Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 28, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 19, 2012, 5:24 PM EDT for Pleasants County, Ritchie County, Wood County, West Virginia; Washington County, Ohio. It was in force for 36 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
- Mar 19, 2012, 5:24 PM EDT (21:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2012, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Washington County, OH, Pleasants County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Wood County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:25 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 5:30 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | Waverly, WV | |
| Mar 19, 5:32 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Waverly, WV | |
| Mar 19, 5:40 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Waverly, WV |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 552 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
692
WUUS51 KRLX 192124
SVRRLX
OHC167-WVC073-085-107-192200-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0028.120319T2124Z-120319T2200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
524 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
PLEASANTS COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
RITCHIE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HARRISVILLE...
NORTHEASTERN WOOD COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
* UNTIL 600 PM EDT
* AT 520 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BELMONT...OR 9 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF MARIETTA...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NORTH
BEND STATE PARK.
.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO FALL FROM THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...AND
WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES
AND SMALL STREAMS.
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 3923 8091 3903 8108 3917 8131 3918 8130
3918 8132 3928 8150 3943 8137
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 304DEG 18KT 3931 8133
$$2 follow-up statements
627
WWUS51 KRLX 192146
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
546 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2012
OHC167-192155-
/O.CAN.KRLX.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120319T2200Z/
WASHINGTON OH-
546 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3923 8091 3903 8108 3917 8131 3918 8130
3918 8132 3924 8142 3938 8129 3939 8127
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 304DEG 18KT 3925 8122
$$
WVC073-085-107-192200-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120319T2200Z/
PLEASANTS WV-WOOD WV-RITCHIE WV-
546 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
FOR RITCHIE...EAST CENTRAL WOOD AND PLEASANTS COUNTIES...
AT 539 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NUTTER FARM...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF
ST. MARYS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CAIRO...PIKE...SMITHVILLE...NORTH BEND STATE PARK...AND HARRISVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HAIL UP TO 1.00 INCHES IN DIAMETER HAS BEEN REPORTED IN RENO OHIO WITH
THIS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE STORM...TAKE IMMEDIATE
ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
&&
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 3923 8091 3903 8108 3917 8131 3918 8130
3918 8132 3924 8142 3938 8129 3939 8127
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 304DEG 18KT 3925 8122
$$206
WWUS51 KRLX 192157
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
557 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2012
WVC073-085-107-192207-
/O.EXP.KRLX.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120319T2200Z/
PLEASANTS WV-WOOD WV-RITCHIE WV-
557 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR RITCHIE...EAST CENTRAL WOOD
AND PLEASANTS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM EDT...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS
AND NO LONGER POSES A SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...THUS THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER OTHER WEAKER
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3923 8091 3903 8108 3917 8131 3918 8130
3918 8132 3924 8142 3938 8129 3939 8127
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 304DEG 18KT 3922 8116
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 11:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wirt | 39 min |
| Mar 18, 11:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Wood | 30 min |
| Mar 18, 11:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Roane | 31 min |
| Mar 19, 12:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton | 32 min |
| Mar 19, 1:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pleasants, Tyler | 25 min |
| Mar 19, 2:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wood | 38 min |
| Mar 19, 3:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson | 27 min |
| Mar 19, 3:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay | 32 min |
| Mar 19, 4:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Roane | 25 min |
| Mar 19, 4:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Roane | 49 min |
| Mar 19, 4:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Calhoun, Gilmer, Wirt | 34 min |
| Mar 19, 5:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson, Roane | 28 min |
| Mar 19, 9:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas | 2 hr |
| Mar 19, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wood | 25 min |
| Mar 19, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Ritchie | 47 min |
| Mar 19, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Tyler | 31 min |
| Mar 19, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge, Tyler | 46 min |
| Mar 19, 6:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Upshur | 36 min |
| Mar 19, 7:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Upshur | 27 min |
| Mar 19, 7:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour | 32 min |
| Mar 19, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Harrison, Lewis, Randolph, Upshur | 45 min |
| Mar 18, 8:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Morgan, Perry | 42 min |
| Mar 18, 8:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Morgan | 35 min |
| Mar 18, 9:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Morgan, Washington | 46 min |
| Mar 18, 9:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Perry | 34 min |
| Mar 18, 9:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Morgan, Perry, Washington | 46 min |
| Mar 18, 10:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Athens | 34 min |
| Mar 18, 11:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Vinton | 2 hr |
| Mar 19, 1:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Athens | 32 min |
| Mar 19, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Athens | 2 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Athens | 36 min |
| Mar 19, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Athens | 71 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.