Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2013
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 21, 2013, 8:19 PM EDT for Boone County, Lincoln County, Logan County, West Virginia. It was in force for 41 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
- May 21, 2013, 8:19 PM EDT (00:19 UTC)
- Expired
- May 21, 2013, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Boone County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 8:27 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Alkol, WV | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF ALKOL...TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR |
| May 21, 8:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Griffithsville, WV | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF GRIFFITHSVILLE...TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR |
| May 21, 8:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Hamlin, WV | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN AND AROUND THE TOWN OF HAMLIN...TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 3 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 8 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
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 21, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 224 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
- 99 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1541 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
297
WUUS51 KRLX 220019
SVRRLX
WVC005-043-045-220100-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0009.130522T0019Z-130522T0100Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
819 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BOONE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MADISON...
LINCOLN COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HAMLIN...
LOGAN COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LOGAN...
* UNTIL 900 PM EDT
* AT 808 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DAMAGING WINDS TO NEAR 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
NEAR RANGER...CHAPMANVILLE...LOGAN...AND CHAUNCEY. MOVEMENT WAS
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WHARTON...VAN...SPURLOCKVILLE...JULIAN...GILL...BALD KNOB...
MAN...DANVILLE...AND HARTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL
VIRGINIA AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WIND TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
YOU MAY ALSO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.
&&
LAT...LON 3766 8189 3798 8220 3795 8230 3805 8219
3815 8228 3834 8218 3837 8205 3829 8205
3826 8200 3833 8192 3832 8183 3818 8182
3823 8178 3820 8175 3822 8164 3803 8146
3793 8157 3779 8151 3775 8176 3770 8170
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 240DEG 26KT 3815 8215 3799 8201
3793 8196 3786 8187 3773 8176
$$
222 follow-up statements
253
WWUS51 KRLX 220048
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
848 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
WVC005-043-045-220100-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130522T0100Z/
LOGAN WV-LINCOLN WV-BOONE WV-
848 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR BOONE...NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND EAST CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTIES...
AT 836 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AROUND 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM YAWKEY TO DANVILLE TO JEFFREY TO
VAN TO BALD KNOB.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
PRENTER...WHITESVILLE...SYLVESTER...ASHFORD...RACINE AND SETH
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL
VIRGINIA AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
YOU MAY ALSO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.
&&
LAT...LON 3782 8171 3805 8196 3810 8206 3820 8216
3834 8218 3837 8205 3829 8205 3826 8200
3833 8192 3832 8183 3818 8182 3823 8178
3820 8175 3821 8165 3810 8153 3808 8154
3803 8146 3793 8157 3785 8156 3779 8151
TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 240DEG 26KT 3827 8189 3810 8176
3804 8171 3797 8162 3784 8151
$$
22583
WWUS51 KRLX 220059
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
859 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
WVC005-043-045-220109-
/O.EXP.KRLX.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130522T0100Z/
LOGAN WV-LINCOLN WV-BOONE WV-
859 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BOONE...NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN
AND EAST CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 900 PM EDT...
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 1000 PM EDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL
VIRGINIA AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
YOU MAY ALSO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.
LAT...LON 3782 8171 3805 8196 3810 8206 3820 8216
3834 8218 3837 8205 3829 8205 3826 8200
3833 8192 3832 8183 3818 8182 3823 8178
3820 8175 3821 8165 3810 8153 3808 8154
3803 8146 3793 8157 3785 8156 3779 8151
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 240DEG 26KT 3831 8179 3814 8166
3808 8161 3801 8152 3788 8141
$$
22What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 21, 7:37 PM EDT, 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 21, 7:37 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
737 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
EVENING CONVECTION. COLD FRONT APPROACHES WEDNESDAY AND MOVES
ACROSS THURSDAY. COOLER HIGH PRESSURE FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
420 PM UPDATE...ONGOING CONVECTION JUST ENTERING WESTERN
ZONES...FAIRLY WELL DEVELOPED COLD POOL WITH GUSTY WINDS AT THE
BOW MAKING ITS WAY INTO MINGO COUNTY WV. EXTENDED SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH INTO PUTNAM/KANAWHA/FAYETTE COUNTIES. ADJUSTED
POPS BASED ON CURRENT TRENDS.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
TRICKY FCST FOR THIS AFTN REGARDING CONVECTION POTENTIAL. NOT
SEEING MUCH IN THE WAY OF DEVELOPMENT ALONG MORNING OUTFLOW LLVL
AS IT EXITS MTNS. MDL SOUNDINGS SHOW AREA LOSING CAP SHORTLY. WILL
ALLOW FOR ISO DEVELOPMENT IN N MTNS ON RIDGES WHERE
DEVELOPING S TO SE LLVL FLOW LATER THIS AFTN SHOULD ALLOW FOR
SOME SHRA.
