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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Charleston, WV

March 28, 2012Lawrence County, Ohio; 5 counties in West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 28, 2012, 3:55 PM EDT for Lawrence County, Ohio; 5 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 65 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: Mar 28, 2012, 3:55 PM EDT (19:55 UTC)
Expired: Mar 28, 2012, 5:00 PM EDT
In force: 65 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Lawrence County, OH, Cabell County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Mason County, WV, Putnam County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 28, 4:15 PM EDT	HAIL 1	Milton, WV

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
Mar 28, 2:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 192 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: 128 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -285 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1346 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 271 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 298 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.

601 
WUUS51 KRLX 281955
SVRRLX
OHC087-WVC011-039-043-053-079-282100-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0039.120328T1955Z-120328T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
355 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CABELL COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  WEST CENTRAL KANAWHA COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NITRO...
  NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL MASON COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  SOUTHERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...

* UNTIL 500 PM EDT

* AT 350 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 10
  MILES NORTHWEST OF BARBOURSVILLE...OR NEAR CHESAPEAKE...AND MOVING
  EAST AT 45 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  ONA...MILTON...CULLODEN...HURRICANE...TEAYS VALLEY...POCA...
  TORNADO...ST. ALBANS...CROSS LANES...ALUM CREEK...INSTITUTE...
  DUNBAR AND SOUTH CHARLESTON.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...I-64 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 15 AND 55 IN WEST VIRGINIA...I-77 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 109
AND 110 IN WEST VIRGINIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL
WEST VIRGINIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3859 8239 3846 8161 3823 8177 3823 8178
      3819 8182 3818 8180 3821 8184 3818 8186
      3838 8236 3846 8233 3847 8245
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 285DEG 37KT 3848 8237

$$

3 follow-up statements

617 
WWUS51 KRLX 282029
SVSRLX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
429 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

OHC087-WVC053-282040-
/O.CAN.KRLX.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-120328T2100Z/
LAWRENCE OH-MASON WV-
429 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY
IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...AND EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL MASON COUNTY IN WEST
VIRGINIA IS CANCELLED...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO 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 3847 8231 3849 8207 3848 8206 3849 8205
      3851 8190 3846 8161 3827 8174 3821 8181
      3819 8180 3821 8184 3818 8186 3838 8236
      3840 8236
TIME...MOT...LOC 2030Z 285DEG 37KT 3839 8193

$$

WVC011-039-043-079-282100-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-120328T2100Z/
PUTNAM WV-LINCOLN WV-KANAWHA WV-CABELL WV-
429 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL CABELL...WEST CENTRAL KANAWHA...NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND
SOUTHERN PUTNAM COUNTIES...

AT 426 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR HURRICANE...OR 8 MILES WEST OF NITRO...MOVING EAST AT 45
MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
YAWKEY...POCA...TORNADO...SOD...ST. ALBANS...CROSS LANES...ALUM
CREEK...INSTITUTE...DUNBAR AND SOUTH CHARLESTON

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...I-64 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 16 AND 56 IN WEST VIRGINIA...I-77 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 109
AND 110 IN WEST VIRGINIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO 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 3847 8231 3849 8207 3848 8206 3849 8205
      3851 8190 3846 8161 3827 8174 3821 8181
      3819 8180 3821 8184 3818 8186 3838 8236
      3840 8236
TIME...MOT...LOC 2030Z 285DEG 37KT 3839 8193

$$

500 
WWUS51 KRLX 282048
SVSRLX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
448 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

WVC011-039-043-079-282100-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-120328T2100Z/
PUTNAM WV-LINCOLN WV-KANAWHA WV-CABELL WV-
448 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL CABELL...WEST CENTRAL KANAWHA...NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND
SOUTHWESTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES...

AT 445 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
 THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DUNBAR...OR 6 MILES WEST OF
CHARLESTON...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS
OF THE INDICATED COUNTY.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...I-64 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 47 AND 56 IN WEST VIRGINIA...I-77 NEAR MILE MARKER 109 IN
WEST VIRGINIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO 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 3835 8228 3846 8161 3827 8174 3821 8181
      3820 8181 3821 8184 3818 8186
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 285DEG 37KT 3834 8170

$$

275 
WWUS51 KRLX 282056
SVSRLX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
456 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

WVC011-039-043-079-282106-
/O.EXP.KRLX.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-120328T2100Z/
PUTNAM WV-LINCOLN WV-KANAWHA WV-CABELL WV-
456 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL CABELL...WEST CENTRAL
KANAWHA...NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND SOUTHWESTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 500 PM EDT...

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...I-64 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 47 AND 56 IN WEST VIRGINIA...I-77 NEAR MILE MARKER 109 IN
WEST VIRGINIA.

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
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO 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 3835 8228 3846 8161 3827 8174 3821 8181
      3820 8181 3821 8184 3818 8186
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 285DEG 37KT 3832 8160

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 28, 11:33 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Morgan	27 min
Mar 28, 3:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Lawrence	38 min
Mar 28, 3:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Lawrence	55 min
Mar 28, 1:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wood	36 min
Mar 28, 1:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Gilmer	24 min
Mar 28, 2:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Gilmer, Lewis	36 min
Mar 28, 2:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Randolph, Upshur	41 min
Mar 28, 3:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Pocahontas, Randolph	39 min
Mar 28, 3:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Calhoun, Gilmer	53 min
Mar 28, 3:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis, Randolph, Upshur	53 min
Mar 28, 3:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, Mason and 2 more	61 min
Mar 28, 4:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Braxton, Webster	50 min
Mar 28, 4:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Cabell, Lincoln, Wayne	37 min
Mar 28, 4:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Braxton, Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster	29 min
Mar 28, 6:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Randolph	28 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.