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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 83, NWS Charleston, WV

April 19, 2011Morgan County, Washington County, Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 19, 2011, 3:22 PM EDT for Morgan County, Washington County, Ohio. 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 outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 19, 2011, 3:22 PM EDT (19:22 UTC)
Expired
Apr 19, 2011, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Morgan County, OH, Washington County, OH

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:25 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.

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 nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 155 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2011-04-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2011-04-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 219 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
470 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
219 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
361 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

598 
WUUS51 KRLX 191922
SVRRLX
OHC115-167-192000-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0083.110419T1922Z-110419T2000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
322 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
  CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...

* UNTIL 400 PM EDT

* AT 312 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
  OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 14 MILES WEST OF BEVERLY...
  MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO  
  BEVERLY...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...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.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE. 1-877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN
DO SO SAFELY.

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE. 1-877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN
DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3966 8158 3959 8158 3958 8148 3964 8148
      3964 8147 3962 8141 3953 8140 3950 8190
      3960 8192 3963 8166 3967 8164
TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 264DEG 28KT 3960 8179

$$
1 follow-up statement
524 
WWUS51 KRLX 191940
SVSRLX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
340 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011

OHC115-167-192000-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-110419T2000Z/
WASHINGTON OH-MORGAN OH-
340 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT
FOR MORGAN AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

AT 330 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BEVERLY...MOVING EAST
AT 30 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO  
  BEVERLY...

LAT...LON 3966 8158 3959 8158 3958 8148 3964 8148
      3964 8147 3962 8141 3953 8140 3952 8151
      3952 8172 3962 8174 3963 8166 3967 8164
TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 264DEG 28KT 3961 8162

$$

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 19, 10:43 AM EDT, 4 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 10:43 AM EDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1043 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
WEST TO EAST FRONT IN SOUTHERN OHIO TO NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH MORNING...LIFTS NORTH LATE TODAY.  COLD FRONT
PASSES ON WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
HAVE EXPANDED FLASH FLOOD WATCH FARTHER TO THE EAST...INCLUDING
MUCH OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. HEAVY RAINFALL HAS
CONTINUED DURING THE MORNING HOURS ALONG THE STATIONARY
BOUNDARY...AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL MOVE IN FROM WESTERN OHIO.
THIS THREAT SHOULD LAST THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. SOME STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED...BUT THINK THAT SEVERE POTENTIAL WILL
BE LIMITED DUE TO WIDESPREAD CLOUD COVER AND LIMITED HEATING.
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA...CONDITIONS WILL
REMAIN OVERCAST...BUT SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY...NOT MUCH OF A
FORCING MECHANISM TO GENERATE PRECIPITATION.

RELATIVE LULL TONIGHT IN THE WARM SECTOR ONCE DIURNAL INSTABILITY
DECREASES...AND CLOUDS SHOULD ALSO BREAK SOMEWHAT.  WITH SURFACE LOW
PASSING TO THE WEST...GRADIENT TIGHTENS AND LOW LEVEL JET CRANKS
UP...50-60KTS AT H850 AFTER 06Z.  INVERSION SHOULD BE ABLE TO KEEP
THESE WINDS ALOFT FOR THE MOST PART EARLY ON.  ATTENTION THEN TURNS
TO EXPECTED PREFRONTAL CONVECTIVE LINE...WHICH MAY ARRIVE AFTER
08Z.  SPC HAS WESTERN COUNTIES IN SLIGHT SEVERE RISK.  STRONG/MOSTLY
UNIDIRECTIONAL WIND FLOW POINTS TO DAMAGING WIND RISK...AND ENOUGH
INSTABILITY MAY BE PRESENT IN SOUTHEAST OHIO AT LEAST...BUT WONDER
IF STORMS CAN ROOT INTO BOUNDARY LAYER THIS FAR EAST AT THIS TIME OF
NIGHT.  NEVERTHELESS...BROUGHT CATEGORICAL POPS TO JUST EAST OF OHIO
RIVER BY 12Z AND ADDED GUSTY WINDS TO THUNDERSTORMS. MOSTLY AT OR
ABOVE THE WARMER MOS MIN TEMPS TONIGHT WITH GOOD MIXING.

&&

.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE CONVERGENCE STILL WEAKENS AROUND FRONTAL BOUNDARY
AS IT PASSES ON WEDNESDAY.  STILL FIGURING ON THE LEFTOVERS FROM THE
STRONGER OVERNIGHT CONVECTION PUSHING DEEPER INTO OUR CWA AFTER
12Z.  HOWEVER...THAT IS NOT THE FRONT.  A SECONDARY BATCH OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS FIGURED ON THE FRONT.  BASING THE FORECAST ON THE
FRONT ALONG A CKB-CRW-LOUISA LINE BY 18Z...THEN INTO OUR SW VA
COUNTIES BY 00Z. WITH THIS TIMING...THINK SOME REDEVELOP POSSIBLE
IN THE THUNDERSTORMS FOR OUR SOUTHERN ZONES FOR THE AFTERNOON.

