Alert archive / West Virginia / Freeze Warnings in 2012
Freeze Warning 2, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this freeze warning at Apr 5, 2012, 3:08 PM EDT for 6 counties in Ohio; 7 counties in West Virginia. It took effect at Apr 6, 2012, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2012, 3:08 PM EDT (19:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 6, 2012, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2012, 8:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
Counties Athens County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Morgan County, OH, Perry County, OH, Vinton County, OH, Washington County, OH, Barbour County, WV, Doddridge County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Taylor County, WV, Tyler County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:09 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 nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1524 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -120 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
741 WWUS71 KRLX 051908 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 308 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO...EASTERN KENTUCKY...AND MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA... OHZ066-067-075-076-083-084-WVZ010-011-019-020-031-032-060315- /O.UPG.KRLX.FZ.A.0002.120406T0600Z-120406T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.FZ.W.0002.120406T0600Z-120406T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRLX.FZ.A.0003.120407T0600Z-120407T1200Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-VINTON-PLEASANTS-TYLER- RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-HARRISON-TAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...ATHENS... MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR... HAMDEN...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON 308 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT FRIDAY. A FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THE FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. * TEMPERATURES...AT OR BELOW FREEZING. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED OR DAMAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ WVZ040-060315- /O.NEW.KRLX.FZ.W.0002.120406T0600Z-120406T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KRLX.FZ.A.0003.120407T0600Z-120407T1200Z/ BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 308 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT FRIDAY. A FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING EXPECTED TONIGHT AND AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED OR DAMAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KYZ101>103-105-OHZ086-087-WVZ005>008-013>016-024>028-034>037-039- 060315- /O.EXA.KRLX.FZ.A.0003.120407T0600Z-120407T1200Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON- LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON- WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-UPSHUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON... SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON... POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...HARTS... ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE... CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...WILLIAMSON... GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN... CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...MULLENS...OCEANA... PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...BUCKHANNON 308 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST OHIO...MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA...AND EASTERN KENTUCKY. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED OR DAMAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ OHZ085-WVZ009-017-018-029-030-060315- /O.CON.KRLX.FZ.A.0003.120407T0600Z-120407T1200Z/ MEIGS-WOOD-WIRT-CALHOUN-GILMER-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON 308 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL BE AT OR BELOW FREEZING EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED OR DAMAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
2 follow-up statements
975 WWUS71 KRLX 060029 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 829 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO...EASTERN KENTUCKY...AND MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA... OHZ066-067-075-076-083-084-WVZ010-011-019-020-031-032-040-060830- /O.CON.KRLX.FZ.W.0002.120406T0600Z-120406T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRLX.FZ.A.0003.120407T0600Z-120407T1200Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-VINTON-PLEASANTS-TYLER- RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-HARRISON-TAYLOR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...ATHENS... MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR... HAMDEN...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 829 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. * TEMPERATURES...AT OR JUST BELOW FREEZING. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED OR DAMAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KYZ101>103-105-OHZ085>087-WVZ005>009-013>018-024>030-034>037-039- 060830- /O.CON.KRLX.FZ.A.0003.120407T0600Z-120407T1200Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- JACKSON-WOOD-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-MINGO- LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- NICHOLAS-UPSHUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON... SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON... POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG... VIENNA...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN... TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON... SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK... CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE... MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...CLAY...SUTTON... GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...MULLENS...OCEANA... PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...BUCKHANNON 829 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST OHIO...MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA...AND EASTERN KENTUCKY. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED OR DAMAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
909 WWUS71 KRLX 060727 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 327 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. OHZ066-067-075-076-083-084-WVZ010-011-019-020-031-032-040-061530- /O.UPG.KRLX.FZ.A.0003.120407T0600Z-120407T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.FZ.W.0003.120407T0600Z-120407T1300Z/ /O.CON.KRLX.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120406T1200Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-PLEASANTS-TYLER- RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-HARRISON-TAYLOR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN... ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE... HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT... GRAFTON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 327 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. * TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED OR DAMAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KYZ101>103-105-OHZ085>087-WVZ005>009-013>018-024>030-034>037-039- 061530- /O.UPG.KRLX.FZ.A.0003.120407T0600Z-120407T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.FZ.W.0003.120407T0600Z-120407T1300Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE- CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT- CALHOUN-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-WYOMING- RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-UPSHUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON... SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON... POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG... VIENNA...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE... CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER... ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE... MAN...MADISON...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE... GLENVILLE...WESTON...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY... OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... BUCKHANNON 327 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST OHIO...MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA...AND EASTERN KENTUCKY. * TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED OR DAMAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ033-061530- /O.NEW.KRLX.FZ.W.0003.120407T0600Z-120407T1300Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR 327 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED OR DAMAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 4:33 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | RLX | Athens, Jackson, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, Washington | 11 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:33 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan and 3 more | 23 hr |
Nearby
Freeze Warnings in West Virginia, 2012Freeze Warnings in Ohio, 2012Every freeze warning in 2012
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.