Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 102, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 9, 2021, 4:57 PM EDT for Boone County, Kanawha County, Lincoln County, West Virginia. It was in force for 33 min. 3 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
- Aug 9, 2021, 4:57 PM EDT (20:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2021, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Boone County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lincoln County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 5:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Nnw Danville, WV | SMALL TREE LIMBS DOWN AND THE TOP OF ONE TREE DOWN. |
| Aug 9, 5:27 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 W South Charleston, WV | TREE DOWN AT 5019 OHIO ST SO. CHARLESTON |
| Aug 9, 5:27 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Dunbar, WV | TREE DOWN AT WASHINGTON ST W & DUMBAR AVE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 221 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
- 210 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1127 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
683 WUUS51 KRLX 092057 SVRRLX WVC005-039-043-092145- /O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0102.210809T2057Z-210809T2145Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Charleston WV 457 PM EDT Mon Aug 9 2021 The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central Kanawha County in central West Virginia... East central Lincoln County in central West Virginia... Northwestern Boone County in central West Virginia... * Until 545 PM EDT. * At 457 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Julian, or 7 miles northwest of Madison, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Charleston, Jefferson, South Charleston, St. Albans, Dunbar, Chesapeake, Marmet, Belle, Alum Creek, Institute, Julian, Tornado, Danville, Sod, Woodville, Ashford and Alkol. This includes the following highways... Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 49 and 54. West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 89 and 91. Route 119 between mile markers 53 and 78. 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 3805 8191 3813 8199 3842 8178 3824 8153 TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 223DEG 20KT 3814 8189 HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ 08
2 follow-up statements
993 WWUS51 KRLX 092117 SVSRLX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Charleston WV 517 PM EDT Mon Aug 9 2021 WVC005-039-043-092145- /O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0102.000000T0000Z-210809T2145Z/ Kanawha WV-Lincoln WV-Boone WV- 517 PM EDT Mon Aug 9 2021 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR WEST CENTRAL KANAWHA...EAST CENTRAL LINCOLN AND NORTH CENTRAL BOONE COUNTIES... At 516 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Alum Creek, or 11 miles north of Madison, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Charleston, Jefferson, South Charleston, St. Albans, Dunbar, Marmet, Belle, Institute and Alum Creek. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3816 8181 3821 8188 3842 8178 3824 8153 TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 223DEG 20KT 3822 8179 HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ 08
516
WWUS51 KRLX 092130
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
530 PM EDT Mon Aug 9 2021
WVC005-039-043-092140-
/O.CAN.KRLX.SV.W.0102.000000T0000Z-210809T2145Z/
Kanawha WV-Lincoln WV-Boone WV-
530 PM EDT Mon Aug 9 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL KANAWHA...EAST
CENTRAL LINCOLN AND NORTH CENTRAL BOONE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3816 8181 3821 8188 3842 8178 3824 8153
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 223DEG 20KT 3827 8173
$$
08The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone | 35 min |
| Aug 9, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha | 36 min |
| Aug 9, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Roane | 48 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.