Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 107, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 13, 2021, 2:35 PM EDT for 4 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 40 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 13, 2021, 2:35 PM EDT (18:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 13, 2021, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 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, Putnam County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:39 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 208 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
- 1416 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -55 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1025 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
873 WUUS51 KRLX 131835 SVRRLX WVC005-039-043-079-131915- /O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0107.210813T1835Z-210813T1915Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Charleston WV 235 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021 The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central Kanawha County in central West Virginia... Southwestern Putnam County in western West Virginia... Northeastern Lincoln County in central West Virginia... North central Boone County in central West Virginia... * Until 315 PM EDT. * At 234 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Tornado, or 8 miles east of Hamlin, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Charleston, Nitro, Jefferson, South Charleston, St. Albans, Dunbar, Institute, Tornado, Alum Creek, Cross Lanes, Sod and Ashford. This includes the following highways... Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 47 and 55. Route 119 between mile markers 63 and 77. 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 3825 8201 3839 8201 3844 8168 3817 8171 TIME...MOT...LOC 1834Z 274DEG 14KT 3833 8196 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ 22
1 follow-up statement
724
WWUS51 KRLX 131853
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
253 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021
WVC005-079-131902-
/O.CAN.KRLX.SV.W.0107.000000T0000Z-210813T1915Z/
Putnam WV-Boone WV-
253 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN PUTNAM AND NORTH
CENTRAL BOONE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened.
moved out of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been
cancelled.
LAT...LON 3821 8176 3823 8176 3823 8178 3822 8179
3827 8190 3838 8189 3844 8168 3822 8171
3822 8173 3821 8172 3820 8174
TIME...MOT...LOC 1852Z 273DEG 16KT 3832 8184
$$
WVC039-043-131915-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0107.000000T0000Z-210813T1915Z/
Kanawha WV-Lincoln WV-
253 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL KANAWHA AND NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES...
At 252 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Tornado, or
near Nitro, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Charleston, Nitro, Jefferson, South Charleston, St. Albans, Dunbar,
Institute, Tornado and Alum Creek.
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 3821 8176 3823 8176 3823 8178 3822 8179
3827 8190 3838 8189 3844 8168 3822 8171
3822 8173 3821 8172 3820 8174
TIME...MOT...LOC 1852Z 273DEG 16KT 3832 8184
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
22The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2:48 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RLX | Cabell, Calhoun, Gilmer, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln and 6 more | 14 hr |
| Aug 13, 1:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Putnam | 52 min |
| Aug 13, 1:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln, Wayne | 46 min |
| Aug 13, 2:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam | 27 min |
| Aug 13, 2:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Wayne | 35 min |
| Aug 13, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Putnam | 31 min |
| Aug 13, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Wayne | 33 min |
| Aug 13, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Raleigh | 22 min |
| Aug 13, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell | 25 min |
| Aug 13, 4:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Wood | 46 min |
| Aug 13, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Putnam | 23 min |
| Aug 13, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Tyler | 32 min |
| Aug 13, 7:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wyoming | 35 min |
| Aug 13, 7:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | McDowell | 33 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.