Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 28, 2016, 2:55 PM EDT for Jackson County, Roane County, Wirt County, West Virginia. It was in force for 35 min. 2 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, 2:55 PM EDT (18:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2016, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Jackson County, WV, Roane County, WV, Wirt County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:58 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, 3:01 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Ene Duncan, WV | REPORT OF HAIL UP TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER AROUND LEROY. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Apr 28, 3:20 PM EDT | HAIL 0.25 | Creston, WV |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 194 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.
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WUUS51 KRLX 281855
SVRRLX
WVC035-087-105-281930-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0009.160428T1855Z-160428T1930Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
255 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHERN WIRT COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTHWESTERN ROANE COUNTY IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 330 PM EDT
* AT 254 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SANDYVILLE...
OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF RIPLEY...MOVING EAST AT 20 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...
SPENCER...SANDYVILLE...REEDY...CHERRY...PEEWEE...CRESTON...PALESTINE...
LUCILLE AND LEROY.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 77 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 153
AND 156.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
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 3905 8125 3895 8125 3894 8127 3893 8127
3892 8128 3892 8127 3890 8125 3889 8126
3889 8125 3879 8125 3884 8166 3902 8166
3906 8126
TIME...MOT...LOC 1854Z 270DEG 18KT 3893 8157
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
122 follow-up statements
366
WWUS51 KRLX 281913
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
313 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016
WVC035-281922-
/O.CAN.KRLX.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160428T1930Z/
JACKSON WV-
313 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3884 8148 3902 8150 3905 8125 3895 8125
3894 8127 3893 8127 3892 8128 3892 8127
3890 8125 3889 8126 3889 8125 3882 8125
TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 268DEG 25KT 3893 8141
$$
WVC087-105-281930-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160428T1930Z/
WIRT WV-ROANE WV-
313 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN WIRT AND NORTHWESTERN ROANE COUNTIES...
AT 312 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH OF
ELIZABETH...MOVING EAST AT 30 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...
REEDY...CHERRY...PEEWEE...PALESTINE...CRESTON AND LUCILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
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 3884 8148 3902 8150 3905 8125 3895 8125
3894 8127 3893 8127 3892 8128 3892 8127
3890 8125 3889 8126 3889 8125 3882 8125
TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 268DEG 25KT 3893 8141
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
12227
WWUS51 KRLX 281927
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
327 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016
WVC087-105-281936-
/O.EXP.KRLX.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160428T1930Z/
WIRT WV-ROANE WV-
327 PM EDT THU APR 28 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN WIRT AND NORTHWESTERN
ROANE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 330 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND HAVE EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3884 8148 3902 8150 3905 8125 3895 8125
3894 8127 3893 8127 3892 8128 3892 8127
3890 8125 3889 8126 3889 8125 3882 8125
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 270DEG 18KT 3893 8141
$$
12The 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, 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, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Gilmer, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood | 46 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.