Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 29, 2012, 3:35 PM EST for 6 counties in West Virginia; Buchanan County, Virginia. It was in force for 55 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
- Feb 29, 2012, 3:35 PM EST (20:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 29, 2012, 4:30 PM EST
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Buchanan County, VA, Boone County, WV, Logan County, WV, McDowell County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Raleigh County, WV, Wyoming County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 3:40 PM EST | HAIL 0.5 | Whitesville, WV | |
| Feb 29, 4:00 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Williamson, WV | TREES DOWN AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS ALONG ROUTE 49 IN MINGO COUNTY |
| Feb 29, 4:18 PM EST | HAIL 0.25 | Beckley, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 1:37 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 215 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
- 651 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 313 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 338 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
210
WUUS51 KRLX 292035
SVRRLX
VAC027-WVC005-045-047-059-081-109-292130-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0005.120229T2035Z-120229T2130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
335 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BUCHANAN COUNTY IN VIRGINIA...
SOUTHEASTERN BOONE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
LOGAN COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LOGAN...
MCDOWELL COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WELCH...
MINGO COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WILLIAMSON...
WESTERN RALEIGH COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
WYOMING COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PINEVILLE...
* UNTIL 430 PM EST
* AT 333 PM EST...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 SOUTHWEST OF WILLIAMSON...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF
PIKEVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CHATTAROY...DELBARTON...RED JACKET...HOLDEN...HINCH...MAN...GILBERT
CREEK...MALLORY...R.D. BAILEY LAKE...HANOVER...WHARTON...BALD
KNOB...OCEANA...GARY...TWIN FALLS STATE PARK...SOPHIA...NORTHFORK
AND MULLENS.
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...THE WEST VIRGINIA
TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 49 AND 52.
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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND
CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3738 8220 3753 8199 3755 8213 3759 8213
3762 8221 3765 8223 3768 8231 3775 8233
3780 8238 3783 8236 3796 8133 3795 8130
3789 8130 3788 8123 3741 8129 3741 8131
3727 8141
TIME...MOT...LOC 2035Z 275DEG 46KT 3758 8237
$$
082 follow-up statements
995
WWUS51 KRLX 292102
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
402 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012
VAC027-WVC005-045-047-059-081-109-292130-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120229T2130Z/
BUCHANAN VA-RALEIGH WV-MINGO WV-MCDOWELL WV-LOGAN WV-BOONE WV-
WYOMING WV-
402 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EST
FOR WYOMING...SOUTHEASTERN BOONE...SOUTHEASTERN LOGAN...MCDOWELL...
SOUTHEASTERN MINGO...WESTERN RALEIGH AND NORTHERN BUCHANAN
COUNTIES...
AT 357 PM EST...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 HINCH...OR 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WILLIAMSON...MOVING
EAST AT 55 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GILBERT
CREEK...MAN...PANTHER...BRUNO...GILBERT...BLAIR...MALLORY...
AMHERSTDALE...R.D. BAILEY LAKE...IAEGER...HANOVER...JOLO...
BRADSHAW...AVONDALE...COAL MOUNTAIN...WHARTON...CYCLONE...CLEAR
FORK...BAILEYSVILLE...BALD KNOB...OCEANA...DAVY...COALWOOD...WOLF
PEN...KOPPERSTON...STICKNEY...WELCH...PINEVILLE...NAOMA...GARY...
ELBERT...KIMBALL...MAYBEURY...JENKINJONES...HERNDON...MABEN...BOLT...
ARTIE...ARNETT...TWIN FALLS STATE PARK...SOPHIA...RHODELL...
NORTHFORK...MULLENS...LESTER...KEYSTONE...GLEN DANIEL AND ANAWALT
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...THE WEST VIRGINIA
TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 49 AND 52.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO 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 3738 8219 3753 8199 3764 8203 3788 8195
3796 8133 3795 8130 3789 8130 3788 8123
3746 8128 3746 8130 3741 8129 3741 8131
3727 8141
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 275DEG 46KT 3755 8194
$$
28348
WWUS51 KRLX 292126
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
426 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012
VAC027-WVC005-045-047-059-081-109-292136-
/O.EXP.KRLX.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120229T2130Z/
BUCHANAN VA-RALEIGH WV-MINGO WV-MCDOWELL WV-LOGAN WV-BOONE WV-
WYOMING WV-
426 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WYOMING...SOUTHEASTERN
BOONE...SOUTHEASTERN LOGAN...MCDOWELL...SOUTHEASTERN MINGO...WESTERN
RALEIGH AND NORTHERN BUCHANAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 430 PM EST...
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...THE WEST VIRGINIA
TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 49 AND 52.
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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO 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 3738 8219 3753 8199 3764 8203 3788 8195
3796 8133 3795 8130 3789 8130 3788 8123
3746 8128 3746 8130 3741 8129 3741 8131
3727 8141
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 275DEG 46KT 3752 8155
$$
28The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 10:26 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Jackson, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam, Wayne and 1 more | 34 min |
| Feb 29, 11:19 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton, Clay, Kanawha, Nicholas, Roane | 41 min |
| Feb 29, 11:25 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Ritchie, Taylor | 50 min |
| Feb 29, 12:19 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pleasants, Wirt, Wood | 71 min |
| Feb 29, 12:59 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 22 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 29, 1:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wayne | 34 min |
| Feb 29, 1:26 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison and 5 more | 57 days |
| Feb 29, 1:54 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RLX | Wayne | 36 min |
| Feb 29, 2:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Gilmer, Jackson, Mason, Ritchie, Wirt and 1 more | 45 min |
| Feb 29, 2:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne | 60 min |
| Feb 29, 3:25 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour, Calhoun, Doddridge, Harrison, Jackson, Mason and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas | 46 min |
| Feb 29, 4:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pocahontas | 58 min |
| Feb 29, 6:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Nicholas and 4 more | 3 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 2012Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 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.