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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Charleston, WV

May 2, 20194 counties in West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 2, 2019, 8:22 PM EDT for 4 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 38 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 2, 2019, 8:22 PM EDT (00:22 UTC)
Expired: May 2, 2019, 9:00 PM EDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Boone County, WV, Logan County, WV, Raleigh County, WV, Wyoming County, WV

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 2, 7:47 PM EDT, 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 2, 7:47 PM EDT, 35 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 1:17 PM EDT, 7 hours 5 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Charleston WV
117 PM EDT Thu May 2 2019

OHZ066-067-075-076-083>086-WVZ005>011-013>020-024>026-029-031730-
Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Wayne-
Cabell-Mason-Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha-
Roane-Wirt-Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-Mingo-Logan-Boone-Gilmer-
117 PM EDT Thu May 2 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Ohio,
and portions of central West Virginia, northern West Virginia,
southern West Virginia and western West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

The Storm Prediction Center has indicated that there is a Marginal
Risk for severe weather this afternoon and evening. Isolated strong
to severe thunderstorms will be possible with hail and strong wind
gusts being the main severe weather threats.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Friday afternoon
and evening. The main threat will be strong wind gusts..

.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-WVZ027-028-030>034-039-040-515>526-031730-
Dickenson-Buchanan-Clay-Braxton-Lewis-Harrison-Taylor-McDowell-
Wyoming-Upshur-Barbour-Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-
Northwest Fayette-Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas-
Southeast Nicholas-Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster-
Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph-
Southeast Randolph-
117 PM EDT Thu May 2 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia, and
portions of central West Virginia, northeast West Virginia,
northern West Virginia, southeast West Virginia and southern West
Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible this
afternoon and early evening with hail and strong wind gusts being
the main severe weather threats.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Friday
afternoon and evening. The main threat will be strong wind gusts.

.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-OHZ087-031730-
Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Lawrence OH-
117 PM EDT Thu May 2 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky and
portions of southeast Ohio.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

The Storm Prediction Center has indicated that there is a Slight
Risk for severe weather this afternoon and evening. Isolated strong
to severe thunderstorms will be possible with hail and strong wind
gusts being the main severe weather threats.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Friday
afternoon and evening. The main threat will be strong wind gusts.

.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

Special weather statement, May 2, 6:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 2, 7:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 2, 7:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 2, 7:33 PM EDT, 49 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 2, 7:35 PM EDT, 47 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 2, 8:14 PM EDT, 8 minutes before

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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 2, 8:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Boone, Logan	46 min
May 3, 1:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Cabell	28 min
May 3, 1:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Cabell, Wayne	24 min
May 3, 1:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wayne	31 min
May 3, 1:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Cabell, Putnam	31 min
May 3, 1:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Cabell, Lincoln, Wayne	30 min
May 3, 1:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Jackson, Kanawha, Putnam, Roane	49 min
May 3, 2:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Kanawha	42 min
May 3, 2:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Kanawha, Roane	46 min
May 3, 2:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Cabell, Putnam	87 min
May 3, 2:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Clay, Kanawha, Roane	35 min
May 3, 3:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Ritchie, Roane	43 min
May 3, 3:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Raleigh, Wyoming	23 min
May 3, 3:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Fayette, Nicholas	49 min
May 3, 3:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Fayette	37 min
May 3, 3:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Braxton, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Upshur	47 min
May 3, 4:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Randolph, Upshur, Webster	52 min
May 3, 4:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Barbour	31 min
May 3, 5:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Barbour, Randolph	29 min
May 3, 5:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wayne	49 min
May 3, 5:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Logan	41 min
May 3, 6:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Boone, Logan	57 min
May 3, 12:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Boyd	27 min
May 3, 4:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Lawrence	44 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.