Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2002
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 57, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 1, 2002, 8:36 PM EDT for Wayne County, West Virginia. It was in force for 39 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
- Jun 1, 2002, 8:36 PM EDT (00:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2002, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Whole counties
County Wayne County, WV
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 186 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
- 2706 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 997 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 282 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.9
- Supercell composite
- 13.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS51 KRLX 020036 SVRRLX WVC099-020115- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 836 PM EDT SAT JUN 1 2002 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... WAYNE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA... * UNTIL 915 PM EDT... * AT 835 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTH OF CEREDO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...KENOVA BUFFALO CREEK AND LAVALETTE. PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. $$
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 Jun 1, 3:39 PM EDT, 4 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 3:39 PM EDT, 4 hours 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 335 PM EDT SAT JUNE 1 2002 SHORT RANGE TONIGHT-MON NIGHT... SEVERE WX MOVED THROUGH WAYNE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. REPORTS OF HAIL...MARBLE AND DIME SIZE. ALSO HEAVY RAIN. RADAR ESTIMATES GIVING ANYWHERE FROM A QUARTER OF AN INCH TO UP TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN. OF COURSE SOME OF THIS IS PROBABLY HAIL CONTAMINATED. OTHER THAN THAT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING OVER SAME AREA. TAKING A LOOK AT THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING ACROSS THIS AREA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS JUST IN SOUTHERN AREA...LEAVING THE NORTH DRY THIS AFTERNOON. LOOKING FOR THE SAME OLD STORY FOR THE SHORT TERM...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. PLAYED A BIT WITH TIMING..BUT NOT TOO MANY CHANGES COMPARED TO PREVIOUS ISSUANCE. EXTENDED RANGE (TUES-SATURDAY)... WARM SECTOR MODE WITH DIURNAL THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY. WENT WITH IDEA OF FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WEDNESDAY AND IN THE AREA THURS-SAT. ADDED POPS ACCORDINGLY FRI-SAT PER ISC. NOT FAR FROM NUMBERS ON TEMPS OR POPS. .RLX... WV...NONE. VA...NONE. KY...NONE. OH...NONE. .END / KS + TRM
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 1, 3:15 PM EDT, 5 hours 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, WV
315 PM EDT SAT JUN 1 2002
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0305 PM WILLIAMSTOWN WV .75 INCH HAIL
06/01/02 MINGOSpecial weather statement, Jun 1, 5:23 PM EDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
VAZ004-012315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 523 PM EDT SAT JUN 1 2002 SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS BUCHANAN COUNTY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ALREADY ARE APPROACHING ONE INCH OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PARTS. PEA SIZE HAIL...HEAVY RAINFALL...AND WINDS GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE ALL POSSIBLE THROUGH 630 PM. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. MORE STORMS ARE DEVELOPING IN EASTERN KENTUCKY AND WILL MOVE ACROSS BUCHANAN COUNTY OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO...HENCE BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR RISING WATER...ESPECIALLY IN CREEKS AND STREAMS WHICH HAVE DEBRIS IN THEM. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION TO SEE IF ANY WARNINGS ARE NEEDED. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THINGS CEASE. .END/
Local storm report, Jun 1, 8:03 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
ZCZC CRWLSRRLX DEF
TTAA00 KCRW DDHHMM
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
803 PM EDT SAT JUN 01 2002
THE FOLLOWING REPORTS ARE UNOFFICIAL AND MAY HAVE BEEN COLLECTED
FROM UNTRAINED SOURCES
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
801 PM FLATWOODS KY 1.00 INCH HAIL
06/01/02 GREENUP EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
746 PM AND 801 PM
NWUS51 KRLX 020003
LSRRLX
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
0803 PM EDT SAT JUN 01 2002
THE FOLLOWING REPORTS ARE UNOFFICIAL AND MAY HAVE BEEN COLLECTED
FROM UNTRAINED SOURCES
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0801 PM FLATWOODS KY 1.00 INCH HAIL
06/01/02 GREENUP EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
0746 PM AND 0801 PMLocal storm report, Jun 1, 8:08 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
0808 PM EDT SAT JUN 01 2002
THE FOLLOWING REPORTS ARE UNOFFICIAL AND MAY HAVE BEEN COLLECTED
FROM UNTRAINED SOURCES
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0806 PM ASHLAND KY 1.00 INCH HAIL
06/01/02 BOYD EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
0751 PM AND 0806 PMLocal storm report, Jun 1, 8:12 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
0812 PM EDT SAT JUN 01 2002
THE FOLLOWING REPORTS ARE UNOFFICIAL AND MAY HAVE BEEN COLLECTED
FROM UNTRAINED SOURCES
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0808 PM ASHLAND KY .50 INCH HAIL
06/01/02 BOYD EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
0753 PM AND 0808 PM
0810 PM ASHLAND KY .75 INCH HAIL
06/01/02 BOYD EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
0755 PM AND 0810 PMSpecial weather statement, Jun 1, 8:21 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
KYZ105-WVZ005-006-013-020215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 821 PM EDT SAT JUN 1 2002 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE THRU THE TRI STATE REGION... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER CABELL...LINCOLN... WAYNE...AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES. THESE STORMS HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL. UP TO A HALF AN INCH COULD FALL IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES...OVER THE AFOREMENTIONED AREAS. THESE STORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THE SITUATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 3:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton | 24 min |
| Jun 2, 5:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Webster | 22 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 2002Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2002
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.