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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 1, 2012, 7:31 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 59 min. 5 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
- May 1, 2012, 7:31 PM EDT (23:31 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2012, 8:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Athens County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Vinton County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 8:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Coalton, OH | POWERLINE DOWN IN COALTON |
| May 1, 8:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Sse Zaleski, OH | REPORT OF MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ALONG UNION RIDGE/CR 6. |
| May 1, 8:26 PM EDT | HAIL 0.25 | Mcarthur, OH | |
| May 1, 8:40 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ese Albany, OH | 1 TREE AND POWERLINE DOWN ACROSS SETTY RD. |
| May 1, 8:40 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 8 Nnw Rutland, OH | 1 TREE DOWN ALONG SR 143 EAST OF CARPENTER |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 6:31 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 117 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
- 15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 516 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS51 KRLX 012331
SVRRLX
OHC009-079-105-163-020030-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0053.120501T2331Z-120502T0030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
731 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WESTERN ATHENS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NELSONVILLE...ALBANY...
NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WELLSTON...
NORTHWESTERN MEIGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
VINTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MCARTHUR...LAKE HOPE STATE PARK...
* UNTIL 830 PM EDT
* AT 728 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL
SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM
WAS LOCATED 15 MILES WEST OF WELLSTON...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF
WAVERLY...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EAGLE
MILLS...BYER...COALTON...ALLENSVILLE...HAMDEN...CREOLA...
RADCLIFFE...ZALESKI...DYESVILLE...CARPENTER...DEXTER...BUCHTEL
AND HARRISONVILLE...
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3908 8214 3908 8280 3917 8279 3918 8277
3937 8275 3937 8264 3938 8263 3938 8252
3940 8251 3939 8230 3948 8228 3947 8218
3950 8217 3951 8214
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 263DEG 33KT 3919 8279
$$
262 follow-up statements
872
WWUS51 KRLX 020002
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
802 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012
OHC009-079-105-163-020030-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-120502T0030Z/
ATHENS OH-JACKSON OH-MEIGS OH-VINTON OH-
802 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT
FOR VINTON...NORTHWESTERN MEIGS...NORTHERN JACKSON AND WESTERN ATHENS
COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
AT 758 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR MCARTHUR...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
RADCLIFFE...ZALESKI...LAKE HOPE STATE PARK...DYESVILLE...CARPENTER...
DEXTER...ALBANY...NELSONVILLE AND BUCHTEL
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.
&&
PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3908 8214 3908 8280 3917 8279 3918 8277
3937 8275 3937 8264 3938 8263 3938 8252
3940 8251 3939 8230 3948 8228 3947 8218
3950 8217 3951 8214
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 263DEG 33KT 3922 8241
$$
26363
WWUS51 KRLX 020027
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
827 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012
OHC009-079-105-163-020037-
/O.EXP.KRLX.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-120502T0030Z/
ATHENS OH-JACKSON OH-MEIGS OH-VINTON OH-
827 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR VINTON...NORTHWESTERN MEIGS...
NORTHERN JACKSON AND WESTERN ATHENS COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST OHIO WILL
EXPIRE AT 830 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.
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO STILL POSSIBLE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT WEDNESDAY MORNING
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 3908 8214 3908 8280 3917 8279 3918 8277
3937 8275 3937 8264 3938 8263 3938 8252
3940 8251 3939 8230 3948 8228 3947 8218
3950 8217 3951 8214
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 263DEG 33KT 3924 8230
$$
26The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Vinton | 33 min |
| May 1, 7:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Vinton | 53 min |
| May 1, 7:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Gallia, Lawrence | 64 min |
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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.