OF BIGGER CONCERN IS CONVECTIVE LINE GETTING GOING ACROSS S KY/TN
WITH SUBTLE S/W TROF. NAM...RUC...AND HI RES WRF MDLS ARE PICKING
UP ON THIS AND ALLOWING FOR IT TO GET INTO CWA LATE THIS
AFTN/EARLY EVE. WILL ALLOW FOR LKLY POPS TO ENCROACH USING
CONSENSUS SFC MOISTURE CONVERGENCE AND MID LVL OMEGA FIELDS FOR
GENERAL TIMING. HAVE THIS ENTERING W ZONES BY 22Z IF NOT A LITTLE
SOONER...INTO CENTRAL ZONES ARND 00Z...AND EXITING MTNS SHORTLY
AFTER 03Z. MDL SOUNDINGS SHOW MEAGER AMNTS OF MOISTURE WHICH IS
REALLY THE ONLY LIMITING FACTOR. MDLS GENERATE 2 TO 3K ML CAPE THIS
AFTN WITH RELATIVELY LOW FRZ LVLS AMID STEEP LAPSE RATES. SO THERE
IS A HAIL CONCERN. GENERAL FLOW ALOFT IS RATHER WEAK...HOWEVER
THERE IS SOMEWHAT GREATER OF A CONCERN FOR DOWNBURSTS GIVEN SFC TO
H7 THETA DIFF AND AMNT OF DOWNDRAFT CAPE PROGGED. MDL SOUNDINGS
SHOW A DECENT LLVL DRY LYR TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS. CODED UP SMALL
HAIL AND GUSTY WIND WORDING IN GRIDS. SPC ADDED W HALF OF CWA TO
SLIGHT RISK WITH IT 1630Z UPDATE.
THINGS QUITE DOWN TONIGHT. WITH NOTHING TO GRAB HOLD OF FOR
FORCING...ELECTED TO NIX POPS OVERNIGHT. SOME MID AND HI CLDS MAY
HAMPER FG DEVELOPMENT AND WILL DEPEND ON WHO RECEIVES RAINFALL. BL
WINDS ALSO INCREASE LATE WHICH MAY KEEP MUCH OF FG AT BAY...SAVE
FOR DEEPER HOLLOWS AND MTN VALLEYS.
THINGS TURN ACTIVE ONCE AGAIN TOMORROW AS UPR LVL TROF AMPLIFIES
ACROSS UPR MS VALLEY. HARD TO PINPOINT FORCING TO GRAB HOLD OF
UNTIL PREFRONTAL BANDS ENCROACH LATER IN AFTN. KEEP POPS IN CHC
RANGE UNTIL THEN. SPC CONT TO HIGHLIGHT A CHUNK OF CWA IN SLIGHT RISK.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
SHORT TERM PERIOD STARTS OUT WITH THE CWA IN THE WARM SECTOR OF LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WILL PUSH EAST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION
EARLY IN THE PERIOD. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE WARM AND HUMID
ON WEDNESDAY IN THE SOUTHERLY FLOW OUT AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD
FRONT AND UPPER TROUGH. TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
BE AS HIGH AS ON TUESDAY...DUE TO EXPECTED CLOUD COVER...AND
PRECIPITATION.
WEDNESDAY WILL SEE INCREASED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AS THE
COLD FRONT AND UPPER TROUGH PUSHES CLOSER TO THE AREA. SEVERAL
EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES WILL ROUND THE BASE OF THE TROUGH...AND MOVE
NORTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA. STILL LOOKING LIKE THERE COULD BE SEVERE
WEATHER ON WEDNESDAY...PARTICULARLY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...EASTERN
KY...AND WV COUNTIES NEAR TO THE OHIO RIVER AS GOOD UPPER
DYNAMICS...INSTABILITY...AND 0-6KM BULK SHEAR OF 30+ KTS WILL EXIST.
STRONG/DAMAGING WINDS...AND HAIL WILL BE PRIMARY THREATS...WITH
FZLVS PROGGED TO BE AROUND 11K FEET. COLD FRONT WILL END UP
SOMEWHERE ALONG/NEAR SOUTHEAST OHIO ZONES BY 12Z THURSDAY.
