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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Blacksburg, VA

May 23, 2019Greenbrier County, Summers County, West Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2019, 8:58 PM EDT for Greenbrier County, Summers County, West Virginia. It was in force for 32 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 23, 2019, 8:58 PM EDT (00:58 UTC)
Expired: May 23, 2019, 9:30 PM EDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 2.0 in

Counties Greenbrier County, WV, Summers County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 23, 9:25 PM EDT	HAIL 0.7	1 Ssw Meadow Bluff, WV

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 134 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 660 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1413 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 68 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 122 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

143 
WFUS51 KRNK 240058
TORRNK
WVC025-089-240130-
/O.NEW.KRNK.TO.W.0039.190524T0058Z-190524T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
858 PM EDT Thu May 23 2019

The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Greenbrier County in southeastern West Virginia...
  Northeastern Summers County in southeastern West Virginia...

* Until 930 PM EDT
    
* At 857 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Rainelle, moving southeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter. 

  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...
  Sandstone and Elton around 920 PM EDT. 
  Hix and Glenray around 930 PM EDT. 

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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3778 8048 3773 8066 3771 8067 3762 8089
      3770 8091 3767 8090 3768 8088 3769 8088
      3775 8092 3777 8089 3782 8094 3787 8081
      3787 8075 3794 8081 3798 8077 3803 8083
      3806 8080 3806 8084 3809 8079
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 336DEG 22KT 3793 8085 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

KK

2 follow-up statements

047 
WWUS51 KRNK 240116
SVSRNK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
916 PM EDT Thu May 23 2019

WVC025-089-240130-
/O.CON.KRNK.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-190524T0130Z/
Greenbrier WV-Summers WV-
916 PM EDT Thu May 23 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT FOR 
SOUTHWESTERN GREENBRIER AND NORTHEASTERN SUMMERS COUNTIES...
    
At 916 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Lawn, moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and two inch hail. 

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...
  Lawn and Elton around 925 PM EDT. 
  Glenray and Asbury around 930 PM EDT. 

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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of hail of any
size, as well as reports of any wind damage, including downed trees
or large limbs, to the National Weather Service by calling toll free
at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports and pictures can also be
shared on the National Weather Service Blacksburg Facebook page and
on Twitter.

&&

LAT...LON 3778 8048 3773 8066 3771 8067 3762 8089
      3770 8091 3767 8090 3768 8088 3769 8088
      3775 8092 3777 8089 3782 8094 3787 8081
      3787 8075 3794 8081 3798 8077 3803 8083
      3806 8080 3806 8084 3809 8079
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 321DEG 27KT 3789 8079 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

KK

727 
WWUS51 KRNK 240126
SVSRNK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
926 PM EDT Thu May 23 2019

WVC025-089-240136-
/O.EXP.KRNK.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-190524T0130Z/
Greenbrier WV-Summers WV-
926 PM EDT Thu May 23 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN GREENBRIER AND NORTHEASTERN 
SUMMERS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 930 PM EDT...
    
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.

When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of hail of any
size, as well as reports of any wind damage, including downed trees
or large limbs, to the National Weather Service by calling toll free
at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports and pictures can also be
shared on the National Weather Service Blacksburg Facebook page and
on Twitter.

LAT...LON 3778 8048 3773 8066 3771 8067 3762 8089
      3770 8091 3767 8090 3768 8088 3769 8088
      3775 8092 3777 8089 3782 8094 3787 8081
      3787 8075 3794 8081 3798 8077 3803 8083
      3806 8080 3806 8084 3809 8079
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 336DEG 22KT 3784 8076 

$$

KK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 23, 9:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers	46 min
May 23, 9:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Greenbrier	60 min
May 24, 12:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Monroe	31 min
May 24, 2:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Greenbrier	48 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.