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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Charleston, WV

April 9, 2015Pleasants County, Ritchie County, Wood County, West Virginia; Athens County, Meigs County, Washington County, Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 9, 2015, 4:56 PM EDT for Pleasants County, Ritchie County, Wood County, West Virginia; Athens County, Meigs County, Washington County, Ohio. It was in force for 49 min. 6 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: Apr 9, 2015, 4:56 PM EDT (20:56 UTC)
Expired: Apr 9, 2015, 5:45 PM EDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon

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

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:58 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 9, 5:00 PM EDT	HAIL 1	4 Sse Athens, OH
Apr 9, 5:20 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 82	Albany, OH	MEASURED WIND GUST OF 82 MPH AT THE ALEXANDER ES.
Apr 9, 5:37 PM EDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	Belpre, OH	PUBLIC REPORTED SEEING A FUNNEL CLOUD JUST NORTH OF THE TOWN OF BELPRE
Apr 9, 5:45 PM EDT	HAIL 1.25	Boaz, WV	TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
Apr 9, 5:47 PM EDT	HAIL 1	4 Ese Boaz, WV	DEPUTY REPORTED QUARTER SIZED HAIL AT THE WOOD COUNTY AIRPORT.
Apr 9, 5:49 PM EDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	Belpre, OH	PUBLIC REPORTED SEEING A FUNNEL CLOUD JUST NORTH OF THE TOWN OF BELPRE

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
Apr 9, 2:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 175 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -175 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1204 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 139 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 111 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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The text

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

539 
WUUS51 KRLX 092056
SVRRLX
OHC009-105-167-WVC073-085-107-092145-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0021.150409T2056Z-150409T2145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
456 PM EDT THU APR 9 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  PLEASANTS COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ST. MARYS...
  NORTH CENTRAL RITCHIE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  NORTHERN WOOD COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PARKERSBURG...
  ATHENS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...COOLVILLE...ATHENS...ALBANY...
  NORTHERN MEIGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MARIETTA...BELPRE...

* UNTIL 545 PM EDT

* AT 454 PM EDT...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 6 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF ATHENS...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  TUPPERS PLAINS...WILLIAMSTOWN...WASHINGTON...VIENNA...LUBECK...BOAZ
  AND BELMONT.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...I-77 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 1 AND 12 IN OHIO...AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 173 AND 186 IN
WEST VIRGINIA.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO 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 3930 8106 3927 8128 3908 8221 3924 8227
      3929 8226 3930 8229 3933 8230 3946 8186
      3945 8183 3946 8182 3948 8171 3950 8171
      3960 8134 3960 8129
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 250DEG 54KT 3927 8200

$$

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1 follow-up statement

529 
WWUS51 KRLX 092144
SVSRLX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
544 PM EDT THU APR 9 2015

OHC009-105-167-WVC073-085-107-092154-
/O.EXP.KRLX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150409T2145Z/
PLEASANTS WV-WOOD WV-RITCHIE WV-ATHENS OH-MEIGS OH-WASHINGTON OH-
544 PM EDT THU APR 9 2015

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WASHINGTON...NORTHERN MEIGS...
ATHENS...NORTH CENTRAL RITCHIE...NORTHERN WOOD AND PLEASANTS COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 545 PM EDT...

THE WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A TORNADO WARNING.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO 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 3930 8106 3927 8128 3908 8221 3924 8227
      3929 8226 3930 8229 3933 8230 3946 8186
      3945 8183 3946 8182 3948 8171 3950 8171
      3960 8134 3960 8129
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 250DEG 54KT 3951 8112

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 8, 8:26 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Doddridge, Gilmer, Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler and 2 more	6 hr
Apr 8, 10:43 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Barbour, Doddridge, Harrison, Taylor	4 hr
Apr 8, 11:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Logan, Wyoming	56 min
Apr 9, 12:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Pocahontas, Randolph	51 min
Apr 9, 1:23 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Logan, Mingo	37 min
Apr 9, 2:28 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Doddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wirt, Wood	33 hr
Apr 9, 3:57 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Barbour, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Upshur	3 hr
Apr 9, 6:56 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Barbour, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Upshur	10 hr
Apr 9, 1:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Mason	43 min
Apr 9, 2:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Jackson, Mason	40 min
Apr 9, 2:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Lewis, Taylor	43 min
Apr 9, 2:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Jackson, Mason, Roane, Wirt, Wood	50 min
Apr 9, 3:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Calhoun, Gilmer, Jackson, Ritchie, Wirt	49 min
Apr 9, 3:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Pleasants, Tyler, Wood	63 min
Apr 9, 4:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Ritchie	66 min
Apr 9, 4:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Jackson, Mason, Roane, Wirt, Wood	64 min
Apr 9, 4:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wood	61 min
Apr 9, 5:08 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RLX	Wood	37 min
Apr 9, 5:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Harrison, Taylor	55 min
Apr 9, 5:43 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RLX	Pleasants, Wood	32 min
Apr 9, 5:55 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RLX	Pleasants, Ritchie, Wood	20 min
Apr 9, 5:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Ritchie	61 min
Apr 9, 6:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Barbour, Taylor	15 min
Apr 9, 6:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis and 2 more	64 min
Apr 9, 6:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Doddridge, Harrison, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler	31 min
Apr 9, 6:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Barbour, Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Taylor	51 min
Apr 9, 6:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Calhoun, Jackson, Wirt	65 min
Apr 9, 7:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Barbour, Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis, Randolph, Upshur	66 min
Apr 9, 7:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Cabell, Mason, Putnam	44 min
Apr 8, 8:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Washington	60 min
Apr 9, 6:51 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	RLX	Washington	45 hr
Apr 9, 1:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Gallia	43 min
Apr 9, 2:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, Morgan, Vinton	47 min
Apr 9, 2:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Athens, Morgan, Washington	39 min
Apr 9, 3:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Athens, Morgan, Perry	38 min
Apr 9, 3:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Perry	30 min
Apr 9, 3:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Athens, Jackson, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton	54 min
Apr 9, 6:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Lawrence	48 min
Apr 9, 7:18 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	RLX	Morgan, Washington	4 days

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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.