WAS A BIT FASTER LOWERING POPS AND BRINGING SOME CLEARING INTO OUR
OHIO RIVER VALLEY COUNTIES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  AS A RESULT...WAS
ALSO COOLER WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR AREAS FROM HTS-CRW ON NORTH.  SOME
30S POSSIBLE IN INTERIOR SOUTHEAST OHIO AND RURAL WEST VIRGINIA.

TRYING TO HOLD POPS DRY ON THURSDAY FOR MOST COUNTIES...THOUGH HAVE
SOME 20 TO 30 POPS SNEAKING BACK INTO OUR SOUTHERN COUNTIES THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

WAS FASTER SPREADING POPS BACK NORTH...WITH WARM FRONTAL ACTION
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
ZONAL FLOW ALOFT ACROSS THE CONUS WITH A SERIES OF EMBEDDED...
PROGRESSIVE UPPER TROUGHS CONTINUES. IT ALSO CONTINUES TO BE TRICKY
ON HANDLING THE TIMING AND AMPLITUDE OF THE SYSTEMS COMING OFF THE
PACIFIC AND MOVING ACROSS THE NATION...AS SEEN BY MODEL
DISCREPANCIES. AGAIN...A BLEND OF THE MODELS IS USED FOR
DETAILS...WHICH MEANS CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH. CURRENT SCENARIO HAS
HIGH PRESSURE MOVING RAPIDLY EAST THURSDAY NIGHT WITH A WARM FRONT
LIFTING NORTHWARD AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM. THIS WILL BRING
OVERRUNNING SHOWERS AND PERHAPS SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY LATER
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...TENDING TO LIFT NORTH LATE IN THE DAY
FRIDAY WITH THE FRONT. WARM SECTOR FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AHEAD
OF A COLD FRONT...WHICH WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS OUR AREA LATER
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THUS...THE THREAT FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS
IN THE WARM SECTOR CONTINUES...AND INCREASES ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT SATURDAY. MODELS INDICATING THE FRONT WILL RETURN
NORTHWARD SUNDAY AND BRING US BACK INTO THE WARM SECTOR BY
MONDAY...CONTINUING THE THREAT FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. IN SUMMARY...AN UNSETTLED PERIOD WITH TEMPERATURES
NEAR SEASONABLE LEVELS.

&&

.AVIATION /15Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND BEHIND NEARLY STATIONARY BOUNDARY
ACROSS SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.  MVFR IN
GENERAL...TO OCCASIONAL IFR IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS AND STORMS.  THE
STRONGER STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 35-40 MPH.  BOUNDARY
STARTS TO LIFT BACK NORTH LATER TODAY...WITH MVFR/TEMPO IFR STILL
POSSIBLE THROUGH 18Z OR SO.  CANNOT RULE OUT ISOLATED STORMS ACROSS
CENTRAL/SOUTHERN COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON BUT SHOULD BE SPOTTY AT
BEST.  WARM SECTOR TAKES OVER THIS EVENING...WITH VFR FOR A BRIEF
PERIOD UNTIL AFTER 09Z...WHEN A LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE
RUSHING TOWARD THE OHIO RIVER AHEAD OF A FRESH COLD FRONT. EXPECT
THAT THE LINE WILL GET EAST OF THE OHIO RIVER BY 12Z...WITH ANOTHER
ROUND OF MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY...

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: MEDIUM.

ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY MAY PRESS
FARTHER SOUTH THAN CURRENTLY EXPECTED...BASED ON INFLUENCES OF
INITIAL WAVE OF RAINFALL IN THE MORNING.  TIMING OF LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT STORMS IS ALSO IN QUESTION.

AFTER 12Z WEDNESDAY...
IFR POSSIBLE IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO WEDNESDAY...AS COLD
FRONT COMES THROUGH.