UPPER TROUGH WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY...KEEPING A MENTION OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
FORECAST THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY NIGHT. MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR
IS EXPECTED TO WORK ITS WAY INTO THE CWA FOR THE WEEKEND AS HIGH
PRESSURE ACROSS THE NORTH BUILDS IN.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
HAVE GENERALLY FOLLOWED WPC THINKING FOR THIS PORTION OF THE
FORECAST.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN CONTROL OF THE WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA INTO
SUNDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...MODELS SUGGEST A FEW WEAK MID-LEVEL
SHORTWAVE MAY MOVE SOUTHEAST. BELIEVE AREA SHOULD REMAIN DRY...WITH
A FEW MORE CLOUDS BEGINNING SATURDAY NIGHT
A WARM FRONT WILL THEN DEVELOP AND APPROACH THE REGION ON MONDAY. AS
A RESULT...THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS MONDAY AND
TUESDAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY SHOULD BE NEAR NORMAL WITH DAYTIME HIGHS IN
THE 70S ACROSS THE LOWLANDS...WITH 60S ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. AS THE HIGH PUSHES EAST ON SUNDAY...EXPECT TEMPERATURES
TO WARM TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL VALUES MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /23Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
CONVECTION CURRENTLY WORKING ITS WAY INTO WESTERN ZONES...AND HAVE
TEMPOS FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS AT HTS/CRW/BKW. FARTHER
NORTH...STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS NOT LIKELY...BUT STILL HAVE SOME
VCTS AS CONVECTION MOVES NORTH AND WEAKENS. FOG IS A BIT TRICKY
TONIGHT...WITH SOME FLOW REMAINING. BUT AREAS THAT RECEIVE RAIN
SHOULD AT LEAST GET SOME FOG...ESPECIALLY IN MORE SHELTERED
VALLEYS. MAY NEED TO AMEND TO ADD DENSER FOG SHOULD FLOW NOT BE AS
STRONG AS FORECAST. ANY FOG THAT IS AROUND WILL DISSIPATE SHORTLY
AFTER SUNRISE. EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF CONVECTION TOMORROW...AND
HAVE VCTS FOR NOW UNTIL CONFIDENCE IN EXACT TIMING AND LOCATION INCREASES.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY...
FORECAST CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM.
ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: TIMING OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS
EVENING COULD VARY. STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON TIMING AND DENSITY
OF FOG OVERNIGHT.
EXPERIMENTAL TABLE OF FLIGHT CATEGORY OBJECTIVELY SHOWS CONSISTENCY
OF WFO FORECAST TO AVAILABLE MODEL INFORMATION:
H = HIGH: TAF CONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
M = MEDIUM: TAF HAS VARYING LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY WITH MODELS.
L = LOW: TAF INCONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
DATE WED 05/22/13
UTC 1HRLY 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11
EDT 1HRLY 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
CRW CONSISTENCY M M H H H H H H M M M H
HTS CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H M M M M
BKW CONSISTENCY H M M M H H H H H H H H
EKN CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H M L L L L
PKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H M M M M
CKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H M M M M
AFTER 00Z THURSDAY...
IFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
&&
.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR WVZ024-025-
033-034.
OH...NONE.
KY...NONE.
VA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR VAZ003-004.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JSH/ARJ/30
NEAR TERM...MZ/30
SHORT TERM...SL
LONG TERM...JSH
AVIATION...MZHazardous weather outlook, May 21, 8:13 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 813 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 WVZ046-230015- POCAHONTAS- 813 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. OHZ066-067-075-076-083>086-WVZ007>011-016>020-027>032-037>040-230015- PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-MASON- JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE- CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR- BARBOUR- 813 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO...CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL THE PRIMARY THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL THE PRIMARY THREATS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. OHZ087-WVZ005-006-013>015-230015- LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA- 813 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 206 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL THE PRIMARY THREATS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. WVZ026-035-036-230015- BOONE-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- 813 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 206 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. VAZ003-004-WVZ024-025-033-034-230015- DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MINGO-LOGAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- 813 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 206 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. WVZ047-230015- RANDOLPH- 813 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL THE PRIMARY THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. KYZ101>103-105-230015- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY- 813 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL THE PRIMARY THREATS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 21, 5:32 PM EDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
532 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
KYZ101>103-105-OHZ087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005-024-033-212145-
BOYD KY-BUCHANAN VA-CARTER KY-DICKENSON VA-GREENUP KY-LAWRENCE OH-
LAWRENCE KY-MCDOWELL WV-MINGO WV-WAYNE WV-
532 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS KENTUCKY AT
AROUND 40 MPH.
