Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 2, 2012, 6:38 PM EST for 7 counties in West Virginia; Gallia County, Meigs County, Ohio. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2012, 6:38 PM EST (23:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 7:30 PM EST
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Gallia County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Jackson County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Mason County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Roane County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:40 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.
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 2, 4:19 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 1876 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 78 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 254 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 022338
SVRRLX
OHC053-105-WVC035-039-053-079-087-105-107-030030-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0009.120302T2338Z-120303T0030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
638 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
JACKSON COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF RIPLEY...
NORTHERN KANAWHA COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
MASON COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF POINT PLEASANT...
NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WINFIELD...
WESTERN ROANE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SPENCER...
WIRT COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ELIZABETH...
WOOD COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
GALLIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RIO GRANDE...GALLIPOLIS...
MEIGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RUTLAND...RACINE...POMEROY...FORKED
RUN STATE PARK...
* UNTIL 730 PM EST
* AT 636 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 NEAR
RIO GRANDE...AND MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BUFFALO...ELEANOR...MASON...POCA...CROSS LANES...NEW HAVEN...
SISSONVILLE...TUPPERS PLAINS...RAVENSWOOD...KENNA...COAL FORK...
SANDYVILLE...PINCH...ELKVIEW...LUBECK...CLENDENIN AND MINERALWELLS.
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...I-77 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 102 AND 177 IN WEST VIRGINIA...I-79 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1
AND 22.
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.
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 MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY MORNING
FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND
CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3932 8133 3865 8128 3826 8141 3874 8245
3903 8237 3903 8233 3906 8232 3919 8183
3918 8176 3922 8173
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 254DEG 57KT 3892 8227
$$3 follow-up statements
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WWUS51 KRLX 022350
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
650 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
OHC053-105-WVC035-039-053-079-087-105-107-030030-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120303T0030Z/
GALLIA OH-MEIGS OH-PUTNAM WV-MASON WV-KANAWHA WV-JACKSON WV-WIRT WV-
WOOD WV-ROANE WV-
650 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EST
FOR SOUTHERN MEIGS AND EASTERN GALLIA COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
AND WESTERN ROANE...SOUTHERN WOOD...WIRT...JACKSON...NORTHERN
KANAWHA...MASON AND NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA...
AT 648 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 LAKIN...OR 6 MILES SOUTH OF POMEROY...MOVING EAST AT 65
MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BANCROFT...POCA...HARTFORD CITY...CROSS LANES...SYRACUSE...LETART...
NEW HAVEN...MOUNT ALTO...RACINE...CHESTER...LIBERTY...COTTAGEVILLE...
EVANS...GIVEN...SISSONVILLE...RAVENSWOOD...KENNA...PORTLAND...
FAIRPLAIN...RIPLEY...COAL FORK...FORKED RUN STATE PARK...STATTS
MILLS...KENTUCK...REEDSVILLE...SANDYVILLE...PINCH...BELLEVILLE...
ELKVIEW...GAY...HARMONY...LEROY...CLENDENIN...WALTON...ROCKPORT...
GANDEEVILLE...PEEWEE...MORRISTOWN...REEDY...MINERALWELLS...SPENCER...
DAVISVILLE...LOONEYVILLE...LUCILLE...PALESTINE...ELIZABETH...
GREENCASTLE...CHERRY...WALKER AND FREEPORT
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...I-77 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 102 AND 171 IN WEST VIRGINIA...I-79 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1
AND 22.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY MORNING
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 3866 8128 3826 8141 3870 8236 3893 8219
3906 8226 3916 8180 3915 8169 3919 8160
3924 8133
TIME...MOT...LOC 2350Z 254DEG 57KT 3896 8203
$$825
WWUS51 KRLX 030003
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
703 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
OHC053-030014-
/O.CAN.KRLX.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120303T0030Z/
GALLIA OH-
703 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN GALLIA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY MORNING
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 3924 8133 3866 8128 3826 8141 3859 8212
3861 8217 3863 8218 3892 8200 3914 8190
3916 8180 3915 8169 3919 8160
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 262DEG 52KT 3884 8183
$$
OHC105-WVC035-039-053-079-087-105-107-030030-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120303T0030Z/
MEIGS OH-PUTNAM WV-MASON WV-KANAWHA WV-JACKSON WV-WIRT WV-WOOD WV-
ROANE WV-
703 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MEIGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...AND WESTERN
ROANE...SOUTHERN WOOD...WIRT...JACKSON...NORTHERN KANAWHA...MASON AND
NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA...
