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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 174, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 21, 2019, 10:17 PM EDT for Calhoun County, Gilmer County, West Virginia. It was in force for 28 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
- Jul 21, 2019, 10:17 PM EDT (02:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2019, 10:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Calhoun County, WV, Gilmer County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 186 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
- 805 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1290 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
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 Jul 21, 7:44 PM EDT, 2 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 7:44 PM EDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 500 AM EDT Sun Jul 21 2019 WVZ519-520-522>524-526-220900- Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas-Southeast Webster- Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph- 500 AM EDT Sun Jul 21 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast West Virginia and southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. There is a slight risk of excessive rainfall on Monday and Monday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports. KYZ101>103-105-OHZ085>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-027>032-039-040-521-525- 220900- Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Wayne- Cabell-Mason-Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha- Roane-Wirt-Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-Clay-Braxton-Gilmer-Lewis- Harrison-Taylor-Upshur-Barbour-Northwest Webster-Northwest Randolph- 500 AM EDT Sun Jul 21 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, portions of southeast Ohio, and portions of central West Virginia, northeast West Virginia, northern West Virginia, southern West Virginia and western West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms today and early tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. There is a slight risk of excessive rainfall on Monday and Monday night. There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms Monday and Monday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports. OHZ066-067-075-076-083-084-220900- Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-Jackson OH-Vinton- 500 AM EDT Sun Jul 21 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Ohio. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms today and early tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms Monday and Monday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports. VAZ003-004-WVZ024>026-033-034-515>518-220900- Dickenson-Buchanan-Mingo-Logan-Boone-McDowell-Wyoming- Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette- Southeast Fayette- 500 AM EDT Sun Jul 21 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia, and portions of southeast West Virginia and southern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. There is a slight risk of excessive rainfall on Monday and Monday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 21, 4:59 PM EDT, 5 hours 18 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
927 PM EDT Sun Jul 21 2019
WVZ015-027-028-519-220200-
Clay-Kanawha-Northwest Nicholas-Braxton-
927 PM EDT Sun Jul 21 2019
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN NICHOLAS...EAST
CENTRAL KANAWHA...SOUTHWESTERN BRAXTON AND CLAY COUNTIES...
At 927 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Glen, or 12
miles southwest of Clay, moving northeast at 35 mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Clay, Gassaway, Birch River, Glen, Big Otter, Wallback, Harrison,
Widen, Nebo, Frametown, Strange Creek, Wilsie, Bickmore, Procious,
Servia, Indore, Bentree, Little Birch, Ivydale and Pond Gap.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 79 near mile marker 34, and between mile markers 36 and
58.
Route 19 between mile markers 58 and 68.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to travel across
flooded roads. Find alternate routes. It takes only a few inches of
swiftly flowing water to carry vehicles away.
LAT...LON 3854 8066 3825 8121 3826 8123 3822 8128
3838 8143 3853 8121 3853 8119 3856 8114
3862 8108 3876 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 227DEG 30KT 3837 8127
21Special weather statement, Jul 21, 9:55 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Charleston WV 955 PM EDT Sun Jul 21 2019 WVZ015-016-018-027>029-220230- Calhoun-Clay-Roane-Kanawha-Gilmer-Braxton- 955 PM EDT Sun Jul 21 2019 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CALHOUN...NORTHEASTERN KANAWHA...SOUTHWESTERN GILMER...SOUTHWESTERN BRAXTON...EASTERN ROANE AND NORTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTIES... At 954 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Wallback, or 9 miles northwest of Clay, moving northeast at 40 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Grantsville, Clay, Clendenin, Arnoldsburg, Big Otter, Wallback, Amma, Nebo, Shock, Millstone, Procious, Rosedale, Mount Zion, Left Hand, Ivydale, Stumptown, Frametown, Wilsie, Tariff and Servia. This includes Interstate 79 between mile markers 20 and 51. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to travel across flooded roads. Find alternate routes. It takes only a few inches of swiftly flowing water to carry vehicles away. LAT...LON 3838 8118 3847 8138 3897 8120 3875 8069 TIME...MOT...LOC 0154Z 216DEG 33KT 3859 8117 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 8:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln | 27 min |
| Jul 21, 8:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln | 40 min |
| Jul 21, 9:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay | 33 min |
| Jul 21, 9:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Calhoun, Clay | 35 min |
| Jul 22, 3:30 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 28 more | 23 hr |
| Jul 22, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Jackson and 5 more | 49 min |
| Jul 22, 5:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Ritchie | 4 hr |
| Jul 22, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Calhoun, Gilmer, Wirt | 40 min |
| Jul 22, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton, Clay | 45 min |
| Jul 22, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell | 27 min |
| Jul 22, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Wayne | 55 min |
| Jul 22, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mingo, Wyoming | 32 min |
| Jul 22, 6:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Jul 22, 6:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Wayne | 3 hr |
| Jul 22, 6:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton, Clay, Lewis | 24 min |
| Jul 22, 7:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Lincoln | 25 min |
| Jul 22, 7:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Jul 22, 7:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone | 24 min |
| Jul 22, 7:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Upshur, Webster | 45 min |
| Jul 22, 7:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Logan, Raleigh | 3 hr |
| Jul 22, 2:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Perry | 54 min |
| Jul 22, 2:20 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Perry | 3 hr |
| Jul 22, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Carter, Lawrence | 65 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.