Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 248, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 27, 2008, 1:33 AM EDT for Cabell County, Kanawha County, Putnam County, West Virginia. It was in force for 36 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 27, 2008, 1:33 AM EDT (05:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2008, 2:09 AM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Cabell County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Putnam County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 199 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
- 851 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1132 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- 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 27, 1:29 AM EDT, 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 1:29 AM EDT, 4 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 26, 3:22 AM EDT, 22 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 322 AM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-046-047-270730- 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-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA- ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON- GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 322 AM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 9:38 PM EDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 938 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008 OHZ067-076-270215- MORGAN-WASHINGTON- 938 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHERN MORGAN COUNTIES... AT 935 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHESTERHILL... MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND PEA-SIZED HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR CHESTERHILL AROUND 945 PM...STOCKPORT AROUND 950 PM...HACKNEY AROUND 1000 PM...BEVERLY AROUND 1005 PM AND LOWELL AROUND 1015 PM. PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 10:15 PM EDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1015 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008 OHZ067-076-270245- MORGAN-WASHINGTON- 1015 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL MORGAN AND NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES... AT 1011 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF BEVERLY...MOVING EAST AT 29 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND PEA-SIZED HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR LOWELL AROUND 1030 PM AND LOWER SALEM AROUND 1040 PM. PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. 12
Local storm report, Jul 26, 10:54 PM EDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1054 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1023 PM TSTM WND DMG HACKNEY 39.63N 81.68W
07/26/2008 MORGAN OH FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREES BLOWN DOWN IN ROAD.
&&
ABEAVERSSpecial weather statement, Jul 26, 11:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1148 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008 OHZ075-085-270415- ATHENS-MEIGS- 1148 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN MEIGS AND SOUTHEASTERN ATHENS COUNTIES... AT 1144 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED 9 MILES EAST OF ALBANY... MOVING EAST AT 18 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND PEA-SIZED HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR CHESTER AROUND 1210 AM AND TUPPERS PLAINS AROUND 1215 AM. PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. 12
Special weather statement, Jul 27, 12:15 AM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1215 AM EDT SUN JUL 27 2008 WVZ009-270500- WOOD- 1215 AM EDT SUN JUL 27 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WOOD COUNTY... AT 1212 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BELPRE... MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND PEA-SIZED HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR LUBECK AROUND 1220 AM...PARKERSBURG AROUND 1230 AM...DAVISVILLE AROUND 1235 AM AND WALKER AROUND 1250 AM. PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. 08
Special weather statement, Jul 27, 1:00 AM EDT, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 100 AM EDT SUN JUL 27 2008 OHZ085-WVZ008-009-270530- JACKSON-MEIGS-WOOD- 100 AM EDT SUN JUL 27 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN JACKSON...SOUTHEASTERN MEIGS AND SOUTHWESTERN WOOD COUNTIES... AT 1254 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED OVER RACINE...MOVING EAST AT 22 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND PEA-SIZED HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR CHESTER AROUND 105 AM...PORTLAND AROUND 120 AM AND REEDSVILLE AROUND 130 AM. PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 1:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Wirt, Wood | 57 min |
| Jul 26, 10:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Morgan | 10 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 2008Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008
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.