Alert archive / West Virginia / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 12, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this tornado warning at Jul 4, 2016, 7:11 PM EDT for Doddridge County, Harrison County, Lewis County, West Virginia. It was in force for 34 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
- Jul 4, 2016, 7:11 PM EDT (23:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 2016, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Doddridge County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Lewis County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 7:13 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W New Milton, WV | SEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 18 AND NEAR MEATHOUSE FORK ROAD INTERSECTION |
| Jul 4, 7:14 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 62 | 3 Wsw Avon, WV | NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FINDS SEVERAL LARGE TREE BRANCHES BROKEN AND A FEW TRUNKS SNAPPED ALONG ROUTE 18. |
| Jul 4, 7:29 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Avon, WV | SEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 18 AND NEAR MEATHOUSE FORK ROAD INTERSECTION |
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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 146 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
- 1119 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
919
WFUS51 KRLX 042311
TORRLX
WVC017-033-041-042345-
/O.NEW.KRLX.TO.W.0012.160704T2311Z-160704T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
711 PM EDT MON JUL 4 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN DODDRIDGE COUNTY IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTH CENTRAL LEWIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHWESTERN HARRISON COUNTY IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 745 PM EDT
* AT 710 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTH OF WEST UNION...OR 15 MILES EAST
OF HARRISVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
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...
SALEM AROUND 730 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
GROVE... AVON...NEW MILTON AND LEOPOLD.
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.
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 3912 8079 3920 8081 3929 8052 3914 8046
TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 263DEG 28KT 3917 8076
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
KISTNER1 follow-up statement
830
WWUS51 KRLX 042323
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
723 PM EDT MON JUL 4 2016
WVC017-033-041-042345-
/O.CON.KRLX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160704T2345Z/
DODDRIDGE WV-LEWIS WV-HARRISON WV-
723 PM EDT MON JUL 4 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN DODDRIDGE...NORTH CENTRAL LEWIS AND SOUTHWESTERN
HARRISON COUNTIES...
AT 723 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SALEM...OR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF
WESTON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
SALEM AROUND 730 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE AVON
AND NEW MILTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...800 401 9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
YOU MAY ALSO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.
&&
LAT...LON 3913 8068 3924 8070 3929 8052 3914 8046
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 263DEG 28KT 3918 8063
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
KISTNERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 9:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Fayette, Raleigh | 51 min |
| Jul 4, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wayne | 37 min |
| Jul 4, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Wayne | 45 min |
| Jul 4, 4:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Lincoln, Putnam, Wayne | 29 min |
| Jul 4, 4:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln | 35 min |
| Jul 4, 5:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Kanawha, Nicholas, Roane | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 5:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Kanawha | 18 min |
| Jul 4, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas | 36 min |
| Jul 4, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wood | 45 min |
| Jul 4, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wirt, Wood | 25 min |
| Jul 4, 6:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Ritchie, Tyler | 32 min |
| Jul 4, 6:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Gilmer, Lewis, Ritchie | 25 min |
| Jul 4, 6:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 7:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell, Mingo | 58 min |
| Jul 4, 7:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Harrison, Lewis, Taylor, Upshur | 41 min |
| Jul 4, 7:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | McDowell, Wyoming | 47 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.