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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 132, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 2007, 10:26 PM EDT for Mingo County, West Virginia. It was in force for 34 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
- Jul 26, 2007, 10:26 PM EDT (02:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2007, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Mingo County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 238 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
- 1754 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 875 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
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 Jul 26, 8:20 PM EDT, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 8:20 PM EDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 820 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2007 .SYNOPSIS... UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES MOVES EAST BY SATURDAY. HOWEVER...AN UPPER TROUGH WILL REMAIN ALONG THE EAST COAST INTO NEXT WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THIS WEEKEND. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/... LATEST RADAR DATA AND SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS SOME SHOWERS OVER SOUTHEAST OHIO. THIS CONVECTION IS THE RESULT OF DAYTIME HEATING AND A MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROF MOVING SOUTHEAST INTO WESTERN OHIO. THIS FEATURE SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE NIGHTTIME HOURS TONIGHT. WHILE THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BEGIN TO STABILIZE AFTER SUNSET...UPWARD VERTICAL MOTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROF WILL CONTINUE A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE NIGHT-TIME HOURS. IN ADDITION...LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOG...ESPECIALLY IN THE RIVER VALLEYS AND WHERE RAIN OCCURS. MODELS SUGGEST ANOTHER SHORTWAVE TROF WILL APPROACH THE AREA LATE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. AS A RESULT...HAVE CONTINUED CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS INTO EARLY FRIDAY NIGHT. BELIEVE LIKELY POPS ARE APPROPRIATE AS MID-LEVEL TROF GETS CLOSER. BELIEVE MAV TEMPERATURE GUIDANCE IS TOO WARM FOR HIGHS ON FRIDAY. OTHERWISE...PREVIOUS TEMPERATURE GRIDS LOOKED GOOD AND HAVE GENERALLY ONLY MADE SOME MINOR TWEAKS. && .SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... WE WILL STILL BE IN A MOIST...UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT ON SATURDAY AHEAD OF ADVANCING LOW PRESSURE. HAVE INCREASED POPS TO LIKELY CATEGORY AS LOW PRESSURE TRAVELS ACROSS REGION. CANNOT RULE OUT A FEW SEVERE STORMS IN THE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. FRONT GRUDGINGLY MOVES THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...THE GFS LOOKS BETTER THAN THE NAM HERE. 500MB TROUGH DEEPENS AS IT REACHES THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD...CONSEQUENTLY THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BE SLOW TO CLEAR OUR AREA...AS A RESULT LEFT AT LEAST CHANCE POPS IN EASTERN MOUNTAINS INTO MONDAY. DID NOT STRAY TOO FAR FROM MOS VALUES FOR TEMPERATURES. TENDED TO LEAN A LITTLE COOLER DURING THE DAY SATURDAY WITH WET GROUND/CLOUD COVER. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... WITH THE LOW SETTLING OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST...MODELS TRY TO SHOW DRYING THROUGH THE COLUMN IN THE NORTHWESTERN ZONES. COULD NOT ELIMINATE POPS IN THE NORTHEASTERN MOUNTAINS DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE TROUGH AXIS EVEN INTO MONDAY NIGHT. OTHERWISE...MOST OF THE AREA LOOKS TO BE DRY IN THE LONG TERM...WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUING THROUGH THE PERIODS AS A RESULT OF PERSISTENT CLOUD COVER. && .AVIATION /00Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... UPPER LEVEL LOW IS STILL IMPACTING THE REGION. ONE LAST SHORTWAVE IS DROPPING INTO THE BASE OF THE TROUGH...WHICH IS CAUSING A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO FORM. THUS HAVE ADDED TSTORMS TO ALL BUT PKB. THE LINE IS NEAR CRW AS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ENE. IT COULD IMPACT CKB/EKN/BKW AFTER 2Z. ONCE THIS CONVECTION EXITS THE REGION AFTER 4Z...WEATHER SHOULD SETTLE DOWN. FOG WILL THEN BECOME A POTENTIAL ISSUE AS SOME CLEARING COMBINED WITH THE WET GROUND WILL PRODUCE MVFR TO IFR FOG. HAVE ADDED THE FOG TO ALL SITES. THE CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE IN AGAIN FROM THE WEST...WHICH SHOULD HELP BRING THE FOG UP A LITTLE EARLIER IN THE MORNING. SOME SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS NEXT SHORTWAVE...BUT FOR NOW...THE CHANCES ARE SMALL SO HAVE NOT INCLUDED IN THE FORECAST. DURING THE DAY TOMORROW...EXPECT MORE MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS AROUND THE AREA. A STRONG SHORTWAVE WILL ENTER THE REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON SO MORE CONVECTION IS EXPECTED. FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... THUNDERSTORMS MAY STILL RESULT IN TEMPORARY MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. IN ADDITION...FOG MAY RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS EACH NIGHT THROUGH THE PERIOD. && .RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WV...NONE. OH...NONE. KY...NONE. VA...