Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2010
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 78, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 27, 2010, 4:37 PM EDT for Cabell County, Wayne County, West Virginia; Lawrence County, Ohio; Boyd County, Lawrence County, Kentucky. It was in force for 38 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 27, 2010, 4:37 PM EDT (20:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 2010, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Boyd County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Lawrence County, OH, Cabell County, WV, Wayne County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 27, 2:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 2:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 27, 2:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 235 PM EDT SUN JUN 27 2010 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ083>087-WVZ005>007-271945- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA- LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL... MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON... SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON... POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN 235 PM EDT SUN JUN 27 2010 HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... BRIEF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WITH LOCAL DOWNPOURS...AND GUSTY WINDS... WILL BE MOVING THROUGH SOUTHEAST OHIO...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA...DURING THE 3 TO 5 PM TIME FRAME. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 25 MPH. AS THE SHOWERS AND STORMS PASS...WINDS COULD GUST TO 40 TO 45 MPH. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO LIKELY. BRIEF URBAN STREET FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY OCCUR. IN RURAL AREAS...WATER MAY FLOW OFF HILLSIDES AND ACROSS ROADS FROM FULL DITCH LINES. WEEKEND BOATERS...ON AREA RIVERS AND LAKES...NEED SEEK SAFETY WELL BEFORE THE STORMS. IF ANY ONE STORM PULSES TO A STRONGER LEVEL...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING MAY BE ISSUED...FOR LOCALLY STRONGER WIND GUSTS. KTB
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 2:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 240 PM EDT SUN JUN 27 2010 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ083>087-WVZ005>007-272000- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA- LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL... MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON... SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON... POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN 240 PM EDT SUN JUN 27 2010 HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... BRIEF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WITH LOCAL DOWNPOURS...AND GUSTY WINDS... WILL BE MOVING THROUGH SOUTHEAST OHIO...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA...DURING THE 3 TO 5 PM TIME FRAME. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 25 MPH. AS THE SHOWERS AND STORMS PASS...WINDS COULD GUST TO 40 TO 45 MPH. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO LIKELY. BRIEF URBAN STREET FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY OCCUR. IN RURAL AREAS...WATER MAY FLOW OFF HILLSIDES AND ACROSS ROADS FROM FULL DITCH LINES. WEEKEND BOATERS...ON AREA RIVERS AND LAKES...NEED TO SEEK SAFETY WELL BEFORE THE STORMS. IF ANY ONE STORM PULSES TO A STRONGER LEVEL...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING MAY BE ISSUED...FOR LOCALLY STRONGER WIND GUSTS. KTB
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 3:43 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
343 PM EDT SUN JUN 27 2010
KYZ101>103-OHZ066-067-075-083>087-272030-
ATHENS OH-BOYD KY-CARTER KY-GALLIA OH-GREENUP KY-JACKSON OH-
LAWRENCE OH-MEIGS OH-MORGAN OH-PERRY OH-VINTON OH-
343 PM EDT SUN JUN 27 2010
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT BOYD...GALLIA...GREENUP...
JACKSON...LAWRENCE...NORTH CENTRAL CARTER...NORTHWESTERN
MEIGS...PERRY...VINTON...WESTERN ATHENS AND WESTERN MORGAN COUNTIES
THROUGH 430 PM...
AT 337 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE FROM 6 MILES
WEST OF LANCASTER TO 8 MILES NORTH OF CARTER CAVES STATE PARK...
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL 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 STAY IN THE OPEN
NOR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS
WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.
THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR GRAYS BRANCH AROUND 350 PM...HOPEWELL
AROUND 400 PM...SOMERSET AROUND 410 PM...CROOKSVILLE AROUND 420 PM
AND ALBANY AROUND 430 PM.
PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3872 8302 3875 8289 3858 8282 3860 8276
3868 8278 3875 8266 3884 8266 3884 8276
3893 8277 3894 8282 3936 8275 3939 8229
3947 8228 3947 8217 3955 8217 3960 8239
3981 8240 3977 8190 3843 8239 3840 8324
12Special weather statement, Jun 27, 4:25 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 425 PM EDT SUN JUN 27 2010 KYZ102-103-105-WVZ005-006-272100- BOYD KY-CABELL WV-CARTER KY-LAWRENCE KY-WAYNE WV- 425 PM EDT SUN JUN 27 2010 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT BOYD...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN CARTER...NORTH CENTRAL LAWRENCE...NORTHERN WAYNE AND WEST CENTRAL CABELL COUNTIES THROUGH 5 PM... AT 424 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF CANNONSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. EXPECT INTENSE LIGHTNING FROM THIS STORM. DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN NOR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR MAVITY AROUND 430 PM...DURBIN AROUND 440 PM...CENTERVILLE AROUND 450 PM AND BEECH FORK STATE PARK AROUND 500 PM. THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES I-64 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 179 AND 191 IN KENTUCKY...AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 12 IN WEST VIRGINIA. PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. LAT...LON 3840 8232 3818 8232 3820 8282 3838 8283 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone | 25 min |
| Jun 27, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Raleigh | 46 min |
| Jun 27, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Raleigh | 44 min |
| Jun 27, 7:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fayette, Nicholas, Raleigh | 27 min |
| Jun 26, 10:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Perry | 35 min |
| Jun 27, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Perry, Vinton | 47 min |
| Jun 27, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boyd | 35 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 2010Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2010Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 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.