Alert archive / West Virginia / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 7, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this tornado warning at Jun 23, 2017, 6:20 PM EDT for Jackson County, Mason County, West Virginia; Gallia County, Meigs County, Ohio. It was in force for 25 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
- Jun 23, 2017, 6:20 PM EDT (22:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2017, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Gallia County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Jackson County, WV, Mason County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 654 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 531 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 184 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 2.6
The text
As transmitted.
389
WFUS51 KRLX 232220
TORRLX
OHC053-105-WVC035-053-232245-
/O.NEW.KRLX.TO.W.0007.170623T2220Z-170623T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
620 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Meigs County in southeastern Ohio...
Northeastern Gallia County in southeastern Ohio...
North central Mason County in western West Virginia...
Northwestern Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia...
* Until 645 PM EDT
* At 620 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Mason, or near Rutland, moving east at 40 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...
Pomeroy around 625 PM EDT.
Mason around 630 PM EDT.
Racine and New Haven around 635 PM EDT.
Ravenswood around 645 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Chester, Cheshire, Portland, Lakin, Hartford City, Syracuse,
Middleport and Kyger.
#
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 3893 8215 3898 8218 3913 8185 3905 8175
3894 8176
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 253DEG 33KT 3898 8210
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
Cooper1 follow-up statement
429
WWUS51 KRLX 232229
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
629 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017
OHC053-232239-
/O.CAN.KRLX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-170623T2245Z/
Gallia OH-
629 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GALLIA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
southeastern Ohio...and western and northwestern West Virginia.
LAT...LON 3893 8207 3902 8207 3913 8185 3905 8175
3894 8176
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 253DEG 33KT 3900 8200
$$
OHC105-WVC035-053-232245-
/O.CON.KRLX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-170623T2245Z/
Meigs OH-Mason WV-Jackson WV-
629 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MEIGS...NORTH CENTRAL MASON AND NORTHWESTERN JACKSON
COUNTIES...
At 629 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over New Haven, or over Pomeroy, moving east at 40 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...
Racine around 635 PM EDT.
Ravenswood around 645 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Hartford City, Syracuse, Chester, Middleport and Portland.
#
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 3893 8207 3902 8207 3913 8185 3905 8175
3894 8176
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 253DEG 33KT 3900 8200
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
cooperThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Tyler | 26 min |
| Jun 23, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wayne | 29 min |
| Jun 23, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Tyler | 32 min |
| Jun 23, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln | 22 min |
| Jun 23, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pleasants, Wood | 2 hr |
| Jun 23, 6:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Wirt, Wood | 33 min |
| Jun 23, 6:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Jackson, Wood | 16 min |
| Jun 23, 7:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge, Ritchie | 35 min |
| Jun 23, 7:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Pleasants, Tyler, Wirt, Wood | 10 hr |
| Jun 23, 7:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Ritchie | 28 min |
| Jun 23, 7:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson, Mason | 113 min |
| Jun 23, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Morgan | 30 min |
| Jun 23, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Athens, Washington | 30 min |
| Jun 23, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Morgan, Perry | 2 hr |
| Jun 23, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Washington | 31 min |
| Jun 23, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Athens, Vinton, Washington | 2 hr |
| Jun 23, 5:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Jackson, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, Washington | 13 hr |
| Jun 23, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Meigs | 30 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.