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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS Charleston, WV

June 24, 20107 counties in West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 2010, 1:38 PM EDT for 7 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 52 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 24, 2010, 1:38 PM EDT (17:38 UTC)
Expired
Jun 24, 2010, 2:30 PM EDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Barbour County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Randolph County, WV, Taylor County, WV, Upshur County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 24, 11:45 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

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 24, 1:38 PM EDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 1:38 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 24, 3:50 AM EDT, 9 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
350 AM EDT THU JUN 24 2010

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-
013>020-024>040-046-047-250800-
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-
350 AM EDT THU JUN 24 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...CENTRAL WEST
VIRGINIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND
WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. THESE STORMS
COULD PRODUCE VERY GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 24, 9:48 AM EDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
948 AM EDT THU JUN 24 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0435 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ENE PALERMO           38.17N 82.04W
06/23/2010                   LINCOLN            WV   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS STINSON RD/COUNTY HWY 44.

&&

TAXFORD
Local storm report, Jun 24, 10:24 AM EDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1024 AM EDT THU JUN 24 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0645 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 WNW MIDDLEBOURNE      39.50N 80.94W
06/23/2010                   TYLER              WV   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG PLEASANT RIDGE RD. AND SELLERS
            RD. WEST OF MIDDLEBOURNE

&&

TAXFORD
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 11:54 AM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1154 AM EDT THU JUN 24 2010

OHZ075-076-083>087-WVZ007>011-241700-
ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-
MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...
WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...
IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...
RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...
PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE
1154 AM EDT THU JUN 24 2010

HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...

AT 11:45 AM...BRIEF GUSTY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE STREAKING
EAST THROUGH WASHINGTON...ATHENS...VINTON...AND JACKSON COUNTIES
IN SOUTHEAST OHIO.

CURRENTLY...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH MAY BE FELT. THIS COULD
CAUSE SOME WEAK TREE LIMBS TO BREAK AND POWER FLUCTUATIONS.
ALSO LOOSE LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND.

THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING THROUGH MEIGS...GALLIA...
AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST OHIO BETWEEN 11:45 AM AND 12:45
PM.  THIS INCLUDES SUCH COMMUNITIES AS POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...AND
IRONTON.

IN WEST VIRGINIA...THESE SHOWERS WILL AFFECT PEOPLE IN TYLER...
PLEASANTS...WOOD...JACKSON AND MASON BETWEEN NOON AND 1 PM. THIS
WOULD INCLUDES AREAS AROUND SUCH COMMUNITIES AS MIDDLEBOURNE...
SAINT MARYS...PARKERSBURG...RAVENSWOOD...AND POINT PLEASANT.

IF THE STORMS STRENGTHEN...BRIEF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS MAY
BE ISSUED FOR STRONGER WIND GUSTS.

SEEK SHELTER INDOORS...WHEN LIGHTNING IS SEEN OR THUNDER IS
HEARD.

KTB
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 12:42 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1242 PM EDT THU JUN 24 2010

KYZ101>103-105-WVZ005-006-241745-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-WAYNE-CABELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON...
OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...
HUNTINGTON
1242 PM EDT THU JUN 24 2010

HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...

AT 12:35 PM...BRIEF GUSTY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE
STREAKING EAST THROUGH GREENUP COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...
INCLUDING THE TYGART CREEK VALLEY.

CURRENTLY...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH MAY BE FELT. THIS COULD
CAUSE SOME WEAK TREE LIMBS TO BREAK AND CAUSE POWER FLUCTUATIONS.
ALSO...LOOSE LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND.

THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE RACING THROUGH
GREENUP...CARTER...BOYD...AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES BETWEEN 12:45 PM
AND 1:45 PM. THIS INCLUDES SUCH COMMUNITIES AS GREENUP...ASHLAND...
GRAYSON...AND LOUISA.

IN WEST VIRGINIA...THESE SHOWERS WILL AFFECT PEOPLE IN WAYNE AND
CABWELL COUNTIES BETWEEN 1 PM AND 2 PM. THIS WOULD INCLUDES AREAS
AROUND SUCH COMMUNITIES AS KENOVA...CEREDO...AND HUNTINGTON.

IF THE STORMS STRENGTHEN...BRIEF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS MAY
BE ISSUED FOR EVEN STRONGER WIND GUSTS.

SEEK SHELTER INDOORS...WHEN LIGHTNING IS SEEN OR THUNDER IS
HEARD.

KTB
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 1:13 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 12:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXDoddridge, Harrison, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wood55 min
Jun 24, 1:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXClay, Jackson, Kanawha, Putnam, Roane59 min
Jun 24, 3:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXFayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Webster31 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 2010Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2010

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.