Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2009
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 88, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2009, 7:50 PM EDT for 4 counties in West Virginia; Meigs County, Ohio. It was in force for 40 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
- Jun 2, 2009, 7:50 PM EDT (23:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2009, 8:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Meigs County, OH, Jackson County, WV, Roane County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:51 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 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, 11.8 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
- 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
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 Jun 2, 3:33 PM EDT, 4 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 3:33 PM EDT, 4 hours 17 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, 3 hours 53 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, 7:33 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
733 PM EDT TUE JUN 02 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0635 PM TSTM WND DMG MAN 37.74N 81.87W
06/02/2009 LOGAN WV FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
SEVERAL TREES DOWN
&&
NWSpecial weather statement, Jun 2, 7:34 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 734 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 WVZ011-020-030>032-039-040-047-030000- BARBOUR-DODDRIDGE-HARRISON-LEWIS-RANDOLPH-TAYLOR-TYLER-UPSHUR- 734 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT BARBOUR...HARRISON...LEWIS... NORTHEASTERN DODDRIDGE...NORTHERN RANDOLPH...TAYLOR...TYLER AND UPSHUR COUNTIES... AT 729 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE FROM 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLEBOURNE TO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF WESTON TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF BUCKHANNON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THESE STORMS...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. EXPECT INTENSE LIGHTNING FROM THESE STORMS. DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. 21
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 7:34 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 734 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 WVZ006-013-030000- CABELL-LINCOLN- 734 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN LINCOLN AND SOUTH CENTRAL CABELL COUNTIES... AT 733 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NEAR BRANCHLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR BRANCHLAND AROUND 740 PM...WEST HAMLIN AROUND 745 PM...MYRA AROUND 755 PM AND HAMLIN AROUND 800 PM. PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. 26
Local storm report, Jun 2, 7:35 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
735 PM EDT TUE JUN 02 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 PM TSTM WND DMG CHAPMANVILLE 37.97N 82.02W
06/02/2009 LOGAN WV FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
SEVERAL TREES DOWN
&&
NWLocal storm report, Jun 2, 7:40 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
740 PM EDT TUE JUN 02 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0710 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 E HOLDEN 37.81N 82.03W
06/02/2009 LOGAN WV FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG RT 44 IN WHITMAN
&&
NWLocal storm report, Jun 2, 7:46 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
746 PM EDT TUE JUN 02 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0727 PM HAIL WASHINGTON 39.24N 81.67W
06/02/2009 E0.50 INCH WOOD WV PUBLIC
&&
JHOVISThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wayne | 49 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, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Mason, Putnam | 56 min |
| Jun 2, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Wayne | 46 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, 7:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Harrison, Taylor | 46 min |
| Jun 1, 10:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Perry | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 10:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Perry | 72 min |
| Jun 2, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Gallia, Lawrence | 47 min |
| Jun 2, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Perry | 60 min |
| Jun 2, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Morgan | 53 min |
| Jun 2, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Morgan, Perry | 42 min |
| Jun 2, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Morgan, Washington | 45 min |
| Jun 2, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Gallia, Lawrence | 43 min |
| Jun 2, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Meigs, Vinton | 52 min |
| Jun 2, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Vinton | 55 min |
| Jun 2, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lawrence | 50 min |
| Jun 2, 6:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens | 48 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 2009Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 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.