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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Charleston, WV

July 10, 2017Athens County, Meigs County, Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this tornado warning at Jul 10, 2017, 6:10 PM EDT for Athens County, Meigs County, Ohio. It was in force for 35 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: Jul 10, 2017, 6:10 PM EDT (22:10 UTC)
Expired: Jul 10, 2017, 6:45 PM EDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.5 in

Counties Athens County, OH, Meigs County, OH

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:11 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 10, 6:15 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	6 Sse Stroud Run State, OH	NWS SURVEY TEAM NOTED SEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG SAND RIDGE ROAD... MILL SCHOOL ROAD... AND FOSSIL ROCK ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 160 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

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

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The text

As transmitted.

299 
WFUS51 KRLX 102210
TORRLX
OHC009-105-102245-
/O.NEW.KRLX.TO.W.0014.170710T2210Z-170710T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
610 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2017

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Meigs County in southeastern Ohio...
  Southeastern Athens County in southeastern Ohio...

* Until 645 PM EDT
    
* At 610 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Athens, moving southeast at 45 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 and Tuppers Plains around 625 PM EDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Chester 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 3927 8208 3934 8201 3920 8174 3906 8191
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 309DEG 40KT 3929 8201 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

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The 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, 6:03 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RLX	Athens, Washington	27 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.