Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 100, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 3, 2021, 5:04 PM EDT for Jackson County, Roane County, Wirt County, West Virginia. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 3, 2021, 5:04 PM EDT (21:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2021, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Jackson County, WV, Roane County, WV, Wirt County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 188 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -83 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1508 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
925
WUUS51 KRLX 032104
SVRRLX
WVC035-087-105-032145-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0100.210803T2104Z-210803T2145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
504 PM EDT Tue Aug 3 2021
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Wirt County in northwestern West Virginia...
Northwestern Roane County in central West Virginia...
East central Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia...
* Until 545 PM EDT.
* At 503 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Spencer,
moving north at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Elizabeth, Reedy, Lucille, Cherry, Peewee, Morristown and
Palestine.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Please report severe weather to the National Weather Service by
calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely.
You may also report severe weather by posting your report to the
Charleston West Virginia National Weather Service Facebook Page, or
by using the Twitter Hashtag, NWSRLX.
&&
LAT...LON 3909 8126 3907 8126 3906 8127 3906 8126
3878 8139 3881 8155 3909 8150 3912 8146
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 195DEG 19KT 3886 8145
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
RPY2 follow-up statements
462
WWUS51 KRLX 032128
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
528 PM EDT Tue Aug 3 2021
WVC035-087-032137-
/O.CAN.KRLX.SV.W.0100.000000T0000Z-210803T2145Z/
Roane WV-Jackson WV-
528 PM EDT Tue Aug 3 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN ROANE AND EAST
CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3909 8126 3907 8126 3906 8127 3906 8126
3891 8138 3895 8147 3909 8147 3912 8146
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 195DEG 19KT 3899 8141
$$
WVC105-032145-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0100.000000T0000Z-210803T2145Z/
Wirt WV-
528 PM EDT Tue Aug 3 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL WIRT COUNTY...
At 527 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Elizabeth,
moving north at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Elizabeth, Lucille, Cherry and Palestine.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3909 8126 3907 8126 3906 8127 3906 8126
3891 8138 3895 8147 3909 8147 3912 8146
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 195DEG 19KT 3899 8141
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
RPY475
WWUS51 KRLX 032143
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
543 PM EDT Tue Aug 3 2021
WVC105-032151-
/O.EXP.KRLX.SV.W.0100.000000T0000Z-210803T2145Z/
Wirt WV-
543 PM EDT Tue Aug 3 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL WIRT COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 545 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3909 8126 3907 8126 3906 8127 3906 8126
3891 8138 3895 8147 3909 8147 3912 8146
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 195DEG 19KT 3904 8139
$$
RPYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Roane | 27 min |
| Aug 3, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Ritchie | 34 min |
| Aug 3, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Ritchie | 32 min |
| Aug 3, 7:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Putnam | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.