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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 111, NWS Charleston, WV

May 31, 2019Athens County, Meigs County, Vinton County, Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 31, 2019, 11:14 AM EDT for Athens County, Meigs County, Vinton County, Ohio. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 31, 2019, 11:14 AM EDT (15:14 UTC)
Expired
May 31, 2019, 11:45 AM EDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Athens County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Vinton County, OH

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 31, 6:59 AM EDT, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 6:59 AM EDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 31, 10:10 AM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1010 AM EDT Fri May 31 2019

OHZ083-084-311545-
Jackson-Vinton-
1010 AM EDT Fri May 31 2019

...THUNDERSTORMS WITH SMALL HAIL MAY AFFECT JACKSON AND VINTON
COUNTIES...

Late this morning, thunderstorms were developing across Jackson and
Vinton Counties, generally moving east at 10 mph.

Pea and up to nickel size hail may occur with any of the storms that
occur this morning.

Locations impacted include...
Jackson, Wellston, Mcarthur, Oak Hill, Lake Hope State Park, Hamden,
Coalton, Zaleski, Wilkesville, Mabee, Creola, Eagle Mills, Radcliffe,
Petersburg, Allensville, Byer and Centerpoint.

Be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television
stations for additional information and possible warnings from the
National Weather Service.

LAT...LON 3917 8279 3917 8277 3937 8275 3937 8252
      3940 8251 3939 8229 3930 8230 3929 8226
      3920 8227 3920 8231 3903 8232 3903 8244
      3885 8245 3886 8276 3894 8275 3895 8280
      3897 8281
TIME...MOT...LOC 1409Z 260DEG 8KT 3929 8260

HART

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 31, 12:20 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXMason3 hr
May 31, 12:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXCabell, Putnam67 min
May 31, 12:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXJackson40 min
May 31, 1:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXKanawha, Putnam61 min
May 31, 1:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Kanawha, Putnam50 min
May 31, 1:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXNicholas29 min
May 31, 1:46 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXCabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam3 hr
May 31, 1:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMingo35 min
May 31, 2:19 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXJackson, Kanawha, Roane3 hr
May 31, 2:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBoone27 min
May 31, 3:01 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXRoane3 hr
May 31, 3:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPocahontas36 min
May 31, 3:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBraxton28 min
May 31, 6:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPleasants, Tyler32 min
May 31, 10:10 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXJackson, Vinton95 min
May 31, 10:43 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXJackson, Vinton4 hr
May 31, 11:21 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXLawrence54 min
May 31, 11:28 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXJackson92 min
May 31, 11:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMeigs30 min
May 31, 11:58 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXGallia, Jackson3 hr
May 31, 2:45 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXVinton3 hr
May 31, 5:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPerry27 min
May 31, 6:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPerry27 min
May 31, 6:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPerry30 min
May 31, 7:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXAthens28 min
May 31, 7:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMorgan24 min
May 31, 7:28 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXAthens, Morgan, Washington3 hr
May 31, 11:55 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXGreenup65 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.