Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 2012, 6:34 PM EDT for 13 counties in West Virginia; Gallia County, Lawrence County, Ohio. It was in force for 56 min. 11 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, 6:34 PM EDT (22:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 2012, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Gallia County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Boone County, WV, Braxton County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Clay County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Mason County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Roane County, WV, Wirt County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:36 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, 7:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Elizabeth, WV | FRONT PORCH RIPPED OFF OF A HOUSE. SEVERAL LARGE TREES UPROOTED. POWER POLE IN ROAD ON ROUTE 14. |
| Jun 29, 7:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ese Hurricane, WV | JAMIE BIELINSKI REPORTS HEALTHY TREE... 1 FOOT IN DIAMETER DOWN. |
| Jun 29, 7:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 W Teays Valley, WV | LARGE TREES DOWN... DAMAGE TO HOME |
| Jun 29, 7:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Charleston, WV | POWER OUT AT AIRPORT... AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER BY WIND. |
| Jun 29, 7:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | St. Albans, WV | 18 INCH DIAMETER WALNUT TREE UPROOTED |
| Jun 29, 7:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | Charleston, WV | |
| Jun 29, 7:12 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 78 | 3 Ne Charleston, WV | DAMAGE TO A HANGAR AT YEAGER AIRPORT |
| Jun 29, 7:13 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | 6 Wsw Charleston, WV | REPORTED AT NWS OFFICE. |
| Jun 29, 7:14 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Ripley, WV | EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN 659 PM |
| Jun 29, 7:16 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Culloden, WV | 36 INCH TREES BROKEN AND DOWN... TREES ON HILLSIDE ALL APPEAR TO BE DOWN |
| Jun 29, 7:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Elkview, WV | TREES ARE ALL DOWN IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON BIG FORK RD. |
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 |
| Jun 29, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 218 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
- 3674 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -139 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 979 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 9.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS51 KRLX 292234
SVRRLX
OHC053-087-WVC005-007-011-013-015-021-035-039-043-053-079-087-105-
292330-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0071.120629T2234Z-120629T2330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
634 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL BOONE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
WEST CENTRAL BRAXTON COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTHEASTERN CABELL COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
CALHOUN COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GRANTSVILLE...
NORTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHERN GILMER COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
JACKSON COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF RIPLEY...
KANAWHA COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NITRO...CHARLESTON...
NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHERN MASON COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WINFIELD...
ROANE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SPENCER...
WIRT COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ELIZABETH...
SOUTH CENTRAL GALLIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
EAST CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
* UNTIL 730 PM EDT
* AT 627 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 70 MPH. THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 24 MILES NORTHWEST OF
SANDYVILLE TO 26 MILES NORTHWEST OF BUFFALO TO 29 MILES NORTHWEST
OF MILTON...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES WEST OF
COOLVILLE TO 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF POINT PLEASANT TO 6 MILES
NORTHEAST OF LAKE VESUVIUS...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ELEANOR...CULLODEN...HURRICANE...KENNA...TEAYS VALLEY...POCA...
CROSS LANES...SISSONVILLE...ST. ALBANS...TORNADO...INSTITUTE...
DUNBAR...ALUM CREEK...SOUTH CHARLESTON...ARNOLDSBURG...AMMA...
PINCH...MARMET...ELKVIEW...COAL FORK...CLENDENIN AND CEDAR CREEK
STATE PARK.
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...I-64 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 24 AND 57 IN WEST VIRGINIA...I-77 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 96 AND
144 IN WEST VIRGINIA...I-79 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 36...THE WEST
VIRGINIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 90 AND 95.
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 3884 8073 3852 8119 3816 8168 3860 8253
3880 8191 3909 8143
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 299DEG 44KT 3917 8186 3892 8215
3867 8252
$$
122 follow-up statements
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WWUS51 KRLX 292306
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
706 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012
OHC053-087-WVC005-007-011-013-015-021-035-039-043-053-079-087-105-
292330-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-120629T2330Z/
GALLIA OH-LAWRENCE OH-PUTNAM WV-MASON WV-LINCOLN WV-KANAWHA WV-
JACKSON WV-GILMER WV-CLAY WV-CALHOUN WV-CABELL WV-BRAXTON WV-BOONE WV-
WIRT WV-ROANE WV-
706 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL LAWRENCE AND SOUTH CENTRAL GALLIA COUNTIES IN
SOUTHEAST OHIO...AND ROANE...WIRT...NORTH CENTRAL BOONE...WEST
CENTRAL BRAXTON...NORTHEASTERN CABELL...CALHOUN...NORTHWESTERN
CLAY...SOUTHERN GILMER...JACKSON...KANAWHA...NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN...
SOUTHERN MASON AND PUTNAM COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA...
AT 703 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 LUCILLE TO GIVEN TO
MILTON...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTH OF ELIZABETH TO
6 MILES SOUTH OF RIPLEY TO 11 MILES WEST OF WINFIELD...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...I-64 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 24 AND 57 IN WEST VIRGINIA...I-77 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 96 AND
145 IN WEST VIRGINIA...I-79 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 36...THE WEST
VIRGINIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 90 AND 95.
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 AND SOUTHEASTERN 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. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 100 AM EDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY 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 3884 8073 3852 8119 3816 8168 3860 8253
3880 8191 3909 8143
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 299DEG 44KT 3896 8138 3871 8167
3846 8204
$$
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WWUS51 KRLX 292326
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
726 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012
OHC053-087-WVC005-007-011-013-015-021-035-039-043-053-079-087-105-
292336-
/O.EXP.KRLX.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-120629T2330Z/
GALLIA OH-LAWRENCE OH-PUTNAM WV-MASON WV-LINCOLN WV-KANAWHA WV-
JACKSON WV-GILMER WV-CLAY WV-CALHOUN WV-CABELL WV-BRAXTON WV-BOONE WV-
WIRT WV-ROANE WV-
726 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL LAWRENCE AND
SOUTH CENTRAL GALLIA COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...AND ROANE...WIRT...
NORTH CENTRAL BOONE...WEST CENTRAL BRAXTON...NORTHEASTERN CABELL...
CALHOUN...NORTHWESTERN CLAY...SOUTHERN GILMER...JACKSON...KANAWHA...
NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN...SOUTHERN MASON AND PUTNAM COUNTIES IN WEST
VIRGINIA WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM EDT...
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...I-64 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 24 AND 57 IN WEST VIRGINIA...I-77 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 96 AND
145 IN WEST VIRGINIA...I-79 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 36...THE WEST
VIRGINIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 90 AND 95.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE STORM WHICH
PROMPTED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. OTHER
STORMS IN THE AREA COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT
SATURDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY 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 3884 8073 3852 8119 3816 8168 3860 8253
3880 8191 3909 8143
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 299DEG 44KT 3884 8111 3859 8140
3834 8177
$$
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, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis and 6 more | 58 min |
| Jun 29, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Wayne | 63 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
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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.