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Tornado Warning 20, NWS Charleston, WV

July 22, 2017Jackson County, Meigs County, Vinton County, Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this tornado warning at Jul 22, 2017, 6:44 PM EDT for Jackson County, Meigs County, Vinton County, Ohio. It was in force for 46 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 22, 2017, 6:44 PM EDT (22:44 UTC)
Expired: Jul 22, 2017, 7:30 PM EDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Jackson County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Vinton County, OH

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 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
Jul 22, 6:48 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 Nnw Mcarthur, OH	NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG LOCUST GROVE RD. BETWEEN EGGLESTON RD. AND KING RD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 22, 3:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 120 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: 809 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -36 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 691 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 45 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 0.8

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The text

As transmitted.

286 
WFUS51 KRLX 222244
TORRLX
OHC079-105-163-222330-
/O.NEW.KRLX.TO.W.0020.170722T2244Z-170722T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
644 PM EDT SAT JUL 22 2017

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Meigs County in southeastern Ohio...
  Northeastern Jackson County in southeastern Ohio...
  Eastern Vinton County in southeastern Ohio...

* Until 730 PM EDT
    
* At 643 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Mcarthur, moving southeast 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  northwestern Meigs...northeastern Jackson and eastern Vinton
  Counties, including the following locations: Dyesville, Creola,
  Wilkesville, Radcliffe, Zaleski, Carpenter and Hamden.

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 3928 8257 3934 8245 3911 8215 3903 8246
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 321DEG 27KT 3926 8248 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$
Manning

2 follow-up statements

047 
WWUS51 KRLX 222253
SVSRLX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
653 PM EDT SAT JUL 22 2017

OHC079-105-163-222330-
/O.CON.KRLX.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-170722T2330Z/
Meigs OH-Jackson OH-Vinton OH-
653 PM EDT SAT JUL 22 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MEIGS...EAST CENTRAL JACKSON AND SOUTHEASTERN VINTON
COUNTIES...
    
At 653 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Mcarthur, moving southeast at 25 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. 

Locations impacted include...
Mcarthur, Wilkesville, Dyesville and Radcliffe. 

# 

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 3925 8252 3929 8243 3911 8215 3903 8246
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 318DEG 23KT 3923 8243 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$
Manning

099 
WWUS51 KRLX 222303
SVSRLX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
703 PM EDT SAT JUL 22 2017

OHC079-105-163-222330-
/O.CON.KRLX.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-170722T2330Z/
Meigs OH-Jackson OH-Vinton OH-
703 PM EDT SAT JUL 22 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MEIGS...EAST CENTRAL JACKSON AND SOUTHEASTERN VINTON
COUNTIES...
    
At 703 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Mcarthur, moving southeast 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. 

Locations impacted include...
Wilkesville, Dyesville and Radcliffe. 

# 

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 3921 8251 3926 8239 3911 8215 3903 8246
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 318DEG 24KT 3919 8238 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$
Manning

The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 21, 11:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Gallia, Lawrence	35 min
Jul 22, 12:03 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Jackson, Vinton	27 min
Jul 22, 7:36 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Perry	24 min
Jul 22, 8:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Jackson, Vinton	30 min
Jul 22, 8:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Morgan	24 min
Jul 22, 8:27 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Athens	33 min
Jul 22, 8:48 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Morgan, Washington	27 min
Jul 22, 8:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Athens, Meigs	32 min
Jul 22, 9:15 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Washington	30 min
Jul 22, 11:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Perry	43 min
Jul 22, 11:59 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	RLX	Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan and 3 more	28 hr
Jul 22, 12:05 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Perry	7 hr
Jul 22, 2:52 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	RLX	Lawrence	5 hr
Jul 22, 3:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Athens	32 min
Jul 22, 4:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Washington	45 min
Jul 22, 4:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Athens, Morgan, Perry	51 min
Jul 22, 5:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Morgan, Washington	42 min
Jul 22, 5:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Morgan, Washington	45 min
Jul 22, 5:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Washington	44 min
Jul 22, 5:56 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Washington	4 hr
Jul 22, 6:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Vinton	28 min
Jul 22, 6:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Jackson, Meigs, Vinton	44 min
Jul 22, 7:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Jackson	49 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.