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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 43, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 2009, 9:56 PM EDT for 5 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 73 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
- May 30, 2009, 9:56 PM EDT (01:56 UTC)
- Expired
- May 30, 2009, 11:09 PM EDT
- In force
- 73 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Cabell County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Wayne County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 30, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 197 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
- 500 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1374 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 246 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 4.9
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, 7:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 30, 7:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 735 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS... A LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVES ACROSS TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT CROSSES SUNDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. NEXT COLD MOVES IN TUESDAY NIGHT OR WEDNESDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/... SHOWERS ALONG FRONT THAT WASHED OUT ACROSS CNTRL WV TODAY HAVE NOT COMPLETELY GONE AWAY...WITH NEW SHOWERS ALREADY FORMING ALONG THIS AXIS IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE CWA. EXPECT ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON HEATING AND IN ADVANCE OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM W KY...ACROSS THE SW PORTION OF THE CWA...THEN WORKING E THIS EVENING. MODELS HAVE BACKED OFF ON PW VALUES AND INSTABILITY...WITH THE JUICIEST AIR TO THE W. FREEZING LEVEL AND STRENGTH OF FLOW CAN STILL SUPPORT MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL AND WIND IN AND NEAR NE KY WHERE SLT RISK IS. USED NEWLY WRITTEN EDIT AREA FROM MODEL PARAMETER TOOL TO HELP WITH PLACEMENT AND TIMING OF HIGHEST POPS AND BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS. MODELS SHOW PRECIPITATION HANGING ON A LITTLE LONGER IN THE MOUNTAINS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES IN FROM THE N. HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT SUNDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING ABOUT CLEARING. GUIDANCE LOOKS REASONABLE FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...WITH A BLEND WHERE DIFFERENCES SHOW UP IN A HTS-CRW-EKN AXIS SUNDAY. && .SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... FIRST PART OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD WILL REMAIN DRY AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGING OVER THE SE U.S. REMAINS IN CONTROL. THIS WILL CREATE MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME AFTERNOON CU...AND WARMER TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE WORK WEEK. HUMIDITY WILL ALSO BE ON THE INCREASE EARLY IN THE EXTENDED AS THE SURFACE HIGH SHIFTS TO THE EAST...AND FLOW BECOMES MORE SOUTHWESTERLY. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... NAM CONTINUES TO BE FASTER WITH THE FRONT NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER...HAVE CONTINUED TO TREND THE FORECAST MORE TOWARDS THE GFS WHICH IS SLOWER WITH THE BREAK DOWN OF THE RIDGE...BRINGING THE FRONT INTO THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT/EARLY WEDNESDAY...AND THEN SLOWLY SAGGING SOUTH OF THE REGION. THIS WILL BRING A RETURN OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION ONCE AGAIN. MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL BEGIN TO DRY OUT TOWARDS THE END OF THE WORK WEEK...ALTHOUGH HAVE CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF POPS IN THE FORECAST...MAINLY IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE CWA AND OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AS DISTURBANCES CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE FLOW. MODELS INDICATE ANOTHER FRONT MOVING INTO THE REGION AT THE END OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD. && .AVIATION /00Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... COLD FRONT TO SAG DOWN ACROSS SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH MVFR TO IFR CONDTIONS WILL BE COMMON THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. MVFR OR WORSE LOW CLOUDS ARE LIKELY TO FORM ESPECIALLY IN PLACES WHERE IT RAINS THIS EVENING. FOG IS ALSO POSSIBLE...HAVE CONTINUED MVFR AT EKN. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH AND OUT OF THE REGION ON SUNDAY POSSIBLY KEEPING PRECIPITATION IN THE MOUNTAINS FOR A LITTLE LONGER. MORNING LOW STRATUS IS LIKELY TO AFFECT MOUNTAINS SUNDAY MORNING BUT...BY MIDDAY...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WITH HIGH PRESSURE MOVING IN. AVIATION OUTLOOK /BEYOND 00Z SUNDAY/... NO SIGNIFICANT WX EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. && .RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WV...NONE. OH...NONE. KY...NONE. VA...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...TRM/SL/ESS/RPY NEAR TERM...TRM SHORT TERM...ESS LONG TERM...SL AVIATION...JS
Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 9:36 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 936 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2009 OHZ066-067-075-076-WVZ009>011-017>020-028>032-038>040-046-047-010145- PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-WIRT-CALHOUN- RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-WEBSTER- UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 936 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO AND MUCH OF NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...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... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. KYZ101>103-105-OHZ083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>008-013>016-024>027- 033>037-010145- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA- LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-LINCOLN- PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH- FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- 936 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 316 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. TRM
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 30, 8:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
841 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0752 PM TSTM WND DMG KENOVA 38.35N 82.56W
05/30/2009 WAYNE WV PUBLIC
LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN.
&&
NNNNLocal storm report, May 30, 9:16 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
916 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0840 PM HAIL MIDKIFF 38.14N 82.13W
05/30/2009 U0.88 INCH LINCOLN WV PUBLIC
&&
NNNNSpecial weather statement, May 30, 9:25 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 925 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2009 WVZ026-310200- BOONE- 925 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT BOONE COUNTY... AT 923 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NEAR DANVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR DANVILLE AROUND 930 PM...MADISON AROUND 935 PM...JEFFREY AROUND 940 PM...VAN AROUND 955 PM AND PRENTER AROUND 1000 PM. PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. 21
Local storm report, May 30, 9:41 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, May 30, 9:54 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
954 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0950 PM HAIL HUNTINGTON 38.41N 82.43W
05/30/2009 E1.75 INCH CABELL WV PUBLIC
GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL CRACKING WINDSHIELDS.
&&
ABEAVERSLocal storm report, May 30, 9:55 PM EDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
955 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0943 PM HAIL HUNTINGTON 38.44N 82.32W
05/30/2009 U0.88 INCH CABELL WV PUBLIC
&&
NNNNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Mason | 90 min |
| May 30, 8:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Wayne | 83 min |
| May 30, 8:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Wayne | 40 min |
| May 30, 9:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell | 58 min |
| May 30, 10:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Gilmer, Roane, Wirt | 37 min |
| May 30, 10:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln | 84 min |
| May 30, 10:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wirt, Wood | 38 min |
| May 30, 11:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lincoln, Mingo, Wayne | 94 min |
| May 30, 11:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Ritchie | 31 min |
| May 30, 11:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Clay, Jackson, Roane | 62 min |
| May 31, 12:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Roane, Wirt, Wood | 32 min |
| May 31, 12:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Clay, Kanawha, Putnam, Roane | 65 min |
| May 31, 1:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wayne | 48 min |
| May 31, 1:19 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Logan, Mingo | 56 min |
| May 31, 1:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Raleigh, Wyoming | 55 min |
| May 31, 2:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell, Wyoming | 43 min |
| May 31, 2:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Wyoming | 59 min |
| May 30, 10:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton | 43 min |
| May 30, 11:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton | 38 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 2009Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2009
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.