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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 118, NWS Charleston, WV

August 29, 2021Jackson County, Mason County, Putnam County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 29, 2021, 3:53 PM EDT for Jackson County, Mason County, Putnam County, West Virginia. It was in force for 20 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 29, 2021, 3:53 PM EDT (19:53 UTC)
Expired
Aug 29, 2021, 4:13 PM EDT
In force
20 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Jackson County, WV, Mason County, WV, Putnam County, WV

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 200 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2021-08-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1111 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2021-08-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 52 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
1111 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1131 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

100 
WUUS51 KRLX 291953
SVRRLX
WVC035-053-079-292030-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0118.210829T1953Z-210829T2030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
353 PM EDT Sun Aug 29 2021

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Mason County in western West Virginia...
  Northeastern Putnam County in western West Virginia...
  Southern Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia...

* Until 430 PM EDT.

* At 351 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Kenna, or 7
  miles southwest of Ripley, moving east at 5 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Ripley, Kenna, Statts Mills, Evans, Given, Kentuck and Fairplain. 

This includes Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 122
and 140.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3877 8189 3890 8163 3868 8154 3867 8155
      3864 8153 3862 8169 3863 8170 3861 8172
      3860 8180
TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 247DEG 5KT 3872 8176 

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

$$

09
1 follow-up statement
545 
WWUS51 KRLX 292013
SVSRLX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
413 PM EDT Sun Aug 29 2021

WVC035-053-079-292022-
/O.CAN.KRLX.SV.W.0118.000000T0000Z-210829T2030Z/
Mason WV-Putnam WV-Jackson WV-
413 PM EDT Sun Aug 29 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MASON...
NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM AND SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
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 has been cancelled.

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 3877 8189 3890 8163 3868 8154 3867 8155
      3864 8153 3862 8169 3863 8170 3861 8172
      3860 8180
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 247DEG 5KT 3873 8172 

$$

09

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 29, 2:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXPleasants, Ritchie, Wood39 min
Aug 29, 2:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXRitchie, Wirt, Wood27 min
Aug 29, 3:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXCabell52 min
Aug 29, 3:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Mason, Putnam33 min
Aug 29, 3:49 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXMason3 hr
Aug 29, 3:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXKanawha33 min
Aug 29, 4:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXDoddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Taylor, Upshur58 min
Aug 29, 4:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXKanawha, Putnam27 min
Aug 29, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXRoane30 min
Aug 29, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXClay24 min
Aug 29, 5:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXClay, Fayette, Nicholas25 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.