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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this tornado warning at Jun 23, 2016, 2:04 AM EDT for Morgan County, Washington County, Ohio. It was in force for 41 min. 1 report 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 23, 2016, 2:04 AM EDT (06:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2016, 2:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Morgan County, OH, Washington County, OH
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2:10 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Mcconnelsville, OH | TREE DOWN ALONG STATE ROUTE 669 |
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 00:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -54 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1466 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
290
WFUS51 KRLX 230604
TORRLX
OHC115-167-230645-
/O.NEW.KRLX.TO.W.0006.160623T0604Z-160623T0645Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
204 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN OHIO...
CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN OHIO...
* UNTIL 245 AM EDT
* AT 204 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MCCONNELSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 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...
BEVERLY AROUND 220 AM EDT.
MARIETTA AROUND 240 AM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
LOWELL...BRISTOL...STOCKPORT...DEVOLA...LOWER
SALEM...MACKSBURG...MALTA AND HACKNEY.
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 3969 8164 3967 8164 3966 8159 3959 8159
3958 8148 3965 8147 3965 8145 3963 8145
3963 8142 3960 8139 3959 8130 3940 8136
3954 8192 3972 8185
TIME...MOT...LOC 0604Z 286DEG 33KT 3962 8180
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
172 follow-up statements
183
WWUS51 KRLX 230624
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
224 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016
OHC115-167-230645-
/O.CON.KRLX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160623T0645Z/
WASHINGTON OH-MORGAN OH-
224 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTIES...
AT 223 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BEVERLY...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MARIETTA AROUND 240 AM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
LOWELL...DEVOLA...LOWER SALEM AND MACKSBURG.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...800 401 9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
YOU MAY ALSO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.
&&
LAT...LON 3959 8159 3958 8148 3965 8147 3965 8145
3963 8145 3963 8142 3960 8139 3959 8130
3940 8136 3951 8178 3957 8170 3961 8159
TIME...MOT...LOC 0623Z 286DEG 33KT 3957 8157
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
17358
WWUS51 KRLX 230641
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
241 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016
OHC115-167-230651-
/O.EXP.KRLX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160623T0645Z/
WASHINGTON OH-MORGAN OH-
241 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN
MORGAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 245 AM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE...THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. ANOTHER WARNING
HAS BEEN ISSUED DOWNSTREAM.
LAT...LON 3959 8159 3958 8148 3965 8147 3965 8145
3963 8145 3963 8142 3960 8139 3959 8130
3940 8136 3951 8178 3957 8170 3961 8159
TIME...MOT...LOC 0640Z 286DEG 33KT 3957 8157
$$
17The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 1:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Morgan, Perry | 23 min |
| Jun 23, 2:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Morgan, Washington | 59 min |
| Jun 23, 2:24 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Morgan, Perry, Washington | 5 hr |
| Jun 23, 2:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Washington | 42 min |
| Jun 23, 2:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Washington | 37 min |
| Jun 23, 4:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Vinton | 50 min |
| Jun 23, 5:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lawrence | 64 min |
| Jun 23, 6:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs | 43 min |
| Jun 23, 8:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Vinton and 1 more | 118 min |
| Jun 23, 9:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Morgan, Perry | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 10:14 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 2:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lawrence | 26 min |
| Jun 23, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lawrence | 35 min |
| Jun 23, 4:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Meigs | 66 min |
| Jun 23, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Meigs | 26 min |
| Jun 23, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Gallia, Jackson, Meigs | 32 min |
| Jun 23, 6:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence | 30 min |
| Jun 23, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lawrence | 26 min |
| Jun 23, 7:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton | 3 hr |
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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.