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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this tornado warning at Jul 10, 2017, 6:03 PM EDT for Athens County, Washington County, Ohio. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 10, 2017, 6:03 PM EDT (22:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 2017, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
Counties Athens County, OH, Washington County, OH
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 235 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -85 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 985 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 294 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 291 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted.
743
WFUS51 KRLX 102203
TORRLX
OHC009-167-102230-
/O.NEW.KRLX.TO.W.0013.170710T2203Z-170710T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
603 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2017
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Washington County in southeastern Ohio...
Southeastern Athens County in southeastern Ohio...
* Until 630 PM EDT
* At 603 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles northeast of Athens, moving southeast at 30
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball 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...
Coolville around 625 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Amesville and Stroud Run State Park.
#
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 3937 8205 3945 8198 3935 8165 3918 8179
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 300DEG 28KT 3938 8196
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
261 follow-up statement
751
WWUS51 KRLX 102218
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
618 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2017
OHC009-167-102230-
/O.CON.KRLX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170710T2230Z/
Washington OH-Athens OH-
618 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN ATHENS COUNTIES...
At 618 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles north of Coolville, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Coolville around 625 PM EDT.
#
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Please report Severe Weather to the National Weather Service by
calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely.
You may also report severe weather by posting your report to the
Charleston West Virginia National Weather Service Facebook Page, or
by using the Twitter Hashtag, NWSRLX.
&&
LAT...LON 3929 8192 3940 8184 3935 8165 3918 8179
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 300DEG 28KT 3932 8183
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
26The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 3:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Perry | 54 min |
| Jul 10, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Perry | 60 min |
| Jul 10, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Morgan | 68 min |
| Jul 10, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Morgan, Perry, Washington | 58 min |
| Jul 10, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Meigs, Vinton | 56 min |
| Jul 10, 5:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Morgan, Perry | 3 hr |
| Jul 10, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Washington | 62 min |
| Jul 10, 6:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Athens, Meigs | 35 min |
| Jul 10, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Washington | 28 min |
| Jul 10, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Washington | 32 min |
| Jul 10, 6:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Athens, Meigs, Washington | 31 min |
| Jul 10, 7:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Perry | 25 min |
| Jul 10, 7:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Meigs | 61 min |
| Jul 10, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Meigs | 47 min |
| Jul 10, 7:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Meigs | 36 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.