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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 87, NWS Charleston, WV

May 30, 2004Raleigh County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 2004, 11:42 PM EDT for Raleigh 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 outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 30, 2004, 11:42 PM EDT (03:42 UTC)
Expired: May 31, 2004, 12:30 AM EDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Raleigh County, WV

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 31, 12:10 AM EDT	HAIL 0.75	Crab Orchard, WV

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 159 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: 429 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -93 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 718 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 203 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 256 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.3
Supercell composite: 2.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

214 
WUUS51 KRLX 310342
SVRRLX
WVC081-310430-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1138 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 1230 AM EDT...

* AT 1134 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTH OF TWIN FALLS STATE PARK...OR ABOUT 9
  MILES EAST OF OCEANA...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...BEAVER...BECKLEY...
  COAL CITY...CRAB ORCHARD...DANIELS...MABSCOTT...MACARTHUR...SHADY
  SPRING...SOPHIA AND DRY CREEK.

A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE
WARNING.

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 3762 8128 3768 8138 3783 8149 3780 8112
          3777 8097 3770 8097 3762 8107 3760 8117

$$

SEYMOUR

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 May 30, 10:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 10:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1005 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2004

.UPDATE FOR DISCUSSION...

.DISCUSSION...

1005 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2004

QUICK UPDATE TO ADD TORNADO WATCH #344 TO KY ZONES...MOST OF OUR OH
ZONES...SOUTHWEST MOST WV ZONES.  THIS TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 AM EDT.  INCREASED POPS SLIGHTLY FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
OTHERWISE NO CHANGES WITH THIS UPDATE.

KF

&&

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...

855 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2004

CORRECT EXPIRATION TIME FOR TORNADO WATCH FOR WESTERN FRINGE
COUNTIES...10 PM THIS EVENING.  ANOTHER UPDATE EXPECTED AFTER 10 PM.
 OTHERWISE...HAVE INCREASED POPS WITH APPROACHING COLD FRONT
OVERNIGHT.  WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH BOW ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
PUSH SOUTHWARD TOWARDS THE REGION...AS WELL AS MERGED STORMS TO OUR
SOUTH.  KEPT POPS IN A LITTLE LONGER ACROSS THE NE CORNER OF OUR CWA
MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SLUGGISH FRONT.

KF

&&

.AVIATION...

730 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2004

WARM FRONT LIFTING NORTH THROUGH THE AREA. PRECIPITATION OUT AHEAD
AND WITH THE FRONT COULD CREATE SOME MVFR CONDITIONS.  HAVE TEMPO
TSRA IN THROUGH 04Z THIS EVENING...AND AGAIN MONDAY MORNING. COLD
FRONTAL PASSAGE BETWEEN 16 AND 20Z IN CWA.

DB

&&

.HYDROLOGY...

330 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2004

A WARM FRONT IS PASSING THROUGH THE REGION BRINGING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.  AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA TONIGHT AND
EARLY MONDAY THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE HEAVY RAIN AND WATER
PROBLEMS. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WATCHES.

DB

&&

.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

WV...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 4 AM MONDAY FOR WVZ005-006-007-013-024-025.

VA...NONE.

KY...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 4 AM MONDAY FOR KYZ101-102-103-105.

OH...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 4 AM MONDAY FOR OHZ066-067-075-
083-084-085-086-087.

Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 6:00 PM EDT, 5 hours 42 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED DATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
600 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2004

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-
013>020-024>040-046-047-010800-
ATHENS OH-BARBOUR WV-BOONE WV-BOYD KY-BRAXTON WV-BUCHANAN VA-CABELL
WV-CALHOUN WV-CARTER KY-CLAY WV-DICKENSON VA-DODDRIDGE WV-FAYETTE
WV-GALLIA OH-GILMER WV-GREENUP KY-HARRISON WV-JACKSON WV-JACKSON
OH-KANAWHA WV-LAWRENCE OH-LAWRENCE KY-LEWIS WV-LINCOLN WV-LOGAN
WV-MASON WV-MCDOWELL WV-MEIGS OH-MINGO WV-MORGAN OH-NICHOLAS
WV-PERRY OH-PLEASANTS WV-POCAHONTAS WV-PUTNAM WV-RALEIGH WV-RANDOLPH
WV-RITCHIE WV-ROANE WV-TAYLOR WV-TYLER WV-UPSHUR WV-VINTON
OH-WASHINGTON OH-WAYNE WV-WEBSTER WV-WIRT WV-WOOD WV-WYOMING WV
600 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN OHIO...
NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND MOST OF WEST
VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...

A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM THIS MORNING. A TORNADO
WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE
THIS MORNING WITH BOTH WATCHES TO BE TERMINATED BY MID MORNING.
HOWEVER...ONGOING FLOODING OF STREAMS AND CREEKS ACROSS SOUTHERN
WEST VIRGINIA FROM OVERNIGHT RAINS WILL ONLY SLOWLY RECEDE...WITH
SOME RIVER FLOODING DEVELOPING TODAY.

* TORNADO WATCH..............SEE WWUS63 SDFSLSKY FOR DETAILS
                             SEE WWUS61 CLESLSOH FOR DETAILS *

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

NO SEVERE WEATHER EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

JMV

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 30, 11:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Wyoming	23 min
May 30, 11:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Mingo	26 min
May 31, 12:00 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Wyoming	45 min
May 31, 12:11 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RLX	Wyoming	34 min
May 31, 12:17 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Mingo	58 min
May 31, 12:40 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Mingo	3 hr
May 31, 12:49 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	McDowell, Wyoming	56 min
May 31, 12:52 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RLX	Raleigh	53 min
May 31, 1:44 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RLX	Raleigh	31 min
May 31, 2:33 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Wayne	57 min
May 31, 2:51 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Cabell, Mason	54 min
May 31, 3:18 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Lincoln, Putnam	27 min
May 31, 3:31 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Kanawha, Logan, Mingo	59 min
May 31, 4:13 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Clay, Fayette, Nicholas, Raleigh, Wyoming	62 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.