Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Charleston, WV

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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
347 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2015

KYC019-127-WVC005-011-043-045-059-079-099-182015-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-150618T2015Z/
BOYD KY-LAWRENCE KY-PUTNAM WV-WAYNE WV-MINGO WV-LINCOLN WV-BOONE WV-
LOGAN WV-CABELL WV-
347 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN BOYD...LAWRENCE...SOUTHWESTERN PUTNAM...WAYNE...
NORTHERN MINGO...LINCOLN...WESTERN BOONE...NORTHWESTERN LOGAN AND
SOUTHEASTERN CABELL COUNTIES...

AT 345 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER KIAHSVILLE...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF
WAYNE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LOUISA...WAYNE...HAMLIN...BLAINE...BEECH FORK STATE PARK...YATESVILLE
LAKE STATE PARK...CHAPMANVILLE...FORT GAY...ULYSSES...KIAHSVILLE...
CENTERVILLE...RANGER...CHARLEY...GILL...EAST LYNN LAKE...
SPURLOCKVILLE...HARTS...MARTHA...DUNLOW AND BURNAUGH.

ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO WESTERN 
LAWRENCE COUNTY WHICH MAY ALSO REACH SEVERE LIMITS AS THEM MOVE EAST 
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.

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 THIS STORM...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 3802 8301 3805 8298 3806 8295 3810 8292
      3811 8290 3813 8290 3823 8279 3837 8206
      3798 8195 3795 8252 3796 8254 3795 8258
      3794 8278 3797 8284 3800 8294 3800 8296
      3798 8298 3799 8302
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 266DEG 25KT 3809 8238 

$$

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108 
WWUS51 KRLX 182014
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
414 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2015

KYC019-127-WVC005-011-043-045-059-079-099-182021-
/O.EXP.KRLX.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-150618T2015Z/
BOYD KY-LAWRENCE KY-PUTNAM WV-WAYNE WV-MINGO WV-LINCOLN WV-BOONE WV-
LOGAN WV-CABELL WV-
414 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2015

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BOYD...
LAWRENCE...SOUTHWESTERN PUTNAM...WAYNE...NORTHERN MINGO...LINCOLN...
WESTERN BOONE...NORTHWESTERN LOGAN AND SOUTHEASTERN CABELL COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 415 PM EDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE 
LIMITS. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER 
HEAVY RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 3802 8301 3805 8298 3806 8295 3810 8292
      3811 8290 3813 8290 3823 8279 3837 8206
      3798 8195 3795 8252 3796 8254 3795 8258
      3794 8278 3797 8284 3800 8294 3800 8296
      3798 8298 3799 8302
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 266DEG 25KT 3809 8238 

$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
224 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
FROM SINKS SOUTH TONIGHT. UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES FROM BILL
THROUGH FRIDAY. REMNANTS OF BILL COULD ENHANCE COVERAGE
SATURDAY/SATURDAY NIGHT.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
MID LEVEL DRY AIR HAS ALREADY BEEN OVERCOME OVER THE SOUTHERN
PORTION OF THE CWA SOUTH OF THE I-64 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON. THIS
CONVECTION IS FIRING ON THE EDGE OF THE SLIGHT RISK AREA FROM SPC.
0-6KM BULK SHEAR REMAINS AT AROUND THE 30KT MARK...BUT THE BONA
FIDE LOW LEVEL JET RESIDES FURTHER TO THE NORTH AND WILL RETREAT
FURTHER TO THE NORTH INTO THIS EVENING.

IN THE MEANTIME...ON THE SYNOPTIC SCALE...REMNANTS OF BILL ALREADY
ADDING TO THE EQUATION FOR THE WEATHER IN THE MIDDLE OHIO VALLEY.
UPPER LEVEL ENERGY WILL GET CAUGHT UP IN THE 500MB FLOW FROM THIS
SYSTEM AND PUSH THEM EASTWARD. AT THE SURFACE...FRONTAL BOUNDARY
WILL DROP BACK TO THE SOUTH...AND THE COMBINATION OF THESE TWO
WILL WARRANT AN INCREASE IN THE POPS OVERNIGHT. THE AXIS OF THE
UPPER LEVEL FLOW OF DISTURBANCE WILL DROP SOUTHWARD SETTLING INTO
THE HEART OF THE CWA THROUGH FRIDAY.

WITH THESE TROPICAL DOWNPOURS WHERE THE PWAT FROM THE 12Z ILN
SOUNDING WAS 1.5 INCHES...AND LIKELY VALID IN OUR AREA AS
WELL...FLOODING REMAINS A CONCERN. I-64 CORRIDOR AND NORTH HAS
SEEN GENERALLY 2-3 INCHES OVER THE LAST 4 DAYS OR SO AS OF THIS
MORNING. HOWEVER...LOCALIZED LOCATIONS MAY RANGE MORE FROM 1 INCH
TO 4 INCHES...AS IS NATURAL IN CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION. CREEKS
AND STREAMS RESPOND A LITTLE MORE EACH TIME IT RAINS...BUT WE DO
GET MULTIPLE HOURS OF RECUPERATION TIME IN BETWEEN ROUNDS OF
SHOWERS AND STORMS. FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE IS AN INCH OR LESS...BUT
WILL STILL NEED CELL TRAINING AND MULTIPLE BASINS FOR ISSUES TO
OCCUR. IN THIS ATMOSPHERE...THAT IS NOT NECESSARILY HARD TO COME
BY.

