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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 79, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2009, 6:26 PM EDT for 4 counties in Kentucky; Wayne County, West Virginia. It was in force for 49 min. 1 report 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
- Jun 2, 2009, 6:26 PM EDT (22:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2009, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Wayne County, WV
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:28 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 6:55 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | 1 Se Bellefonte, KY | RELAYED THRU MEDIA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 143 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
- 581 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -117 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1261 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS51 KRLX 022226
SVRRLX
KYC019-043-089-127-WVC099-022315-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0079.090602T2226Z-090602T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
626 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BOYD COUNTY IN KENTUCKY...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...CANNONSBURG...ASHLAND...
CARTER COUNTY IN KENTUCKY...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...OLIVE HILL...GRAYSON LAKE STATE
PARK...GRAYSON...CARTER CAVES STATE PARK...
SOUTHERN GREENUP COUNTY IN KENTUCKY...
NORTH CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTY IN KENTUCKY...
NORTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 715 PM EDT
* AT 624 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
OLIVE HILL...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
GESLING...WEBBVILLE...DENTON...OLDTOWN...RUSH...GARNER...COALTON...
CENTERVILLE...PRINCESS...NAPLES...DURBIN...BURNAUGH AND
CATLETTSBURG
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 1100 PM EDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL
WEST VIRGINIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3834 8332 3834 8327 3836 8324 3838 8324
3855 8271 3848 8262 3820 8249 3814 8291
3818 8293 3818 8299 3820 8301 3819 8306
3827 8316 3820 8324 3820 8326
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 250DEG 24KT 3830 8316
$$
26What 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 Jun 2, 3:33 PM EDT, 2 hours 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 3:33 PM EDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 333 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS... FRONT PUSHES VERY SLOWLY SOUTHWARD THROUGH OUR REGION TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...STALLING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY AS A WAVE MOVES ALONG THE FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FRIDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... SHORT TERM MODELS ALL SHOW SOME MID LEVEL DEFORMATION AND VERY WEAK UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE ACROSS NORTHERN PORTION OF FORECAST AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT HAVE PUT IN LIKELY SHOWERS/THUNDER THEN. AFTER SUN LEAVES THIS EVENING ANY PRECIPITATION SHOULD DIE. PRECIPITATION COMING IN WITH FRONT AGAIN WEDNESDAY. GFS FASTEST WITH FRONT PUSHING SOUTH BUT LIKE A LITTLE SLOWER PUSH SO HAVE GONE WITH HIGHER MIN TEMPS TONIGHT THEN MAV SHOWING. SLIGHT CHC SVR WEDNESDAY BUT FRONT LOCATION IN AFTERNOON WILL DETERMINE WHERE THE STRONGER STORMS MAY DEVELOP. && .SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... ALL MODELS POINT TO A VERY SLOW SOUTHWARD MOVING FRONT ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...AS A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE RIDES ALONG THE FRONT. GOOD DYNAMIC SUPPORT...MOISTURE INFLUX AND DECENT INSTABILITY WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR AT LEAST LOCALIZED WATER PROBLEMS...WHICH WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY FOR ANY FUTURE FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTHWEST THURSDAY NIGHT... WITH SHOWERS DECREASING FROM THE NORTHWEST. WENT WITH BIAS CORRECTED MODEL GUIDANCE ON TEMPERATURES... WITH A COOLING TREND ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... BY FRIDAY THE FRONT WILL BE SOUTH OF THE AREA WITH A RIDGE BUILDING INTO THE CWA THROUGH SATURDAY. ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY THE UNSETTLED WEATHER MAKES A RETURN AS WE GET IN THE PERIPHERY OF THE WESTERLIES RIDING OVER THE TOP OF THE RIDGE. STAYED CLOSED TO HPC GUIDANCE THROUGH THIS PERIOD. && .AVIATION /20Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... VFR CONDITIONS WILL BE THE RULE THROUGH TONIGHT AS THERE IS LITTLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO CAUSE LOW CIGS. SOME LIGHT FOG NEAR RIVER VALLEYS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH DAWN. THE NEXT CHANCE OF MVFR CIGS WILL BE IN SE OHIO MID DAY WEDNESDAY AS THE FRONT PUSHES SOUTH. AVIATION OUTLOOK /BEYOND 06Z WEDNESDAY/... POSSIBLE IFR IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. && .HYDROLOGY... THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY WILL CONTAIN SOME DOWNPOURS...WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING PROBLEMS... INCLUDING PONDING ON STREETS...AND FILLING OF CULVERTS AND OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. && .RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WV...NONE. OH...NONE. KY...NONE. VA...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...AAR/JMV/TJT NEAR TERM...AAR SHORT TERM...JMV/TJT LONG TERM...JMV/TJT AVIATION...AAR HYDROLOGY...JMV
