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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 62, NWS Charleston, WV

April 8, 2011McDowell County, Raleigh County, Wyoming County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 8, 2011, 5:51 PM EDT for McDowell County, Raleigh County, Wyoming County, West Virginia. It was in force for 54 min. 3 reports 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: Apr 8, 2011, 5:51 PM EDT (21:51 UTC)
Expired: Apr 8, 2011, 6:45 PM EDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties McDowell County, WV, Raleigh County, WV, Wyoming County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:53 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
Apr 8, 6:00 PM EDT	HAIL 0.75	Oceana, WV
Apr 8, 6:00 PM EDT	HAIL 0.88	Oceana, WV
Apr 8, 6:10 PM EDT	HAIL 1	Matheny, WV

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 4 minutes after it went out.

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
Apr 8, 2:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 178 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1372 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 284 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 369 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

049 
WUUS51 KRLX 082151
SVRRLX
WVC047-081-109-082245-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0062.110408T2151Z-110408T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
551 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN MCDOWELL COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  SOUTHWESTERN RALEIGH COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  WYOMING COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PINEVILLE...

* UNTIL 645 PM EDT

* AT 548 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
  OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
  60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF OCEANA...OR 16
  MILES EAST OF LOGAN...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TWIN
  FALLS STATE PARK...MULLENS...SOPHIA...NORTHFORK AND COAL CITY.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...THE WEST VIRGINIA
TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 28 AND 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS!

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 900 PM EDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA
AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3758 8169 3768 8176 3770 8170 3771 8171
      3779 8160 3777 8158 3779 8152 3782 8152
      3784 8148 3769 8119 3761 8107 3757 8119
      3751 8121 3746 8130 3742 8128 3741 8131
      3732 8136 3730 8140
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 300DEG 37KT 3780 8167

$$

TAX

3 follow-up statements

504 
WWUS51 KRLX 082216
SVSRLX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
616 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2011

WVC047-081-109-082245-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-110408T2245Z/
RALEIGH WV-MCDOWELL WV-WYOMING WV-
616 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN WYOMING...NORTHEASTERN MCDOWELL AND SOUTH CENTRAL RALEIGH
COUNTIES...

AT 600 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TWIN FALLS STATE PARK...OR NEAR
PINEVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MABEN...KIMBALL...MULLENS...RHODELL...KEYSTONE...NORTHFORK...COAL
CITY...HERNDON...JOSEPHINE...MAYBEURY AND GHENT

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...THE WEST VIRGINIA
TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 28 AND 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.

&&

PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

LAT...LON 3755 8166 3763 8164 3775 8142 3769 8119
      3761 8107 3757 8119 3751 8121 3746 8130
      3742 8128 3741 8131 3732 8136 3730 8140
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 300DEG 37KT 3763 8146

$$

03

712 
WWUS51 KRLX 082233
SVSRLX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
633 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2011

WVC047-081-109-082245-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-110408T2245Z/
RALEIGH WV-MCDOWELL WV-WYOMING WV-
633 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING...EAST CENTRAL MCDOWELL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
RALEIGH COUNTIES...

AT 630 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR MULLENS...OR 6 MILES EAST OF PINEVILLE...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
RHODELL...MAYBEURY...NORTHFORK...KEYSTONE AND HERNDON

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.

&&

PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

LAT...LON 3741 8131 3732 8138 3753 8155 3766 8135
      3764 8127 3759 8116 3757 8119 3751 8121
      3746 8130 3742 8128
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 317DEG 21KT 3755 8141

$$

03

571 
WWUS51 KRLX 082242
SVSRLX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
642 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2011

WVC047-081-109-082252-
/O.EXP.KRLX.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-110408T2245Z/
RALEIGH WV-MCDOWELL WV-WYOMING WV-
642 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING...EAST
CENTRAL MCDOWELL AND SOUTH CENTRAL RALEIGH COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
645 PM EDT...

THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS
AND NO LONGER POSES A SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...THUS THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER OTHER WEAKER
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND PEA SIZE HAIL.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

LAT...LON 3741 8131 3732 8138 3753 8155 3766 8135
      3764 8127 3759 8116 3757 8119 3751 8121
      3746 8130 3742 8128
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 317DEG 21KT 3751 8137

$$

03

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 Apr 8, 2:45 PM EDT, 3 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 2:45 PM EDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
245 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA
WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH SATURDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTH THIS EVENING. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE NORTH OF THE AREA SUNDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
STALLED FRONT WILL REMAIN THE STORY MAKER IN THE NEAR TERM AS NOW
FOCUS TURNS TO THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. ALREADY STORMS BEGINNING TO
FORM IN A LINE PARALLEL TO I64 CORRIDOR FROM CRW TO HTS. EXPECTING
THIS LINE TO DEVELOP BACK INTO KY AND POSSIBLY SOUTHERN OHIO SOUTH
OF THE WARM FRONT. STORM ENVIRONMENT IN KY HAS BEEN PRIMED MOST OF
THE MORNING BY MAINLY CLEAR SKIES BEING ABLE TO HEAT THE BOUNDARY
LAYER AND ELIMINATE THE CAP THAT EXISTED EARLY.

AS STORMS DEVELOP...AND PLOD EASTWARD...EXPECTING THEM TO PRIMARILY
EFFECT SOUTHERN HALF OF CWA WITH POTENTIALLY SEVERE WINDS AND
DAMAGING HAIL. EVEN THOUGH PWS ARE NOT OVERLY IMPRESSIVE...1.2 TO
1.4 INCHES...AND FFG VALUES ARE FAIRLY HIGH...WILL NEED TO REMAIN
VIGILANT WHEN IT COMES TO TRAINING OF INDIVIDUAL CELLS AND WATER
ISSUES.

AFTER STORMS SUBSIDE THIS EVENING...BOUNDARY STICKS AROUND AND WILL
SPARK ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY. EXPECTING THIS
ACTIVITY TO REMAIN FURTHER SOUTH THAN ACTIVITY THIS EVENING. WILL
REMAIN WARM FOR THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEKEND...STUCK FAIRLY CLOSE
TO GUIDANCE IN THAT REGARD.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
5H RIDGE BUILD ACROSS THE OH VALLEY AS TROUGH DIGS INTO THE MIDWEST
PORTION OF THE UNITED STATES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. BAROCLINIC ZONE
THAT HAS BEEN HANGING AROUND THE PAST FEW DAYS FINALLY SHIFTS NORTH
OF THE  FORECAST AREA AS A WARM FRONT IN RESPONSE TO THE INCREASED
RIDGING. FORECAST AREA WILL REMAIN IN WARM SECTOR...WITH DECENT WAA
CONTINUING INTO THE WEEKEND. MODELS IN FAIRLY CLOSE AGREEMENT IN
HANDLING DEVELOPMENT OF CYCLONE OVER THE MIDWEST SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY.  COLD FRONT TO CROSS ON MONDAY...AND MODELS SHOW SIMILAR
SOLUTION IN TIMING FRONT ACROSS KY AND WV.

MADE FEW CHANGES TO THE OVERALL FORECAST PACKAGE...WITH GFS SOLUTION
THE PREFERENCE THIS FORECAST PERIOD.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
FOLLOWED HPC THINKING WITH SOME MINOR TWEAKS.  SYSTEM WILL PUSH EAST
TUESDAY...ALLOWING HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD INTO THE AREA TUESDAY
NIGHT.  THIS HIGH WILL THEN PUSH EAST THURSDAY...ALLOWING A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM TO BEING TO APPROACH THE AREA.

AS A RESULT...PRECIP CHANCES WILL END TUESDAY...WITH DRY WEATHER
ANTICIPATED INTO THURSDAY.  EXPECT PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL THEN
INCREASE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY AS WESTERN SYSTEM APPROACHES.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN BEGINNING WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN OH AND E KY AT FIRST...BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD
ACROSS EASTERN WV THIS EVENING. THIS SHOULD BRING FREQUENT MVFR IN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH OCCASIONAL IFR. STRONG WIND GUSTS
MAY EFFECT SOUTHERN TERMINALS IN STRONG STORMS.

TONIGHT WILL SEE A GRADUAL DECREASE IN ACTIVITY IN THE WV
MOUNTAINS BUT WITH LINGERING MVFR IN STRATOCU AND MIST. ANOTHER
ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY APPROACH E KY AND SRN WV
TOWARD DAWN SAT.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY...

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: MEDIUM

ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: TIMING THE DETERIORATING CONDITIONS TODAY AND
ITS DURATION COULD VARY FROM TAF FORECAST.  FORMATION OF POST-RAIN
NOCTURNAL FOG TONIGHT MORE SO THAN FCST.

EXPERIMENTAL TABLE OF FLIGHT CATEGORY OBJECTIVELY SHOWS CONSISTENCY
OF WFO FORECAST TO AVAILABLE MODEL INFORMATION:
H = HIGH:   TAF CONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
M = MEDIUM: TAF HAS VARYING LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY WITH MODELS.
L = LOW:    TAF INCONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.

