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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 104, NWS Charleston, WV

August 10, 20214 counties in West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2021, 4:54 PM EDT for 4 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 51 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
Aug 10, 2021, 4:54 PM EDT (20:54 UTC)
Expired
Aug 10, 2021, 5:45 PM EDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Doddridge County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Tyler County, WV

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:56 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 10, 5:30 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGFrew, WVTREE DOWN AT ROUTE 18 AND FREW CIRCLE

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

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 118 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2021-08-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 521 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2021-08-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 170 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
521 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-57 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
727 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
170 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
155 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.8

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The text

As transmitted.

196 
WUUS51 KRLX 102054
SVRRLX
WVC017-033-085-095-102145-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0104.210810T2054Z-210810T2145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
454 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Ritchie County in northwestern West Virginia...
  Northern Doddridge County in northern West Virginia...
  Central Tyler County in northern West Virginia...
  West central Harrison County in northern West Virginia...

* Until 545 PM EDT.

* At 453 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Middlebourne,
  moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half inch size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Middlebourne, Salem, Alma, Mountain, Lima, Center Point, Sedalia
  and Canton.

This includes Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 61 and
65.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3948 8071 3948 8067 3947 8067 3947 8064
      3944 8060 3945 8059 3944 8058 3944 8056
      3926 8056 3936 8097 3951 8094 3952 8076
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 274DEG 18KT 3943 8090 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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1 follow-up statement
686 
WWUS51 KRLX 102126
SVSRLX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
526 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021

WVC085-102135-
/O.CAN.KRLX.SV.W.0104.000000T0000Z-210810T2145Z/
Ritchie WV-
526 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN RITCHIE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3948 8071 3948 8067 3947 8067 3947 8064
      3944 8060 3945 8059 3944 8058 3944 8056
      3926 8056 3932 8081 3944 8082 3952 8076
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 274DEG 17KT 3942 8074 

$$

WVC017-033-095-102145-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0104.000000T0000Z-210810T2145Z/
Doddridge WV-Tyler WV-Harrison WV-
526 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN DODDRIDGE...SOUTHEASTERN TYLER AND WEST CENTRAL
HARRISON COUNTIES...

At 525 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of
West Union, or 10 miles southeast of Middlebourne, moving east at 20
mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Salem, Center Point, Sedalia, Canton and Lima. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3948 8071 3948 8067 3947 8067 3947 8064
      3944 8060 3945 8059 3944 8058 3944 8056
      3926 8056 3932 8081 3944 8082 3952 8076
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 274DEG 17KT 3942 8074 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 10, 4:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCabell38 min
Aug 10, 5:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXLincoln, Wayne42 min
Aug 10, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMingo41 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.