Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 69, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 2012, 6:02 PM EDT for 12 counties in West Virginia; Athens County, Morgan County, Washington County, Ohio. It was in force for 58 min. 6 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
- Jun 29, 2012, 6:02 PM EDT (22:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 2012, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Athens County, OH, Morgan County, OH, Washington County, OH, Braxton County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Doddridge County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Taylor County, WV, Tyler County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 6:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Little Hocking, OH | LARGE TREES...UP TO 2 FEET IN DIAMETER...DOWN |
| Jun 29, 6:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Lubeck, WV | SIDING... SHIGLES PEELED OFF OF HOUSES. |
| Jun 29, 6:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Marietta, OH | LARGE TREES DOWN |
| Jun 29, 6:32 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 E Parkersburg, WV | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN... ENTRAPMENTS... POWER OUTAGE THROUGH0UT COUNTY |
| Jun 29, 6:32 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Williamstown, WV | TREES 2 FEET IN DIAMETER DOWN... BLOCKED ROADS... POWER OUTAGE |
| Jun 29, 6:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Parkersburg, WV | *** 1 INJ *** TREE FELL ON PERSON GETTING INTO VEHICLE AT ONSET OF STORM. PERSON HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 135 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
- 2131 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -144 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1114 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
165
WUUS51 KRLX 292202
SVRRLX
OHC009-115-167-WVC007-013-017-021-033-041-073-085-091-095-105-107-
292300-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0069.120629T2202Z-120629T2300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
602 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL BRAXTON COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTHEASTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
DODDRIDGE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTHERN GILMER COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GLENVILLE...
HARRISON COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CLARKSBURG...
LEWIS COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WESTON...
PLEASANTS COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ST. MARYS...
RITCHIE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HARRISVILLE...
TAYLOR COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
TYLER COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MIDDLEBOURNE...
NORTHEASTERN WIRT COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
WOOD COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PARKERSBURG...
CENTRAL ATHENS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHESTERHILL...
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MARIETTA...BEVERLY...BELPRE...
* UNTIL 700 PM EDT
* AT 559 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES NORTH OF BEVERLY
TO 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHESTERHILL TO 20 MILES WEST OF
CHESTERHILL...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF
MCCONNELSVILLE TO 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF GLOUSTER TO NELSONVILLE...
AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 80 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WILLIAMSTOWN...WASHINGTON...BOAZ...VIENNA...LUBECK...BELMONT...
MINERALWELLS...SISTERSVILLE...NORTH BEND STATE PARK...PENNSBORO...
WEST UNION...SALEM...LUMBERPORT...SHINNSTON...ENTERPRISE...
STONEWOOD...STONEWALL JACKSON LAKE STATE PARK...NUTTER FORT...
JACKSON MILL...BRIDGEPORT AND ANMOORE.
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...I-77 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 1 AND 17 IN OHIO...AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 167 AND 186 IN
WEST VIRGINIA...I-79 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 77 AND 129.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND DAMAGING HAIL. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
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.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE. THIS
IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A
STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!
VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO FALL FROM THIS LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS...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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
FRIDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL
WEST VIRGINIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3968 8163 3966 8158 3959 8158 3959 8149
3965 8147 3960 8134 3961 8127 3958 8125
3958 8104 3955 8103 3961 8095 3959 8083
3948 8071 3945 8061 3947 8047 3940 8012
3881 8068 3937 8215 3960 8172 3973 8165
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 300DEG 69KT 3973 8170 3955 8194
3938 8218
$$
121 follow-up statement
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WWUS51 KRLX 292231
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
631 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012
OHC009-115-167-WVC007-013-017-021-033-041-073-085-091-095-105-107-
292300-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-120629T2300Z/
ATHENS OH-MORGAN OH-WASHINGTON OH-PLEASANTS WV-LEWIS WV-HARRISON WV-
GILMER WV-DODDRIDGE WV-CALHOUN WV-BRAXTON WV-WIRT WV-WOOD WV-
TAYLOR WV-TYLER WV-RITCHIE WV-
631 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT
FOR RITCHIE...TYLER...TAYLOR...WOOD...NORTHEASTERN WIRT...NORTH
CENTRAL BRAXTON...NORTHEASTERN CALHOUN...DODDRIDGE...NORTHERN
GILMER...HARRISON...NORTHWESTERN LEWIS...PLEASANTS...WASHINGTON...
SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN AND EAST CENTRAL ATHENS COUNTIES...
AT 627 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM POINT LOOKOUT TO WAVERLY TO
7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MINERALWELLS...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
ST. MARYS TO 9 MILES EAST OF PARKERSBURG TO 9 MILES EAST OF FORKED
RUN STATE PARK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 80 MPH.
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...I-77 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 1 AND 17 IN OHIO...AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 167 AND 186 IN
WEST VIRGINIA...I-79 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 77 AND 129.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
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.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE ACROSS
CENTRAL OHIO. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER NOW
INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!
VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO FALL FROM THIS LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY
FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
FRIDAY 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 3967 8161 3967 8160 3959 8158 3959 8149
3965 8147 3960 8134 3961 8127 3958 8125
3958 8104 3955 8103 3961 8095 3959 8083
3948 8071 3945 8061 3947 8047 3940 8012
3881 8068 3932 8203
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 300DEG 69KT 3944 8108 3927 8132
3910 8156
$$
28The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2:49 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RLX | Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge and 18 more | 29 hr |
| Jun 29, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Wirt, Wood | 64 min |
| Jun 29, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Wayne | 63 min |
| Jun 29, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer and 7 more | 56 min |
| Jun 29, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison and 9 more | 62 min |
| Jun 29, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo and 3 more | 56 min |
| Jun 29, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, Gilmer and 8 more | 58 min |
| Jun 29, 7:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Logan, McDowell, Mingo and 2 more | 63 min |
| Jun 29, 7:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur, Webster | 62 min |
| Jun 29, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Morgan, Perry | 63 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.