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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Charleston, WV

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

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 15, 2021, 7:59 PM EDT for Boone County, Kanawha County, West Virginia. It was in force for 31 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, 7:59 PM EDT (23:59 UTC)
Expired
Aug 15, 2021, 8:30 PM EDT
In force
31 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

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:00 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, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 201 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.

706 
WUUS51 KRLX 152359
SVRRLX
WVC005-039-160030-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0113.210815T2359Z-210816T0030Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  South central Kanawha County in central West Virginia...
  Northeastern Boone County in central West Virginia...

* Until 830 PM EDT.

* At 759 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles west of
  Burnwell, or 14 miles east of Madison, moving northwest at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Chesapeake, Belle, Whitesville, Sylvester, Seth, Leewood, Dawes,
  Prenter, Eskdale and Racine.

This includes West Virginia Turnpike near mile marker 78, and between
mile markers 83 and 88.
 
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 3793 8157 3811 8179 3826 8151 3803 8138
      3799 8146 3798 8149 3799 8151 3797 8153
      3797 8154
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 146DEG 9KT 3805 8154 

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
414 
WWUS51 KRLX 160018
SVSRLX

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

WVC005-039-160030-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-210816T0030Z/
Kanawha WV-Boone WV-
818 PM EDT Sun Aug 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANAWHA AND NORTHEASTERN BOONE COUNTIES...

At 817 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles south of
Chesapeake, or 12 miles east of Madison, moving northwest at 10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Chesapeake, Belle, Seth, Dawes, Prenter, Eskdale and Racine. 

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 3811 8179 3826 8151 3810 8142 3800 8166
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 146DEG 9KT 3809 8157 

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

$$

12
132 
WWUS51 KRLX 160029
SVSRLX

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

WVC005-039-160038-
/O.EXP.KRLX.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-210816T0030Z/
Kanawha WV-Boone WV-
829 PM EDT Sun Aug 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANAWHA AND
NORTHEASTERN BOONE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 830 PM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Charleston West Virginia.

LAT...LON 3811 8179 3826 8151 3810 8142 3800 8166
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 146DEG 9KT 3811 8159 

$$

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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, 7:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone, Raleigh36 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

Nearby

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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.