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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 111, NWS Charleston, WV

August 13, 20214 counties in Ohio; Jackson County, Mason County, Wood County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 13, 2021, 4:14 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio; Jackson County, Mason County, Wood County, West Virginia. It was in force for 46 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, 4:14 PM EDT (20:14 UTC)
Expired: Aug 13, 2021, 5:00 PM EDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Athens County, OH, Gallia County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Washington County, OH, Jackson County, WV, Mason County, WV, Wood County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 160 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 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

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The text

As transmitted.

422 
WUUS51 KRLX 132014
SVRRLX
OHC009-053-105-167-WVC035-053-107-132100-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0111.210813T2014Z-210813T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
414 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Meigs County in southeastern Ohio...
  Northeastern Gallia County in southeastern Ohio...
  Southwestern Washington County in southeastern Ohio...
  Southeastern Athens County in southeastern Ohio...
  Northwestern Mason County in western West Virginia...
  North central Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia...
  Southwestern Wood County in northwestern West Virginia...

* Until 500 PM EDT.

* At 413 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Rutland,
  moving northeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Pomeroy, Coolville, Rutland, Forked Run State Park, New Haven,
  Mason, Tuppers Plains, Middleport, Chester, Syracuse, Hartford
  City, Cheshire, Lakin, Belleville, Reedsville, Darwin,
  Harrisonville, Dexter, Kyger and Salem Center.

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 3889 8217 3906 8229 3933 8180 3908 8162
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 243DEG 35KT 3905 8215 

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

401 
WWUS51 KRLX 132039
SVSRLX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
439 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021

OHC053-WVC053-132049-
/O.CAN.KRLX.SV.W.0111.000000T0000Z-210813T2100Z/
Gallia OH-Mason WV-
439 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GALLIA AND
NORTHWESTERN MASON 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 8164 3898 8193 3899 8194 3899 8198
      3903 8201 3903 8202 3915 8212 3933 8180
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 241DEG 36KT 3920 8182 

$$

OHC009-105-167-WVC035-107-132100-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0111.000000T0000Z-210813T2100Z/
Meigs OH-Washington OH-Athens OH-Jackson WV-Wood WV-
439 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN MEIGS...WESTERN WASHINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN ATHENS...
NORTH CENTRAL JACKSON AND SOUTHWESTERN WOOD COUNTIES...

At 439 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Coolville,
moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Pomeroy, Coolville, Forked Run State Park, New Haven, Tuppers Plains,
Chester, Syracuse, Hartford City, Darwin, Belleville and Reedsville.

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 3909 8164 3898 8193 3899 8194 3899 8198
      3903 8201 3903 8202 3915 8212 3933 8180
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 241DEG 36KT 3920 8182 

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.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 13, 2:48 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	RLX	Gallia, Lawrence	14 hr
Aug 13, 9:03 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Perry	42 min
Aug 13, 2:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Lawrence	33 min
Aug 13, 3:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence	25 min
Aug 13, 3:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Jackson	26 min
Aug 13, 4:08 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Lawrence	3 hr
Aug 13, 4:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Perry	33 min
Aug 13, 4:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Washington	25 min
Aug 13, 5:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Washington	17 min
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, 2:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam	40 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, 4:22 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.