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...JSH NEAR TERM...JSH SHORT TERM...DB LONG TERM...DB AVIATION...ESS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 26, 4:07 AM EDT, 18 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 407 AM EDT THU JUL 26 2007 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>010- 013>017-019-024>026-270815- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE- CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE- WIRT-RITCHIE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE- 407 AM EDT THU JUL 26 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WVZ011-018-020-027>040-046-047-270815- TYLER-CALHOUN-DODDRIDGE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 407 AM EDT THU JUL 26 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 26, 9:16 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
916 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0835 PM TSTM WND DMG KERMIT 37.84N 82.41W
07/26/2007 MINGO WV EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN AT MAR BONE.
&&
PGLocal storm report, Jul 26, 9:30 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
930 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0914 PM TSTM WND DMG WALTON 38.63N 81.40W
07/26/2007 ROANE WV COUNTY OFFICIAL
TREES DOWN ON LONG RIDGE NEAR WALTON.
&&
PGLocal storm report, Jul 26, 9:49 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
949 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0857 PM TSTM WND DMG 7 WNW CLAY 38.50N 81.20W
07/26/2007 CLAY WV COUNTY OFFICIAL
TREES DOWNNEAR PROCIOUS.
0825 PM TSTM WND DMG CLAY 38.46N 81.08W
07/26/2007 CLAY WV COUNTY OFFICIAL
TREES DOWN ROUTE 4 AND 16. TREES DOWN AT ELKHURST ROAD
NEAR HARTLAND.
&&
PGLocal storm report, Jul 26, 10:07 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
1007 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1004 PM HAIL SIMON 37.63N 81.77W
07/26/2007 U0.88 INCH WYOMING WV PUBLIC
EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
949 PM 07/26/2007 AND 1004 PM 07/26/2007
&&
NNNNLocal storm report, Jul 26, 10:13 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
1013 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1006 PM TSTM WND DMG OAK HILL 37.98N 81.10W
07/26/2007 FAYETTE WV PUBLIC
LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN.
EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
951 PM 07/26/2007 AND 1006 PM 07/26/2007
&&
NNNNLocal storm report, Jul 26, 10:20 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 8:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln | 65 min |
| Jul 26, 8:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Logan, Mingo | 35 min |
| Jul 26, 8:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton | 72 min |
| Jul 26, 8:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Clay, Roane | 27 min |
| Jul 26, 8:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RLX | Boone, Clay, Kanawha, Logan, Mingo | 62 min |
| Jul 26, 9:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Logan | 42 min |
| Jul 26, 9:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Mingo, Wyoming | 41 min |
| Jul 26, 9:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fayette | 41 min |
| Jul 26, 9:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wyoming | 47 min |
| Jul 26, 9:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Raleigh | 46 min |
| Jul 26, 10:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Nicholas, Webster | 41 min |
| Jul 26, 11:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RLX | Raleigh | 66 min |
| Jul 27, 1:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wyoming | 44 min |
| Jul 27, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wood | 49 min |
| Jul 27, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Mason | 29 min |
| Jul 27, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Ritchie | 41 min |
| Jul 27, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton | 47 min |
| Jul 27, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Mason | 59 min |
| Jul 27, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pocahontas | 17 min |
| Jul 27, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Kanawha, Putnam | 39 min |
| Jul 27, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Gilmer | 41 min |
| Jul 27, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Clay, Kanawha | 62 min |
| Jul 27, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lawrence | 60 min |
| Jul 27, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens | 35 min |
| Jul 27, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Vinton | 28 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 2007Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2007
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.