Alert archive / West Virginia / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this tornado warning at Jun 16, 2016, 4:47 PM EDT for Monongalia County, Preston County, West Virginia. It was in force for 28 min. 7 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
- Jun 16, 2016, 4:47 PM EDT (20:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2016, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Monongalia County, WV, Preston County, WV
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 4:49 PM EDT | TORNADO | 5 Wnw Westover, WV | A EF0 TORNADO OCCURRRED ON SIERRA FARM ROAD WHICH DOWNED AND UPROOTED SEVERAL LARGE TREES |
| Jun 16, 4:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Cassville, WV | TREES... POLES... AND WIRES DOWN ALONG LITTLE INDIAN CREEK ROAD. |
| Jun 16, 5:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Morgantown, WV | SEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG SABRATON RD. |
| Jun 16, 5:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Star City, WV | TREES DOWN ON BROADWAY AVE |
| Jun 16, 5:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Star City, WV | TREES DOWN ON PLEASANT HILL AVE |
| Jun 16, 5:03 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 65 | Evansdale, WV | WEATHERBUG STATION MRGNT AT MOUNTAINEER FIELD |
| Jun 16, 5:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Masontown, WV | TREE DOWN |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 1:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 89 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
- 645 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -71 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 838 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted.
902
WFUS51 KPBZ 162047
TORPBZ
WVC061-077-162115-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.TO.W.0001.160616T2047Z-160616T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
447 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN PRESTON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
EASTERN MONONGALIA COUNTY IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 515 PM EDT
* AT 447 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER CASSVILLE...OR NEAR STAR CITY...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MORGANTOWN...WESTOVER...STAR CITY AND GRANVILLE AROUND 455 PM EDT.
BROOKHAVEN AROUND 505 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BROWNS
CHAPEL...CORE...BOOTH...GEORGETOWN...GLADESVILLE...MASONTOWN...OSAGE.
..
EVERETTVILLE...REEDSVILLE AND CHEAT LAKE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 68 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 8.
INTERSTATE 79 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 145 AND 159.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY CALLING 4 1 2...2 6 2...1 9 8 8...
POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER
@NWSPITTSBURGH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3963 8018 3972 8009 3962 7970 3945 7986
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 301DEG 29KT 3965 8008
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
242 follow-up statements
510
WWUS51 KPBZ 162103 RRA
SVSPBZ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
503 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016
WVC061-077-162115-
/O.CON.KPBZ.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160616T2115Z/
PRESTON WV-MONONGALIA WV-
503 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN PRESTON AND EASTERN MONONGALIA COUNTIES...
AT 502 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MORGANTOWN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHWESTERN PRESTON AND EASTERN MONONGALIA COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: BOOTH...BROWNS
CHAPEL...GLADESVILLE...MASONTOWN... REEDSVILLE AND CHEAT LAKE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 68 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 8.
INTERSTATE 79 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 145 AND 152.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY CALLING 4 1 2...2 6 2...1 9 8 8...
POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER
@NWSPITTSBURGH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3956 8006 3967 7994 3962 7970 3945 7986
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 301DEG 29KT 3958 7994
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
24528
WWUS51 KPBZ 162110
SVSPBZ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
510 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016
WVC061-077-162120-
/O.EXP.KPBZ.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160616T2115Z/
PRESTON WV-MONONGALIA WV-
510 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN PRESTON AND EASTERN
MONONGALIA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 515 PM EDT...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED AND THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY AND
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3956 8006 3967 7994 3962 7970 3945 7986
TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 301DEG 29KT 3958 7994
$$
24The office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 8:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Hancock | 35 min |
| Jun 16, 9:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Ohio | 48 min |
| Jun 16, 10:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marshall, Ohio | 62 min |
| Jun 16, 11:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia | 48 min |
| Jun 16, 11:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Monongalia | 45 min |
| Jun 16, 11:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia | 30 min |
| Jun 16, 12:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Preston | 43 min |
| Jun 16, 3:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Brooke | 38 min |
| Jun 16, 3:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Hancock | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Ohio | 62 min |
| Jun 16, 3:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Jun 16, 3:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock | 4 hr |
| Jun 16, 4:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 4:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Monongalia | 4 hr |
| Jun 16, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia, Preston | 62 min |
| Jun 16, 5:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Preston | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Preston, Tucker | 34 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.