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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Charleston, WV

April 29, 2014Athens County, Meigs County, Washington County, Ohio; Wood County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 29, 2014, 10:14 PM EDT for Athens County, Meigs County, Washington County, Ohio; Wood County, West Virginia. It was in force for 31 min. 1 report 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
Apr 29, 2014, 10:14 PM EDT (02:14 UTC)
Expired
Apr 29, 2014, 10:45 PM EDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Athens County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Washington County, OH, Wood County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 29, 10:35 PM EDTHAIL 0.5Coolville, OHHAIL AROUND 0.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 178 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2014-04-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2014-04-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -71 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1255 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
153 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

668 
WUUS51 KRLX 300214
SVRRLX
OHC009-105-167-WVC107-300245-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0021.140430T0214Z-140430T0245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1014 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL WOOD COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PARKERSBURG...
  SOUTHEASTERN ATHENS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF COOLVILLE...
  EASTERN MEIGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FORKED RUN STATE PARK...
  SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BELPRE...

* UNTIL 1045 PM EDT

* AT 1013 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL...
  AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
  NEAR TUPPERS PLAINS...OR 7 MILES WEST OF FORKED RUN STATE PARK...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  WASHINGTON AND LUBECK.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...I-77 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
174 AND 175 IN WEST VIRGINIA.

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 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 3924 8149 3908 8179 3908 8181 3907 8181
      3899 8196 3913 8210 3942 8167
TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 232DEG 26KT 3914 8191

$$

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2 follow-up statements
009 
WWUS51 KRLX 300228
SVSRLX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1028 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

OHC009-105-167-WVC107-300245-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140430T0245Z/
ATHENS OH-MEIGS OH-WASHINGTON OH-WOOD WV-
1028 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL WOOD...SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON...NORTHEASTERN MEIGS
AND SOUTHEASTERN ATHENS COUNTIES...

AT 1025 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR TUPPERS PLAINS...OR NEAR COOLVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
30 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LITTLE
HOCKING...WASHINGTON...BELPRE...PARKERSBURG...LUBECK AND
BLENNERHASSETT

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...I-77 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
174 AND 175 IN WEST VIRGINIA.

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 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 3913 8183 3924 8194 3942 8167 3924 8149
TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 232DEG 26KT 3920 8181

$$

06
067 
WWUS51 KRLX 300242
SVSRLX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1042 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

OHC009-105-167-WVC107-300252-
/O.EXP.KRLX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140430T0245Z/
ATHENS OH-MEIGS OH-WASHINGTON OH-WOOD WV-
1042 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL WOOD...
SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON...NORTHEASTERN MEIGS AND SOUTHEASTERN ATHENS
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1045 PM EDT...

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...I-77 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
174 AND 175 IN WEST VIRGINIA.

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.

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 3913 8183 3924 8194 3942 8167 3924 8149
TIME...MOT...LOC 0242Z 232DEG 26KT 3926 8171

$$

06

The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 29, 9:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXGallia, Jackson, Meigs29 min
Apr 29, 9:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXLawrence26 min
Apr 29, 9:24 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXLawrence4 hr
Apr 29, 9:28 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXGallia, Jackson, Meigs4 hr
Apr 29, 9:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXAthens, Gallia, Meigs31 min
Apr 29, 9:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXLawrence43 min
Apr 29, 10:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWashington28 min
Apr 30, 4:26 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchRLXAthens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan and 3 more17 hr
Apr 30, 10:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMeigs3 hr
Apr 30, 11:15 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXAthens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Vinton25 hr
Apr 30, 11:30 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMorgan, Perry, Washington3 hr
Apr 30, 2:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMorgan, Perry, Washington4 hr
Apr 30, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMorgan, Perry, Washington7 hr
Apr 30, 1:03 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXDoddridge27 min
Apr 30, 3:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWayne8 hr

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.