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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 121, NWS Charleston, WV

September 28, 2021Barbour County, Randolph County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 28, 2021, 10:03 AM EDT for Barbour County, Randolph County, West Virginia. It was in force for 42 min. 3 reports 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: Sep 28, 2021, 10:03 AM EDT (14:03 UTC)
Expired: Sep 28, 2021, 10:45 AM EDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Barbour County, WV, Randolph County, WV

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 166 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:04 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Sep 28, 10:09 AM EDT	HAIL 0.5	2 Sw Philippi, WV	REPORT FROM MPING: HALF-INCH (0.50 IN.).
Sep 28, 10:38 AM EDT	HAIL 0.88	4 S Montrose, WV	NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY LOCAL MEDIA.
Sep 28, 10:40 AM EDT	HAIL 1	1 W Philippi, WV	SPOTTER REPORTED NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND SENT US A VIDEO ALONG WITH A PICTURE.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 151 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: 560 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -73 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 628 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 223 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 189 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.4
Supercell composite: 2.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

354 
WUUS51 KRLX 281403
SVRRLX
WVC001-083-281445-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0121.210928T1403Z-210928T1445Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1003 AM EDT Tue Sep 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central Randolph County in northeastern West Virginia...
  Central Barbour County in northeastern West Virginia...

* Until 1045 AM EDT.

* At 1003 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Philippi,
  moving east at 35 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Philippi, Belington, Montrose, Kerens, Volga and Nestorville. 

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 3891 7972 3909 8016 3919 8014 3918 7983
      3912 7983 3911 7981 3908 7978 3905 7978
      3904 7979 3901 7968
TIME...MOT...LOC 1403Z 285DEG 29KT 3914 8013 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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2 follow-up statements

250 
WWUS51 KRLX 281431
SVSRLX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1031 AM EDT Tue Sep 28 2021

WVC001-083-281445-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-210928T1445Z/
Randolph WV-Barbour WV-
1031 AM EDT Tue Sep 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM EDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL RANDOLPH AND SOUTHEASTERN BARBOUR COUNTIES...

At 1031 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Belington, or
8 miles west of Parsons, moving east at 35 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Belington, Montrose and Kerens. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3891 7972 3901 7994 3910 7993 3910 7983
      3908 7978 3905 7978 3904 7979 3901 7968
TIME...MOT...LOC 1431Z 285DEG 29KT 3908 7984 

HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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289 
WWUS51 KRLX 281437
SVSRLX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1037 AM EDT Tue Sep 28 2021

WVC001-083-281446-
/O.EXP.KRLX.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-210928T1445Z/
Randolph WV-Barbour WV-
1037 AM EDT Tue Sep 28 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL RANDOLPH AND
SOUTHEASTERN BARBOUR COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1045 AM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3891 7972 3901 7994 3910 7993 3910 7983
      3908 7978 3905 7978 3904 7979 3901 7968
TIME...MOT...LOC 1436Z 285DEG 29KT 3907 7980 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 28, 9:35 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Barbour	25 min
Sep 28, 9:55 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Barbour	35 min
Sep 28, 10:26 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Barbour	34 min
Sep 28, 10:46 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Barbour	29 min
Sep 28, 11:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Tucker	32 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.