Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 28, 2016, 6:29 PM EDT for 5 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 46 min. 3 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 28, 2016, 6:29 PM EDT (22:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2016, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Calhoun County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 6:45 PM EDT | HAIL 2 | 4 Ne Elizabeth, WV | TORRENTIAL RAINFALL |
| Apr 28, 7:05 PM EDT | HAIL 0.7 | Smithville, WV | |
| Apr 28, 7:23 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 3 Wnw Tanner, WV | MOSTLY PENNY AND NICKEL SIZED HAIL WITH A FEW AS LARGE AS A QUARTER. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 16 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
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 28, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1015 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
061
WUUS51 KRLX 282229
SVRRLX
WVC013-021-085-105-107-282315-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0016.160428T2229Z-160428T2315Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
629 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN GILMER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...
CENTRAL WIRT COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTHERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHERN RITCHIE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
CENTRAL WOOD COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 715 PM EDT
* AT 629 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MINERALWELLS...
OR NEAR ELIZABETH...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PARKERSBURG...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...MINERALWELLS...CAIRO...
MACFARLAN...MUNDAY...BURNT HOUSE...ANNAMORIAH...BIG SPRINGS...
DAVISVILLE...WALKER...SMITHVILLE...CHERRY...BEREA...FREEPORT...PETROLEUM...
PALESTINE...BROHARD AND TANNER.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 77 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 163 AND 175.
ROUTE 50 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 11 AND 19.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE WEATHER
INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND
TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER SUCH AS AN INTERIOR ROOM...A
BATHROOM...CLOSET OR BASEMENT.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS 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 3915 8084 3882 8101 3910 8157 3921 8158
3928 8147
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 291DEG 35KT 3913 8146
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
CHARNICK2 follow-up statements
969
WWUS51 KRLX 282243
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
643 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016
WVC013-021-085-105-107-282315-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160428T2315Z/
GILMER WV-WIRT WV-CALHOUN WV-RITCHIE WV-WOOD WV-
643 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN GILMER...CENTRAL WIRT...NORTHERN CALHOUN...SOUTHERN
RITCHIE AND EAST CENTRAL WOOD COUNTIES...
AT 641 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ELIZABETH...
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. PING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED IN
MINERAL WELLS.
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...CAIRO...MACFARLAN...MUNDAY...BURNT HOUSE...BIG
SPRINGS...WALKER...SMITHVILLE...BEREA...FREEPORT...PETROLEUM...BROHARD...
TANNER...GREENCASTLE...NEWBERNE AND CHERRY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE WEATHER
INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND
TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER...SUCH AS AN INTERIOR ROOM...
A BATHROOM OR CLOSET OR BASEMENT.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS 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 3915 8084 3882 8101 3906 8144 3916 8145
3925 8134
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 291DEG 35KT 3909 8131
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
CHARNICK130
WWUS51 KRLX 282255
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
655 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016
WVC107-282303-
/O.CAN.KRLX.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160428T2315Z/
WOOD WV-
655 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WOOD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN WEST VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3915 8084 3882 8101 3903 8135 3914 8132
3922 8121
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 291DEG 35KT 3904 8117
$$
WVC013-021-085-105-282315-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160428T2315Z/
GILMER WV-WIRT WV-CALHOUN WV-RITCHIE WV-
655 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN GILMER...NORTHEASTERN WIRT...NORTHERN CALHOUN AND
SOUTHERN RITCHIE COUNTIES...
AT 653 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHWEST
OF GRANTSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL WAS
REPORTED 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF ELIZABETH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GRANTSVILLE...CAIRO...MACFARLAN...BEREA...MUNDAY...BURNT HOUSE...BIG
SPRINGS...BROHARD...TANNER...SMITHVILLE AND NEWBERNE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE WEATHER
INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND
TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER...SUCH AS AN INTERIOR ROOM...
A BATHROOM OR CLOSET OR BASEMENT.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...800 401 9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
YOU MAY ALSO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.
&&
LAT...LON 3915 8084 3882 8101 3903 8135 3914 8132
3922 8121
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 291DEG 35KT 3904 8117
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
CHARNICKWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 28, 2:45 PM EDT, 3 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 2:45 PM EDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
245 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE LINGERS THROUGH TONIGHT WITH MORE CONVECTION
EXPECTED. RAIN CHANCES DECREASE FRIDAY BUT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
LINGERS. ANOTHER SYSTEM BRINGS PRECIPITATION FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 1730Z...FRONT NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR MGW ON WEST TO NORTH OF
PKB AND SOUTH OF ZZV TO NORTH OF CVG. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO SAG
SOUTH OVERNIGHT.
INSTABILITY CONTINUES TO INCREASE...SO WE STILL EXPECT NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TO FORM SOUTH OF THE FRONT. SO THE LIKELY POPS WE
INSERTED THIS MORNING...SHOULD STILL BE ON TRACK FOR THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THE EVENING. DID ADJUST HIGHER POPS A BIT FURTHER SOUTH INTO
OUR SOUTHERN WV COUNTIES TOO.
