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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 118, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 1, 2020, 7:55 PM EDT for 4 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 50 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
- Aug 1, 2020, 7:55 PM EDT (23:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 1, 2020, 8:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Doddridge County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Ritchie County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:57 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -84 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1110 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 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 Aug 1, 7:53 PM EDT, 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 7:53 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 404 PM EDT Sat Aug 1 2020 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-024>032- 039-040-517>526-022015- Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington- Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Wayne-Cabell-Mason- Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha-Roane-Wirt- Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-Mingo-Logan-Boone-Clay-Braxton-Gilmer- Lewis-Harrison-Taylor-Upshur-Barbour-Northwest Fayette- Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas- Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster-Northwest Pocahontas- Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph- 404 PM EDT Sat Aug 1 2020 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 409 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio and much of West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. A Slight Risk of severe weather exists this afternoon and evening, which means scattered severe storms are possible. Damaging winds, some large hail, and an isolated tornado will all be possible in the afternoon and evening. A few high water impacts may also occur with the heavier storms. As a result, there is a Marginal to Slight risk for excessive rainfall with the highest threat across southeast Ohio and northern West Virginia. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected on Sunday with the potential for heavy downpours and strong damaging winds. .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-WVZ033-034-515-516-022015- Dickenson-Buchanan-McDowell-Wyoming-Northwest Raleigh- Southeast Raleigh- 404 PM EDT Sat Aug 1 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia, and portions of southeast West Virginia and southern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. A Slight Risk of severe weather exists this afternoon and evening, which means scattered severe storms are possible. Damaging winds, some large hail, and an isolated tornado will all be possible in the afternoon and evening. A few high water impacts may also occur with the heavier storms. As a result, there is a Marginal to Slight risk for excessive rainfall with the highest threat across southeast Ohio and northern West Virginia. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected on Sunday with the potential for heavy downpours and strong damaging winds. .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, Aug 1, 7:04 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Aug 1, 7:27 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Charleston WV 727 PM EDT Sat Aug 1 2020 WVZ008-015-016-020000- Jackson-Roane-Kanawha- 727 PM EDT Sat Aug 1 2020 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL KANAWHA... SOUTHWESTERN ROANE AND SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTIES... At 726 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Sissonville, or 11 miles north of Charleston, moving northeast at 35 mph. Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Sissonville, Statts Mills, Kentuck, Harmony and Gandeeville. This includes Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 111 and 127. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for central and northwestern West Virginia. LAT...LON 3845 8154 3849 8171 3876 8162 3869 8136 TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 207DEG 32KT 3852 8161 HART
Local storm report, Aug 1, 7:35 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
735 PM EDT SAT AUG 01 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0702 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 ESE FORKS OF COAL 38.27N 81.78W
08/01/2020 KANAWHA WV 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ALONG BROUNLAND ROAD IN ALUM CREEK AREA
&&
EVENT NUMBER RLX2001108
SLSpecial weather statement, Aug 1, 7:51 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
751 PM EDT Sat Aug 1 2020
WVZ515-516-020015-
Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-
751 PM EDT Sat Aug 1 2020
...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL RALEIGH
COUNTY...
At 751 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were clustered over Beckley,
moving northeast at 30 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Beckley, Mabscott, Sophia, Crab Orchard, Dry Creek, Macarthur, Coal
City, Bradley, Shady Spring, Prosperity, Beaver, Daniels, Piney View,
Stanaford, Lester and Glen Daniel.
This includes the following highways...
West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 35 and 52.
Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 120 and 133.
Route 19 between mile markers 1 and 4.
LAT...LON 3763 8126 3780 8138 3789 8126 3788 8113
3788 8111 3786 8109 3786 8110 3785 8110
3785 8107 3776 8095
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 218DEG 26KT 3779 8117
HARTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 8:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Taylor | 45 min |
| Aug 1, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pleasants, Tyler | 29 min |
| Aug 1, 6:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson | 33 min |
| Aug 1, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wood | 30 min |
| Aug 1, 6:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Lincoln | 33 min |
| Aug 1, 6:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln | 42 min |
| Aug 1, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Calhoun | 26 min |
| Aug 1, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Gilmer, Ritchie, Roane | 43 min |
| Aug 1, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wyoming | 26 min |
| Aug 1, 7:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Roane | 33 min |
| Aug 1, 7:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Raleigh | 24 min |
| Aug 1, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Washington | 41 min |
| Aug 1, 3:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Washington | 37 min |
| Aug 1, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence | 47 min |
| Aug 1, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton | 37 min |
| Aug 1, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Gallia | 23 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.