BETWEEN 630 AND 730 PM...THIS CONVECTION SHOULD REACH INTO THE TRI
STATE...PLUS INTO WEST VIRGINIA ALONG THE TUG FORK VALLEY...AND
INTO BUCHANAN AND DICKENSON COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA.
A FEW CELLS COULD FORM...OUT AHEAD...AND BEFORE THE MAIN BATCH OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS POSTED. HEIGHTEN YOUR WEATHER
AWARENESS. BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER INDOORS QUICKLY.
LAT...LON 3720 8256 3753 8199 3795 8252 3788 8263
3796 8300 3817 8292 3832 8329 3873 8303
3876 8289 3858 8279 3885 8265 3858 8229
3841 8250 3832 8229 3805 8219 3795 8229
3789 8212 3722 8173 3695 8236
22Special weather statement, May 21, 6:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
638 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
KYZ101>103-105-VAZ003-004-WVZ005-024-212300-
BOYD KY-BUCHANAN VA-CARTER KY-DICKENSON VA-GREENUP KY-LAWRENCE KY-
MINGO WV-WAYNE WV-
638 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT
BOYD...BUCHANAN...CARTER...DICKENSON...GREENUP...LAWRENCE...MINGO
AND WAYNE COUNTIES...
AT 630 PM...A LARGE CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING
NORTHEAST NEAR 40 MPH TOWARD NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...WESTERN WEST
VIRGINIA...PLUS FAR WESTERN VIRGINIA.
THESE WILL BE MOVING THROUGH BETWEEN 7 AND 8 O'CLOCK. BE READY TO
SEEK SHELTER INDOORS QUICKLY.
SOME WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THESE GUSTS COULD
CAUSE SOME TREE BRANCHES TO BREAK. SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS THAT
ARE OUTSIDE.
IF AN INDIVIDUAL STORM PULSES TO A STRONGER LEVEL...A SHORT FUSE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL BE POSTED FOR STRONGER WINDS OR
LARGE HAIL.
YOU MAY REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.
LAT...LON 3720 8256 3753 8198 3767 8230 3795 8252
3788 8260 3796 8299 3817 8292 3821 8331
3873 8303 3876 8289 3857 8282 3829 8230
3795 8229 3789 8212 3770 8208 3766 8180
3747 8200 3722 8174 3695 8236
22Local storm report, May 21, 7:36 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
736 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0710 PM TSTM WND GST CARTER CAVES STATE PARK 38.37N 83.12W
05/21/2013 E45 MPH CARTER KY STATE PARK
ESTIMATED WIND 40 TO 45 MPH WITH NO DAMAGE REPORTED
&&
EVENT NUMBER RLX1300587
TAXLocal storm report, May 21, 7:56 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
756 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0745 PM TSTM WND GST DINGESS 37.87N 82.17W
05/21/2013 E40 MPH MINGO WV PUBLIC
&&
EVENT NUMBER RLX1300588
TAXLocal storm report, May 21, 8:11 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
811 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 ESE ULYSSES 37.94N 82.66W
05/21/2013 LAWRENCE KY 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ALONG 1690 IN THE CHERRYVILLE AREA...TIME
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR
&&
EVENT NUMBER RLX1300589
TAXThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 8:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha, Putnam | 33 min |
| May 21, 8:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam | 46 min |
| May 21, 8:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Fayette, Raleigh, Wyoming | 21 min |
| May 21, 9:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Calhoun, Jackson, Roane, Wirt, Wood | 35 min |
| May 21, 9:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Calhoun, Gilmer, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt and 1 more | 41 min |
| May 21, 10:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Pleasants, Ritchie and 2 more | 47 min |
| May 22, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Harrison, Lewis | 62 min |
| May 22, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Harrison | 62 min |
| May 22, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson, Putnam | 51 min |
| May 22, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton, Lewis, Upshur | 57 min |
| May 22, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Calhoun, Gilmer, Roane | 44 min |
| May 22, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour | 65 min |
| May 22, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis | 43 min |
| May 22, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay | 52 min |
| May 22, 6:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Upshur | 50 min |
| May 22, 6:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | McDowell | 49 min |
| May 22, 7:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha | 40 min |
| May 22, 7:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Roane | 39 min |
| May 22, 7:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha | 44 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.