIL
                                          AND BIGGER AROUND 330 PM.

Special weather statement, Aug 23, 7:13 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

VAZ003-004-WVZ033-034-240015-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
713 PM EDT THU AUG 23 2001

...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING FROM THE WEST...

AT 715 PM...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LYING
ALONG THE KENTUCKY/VIRGINIA BORDER NORTHEASTWARD TO JUST EAST OF
MADISON.  THE LINE IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH...AND WILL
IMPACT SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA OVER
THE NEXT HOUR.  EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH...SMALL
HAIL...AND UP TO AN INCH OF RAINFALL.

BE SURE YOU ARE IN A PLACE OF SAFETY AS THESE STORMS PASS BY.  LOOK
OUT FOR PONDING WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS AS WELL.

.END/CL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 23, 2:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Clay	31 min
Aug 23, 2:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Raleigh	40 min
Aug 23, 3:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Clay, Nicholas	41 min
Aug 23, 3:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Logan	35 min
Aug 23, 3:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Raleigh	43 min
Aug 23, 3:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Mingo	35 min
Aug 23, 3:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Clay, Nicholas	29 min
Aug 23, 3:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Wyoming	32 min
Aug 23, 4:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Wyoming	30 min
Aug 23, 4:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Putnam	31 min
Aug 23, 5:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Clay, Kanawha	36 min
Aug 23, 5:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Braxton	31 min
Aug 23, 6:39 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Randolph	3 hr
Aug 23, 6:43 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Calhoun	3 hr
Aug 23, 7:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Raleigh	34 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 2001 Every 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.