Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 11, 2008, 5:07 PM EDT for 4 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 53 min. 4 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
- Apr 11, 2008, 5:07 PM EDT (21:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 11, 2008, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Boone County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 5:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Logan, WV | *** 1 INJ *** TREES DOWN IN CITY, INTO ONE TRAILER WOMAN SLIGHTLY INJURED ARM HURT. TREES DOWN ON TOP OF CARS |
| Apr 11, 5:14 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Whitman, WV | LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN. EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN 459 PM 04/11/2008 AND 514 PM 04/11/2008 |
| Apr 11, 5:43 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Wharton, WV | TREES DOWN AND METAL CARPORT BLOWN OVER |
| Apr 11, 5:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Whitesville, WV | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 218 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1034 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 249 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 249 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS51 KRLX 112107
SVRRLX
WVC005-039-043-045-112200-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0013.080411T2107Z-080411T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
507 PM EDT FRI APR 11 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BOONE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHERN KANAWHA COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
LINCOLN COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
LOGAN COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 600 PM EDT
* AT 505 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CHIEF LOGAN STATE PARK...OR
ABOUT 27 MILES EAST OF INEZ...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 53 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SPURLOCKVILLE...MADISON...WHARTON...
JULIAN...VAN...BALD KNOB...ALUM CREEK...MARMET...CHESAPEAKE...
BELLE...BURNWELL...COAL FORK...EAST BANK...GLASGOW...CEDAR GROVE
AND PRATT
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS
PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
FRIDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3765 8200 3798 8221 3797 8222 3804 8219
3807 8224 3819 8226 3836 8152 3829 8124
3816 8134 3796 8139 3798 8153 3794 8157
3783 8156 3782 8153 3777 8175 3771 8174
3767 8182 3768 8194
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 241DEG 46KT 3789 8201
$$
212 follow-up statements
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WWUS51 KRLX 112131
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
531 PM EDT FRI APR 11 2008
WVC005-039-043-045-112200-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080411T2200Z/
KANAWHA WV-LOGAN WV-LINCOLN WV-BOONE WV-
531 PM EDT FRI APR 11 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
FOR BOONE...LINCOLN...LOGAN AND SOUTHERN KANAWHA COUNTIES...
AT 528 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM ASHFORD TO PRENTER TO AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...OR ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 38 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PROCTORVILLE TO 27 MILES
NORTHWEST OF BECKLEY TO 30 MILES WEST OF BECKLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 59 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BALD
KNOB...WHITESVILLE...LEEWOOD...MARMET...ESKDALE...DAWES...
CHESAPEAKE...BELLE...COAL FORK...SHARON...GLASGOW...EAST BANK...CEDAR
GROVE...BURNWELL...HANDLEY...PRATT AND POND GAP
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3765 8200 3798 8221 3797 8222 3804 8219
3807 8224 3819 8226 3836 8152 3829 8124
3816 8134 3796 8139 3798 8153 3794 8157
3783 8156 3782 8153 3777 8175 3771 8174
3767 8182 3768 8194
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 243DEG 52KT 3823 8170 3803 8155
3779 8168
$$
10000
WWUS51 KRLX 112156
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
557 PM EDT FRI APR 11 2008
WVC005-039-043-045-112207-
/O.EXP.KRLX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080411T2200Z/
KANAWHA WV-LOGAN WV-LINCOLN WV-BOONE WV-
557 PM EDT FRI APR 11 2008
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BOONE...LINCOLN...LOGAN AND
SOUTHERN KANAWHA COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 600 PM EDT...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS
AND NO LONGER POSES A SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...THUS THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER OTHER WEAKER
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND PEA SIZE 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 3765 8200 3798 8221 3797 8222 3804 8219
3807 8224 3819 8226 3836 8152 3829 8124
3816 8134 3796 8139 3798 8153 3794 8157
3783 8156 3782 8153 3777 8175 3771 8174
3767 8182 3768 8194
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 243DEG 52KT 3840 8127 3820 8112
3796 8126
$$
10The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Mingo | 62 min |
| Apr 11, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne | 43 min |
| Apr 11, 5:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fayette, Raleigh, Wyoming | 54 min |
| Apr 11, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Nicholas, Pocahontas, Webster | 63 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.