&&

.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WVZ007>011-
     016>020-028>032-038>040-046-047.
OH...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR OHZ066-067-
     075-076-083>086.
KY...NONE.
VA...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...99
NEAR TERM...CL/99
SHORT TERM...KTB
LONG TERM...JMV
AVIATION...CL/99
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 19, 10:37 AM EDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1037 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2011

VAZ003-004-WVZ024>027-033>037-201200-
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-
FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-
1037 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...CENTRAL
WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

OHZ066-067-075-083>086-201200-
PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-
1037 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

RAIN AMOUNTS WILL BE MONITORED INTO WEDNESDAY. IF REPETITIVE
SHOWERS APPEAR MORE LIKELY OVER PREVIOUSLY WET COUNTIES...SHORT
FUSE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS MAY BE POSTED.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
STRONG WIND GUSTS OR LARGE HAIL ARE THE PRIMARY THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

RAIN AMOUNTS WILL BE MONITORED INTO WEDNESDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

OHZ076-WVZ007>011-016>020-029>031-201200-
WASHINGTON-MASON-JACKSON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-
RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-
1037 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

RAIN AMOUNTS WILL BE MONITORED INTO WEDNESDAY. IF REPETITIVE
SHOWERS APPEAR MORE LIKELY OVER PREVIOUSLY WET COUNTIES...SHORT
FUSE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS MAY BE POSTED.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
STRONG WIND GUSTS OR LARGE HAIL ARE THE PRIMARY THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

RAIN AMOUNTS WILL BE MONITORED INTO WEDNESDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

WVZ028-032-038>040-046-047-201200-
BRAXTON-TAYLOR-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
1037 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ087-WVZ005-006-013>015-201200-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-WAYNE-CABELL-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-
1037 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

RAIN AMOUNTS WILL BE MONITORED INTO WEDNESDAY. IF REPETITIVE
SHOWERS APPEAR MORE LIKELY OVER PREVIOUSLY WET COUNTIES...A FLASH
FLOOD WATCH...OR SHORT FUSE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS...MAY BE POSTED.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
STRONG WIND GUSTS OR LARGE HAIL ARE THE PRIMARY THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

RAIN AMOUNTS WILL BE MONITORED INTO WEDNESDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 19, 1:20 PM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
120 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011

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

1045 AM     FLOOD            4 S MCARTHUR            39.19N  82.48W
04/19/2011                   VINTON             OH   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            STATE ROUTE 93 CLOSED

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1100002

098
Local storm report, Apr 19, 1:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
123 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011

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

1210 PM     FLOOD            6 NE NEW ENGLAND        39.40N  81.86W
04/19/2011                   ATHENS             OH   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            STATE ROUTE 690 CLOSED BETWEEN U.S. 50 AND STATE ROUTE
            550

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1100003

098
Special weather statement, Apr 19, 1:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
123 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011

WVZ009>011-017-019-020-191800-
DODDRIDGE WV-PLEASANTS WV-RITCHIE WV-TYLER WV-WIRT WV-WOOD WV-
123 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011

...THUNDERSTORMS...

THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
WIRT...WOOD...DODDRIDGE...PLEASANTS...TYLER AND RITCHIE...

AT 119 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN CHARLESTON
INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 4 MILES WEST OF NORTH BEND STATE
PARK...OR ABOUT 7 MILES WEST OF HARRISVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  HARRISVILLE...NORTH BEND STATE PARK AND WEST UNION

KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF THUNDERSTORMS
APPROACH.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772.

HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS AS THEY
MAY BE WASHED OUT. WATER LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY ALSO
RISE...THEREFORE SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.
Special weather statement, Apr 19, 1:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
139 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011

WVZ031-032-191815-
HARRISON WV-TAYLOR WV-
139 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011

...THUNDERSTORMS...

THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
TAYLOR AND HARRISON...

AT 135 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN CHARLESTON
INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLARKSBURG...
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  BRIDGEPORT AND CLARKSBURG

KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF THUNDERSTORMS
APPROACH.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772.

HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS AS THEY
MAY BE WASHED OUT. WATER LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY ALSO
RISE...THEREFORE SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.
Special weather statement, Apr 19, 2:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
203 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011

OHZ066-191845-
PERRY OH-
203 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011

...THUNDERSTORMS...

THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
PERRY...

AT 200 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN CHARLESTON
INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF SOMERSET...MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  NEW LEXINGTON...PERRY STATE FOREST...SHAWNEE AND SOMERSET

KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF THUNDERSTORMS
APPROACH.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772.

HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS AS THEY
MAY BE WASHED OUT. WATER LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY ALSO
RISE...THEREFORE SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.

INTENSE LIGHTNING IS REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID
USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.
Local storm report, Apr 19, 2:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
214 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011

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

0211 PM     FLOOD            CLARKSBURG              39.28N  80.34W
04/19/2011                   HARRISON           WV   BROADCAST MEDIA

            PHILLIPI PIKE IS FLOODING

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1100004

JD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 19, 4:48 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchRLXAthens, Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, Morgan, Perry and 2 more13 hr
Apr 19, 5:51 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXLawrence49 min
Apr 19, 10:06 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXAthens4 hr
Apr 19, 2:43 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXAthens3 hr
Apr 19, 2:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXMorgan, Perry40 min
Apr 19, 3:37 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXPerry3 hr
Apr 19, 4:31 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningRLXAthens67 hr

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.