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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 99, NWS Charleston, WV

May 31, 20044 counties in West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 31, 2004, 3:31 AM EDT for 4 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 59 min. 3 reports 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 31, 2004, 3:31 AM EDT (07:31 UTC)
Expired: May 31, 2004, 4:30 AM EDT
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Boone County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Logan County, WV, Mingo County, WV

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 31, 4:00 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Charleston, WV	TREES DOWN IN CHARLESTON
May 31, 4:00 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Logan, WV	TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
May 31, 4:00 AM EDT	HAIL 0.75	6 S Madison, WV

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

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 29 minutes after it went out.

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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 31, 12:40 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 222 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.

000 
WUUS51 KRLX 310731
SVRRLX
WVC005-039-045-059-310830-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
331 AM EDT MON MAY 31 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  BOONE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  KANAWHA COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  LOGAN COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  MINGO COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 430 AM EDT...

* AT 328 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 7 MILES WEST OF KENNA TO CHATTAROY...OR
  FROM 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RIPLEY TO 2 MILES NORTH OF WILLIAMSON...
  MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...BELLE...CEDAR GROVE...
  CHAPMANVILLE...CHARLESTON...CHESAPEAKE...CHIEF LOGAN STATE PARK...
  CLENDENIN...COAL FORK...CROSS LANES...DELBARTON...DUNBAR...EAST
  BANK...ELKVIEW...GLASGOW...HOLDEN...INSTITUTE...LOGAN...MADISON...
  MALLORY...MAN...MARMET...MOUNT GAY...NITRO...PINCH...PRATT...RED
  JACKET...SISSONVILLE...SOUTH CHARLESTON...ST. ALBANS...SWITZER...
  TORNADO...WILLIAMSON...BALD KNOB...BLAIR...ECHART...JULIAN...PIE...
  VAN...WHARTON AND BURNWELL.

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...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

LAT...LON 3798 8214 3808 8195 3825 8180 3836 8189
          3863 8159 3852 8130 3821 8129 3797 8138
          3798 8157 3786 8157 3764 8184 3765 8239

$$

HC

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, 5 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 10:05 PM EDT, 5 hours 26 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, 9 hours 31 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

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 31, 12:06 AM EDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1206 AM EDT MON MAY 31 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1135 PM     HAIL             OCEANA                  37.69N 81.63W
05/30/2004  0.75 INCH        WYOMING            WV   PUBLIC

&&

XXX

Local storm report, May 31, 12:17 AM EDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1217 AM EDT MON MAY 31 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1210 AM     HAIL             CRAB ORCHARD            37.74N 81.23W
05/31/2004  0.75 INCH        RALEIGH            WV   PUBLIC

&&

JFC

Local storm report, May 31, 12:40 AM EDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1240 AM EDT MON MAY 31 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1230 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BAILEYSVILLE            37.58N 81.67W
05/31/2004                   WYOMING            WV   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN IN AND NEAR BAILEYSVILLE.

&&

JFC

Local storm report, May 31, 2:35 AM EDT, 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
235 AM EDT MON MAY 31 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0220 AM     TSTM WND DMG     ASHLAND                 38.46N 82.64W
05/31/2004                   BOYD               KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN IN TOWN

&&

ESS

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, 11:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Raleigh	48 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, 4:13 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Clay, Fayette, Nicholas, Raleigh, Wyoming	62 min

Nearby

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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.