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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Charleston, WV

June 23, 2017Jackson County, Wood County, West Virginia; Meigs County, Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this tornado warning at Jun 23, 2017, 6:44 PM EDT for Jackson County, Wood County, West Virginia; Meigs County, Ohio. It was in force for 16 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, 6:44 PM EDT (22:44 UTC)
Expired
Jun 23, 2017, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
16 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

Counties Meigs County, OH, Jackson County, WV, Wood County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:48 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 23, 2:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 193 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2017-06-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 654 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2017-06-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 180 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

324 
WFUS51 KRLX 232244
TORRLX
OHC105-WVC035-107-232300-
/O.NEW.KRLX.TO.W.0009.170623T2244Z-170623T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
644 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Meigs County in southeastern Ohio...
  Northeastern Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia...
  Southwestern Wood County in northwestern West Virginia...

* Until 700 PM EDT
    
* At 644 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Ravenswood, or near Forked Run State Park, 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  east central Meigs...northeastern Jackson and southwestern Wood
  Counties, including the following locations: Portland.

# 

This includes Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 150
and 160.
 
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 3906 8155 3903 8158 3902 8156 3901 8155
      3897 8157 3898 8179 3906 8182 3908 8164
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 258DEG 35KT 3901 8177 

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

$$

Cooper
1 follow-up statement
753 
WWUS51 KRLX 232258
SVSRLX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
658 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017

OHC105-WVC035-107-232307-
/O.EXP.KRLX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170623T2300Z/
Meigs OH-Jackson WV-Wood WV-
658 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MEIGS...NORTHEASTERN JACKSON
AND SOUTHWESTERN WOOD COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
southeastern Ohio...and northwestern West Virginia.

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 3906 8155 3903 8158 3902 8156 3901 8155
      3897 8157 3898 8179 3906 8182 3908 8164
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 258DEG 35KT 3903 8162 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 23, 4:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXTyler26 min
Jun 23, 4:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWayne29 min
Jun 23, 4:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXTyler32 min
Jun 23, 4:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXLincoln22 min
Jun 23, 5:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPleasants, Wood2 hr
Jun 23, 6:20 PM EDTTornado WarningRLXJackson, Mason25 min
Jun 23, 6:27 PM EDTTornado WarningRLXWirt, Wood33 min
Jun 23, 7:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXDoddridge, Ritchie35 min
Jun 23, 7:31 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXJackson, Mason, Pleasants, Tyler, Wirt, Wood10 hr
Jun 23, 7:32 PM EDTTornado WarningRLXDoddridge, Harrison, Ritchie28 min
Jun 23, 7:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXJackson, Mason113 min
Jun 23, 3:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMorgan30 min
Jun 23, 3:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXAthens, Washington30 min
Jun 23, 3:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMorgan, Perry2 hr
Jun 23, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWashington31 min
Jun 23, 4:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXAthens, Vinton, Washington2 hr
Jun 23, 5:00 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXAthens, Jackson, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, Washington13 hr
Jun 23, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMeigs30 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.