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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Charleston, WV

June 10, 2020Gallia County, Meigs County, Ohio; Mason County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this tornado warning at Jun 10, 2020, 8:43 PM EDT for Gallia County, Meigs County, Ohio; Mason 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: Jun 10, 2020, 8:43 PM EDT (00:43 UTC)
Expired: Jun 10, 2020, 9:15 PM EDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Gallia County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Mason County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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
Jun 10, 9:05 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Gallipolis, OH	SMALL TREES DOWNED ON VINE STREET. ALSO, SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER COVERING VINE ST. BRIDGE BETWEEN CHLLICOTHE RD AND SR141.

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 10, 6:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 149 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: 28 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -81 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1708 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 99 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 125 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

618 
WFUS51 KRLX 110043
TORRLX
OHC053-105-WVC053-110115-
/O.NEW.KRLX.TO.W.0008.200611T0043Z-200611T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
843 PM EDT Wed Jun 10 2020

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Western Meigs County in southeastern Ohio...
  Northeastern Gallia County in southeastern Ohio...
  Northwestern Mason County in western West Virginia...

* Until 915 PM EDT.

* At 843 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both
  tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located near
  Rio Grande, moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Point Pleasant, Gallipolis, Pomeroy, Rio Grande, Rutland, New
  Haven, Mason, Middleport, Hartford City, Henderson, Vinton,
  Cheshire, Adamsville, Lakin, Letart, Kyger and Harrisonville.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3872 8232 3895 8244 3914 8209 3890 8191
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 243DEG 38KT 3891 8231 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

HART

2 follow-up statements

164 
WWUS51 KRLX 110056
SVSRLX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
856 PM EDT Wed Jun 10 2020

OHC053-105-WVC053-110115-
/O.CON.KRLX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-200611T0115Z/
Meigs OH-Gallia OH-Mason WV-
856 PM EDT Wed Jun 10 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR WESTERN
MEIGS...NORTHEASTERN GALLIA AND NORTHWESTERN MASON COUNTIES...

At 855 PM EDT, a severe line of storms capable of producing both 
tornadoes and straight line wind damage was located near Rutland, 
moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size 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.

Locations impacted include...
Point Pleasant, Gallipolis, Pomeroy, Rutland, New Haven, Mason,
Middleport, Hartford City, Henderson, Cheshire, Lakin, Letart, Kyger
and Harrisonville.

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 3875 8226 3893 8231 3904 8227 3914 8209
      3890 8191
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 243DEG 38KT 3897 8216 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

HART

481 
WWUS51 KRLX 110112
SVSRLX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
912 PM EDT Wed Jun 10 2020

OHC053-105-WVC053-110121-
/O.EXP.KRLX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-200611T0115Z/
Meigs OH-Gallia OH-Mason WV-
912 PM EDT Wed Jun 10 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN MEIGS...NORTHEASTERN GALLIA AND
NORTHWESTERN MASON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 915 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 portions of the 
area.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM EDT for
southeastern Ohio...and western West Virginia.

LAT...LON 3875 8226 3893 8231 3904 8227 3914 8209
      3890 8191
TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 243DEG 38KT 3904 8197 

$$

HART

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 10, 8:08 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RLX	Athens, Meigs	14 min
Jun 10, 8:16 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RLX	Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence	29 min
Jun 10, 8:35 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RLX	Lawrence	9 min
Jun 10, 9:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Meigs	22 min
Jun 10, 8:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Wayne	40 min
Jun 10, 8:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Wayne	28 min
Jun 10, 9:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Lincoln, Wayne	46 min
Jun 10, 9:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Jackson, Mason	26 min
Jun 10, 9:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Ritchie, Wirt, Wood	31 min
Jun 10, 9:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam	35 min
Jun 10, 9:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wood	50 min
Jun 10, 10:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Calhoun, Roane	37 min
Jun 10, 11:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Fayette, Raleigh	26 min
Jun 11, 12:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Upshur	29 min
Jun 11, 1:18 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Randolph	27 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.