Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 3, 2021, 6:09 PM EDT for Pleasants County, Ritchie County, West Virginia. It was in force for 32 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, 6:09 PM EDT (22:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2021, 6:41 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Pleasants County, WV, Ritchie County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 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.
- 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.
239
WUUS51 KRLX 032209
SVRRLX
WVC073-085-032300-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0101.210803T2209Z-210803T2300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
609 PM EDT Tue Aug 3 2021
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Pleasants County in northwestern West Virginia...
Northwestern Ritchie County in northwestern West Virginia...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 609 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest
of North Bend State Park, or 10 miles west of Harrisville, moving
northeast at 25 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...
North Bend State Park, Ellenboro, Cairo, Hebron, Pike, Nutter Farm,
Maxwell, Petroleum and Highland.
This includes Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 26 and
38.
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 3936 8101 3934 8099 3935 8098 3934 8096
3911 8122 3914 8130 3943 8117
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 211DEG 20KT 3916 8124
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
RPY2 follow-up statements
279
WWUS51 KRLX 032228
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
628 PM EDT Tue Aug 3 2021
WVC073-085-032300-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-210803T2300Z/
Pleasants WV-Ritchie WV-
628 PM EDT Tue Aug 3 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN PLEASANTS AND NORTHWESTERN RITCHIE COUNTIES...
At 628 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near North Bend
State Park, or 7 miles northwest of Harrisville, moving northeast at
25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Ellenboro, Cairo, Hebron, Pike, Nutter Farm, Maxwell and Highland.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3936 8101 3934 8099 3935 8098 3934 8096
3917 8119 3920 8126 3943 8117
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 211DEG 20KT 3925 8117
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
RPY733
WWUS51 KRLX 032241
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
641 PM EDT Tue Aug 3 2021
WVC073-085-032250-
/O.CAN.KRLX.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-210803T2300Z/
Pleasants WV-Ritchie WV-
641 PM EDT Tue Aug 3 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PLEASANTS AND
NORTHWESTERN RITCHIE 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.
LAT...LON 3936 8101 3934 8099 3935 8098 3934 8096
3917 8119 3920 8126 3943 8117
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 211DEG 20KT 3931 8112
$$
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, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Roane, Wirt | 41 min |
| Aug 3, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Ritchie | 34 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.