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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 112, NWS Charleston, WV

August 15, 2021Boone County, Raleigh County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 15, 2021, 7:24 PM EDT for Boone County, Raleigh County, West Virginia. It was in force for 36 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 15, 2021, 7:24 PM EDT (23:24 UTC)
Expired
Aug 15, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Boone County, WV, Raleigh County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 210 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, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2021-08-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 86 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, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2021-08-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 19 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
86 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-101 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
845 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

673 
WUUS51 KRLX 152324
SVRRLX
WVC005-081-160000-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0112.210815T2324Z-210816T0000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
724 PM EDT Sun Aug 15 2021

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Raleigh County in southeastern West Virginia...
  Central Boone County in central West Virginia...

* Until 800 PM EDT.

* At 724 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Wharton, or
  12 miles southeast of Madison, moving north at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Madison, Van, Wharton, Bald Knob, Danville, Whitesville, Sylvester,
  Seth, Foster, Stickney and Prenter.

This includes Route 119 between mile markers 50 and 52.
 
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 3788 8176 3790 8176 3794 8179 3808 8187
      3814 8159 3814 8155 3813 8154 3808 8154
      3786 8151 3782 8173
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 165DEG 13KT 3792 8164 

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

$$

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2 follow-up statements
351 
WWUS51 KRLX 152337
SVSRLX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
737 PM EDT Sun Aug 15 2021

WVC005-081-160000-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0112.000000T0000Z-210816T0000Z/
Raleigh WV-Boone WV-
737 PM EDT Sun Aug 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN RALEIGH AND CENTRAL BOONE COUNTIES...

At 737 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Van, or 10
miles southeast of Madison, moving north at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Madison, Van, Wharton, Danville, Whitesville, Sylvester, Seth, Foster
and Prenter.

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 3788 8176 3790 8176 3794 8179 3808 8187
      3814 8159 3814 8155 3813 8154 3808 8154
      3792 8152
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 165DEG 13KT 3797 8166 

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

$$

12
233 
WWUS51 KRLX 160000
SVSRLX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
800 PM EDT Sun Aug 15 2021

WVC005-081-160010-
/O.EXP.KRLX.SV.W.0112.000000T0000Z-210816T0000Z/
Raleigh WV-Boone WV-
800 PM EDT Sun Aug 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN RALEIGH AND
CENTRAL BOONE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits. Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3788 8176 3790 8176 3794 8179 3808 8187
      3814 8159 3814 8155 3813 8154 3808 8154
      3792 8152
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 165DEG 13KT 3803 8168 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 14, 8:54 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXKanawha2 hr
Aug 15, 9:21 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXKanawha, Lincoln84 min
Aug 15, 9:58 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXBoone, Kanawha, Lincoln3 hr
Aug 15, 5:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMcDowell27 min
Aug 15, 7:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXClay31 min
Aug 15, 7:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMingo28 min
Aug 15, 7:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXKanawha28 min
Aug 15, 7:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXUpshur36 min
Aug 15, 7:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone, Kanawha31 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 2021Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2021

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.