DUE TO THE PAST RAINS OF 3 DAYS...AFTER COORDINATING WITH OUR
HYDROLOGIST...WE WILL POST A SHORT TERM FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR
LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING IN THOSE WETTEST COUNTIES. STILL
CONCERNED WITH LOCALIZED DOWNPOURS OVER THE WET AREAS. OF
COURSE...WITH EQUILIBRIUM LEVEL AROUND 30 THSD FT PER THE
RAP...WE ARE ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT SEVERE STORMS TOO.
AS THAT FRONT SAGS SOUTH...LOTS OF LOW CLOUDS FIGURES ON FRIDAY
MORNING...ESPECIALLY FOR EASTERN OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST
VIRGINIA...AS COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE ADVECTED SOUTH AS 925 MB FLOW
TURNS NW. HELD ONTO SOME 20 TO 40 POPS IN OUR NORTHEASTERN COUNTIES.
TRIED TO LIFT CEILINGS 15 TO 18Z FRIDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
ANY LINGERING SHOWERS WILL COME TO AN END FRIDAY NIGHT. BUT THE
DRY WEATHER IS FAIRLY SHORT LIVED AS MOISTURE INCREASES FROM THE
SOUTHWEST SATURDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE LOWER OHIO
RIVER VALLEY SATURDAY DRIVING A WARM FRONT NORTH ACROSS THE CWA
WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE LOW WILL PASS THE CWA ON
SUNDAY WITH A COLD FRONT SLIDING THROUGH. SOME DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
MODELS ON THE EVOLUTION OF THIS SYSTEM...SO OVERALL TIMING OF
HIGHEST POPS MAY VARY...BUT HAVE LIKELY TO CATEGORICAL POPS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN SUNDAY. PWATS SURGE UP TO AROUND 1.5
INCHES SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN WE WILL ALSO GET A POOLING OF
PWATS AHEAD OF THE FRONT...PUSHING THEM UP TO AROUND 1.5 INCHES
AGAIN. WITH THE RECENT RAINFALL PATTERNS...AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN
HIT SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST WEEK WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED FOR
POTENTIAL WATER CONCERNS. WILL MENTION THIS IN THE HWO. SHOULD GET
SOME INSTABILITY SUNDAY...BUT THINK CLOUDS WILL LIMIT IT SOME.
HOWEVER...WITH SHEAR OF 35-45KTS...CANNOT RULE OUT SOME GUSTY
THUNDERSTORMS.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
COLD FRONT SHOULD BE WELL SOUTH AND EAST BY MONDAY...BUT MODELS
BRING WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THROUGH...SO HAVE SHOWERS LINGERING.
THE 00Z ECMWF THEN SHOWS A WAVE ALONG THE FRONT BULGING IT BACK
NORTH TUESDAY INTO SOUTHEASTERN CWA. THE 12Z ECMWF IS EVEN MORE
AGGRESSIVE SURGING THE FRONT BACK NORTH WITH THIS WAVE...AND WOULD
SPELL PRECIP ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA. HOWEVER GFS KEEPS THE ENTIRE
THING FARTHER SOUTH. WENT WITH ONLY SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR NOW
UNTIL THIS BECOMES BETTER RESOLVED. OTHERWISE REMAINED CLOSE TO
WPC GUIDANCE.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
STILL EXPECT NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO FORM 18Z TO 21Z
SOUTH OF THE FRONT. SO HIGHLY VARIABLE CONDITIONS IN THE
CONVECTION...THAT CAN NOT BE ENTIRELY SHOWN IN THE POINT TAFS. WILL
PUT TSTMS IN VCNTY IN THE TAFS...UNTIL WE SEE THE STORMS THREATENING
THE TERMINAL. EQUILIBRIUM LEVEL 30 TO 34 THSD...FREEZING LEVEL
AROUND 11 THSD. COULD EASILY SEE SOME SEVERE...AND LOCALIZED
DOWNPOURS.
HAVE LOCAL IFR IN THUNDERSTORMS...WITH CEILINGS MOSTLY 2 TO 3 THSD
FT BKN TO OVC.
00Z TO 06Z...THUNDERSTORMS WANE BUT SHOWERS LINGER. LOW CEILINGS
FORMING.
06Z TO 14Z...FIGURING MORE WIDESPREAD STRATUS...AND THUS FORECASTING
MORE 2 TO 4 MILES IN FOG...INSTEAD OF THE AOB 1 MILE.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY...
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: MEDIUM.
ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: TIMING THE LOW CEILINGS FORMING OVERNIGHT AND
LOWER VSBY MAY VARY. RAIN INDUCED FOG COULD FORM EARLIER THAN
FORECAST TONIGHT.
