Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 147, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 2012, 7:10 PM EDT for 8 counties in West Virginia; Gallia County, Lawrence County, Ohio. It was in force for 50 min. 1 report 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
- Jul 26, 2012, 7:10 PM EDT (23:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Gallia County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Cabell County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Mason County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Roane County, WV, Wirt County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:10 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 | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 7:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Spencer, WV | POWER LINES DOWN NEAR SPENCER |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 1:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 1791 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -143 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1055 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 262 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 287 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS51 KRLX 262310
SVRRLX
OHC053-087-WVC011-013-035-039-053-079-087-105-270000-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0147.120726T2310Z-120727T0000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
710 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CABELL COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
WESTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
JACKSON COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF RIPLEY...
NORTHWESTERN KANAWHA COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
MASON COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WINFIELD...
ROANE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SPENCER...
SOUTHERN WIRT COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTH CENTRAL GALLIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
* UNTIL 800 PM EDT
* AT 706 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SANDYVILLE TO 13 MILES
NORTHWEST OF BUFFALO...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES
NORTHEAST OF RIPLEY TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF GALLIPOLIS...AND MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
HURRICANE...ELEANOR...TEAYS VALLEY...KENNA...POCA...CROSS LANES AND
SISSONVILLE.
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...I-64 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 25 AND 46 IN WEST VIRGINIA...I-77 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 112
AND 149 IN WEST VIRGINIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS. 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 1000 PM EDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL
WEST VIRGINIA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 200 AM EDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND CENTRAL
VIRGINIA AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3873 8235 3888 8194 3888 8189 3892 8183
3893 8176 3894 8176 3901 8159 3895 8111
3872 8114 3842 8177 3844 8237
TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 293DEG 32KT 3893 8156 3872 8211
$$
501 follow-up statement
393
WWUS51 KRLX 262343
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
743 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012
OHC053-087-WVC011-013-035-039-053-079-087-105-270000-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0147.000000T0000Z-120727T0000Z/
GALLIA OH-LAWRENCE OH-PUTNAM WV-MASON WV-KANAWHA WV-JACKSON WV-
CALHOUN WV-CABELL WV-WIRT WV-ROANE WV-
743 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE AND SOUTH CENTRAL GALLIA COUNTIES IN
SOUTHEAST OHIO...AND ROANE...SOUTHEASTERN WIRT...NORTHERN CABELL...
WESTERN CALHOUN...SOUTHERN JACKSON...NORTHWESTERN KANAWHA...SOUTHERN
MASON AND PUTNAM COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA...
AT 738 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SPENCER TO GREEN BOTTOM...OR
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SPENCER TO 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF
PROCTORVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
KENNA...FRAZIERS BOTTOM...KENTUCK...HARMONY...LIBERTY...
GANDEEVILLE...ELEANOR...LOONEYVILLE...WALTON...WINFIELD...TEAYS
VALLEY...SISSONVILLE...POCA...HURRICANE...CROSS LANES AND BANCROFT
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...I-64 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 25 AND 46 IN WEST VIRGINIA...I-77 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 112
AND 140 IN WEST VIRGINIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL
WEST VIRGINIA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 200 AM EDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND 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 3856 8236 3867 8235 3898 8132 3895 8111
3872 8114 3842 8178 3844 8237
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 289DEG 30KT 3883 8123 3855 8218
$$
12The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Pleasants, Tyler | 51 min |
| Jul 26, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Wood | 57 min |
| Jul 26, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood | 37 min |
| Jul 26, 7:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison and 8 more | 44 min |
| Jul 26, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Mason, Wayne | 49 min |
| Jul 26, 7:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane | 47 min |
| Jul 26, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Morgan | 21 min |
| Jul 26, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, Washington | 62 min |
| Jul 26, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, Morgan, Vinton and 1 more | 56 min |
| Jul 26, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Morgan, Vinton, Washington | 63 min |
| Jul 26, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Gallia, Lawrence | 40 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 2012Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 2012Every severe thunderstorm 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.