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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 119, NWS Charleston, WV

August 29, 2021Kanawha County, Putnam County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 29, 2021, 4:03 PM EDT for Kanawha County, Putnam County, West Virginia. It was in force for 27 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Aug 29, 2021, 4:03 PM EDT (20:03 UTC)
Expired
Aug 29, 2021, 4:30 PM EDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Kanawha County, WV, Putnam County, WV

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 29, 4:13 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 463 Ne Charleston, WV

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 211 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°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.

694 
WUUS51 KRLX 292003
SVRRLX
WVC039-079-292030-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0119.210829T2003Z-210829T2030Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Kanawha County in central West Virginia...
  East central Putnam County in western West Virginia...

* Until 430 PM EDT.

* At 402 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cross Lanes,
  or near Nitro, moving east at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Charleston, Nitro, Jefferson, South Charleston, St. Albans, Dunbar,
  Sissonville, Poca, Cross Lanes, Institute, Tornado, Coal Fork,
  Teays Valley and Bancroft.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 79 between mile markers 1 and 7.
 Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 96 and 115.
 Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 42 and 57.
 West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 94 and 95.
 Route 119 between mile markers 75 and 80.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3850 8189 3856 8153 3829 8151 3832 8177
      3832 8187
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 268DEG 12KT 3842 8176 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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1 follow-up statement
145 
WWUS51 KRLX 292022
SVSRLX

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

WVC039-079-292031-
/O.EXP.KRLX.SV.W.0119.000000T0000Z-210829T2030Z/
Kanawha WV-Putnam WV-
422 PM EDT Sun Aug 29 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN KANAWHA AND EAST
CENTRAL PUTNAM COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 430 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 3850 8189 3856 8153 3829 8151 3832 8177
      3832 8187
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 268DEG 12KT 3842 8169 

$$

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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, 3:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Mason, Putnam20 min
Aug 29, 3:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXKanawha33 min
Aug 29, 4:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXDoddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Taylor, Upshur58 min
Aug 29, 4:15 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.