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 3:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 357 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ083>087-WVZ005>008-013>018-027>030-032000- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA- LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA- ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS- 357 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 323 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND 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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL THEN SETTLE SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH THUNDERSTORMS. DOWNPOURS WILL OCCUR WITH SOME OF THE STORMS...WHICH COULD LEAD TO A FEW LOCALIZED FLOODING PROBLEMS. IF A MORE ORGANIZED THREAT BECOMES APPARENT...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE AREAS. ALSO...SOME OF THE STORMS COULD STILL CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ON WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ003-004-WVZ024>026-033>039-046-047-032000- DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH- FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 357 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL THEN SETTLE SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH THUNDERSTORMS. DOWNPOURS WILL OCCUR WITH SOME OF THE STORMS...WHICH COULD LEAD TO A FEW LOCALIZED FLOODING PROBLEMS. IF A MORE ORGANIZED THREAT BECOMES APPARENT...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE AREAS. ALSO...SOME OF THE STORMS COULD STILL CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ON WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. OHZ066-067-075-076-WVZ009>011-019-020-032000- PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-RITCHIE- DODDRIDGE- 357 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 323 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND 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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL THEN SETTLE SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH THUNDERSTORMS. DOWNPOURS WILL OCCUR WITH SOME OF THE STORMS...WHICH COULD LEAD TO A FEW LOCALIZED FLOODING PROBLEMS. IF A MORE ORGANIZED THREAT BECOMES APPARENT...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE AREAS. ALSO...SOME OF THE STORMS COULD STILL CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ON WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WVZ031-032-040-032000- HARRISON-TAYLOR-BARBOUR- 357 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL THEN SETTLE SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH THUNDERSTORMS. DOWNPOURS WILL OCCUR WITH SOME OF THE STORMS...WHICH COULD LEAD TO A FEW LOCALIZED FLOODING PROBLEMS. IF A MORE ORGANIZED THREAT BECOMES APPARENT...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE AREAS. ALSO...SOME OF THE STORMS COULD STILL CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ON WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 2, 6:12 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
612 PM EDT TUE JUN 02 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0610 PM HAIL STOCKPORT 39.55N 81.79W
06/02/2009 E1.50 INCH MORGAN OH TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
NWLocal storm report, Jun 2, 6:14 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
614 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0609 PM HEAVY RAIN NORTH MATEWAN 37.63N 82.15W
06/02/2009 MINGO WV PUBLIC
STANDING WATER ON ROADS
OR POOR DRAINGE AREAS.
&&
NNNNLocal storm report, Jun 2, 6:17 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
617 PM EDT TUE JUN 02 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0615 PM HAIL PARKERSBURG 39.26N 81.54W
06/02/2009 E0.88 INCH WOOD WV TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
NWLocal storm report, Jun 2, 6:18 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
618 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0610 PM HAIL PARKERSBURG 39.28N 81.51W
06/02/2009 U0.88 INCH WOOD WV PUBLIC
&&
NNNNLocal storm report, Jun 2, 6:20 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
620 PM EDT TUE JUN 02 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0615 PM HAIL PARKERSBURG 39.26N 81.54W
06/02/2009 E1.75 INCH WOOD WV TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL ACROSS FROM PARKERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL
ON DUDLEY AVE.
&&
NWLocal storm report, Jun 2, 6:26 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
626 PM EDT TUE JUN 02 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0615 PM HAIL 2 S BEVERLY 39.52N 81.64W
06/02/2009 E0.25 INCH WASHINGTON OH TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL HAIL IN WATERFORD
&&
NWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Greenup | 43 min |
| Jun 2, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup | 50 min |
| Jun 2, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boyd, Greenup | 56 min |
| Jun 2, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup | 46 min |
| Jun 2, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Mason, Putnam | 49 min |
| Jun 2, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Mason | 46 min |
| Jun 2, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam | 44 min |
| Jun 2, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Mason | 41 min |
| Jun 2, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Wood | 54 min |
| Jun 2, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Clay, Kanawha, Roane | 59 min |
| Jun 2, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood | 48 min |
| Jun 2, 6:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Mingo | 2 hr |
| Jun 2, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wood | 72 min |
| Jun 2, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Logan, Mingo, Wyoming | 55 min |
| Jun 2, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne | 47 min |
| Jun 2, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Tyler | 50 min |
| Jun 2, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo | 48 min |
| Jun 2, 7:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha | 46 min |
| Jun 2, 7:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam, Wayne | 53 min |
| Jun 2, 7:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Roane, Wirt, Wood | 40 min |
| Jun 2, 7:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Harrison, Taylor | 46 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2009Severe 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.