&&

.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
THE FRONT MEANDERS NORTH AND SOUTH ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA ON
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.  SEVERAL PIECES OF ENERGY RIDE ALONG THE
FRONT.  HAVE A BAND OF LIKELY POPS DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY AND
THEN TAPPER OFF TO CHANCE FRIDAY NIGHT. THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL
STORM BILL WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY AND IT WILL INTERACT WITH THE FRONT. HAVE CATEGORICAL POPS
SATURDAY NIGHT AND LIKELY POPS ON SUNDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY
RAINFALL WHEN THE REMNANTS MOVE ACROSS IS NOT OUT OF THE
QUESTION. MOST OF THE MODELS SUGGEST 1-3 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE
FLASH FLOOD HAZARD CONTINUES ALONG SMALL STREAMS CONTINUES.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
MAIN FRONTAL ZONE STILL IN OUR VICINITY MONDAY.

A FASTER WNW FLOW ALOFT TAKES CONTROL FOR DAY 5 INTO 6...MONDAY AND
TUESDAY...BEFORE RIDGE TRYING TO BUILD NORTH AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. SO MAY
BE DEALING WITH SOME FASTER MOVING STORMS DAY 5/6.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
CONVECTION FIRING ACROSS THE SOUTH RIGHT NOW...EXPOSING
BKW...HTS...AND CRW TO THE POSSIBILITY OF CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY
HITTING THESE TERMINALS OVER THE NEXT 3 HOURS.

LOOKING AT A LULL IN THE ACTION AFTER 22Z OR SO THIS
EVENING...BEFORE THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY DROPS BACK TO THE SOUTH INTO
THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. THIS IS THE REASON FOR THE SHRA VCTS/CB IN
THE TAFS AFTER 04Z TONIGHT. ANOTHER WAVE BRINGS MORE ACTIVITY
TOWARDS 10Z...AND THEN AGAIN FOR THE AFTERNOON CONVECTION FRIDAY.

MVFR FORECAST FOR STORMS IN TEMPOS...ALTHOUGH IFR VISIBILITY FOR A
FEW MINUTES IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. THE NEED TO BE ABLE TO
COMMUNICATE THREE CATEGORIES AT TIMES LEADS TO A LOW CONFIDENCE.

WIND AND CLOUDS SHOULD KEEP MOST FOG AWAY TONIGHT. CRW AND HTS
COULD SEE SOME RESTRICTIONS AS THE WIND IS CLOSER TO CALM AT THESE
LOCATIONS.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY...

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: LOW TO MEDIUM.

ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: TIMING AND LOCATION OF CONVECTION WILL
REQUIRE AMENDMENTS AND TEMPOS.

.AFTER 18Z FRIDAY...

BRIEF IFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE PERIOD.
TIMING AND INTENSITY OF MORNING FOG WILL DEPEND ON WHETHER LOCATIONS
GET RAIN AND THEN CAN CLEAR OUT AT NIGHT.

&&

WV...NONE.
OH...NONE.
KY...NONE.
VA...NONE.

&&

.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...NONE.
OH...NONE.
KY...NONE.
VA...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...KTB/26
NEAR TERM...26
SHORT TERM...FB
LONG TERM...JSH/KTB
AVIATION...26

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
422 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2015

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-
013>020-024>040-046-047-190830-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-
CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-
ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-
GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-
NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
422 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND MUCH OF WEST
VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

IF HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS WERE TO MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA...FLASH
FLOODING COULD OCCUR.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS
AND HAIL THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE WEEKEND COULD CAUSE FLASH
FLOODING...PARTICULARLY IF REPETITIVE STORMS OCCUR.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
 CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1240 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0605 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TROY                    39.02N  80.76W
06/17/2015                   GILMER             WV   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREES DOWN ALONG WV18 AND WV47

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1501365

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
205 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2015

WVZ025-026-035-181900-
BOONE-LOGAN-RALEIGH-
205 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN RALEIGH...SOUTHERN
BOONE AND NORTHERN LOGAN COUNTIES...

AT 205 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER CHAPMANVILLE...OR NEAR
LOGAN...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHAPMANVILLE...CHIEF LOGAN STATE...WHARTON...BALD KNOB...VAN...MOUNT
GAY-SHAMROCK...WHITESVILLE...WEST LOGAN...MITCHELL HEIGHTS...
SYLVESTER...JEFFREY...STICKNEY...NAOMA...BLAIR...SHARPLES AND
PRENTER.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

LAT...LON 3779 8160 3791 8216 3799 8212 3802 8201
      3801 8146 3798 8146 3797 8145 3778 8147
      3779 8153 3776 8157
TIME...MOT...LOC 1805Z 277DEG 20KT 3794 8201

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
222 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2015

WVZ035-036-181915-
FAYETTE-RALEIGH-
222 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN RALEIGH AND
SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTIES...

AT 221 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR BURNWELL...OR 12 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OAK HILL...MOUNT HOPE...BRADLEY...STANAFORD...PINEY VIEW...
PROSPERITY...POWELLTON...MEADOW BRIDGE...PAX...THURMOND AND ARTIE.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

LAT...LON 3772 8095 3771 8098 3796 8141 3797 8140
      3797 8138 3800 8137 3805 8133 3795 8081
      3788 8076 3787 8077 3787 8082 3782 8094
      3777 8089 3772 8089 3769 8090
TIME...MOT...LOC 1821Z 291DEG 21KT 3798 8132

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
314 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0305 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NE HANOVER            37.62N  81.73W
06/18/2015                   WYOMING            WV   CO-OP OBSERVER

            TREES DOWN AT RD BAILEY CAMPGROUND

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1501366

ARB