Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2021, 3:21 PM EDT for Marion County, Monongalia County, Preston County, West Virginia. It was in force for 27 min. 2 reports 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 26, 2021, 3:21 PM EDT (19:21 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2021, 3:48 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Marion County, WV, Monongalia County, WV, Preston County, WV
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 3:22 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Little Falls, WV | A FEW TREES DOWN. |
| May 26, 3:27 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wsw Ringgold, WV | TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 12:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 94 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
- 71 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -98 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1654 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
741
WUUS51 KPBZ 261921
SVRPBZ
WVC049-061-077-262000-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.SV.W.0005.210526T1921Z-210526T2000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
321 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Monongalia County in northern West Virginia...
Northern Preston County in northeastern West Virginia...
East central Marion County in northern West Virginia...
* Until 400 PM EDT.
* At 320 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Winfield, or
near Fairmont, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts to 60 mph.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines, resulting in some
power outages.
* Locations impacted include...
Morgantown... Fairmont...
Winfield... Brookhaven...
Rivesville... Reedsville...
Masontown... Brandonville...
Bruceton Mills... Valley Point...
Everettville... Laurel Run...
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 68 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 7, and
between mile markers 11 and 31.
Interstate 79 in West Virginia between mile markers 137 and 151.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Please report severe weather by calling 412-262-1988, posting to
the NWS Pittsburgh Facebook page, or using Twitter @NWSPITTSBURGH.
&&
LAT...LON 3955 8014 3972 7970 3972 7948 3952 7948
3945 8011
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 250DEG 36KT 3952 8004
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$3 follow-up statements
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WWUS51 KPBZ 261929
SVSPBZ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
329 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021
WVC049-261938-
/O.CAN.KPBZ.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210526T2000Z/
Marion WV-
329 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MARION COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
northern and northeastern West Virginia.
LAT...LON 3958 8005 3972 7970 3972 7948 3952 7948
3947 7997
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 250DEG 36KT 3955 7993
$$
WVC061-077-262000-
/O.CON.KPBZ.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210526T2000Z/
Monongalia WV-Preston WV-
329 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONONGALIA AND NORTHERN PRESTON COUNTIES...
At 328 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Brookhaven, or
near Morgantown, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts to 60 mph.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines, resulting in some
power outages.
Locations impacted include...
Morgantown... Brookhaven...
Reedsville... Masontown...
Brandonville... Bruceton Mills...
Valley Point... Laurel Run...
Hazelton... Cranesville...
Clifton Mills... Browns Chapel...
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 68 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 6, and
between mile markers 12 and 31.
Interstate 79 in West Virginia between mile markers 145 and 150.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Please report severe weather by calling 412-262-1988, posting to
the NWS Pittsburgh Facebook page, or using Twitter @NWSPITTSBURGH.
&&
LAT...LON 3958 8005 3972 7970 3972 7948 3952 7948
3947 7997
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 250DEG 36KT 3955 7993
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$207
WWUS51 KPBZ 261940
SVSPBZ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
340 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021
WVC061-077-262000-
/O.CON.KPBZ.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210526T2000Z/
Monongalia WV-Preston WV-
340 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL MONONGALIA AND NORTHERN PRESTON COUNTIES...
At 340 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Brookhaven, or
9 miles east of Morgantown, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts to 60 mph.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines, resulting in some
power outages.
Locations impacted include...
Morgantown... Brookhaven...
Reedsville... Masontown...
Brandonville... Bruceton Mills...
Valley Point... Laurel Run...
Hazelton... Cranesville...
Clifton Mills... Cheat Lake...
This includes Interstate 68 in West Virginia between mile markers 5
and 6, and
between mile markers 11 and 31.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Please report severe weather by calling 412-262-1988, posting to
the NWS Pittsburgh Facebook page, or using Twitter @NWSPITTSBURGH.
&&
LAT...LON 3972 7970 3972 7948 3952 7948 3951 7987
3963 7993
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 250DEG 36KT 3959 7978
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$793
WWUS51 KPBZ 261948
SVSPBZ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
348 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021
WVC061-077-261958-
/O.CAN.KPBZ.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210526T2000Z/
Monongalia WV-Preston WV-
348 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MONONGALIA AND
NORTHERN PRESTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
northern and northeastern West Virginia.
LAT...LON 3972 7970 3972 7948 3952 7948 3951 7987
3963 7993
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 250DEG 36KT 3962 7968
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock | 22 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.