UTC 1HRLY       18   19   20   21   22   23   00   01   02   03   04   05
EDT 1HRLY       14   15   16   17   18   19   20   21   22   23   00   01
CRW CONSISTENCY  H    M    M    L    L    L    L    L    L    L    L    L
HTS CONSISTENCY  M    M    M    L    M    L    H    H    H    H    H    H
BKW CONSISTENCY  M    L    L    M    M    M    L    H    H    H    H    H
EKN CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    L    M    M    M    L    M    L
PKB CONSISTENCY  H    M    M    H    H    M    H    H    H    L    L    H
CKB CONSISTENCY  H    L    M    L    L    L    L    L    L    L    L    L

AFTER 18Z SATURDAY...
MVFR AND POSSIBLE IFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN SITES IN
THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING.

&&

.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...NONE.
OH...NONE.
KY...NONE.
VA...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...KMC/TRM/TAX
NEAR TERM...TAX
SHORT TERM...KMC
LONG TERM...JSH
AVIATION...TAX

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 8, 3:08 PM EDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
308 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2011

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005-006-013>015-024>027-033>037-
091915-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL-LINCOLN-
PUTNAM-KANAWHA-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-
FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-
308 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2011

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 106 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY.

STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS COULD AFFECT THE AREA
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

OHZ066-067-075-076-083>086-WVZ007>011-016>020-028>032-038>040-046-
047-091915-
PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-MASON-
WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-BRAXTON-
GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-
RANDOLPH-
308 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO...CENTRAL WEST
VIRGINIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS COULD AFFECT THE AREA
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 8, 5:29 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, WV
529 PM EDT FRI APR 08 2011

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

0521 PM     HAIL             2 SW CHAPMANVILLE       37.95N  82.04W
04/08/2011  E1.00 INCH       LOGAN              WV   PUBLIC

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1100398

JSH

Local storm report, Apr 8, 5:31 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, WV
531 PM EDT FRI APR 08 2011

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

0500 PM     HAIL             RANGER                  38.12N  82.18W
04/08/2011  E1.00 INCH       LINCOLN            WV   PUBLIC

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1100399

JFD

Local storm report, Apr 8, 5:37 PM EDT, 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, WV
537 PM EDT FRI APR 08 2011

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

0536 PM     HAIL             SUMMERSVILLE            38.28N  80.85W
04/08/2011  E0.88 INCH       NICHOLAS           WV   911 CALL CENTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1100400

JFD

Local storm report, Apr 8, 5:40 PM EDT, 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, WV
540 PM EDT FRI APR 08 2011

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

0520 PM     HAIL             2 NNE GAULEY BRIDGE     38.20N  81.19W
04/08/2011  E1.00 INCH       FAYETTE            WV   PUBLIC

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1100401

NW

Local storm report, Apr 8, 5:42 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, WV
542 PM EDT FRI APR 08 2011

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

0523 PM     HAIL             2  N MITCHELL HEIGHTS   37.94N  81.99W
04/08/2011  E0.88 INCH       LOGAN              WV   PUBLIC

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1100402

JFD

Local storm report, Apr 8, 5:44 PM EDT, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
544 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2011

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

0535 PM     HAIL             CRAB ORCHARD            37.81N 81.24W
04/08/2011  U1.00 INCH       RALEIGH            WV   PUBLIC

&&

NNNN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 8, 2:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Kanawha, Putnam	44 min
Apr 8, 3:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Kanawha, Nicholas	45 min
Apr 8, 3:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Cabell, Mason	62 min
Apr 8, 3:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Jackson, Mason, Putnam	41 min
Apr 8, 3:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Cabell, Wayne	54 min
Apr 8, 3:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Nicholas, Roane	48 min
Apr 8, 4:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Braxton, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, Nicholas, Putnam and 1 more	68 min
Apr 8, 4:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Cabell, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam	59 min
Apr 8, 4:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Wayne	46 min
Apr 8, 4:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam	44 min
Apr 8, 4:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Nicholas, Pocahontas, Webster	32 min
Apr 8, 5:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Webster	57 min
Apr 8, 5:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Logan, Mingo, Raleigh, Wyoming	51 min
Apr 8, 5:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Raleigh	17 min
Apr 8, 7:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wayne	32 min
Apr 8, 7:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Boone	44 min
Apr 8, 7:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne	51 min

Nearby

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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.