Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2015
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 2015, 4:51 PM EDT for 4 counties in West Virginia; Meigs County, Ohio. It was in force for 54 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
- Jul 14, 2015, 4:51 PM EDT (20:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2015, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Meigs County, OH, Jackson County, WV, Mason County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Roane County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 5:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Leon, WV | TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 12:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 444 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -243 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 981 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 246 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS51 KRLX 142051
SVRRLX
OHC105-WVC035-053-079-087-142145-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0113.150714T2051Z-150714T2145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
451 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN MEIGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN OHIO...
CENTRAL ROANE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
MASON COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
JACKSON COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 545 PM EDT
* AT 451 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR
POINT PLEASANT TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF RIO GRANDE TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF SOUTH WEBSTER...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
POINT PLEASANT...GALLIPOLIS...RIPLEY...RACINE...RAVENSWOOD...
ELEANOR...BUFFALO...SANDYVILLE...KENNA...HENDERSON...LEON...
FAIRPLAIN...HARMONY...GANDEEVILLE...LETART...LOONEYVILLE...EVANS...
GIVEN...GRIMMS LANDING AND MOUNT ALTO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND
VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY
RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROAD.
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 3880 8221 3903 8184 3868 8118 3859 8167
3863 8170 3858 8176 3852 8206 3881 8212
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 316DEG 43KT 3893 8211 3878 8235 3878 8262
$$
252 follow-up statements
007
WWUS51 KRLX 142123
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
523 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015
OHC105-142132-
/O.CAN.KRLX.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-150714T2145Z/
MEIGS OH-
523 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MEIGS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3868 8118 3859 8167 3863 8170 3858 8176
3852 8206 3874 8210 3879 8184 3895 8169
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 313DEG 47KT 3886 8155 3869 8174 3861 8201
$$
WVC035-053-079-087-142145-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-150714T2145Z/
ROANE WV-PUTNAM WV-MASON WV-JACKSON WV-
523 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL ROANE...NORTHERN PUTNAM...CENTRAL MASON AND CENTRAL
JACKSON COUNTIES...
AT 522 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF SANDYVILLE TO NEAR KENNA TO BUFFALO...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RIPLEY...ELEANOR...BUFFALO...SANDYVILLE...KENNA...LEON...FAIRPLAIN...
HARMONY...GAY...GANDEEVILLE...LOONEYVILLE...EVANS...SOUTHSIDE...
KENTUCK...FRAZIERS BOTTOM...GIVEN...STATTS MILLS...GRIMMS LANDING AND
LIBERTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...
DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY
RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROAD.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
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 3868 8118 3859 8167 3863 8170 3858 8176
3852 8206 3874 8210 3879 8184 3895 8169
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 313DEG 47KT 3886 8155 3869 8174 3861 8201
$$
12804
WWUS51 KRLX 142146
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
546 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015
WVC035-053-079-087-142153-
/O.EXP.KRLX.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-150714T2145Z/
ROANE WV-PUTNAM WV-MASON WV-JACKSON WV-
546 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL ROANE...NORTHERN
PUTNAM...CENTRAL MASON AND CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
545 PM EDT...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS AND PARTIALLY EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING
IS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL
POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF JACKSON...PUTNAM AND ROANE COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM.
LAT...LON 3868 8118 3859 8167 3863 8170 3858 8176
3852 8206 3874 8210 3879 8184 3895 8169
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 316DEG 43KT 3886 8155 3869 8174 3861 8201
$$
12The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 1:30 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Mason | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 1:51 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:10 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:23 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:48 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Jackson | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Logan, McDowell and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:18 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | McDowell | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:05 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood | 53 min |
| Jul 14, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason | 61 min |
| Jul 14, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Mason | 63 min |
| Jul 14, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Jackson, Lewis and 5 more | 56 min |
| Jul 14, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Roane | 15 min |
| Jul 14, 4:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell, Mason, Putnam | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Mason, Wayne | 64 min |
| Jul 14, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Jackson and 5 more | 57 min |
| Jul 14, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo and 2 more | 62 min |
| Jul 14, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Gilmer, Kanawha, Lewis and 5 more | 57 min |
| Jul 14, 5:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Lincoln, Wayne | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Kanawha, Logan, Mingo | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster | 67 min |
| Jul 14, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo and 4 more | 55 min |
| Jul 14, 6:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | McDowell, Wyoming | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fayette, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Raleigh, Wyoming | 61 min |
| Jul 13, 11:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Jackson | 13 hr |
| Jul 14, 12:12 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Gallia, Jackson | 7 hr |
| Jul 14, 12:28 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:26 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Perry | 56 min |
| Jul 14, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Athens, Morgan | 59 min |
| Jul 14, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Jackson, Morgan, Perry, Vinton | 54 min |
| Jul 14, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Gallia, Jackson, Vinton | 63 min |
| Jul 14, 4:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Vinton | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Meigs | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 5:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Lawrence | 4 hr |
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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.