EXPERIMENTAL TABLE OF FLIGHT CATEGORY OBJECTIVELY SHOWS CONSISTENCY
OF WFO FORECAST TO AVAILABLE MODEL INFORMATION:
H = HIGH: TAF CONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
M = MEDIUM: TAF HAS VARYING LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY WITH MODELS.
L = LOW: TAF INCONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
UTC 1HRLY 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05
EDT 1HRLY 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01
CRW CONSISTENCY H M M M M M M M M M M M
HTS CONSISTENCY H H H M M H H H H H H H
BKW CONSISTENCY H M M H M M M M M M M M
EKN CONSISTENCY M M M L M M M M M M M M
PKB CONSISTENCY H H M M M M M M M M M M
CKB CONSISTENCY H M M M M M M M M M M M
AFTER 18Z FRIDAY...
IFR POSSIBLE AGAIN SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WITH ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
&&
.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WVZ005>011-
013>020-026>030-037>039-046-047.
OH...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR OHZ075-076-
083>087.
KY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR KYZ101>103-
105.
VA...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...KTB/MZ
NEAR TERM...KTB
SHORT TERM...MZ
LONG TERM...MZ
AVIATION...KTBHazardous weather outlook, Apr 28, 4:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 425 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016 WVZ005>009-013>020-026>030-037>039-046-047-292030- WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT- CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-UPSHUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 425 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 119 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MORE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING CONCERNS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. KYZ101>103-105-OHZ075-076-083>087-WVZ010-011-292030- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON- MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-PLEASANTS-TYLER- 425 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND PORTIONS OF NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MORE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING CONCERNS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. WVZ036-292030- FAYETTE- 425 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 119 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MORE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING CONCERNS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. OHZ066-067-292030- PERRY-MORGAN- 425 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. VAZ004-WVZ024-025-033>035-292030- BUCHANAN-MINGO-LOGAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH- 425 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 119 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MORE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING CONCERNS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. VAZ003-292030- DICKENSON- 425 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MORE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING CONCERNS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. WVZ031-032-040-292030- HARRISON-TAYLOR-BARBOUR- 425 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 119 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA AND PORTIONS OF NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MORE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING CONCERNS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 28, 6:03 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
603 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0601 PM HAIL GRAFTON 39.34N 80.02W
04/28/2016 E2.50 INCH TAYLOR WV 911 CALL CENTER
HARRISON/TAYLOR 911 CALLED IN REPORTING GOLFBALLS UP TO
TENNIS BALLS IN GRAFTON PER SHERIFF
&&
EVENT NUMBER RLX1600898
MECLocal storm report, Apr 28, 6:04 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
604 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0558 PM HAIL GRAFTON 39.34N 80.02W
04/28/2016 E2.50 INCH TAYLOR WV 911 CALL CENTER
HARRISON/TAYLOR 911 CALLED IN REPORTING GOLFBALLS UP TO
TENNIS BALLS IN GRAFTON PER SHERIFF
&&
CORRECTED EVENT TIME
EVENT NUMBER RLX1600898
MECLocal storm report, Apr 28, 6:06 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
606 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0550 PM HAIL 2 SSE BARTLETT 39.39N 81.80W
04/28/2016 M1.00 INCH WASHINGTON OH TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER RLX1600899
MECLocal storm report, Apr 28, 6:19 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
619 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0610 PM HAIL 4 E GRAFTON 39.34N 79.94W
04/28/2016 E1.50 INCH TAYLOR WV TRAINED SPOTTER
MOST OF THE HAIL WAS DIZE SIZE BUT SOME UP TO PING PONG
BALL SIZE
&&
EVENT NUMBER RLX1600900
MZLocal storm report, Apr 28, 6:24 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
624 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0610 PM HAIL KNOTTSVILLE 39.33N 79.97W
04/28/2016 E1.75 INCH TAYLOR WV PUBLIC
GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT GOLF COURSE
&&
EVENT NUMBER RLX1600901
MZLocal storm report, Apr 28, 6:29 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
629 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0620 PM HAIL MINERALWELLS 39.18N 81.51W
04/28/2016 M0.75 INCH WOOD WV TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 0.75 INCH HAIL IN MINERAL
WELLS
&&
EVENT NUMBER RLX1600902
SLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 1:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge and 15 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 28, 2:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wirt | 43 min |
| Apr 28, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Roane, Wirt | 35 min |
| Apr 28, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha | 36 min |
| Apr 28, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Calhoun, Gilmer | 46 min |
| Apr 28, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wirt, Wood | 41 min |
| Apr 28, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Wirt, Wood | 34 min |
| Apr 28, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wirt | 59 min |
| Apr 28, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge, Pleasants, Tyler | 41 min |
| Apr 28, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Randolph | 30 min |
| Apr 28, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pleasants, Tyler | 44 min |
| Apr 28, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Taylor | 42 min |
| Apr 28, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Taylor | 26 min |
| Apr 28, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wood | 33 min |
| Apr 28, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Gilmer, Ritchie | 32 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.