AT 700 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MOUNT ALTO...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF
RACINE...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
EVANS...LIBERTY...GIVEN...PORTLAND...RAVENSWOOD...FORKED RUN STATE
PARK...RIPLEY...SISSONVILLE...REEDSVILLE...FAIRPLAIN...KENNA...
BELLEVILLE...SANDYVILLE...STATTS MILLS...KENTUCK...COAL FORK...GAY...
PINCH...ELKVIEW...LEROY...ROCKPORT...HARMONY...PEEWEE...
MINERALWELLS...MORRISTOWN...DAVISVILLE...WALTON...GANDEEVILLE...
REEDY...CLENDENIN...PALESTINE...LUCILLE...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...
WALKER...GREENCASTLE...FREEPORT...LOONEYVILLE AND CHERRY
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...I-77 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 102 AND 171 IN WEST VIRGINIA...I-79 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1
AND 22.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY MORNING
FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND
CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.
&&
PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3924 8133 3866 8128 3826 8141 3859 8212
3861 8217 3863 8218 3892 8200 3914 8190
3916 8180 3915 8169 3919 8160
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 262DEG 52KT 3884 8183
$$467
WWUS51 KRLX 030017
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
717 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
OHC105-WVC053-030028-
/O.CAN.KRLX.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120303T0030Z/
MEIGS OH-MASON WV-
717 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR MASON AND EASTERN MEIGS
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY MORNING
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 3909 8132 3866 8128 3826 8141 3854 8200
3867 8187 3868 8178 3872 8181 3877 8176
3910 8158
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 262DEG 52KT 3886 8157
$$
WVC035-039-079-087-105-107-030030-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120303T0030Z/
PUTNAM WV-KANAWHA WV-JACKSON WV-WIRT WV-WOOD WV-ROANE WV-
717 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EST
FOR WESTERN ROANE...SOUTH CENTRAL WOOD...WESTERN WIRT...SOUTHEASTERN
JACKSON...NORTHERN KANAWHA AND NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTIES IN WEST
VIRGINIA...
AT 714 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SANDYVILLE...OR NEAR RIPLEY...MOVING
EAST AT 60 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ELKVIEW...LEROY...ROCKPORT...HARMONY...PEEWEE...MORRISTOWN...
WALTON...GANDEEVILLE...REEDY...CLENDENIN...PALESTINE...LUCILLE...
SPENCER...ELIZABETH...LOONEYVILLE AND CHERRY
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...I-77 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 102 AND 163 IN WEST VIRGINIA...I-79 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1
AND 22.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY MORNING
FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND
CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.
&&
PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3909 8132 3866 8128 3826 8141 3854 8200
3867 8187 3868 8178 3872 8181 3877 8176
3910 8158
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 262DEG 52KT 3886 8157
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 9:20 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne | 55 min |
| Mar 2, 9:39 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 22 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 2, 10:11 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne | 64 min |
| Mar 2, 10:29 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Logan, Raleigh, Wyoming | 46 min |
| Mar 2, 5:52 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RLX | Wayne | 38 min |
| Mar 2, 6:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Mason | 35 min |
| Mar 2, 6:23 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RLX | Cabell | 37 min |
| Mar 2, 6:27 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Wayne | 48 min |
| Mar 2, 6:29 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RLX | Wayne | 46 min |
| Mar 2, 6:58 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RLX | Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln | 47 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.