Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 126, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 27, 2021, 9:52 PM EST for 4 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 23 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
- Dec 27, 2021, 9:52 PM EST (02:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2021, 10:15 PM EST
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Braxton County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Clay County, WV, Gilmer County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 205 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 481 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 630 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 93 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 364 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 415 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.4
The text
As transmitted.
819
WUUS51 KRLX 280252
SVRRLX
WVC007-013-015-021-280315-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0126.211228T0252Z-211228T0315Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
952 PM EST Mon Dec 27 2021
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Calhoun County in north central West Virginia...
Southwestern Gilmer County in north central West Virginia...
Southwestern Braxton County in north central West Virginia...
Northeastern Clay County in north central West Virginia...
* Until 1015 PM EST.
* At 952 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Arnoldsburg,
or 11 miles south of Grantsville, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Sutton, Gassaway, Arnoldsburg, Flatwoods, Nebo, Shock, Millstone,
Frametown, Strange Creek, Wilsie, Servia, Rosedale, Exchange,
Heaters, Orma, Nicut and Chloe.
This includes Interstate 79 between mile markers 43 and 55, between
mile markers 62 and 64, and between mile markers 69 and 73.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3854 8087 3871 8117 3873 8118 3874 8117
3876 8119 3883 8107 3877 8060
TIME...MOT...LOC 0252Z 285DEG 29KT 3875 8112
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
111 follow-up statement
090
WWUS51 KRLX 280313
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1013 PM EST Mon Dec 27 2021
WVC007-013-015-021-280322-
/O.EXP.KRLX.SV.W.0126.000000T0000Z-211228T0315Z/
Calhoun WV-Gilmer WV-Braxton WV-Clay WV-
1013 PM EST Mon Dec 27 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CALHOUN...
SOUTHWESTERN GILMER...SOUTHWESTERN BRAXTON AND NORTHEASTERN CLAY
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1015 PM EST...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 3854 8087 3871 8117 3873 8118 3874 8117
3876 8119 3883 8107 3877 8060
TIME...MOT...LOC 0312Z 285DEG 29KT 3872 8097
$$
11The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 8:54 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson | 36 min |
| Dec 27, 9:09 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mason, Putnam | 36 min |
| Dec 27, 9:14 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Roane | 46 min |
| Dec 27, 9:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Calhoun | 34 min |
| Dec 27, 10:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay | 29 min |
| Dec 27, 10:12 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton | 33 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.