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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 127, NWS Charleston, WV

December 27, 2021Braxton County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 27, 2021, 10:12 PM EST for Braxton County, West Virginia. It was in force for 33 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, 10:12 PM EST (03:12 UTC)
Expired
Dec 27, 2021, 10:45 PM EST
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Braxton County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:12 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 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 194 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 00:00Z on 2021-12-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2021-12-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 299 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
916 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
72 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
299 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
398 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

771 
WUUS51 KRLX 280312
SVRRLX
WVC007-280345-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0127.211228T0312Z-211228T0345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1012 PM EST Mon Dec 27 2021

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Braxton County in north central West Virginia...

* Until 1045 PM EST.

* At 1011 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles west of
  Gassaway, or 11 miles west of Sutton, 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, Flatwoods, Exchange, Little Birch, Frametown,
  Wilsie, Servia and Centralia.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 79 between mile markers 45 and 71.
 Route 19 between mile markers 64 and 68.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3853 8067 3853 8073 3852 8074 3856 8078
      3853 8083 3861 8098 3862 8098 3867 8103
      3870 8100 3880 8083 3872 8047 3871 8047
TIME...MOT...LOC 0311Z 285DEG 29KT 3871 8093 

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
169 
WWUS51 KRLX 280325
SVSRLX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1025 PM EST Mon Dec 27 2021

WVC007-280345-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0127.000000T0000Z-211228T0345Z/
Braxton WV-
1025 PM EST Mon Dec 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EST
FOR SOUTHERN BRAXTON COUNTY...

At 1025 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Gassaway, or
near Sutton, 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, Flatwoods, Little Birch, Frametown, Centralia and
Strange Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3853 8067 3853 8073 3852 8074 3856 8078
      3853 8083 3860 8097 3877 8070 3872 8047
      3871 8047
TIME...MOT...LOC 0325Z 285DEG 29KT 3868 8079 

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

$$

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675 
WWUS51 KRLX 280336
SVSRLX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1036 PM EST Mon Dec 27 2021

WVC007-280346-
/O.EXP.KRLX.SV.W.0127.000000T0000Z-211228T0345Z/
Braxton WV-
1036 PM EST Mon Dec 27 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN BRAXTON COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 1045 PM EST...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe 
limits, and is exiting the warned area shortly. Therefore, the 
warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3853 8067 3853 8073 3852 8074 3856 8078
      3853 8083 3860 8097 3877 8070 3872 8047
      3871 8047
TIME...MOT...LOC 0336Z 285DEG 29KT 3866 8069 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 27, 8:54 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRLXJackson36 min
Dec 27, 9:09 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMason, Putnam36 min
Dec 27, 9:14 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRLXRoane46 min
Dec 27, 9:41 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRLXCalhoun34 min
Dec 27, 9:52 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBraxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer23 min
Dec 27, 10:01 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRLXClay29 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.