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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Charleston, WV

May 24, 2017Lawrence County, Ohio; Greenup County, Kentucky

NWS Charleston, WV issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2017, 8:06 PM EDT for Lawrence County, Ohio; Greenup County, Kentucky. It was in force for 24 min. 5 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: May 24, 2017, 8:06 PM EDT (00:06 UTC)
Expired: May 24, 2017, 8:30 PM EDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties Greenup County, KY, Lawrence County, OH

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:05 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
May 24, 8:08 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Nnw Ironton, OH	TREE ON HOUSE.
May 24, 8:08 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Nne Ironton, OH	TREE ON HOUSE.
May 24, 8:08 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Ironton, OH	LARGE TREE DOWN AT THE LAWRENCE COUNTY, OHIO COURT HOUSE.
May 24, 8:10 PM EDT	TORNADO	2 Nne Ironton, OH	FIRE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE POSTED A VIDEO WHICH THE LAWRENCE COUNTY EM SHARED WITH US SHOWING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE ALONG A PATH ALONG COUNTY ROAD 21. POSSIBLE TORNADO WHICH A STORM SURVEY TEAM WILL INVESTIGATE TOMORROW.
May 24, 8:11 PM EDT	TORNADO	Ironton, OH	NWS SURVEY CONFIRMS HIGH-END EF1 TORNADO...MAX WIDTH 100 YDS...STARTING IN IRONTON HEADING NE-WARD

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 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 138 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: 195 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 911 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 180 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 231 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 2.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

538 
WFUS51 KRLX 250006
TORRLX
KYC089-OHC087-250030-
/O.NEW.KRLX.TO.W.0006.170525T0006Z-170525T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
806 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Eastern Greenup County in northeastern Kentucky...
  Central Lawrence County in southeastern Ohio...

* Until 830 PM EDT
    
* At 805 PM EDT, a thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was 
  located over Ironton, moving northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado. 

  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...
  Lake Vesuvius around 820 PM EDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Raceland, Russell, Flatwoods, Worthington, Pedro, Bellefonte and
Hanging Rock.

# 

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 3849 8270 3854 8275 3874 8260 3865 8245
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 219DEG 26KT 3854 8269 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

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2 follow-up statements

828 
WWUS51 KRLX 250015
SVSRLX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
815 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017

KYC089-250024-
/O.CAN.KRLX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170525T0030Z/
Greenup KY-
815 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN GREENUP COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3856 8265 3859 8269 3865 8266 3874 8260
      3865 8245 3860 8253
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 216DEG 25KT 3860 8265 

$$

OHC087-250030-
/O.CON.KRLX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170525T0030Z/
Lawrence OH-
815 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
LAWRENCE COUNTY...
    
At 814 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Lake Vesuvius, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado. 

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
central Lawrence County, including the following locations: Pedro.

# 

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 3856 8265 3859 8269 3865 8266 3874 8260
      3865 8245 3860 8253
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 216DEG 25KT 3860 8265 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

16

113 
WWUS51 KRLX 250029
SVSRLX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
829 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017

OHC087-250039-
/O.EXP.KRLX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170525T0030Z/
Lawrence OH-
829 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 830
PM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Charleston West Virginia.

LAT...LON 3856 8265 3859 8269 3865 8266 3874 8260
      3865 8245 3860 8253
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 219DEG 26KT 3868 8257 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 24, 8:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Gallia, Lawrence	27 min
May 24, 9:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Gallia	30 min
May 25, 6:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Vinton	30 min

Nearby

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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.