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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Charleston, WV

June 13, 2021Doddridge County, Harrison County, Tyler County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2021, 3:05 PM EDT for Doddridge County, Harrison County, Tyler County, West Virginia. It was in force for 40 min. 2 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
Jun 13, 2021, 3:05 PM EDT (19:05 UTC)
Expired
Jun 13, 2021, 3:45 PM EDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Doddridge County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Tyler County, WV

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:08 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 13, 3:40 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 Sw Lumberport, WVTREE DOWN ALONG GREGORYS RUN ROAD. TIME CORRECTED FROM PREVIOUS REPORT
Jun 13, 3:40 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 Sw Lumberport, WVTREE DOWN ALONG GREGORYS RUN ROAD. TIME CORRECTED FROM PREVIOUS REPORT.

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 13, 12:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 117 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2021-06-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1001 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2021-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1001 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-33 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
944 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

543 
WUUS51 KRLX 131905
SVRRLX
WVC017-033-095-131945-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0022.210613T1905Z-210613T1945Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
305 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Doddridge County in northern West Virginia...
  Northeastern Tyler County in northern West Virginia...
  Northwestern Harrison County in northern West Virginia...

* Until 345 PM EDT.

* At 305 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Jacksonburg,
  or 11 miles east of Middlebourne, moving southeast at 30 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...
  Clarksburg, Salem, New Milton, Wallace, Smithburg, Lima,
  Blandville, Center Point, Sedalia, Avon, Canton and Wolf Summit.

This includes Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 56 and
78.
 
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.

Please report severe weather to the National Weather Service by
calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely.

You may also report severe weather by posting your report to the
Charleston West Virginia National Weather Service Facebook Page, or
by using the Twitter Hashtag, NWSRLX.

&&

LAT...LON 3955 8079 3947 8071 3948 8068 3946 8067
      3947 8064 3944 8060 3945 8058 3943 8058
      3944 8056 3943 8052 3946 8051 3946 8049
      3929 8033 3913 8069 3954 8081
TIME...MOT...LOC 1905Z 337DEG 25KT 3948 8069 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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1 follow-up statement
620 
WWUS51 KRLX 131927
SVSRLX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
327 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

WVC095-131937-
/O.CAN.KRLX.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-210613T1945Z/
Tyler WV-
327 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TYLER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has 
moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for
northern West Virginia.

LAT...LON 3938 8076 3943 8061 3924 8044 3913 8069
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 338DEG 26KT 3934 8062 

$$

WVC017-033-131945-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-210613T1945Z/
Doddridge WV-Harrison WV-
327 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN DODDRIDGE AND WEST CENTRAL HARRISON COUNTIES...

At 327 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Salem, or 16
miles west of Clarksburg, moving south at 30 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...
Salem, New Milton, Blandville, Center Point, Sedalia, Avon, Canton
and Smithburg.

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 3938 8076 3943 8061 3924 8044 3913 8069
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 338DEG 26KT 3934 8062 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 11:47 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXTyler43 min
Jun 13, 12:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXDoddridge48 min
Jun 13, 12:43 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXDoddridge, Harrison, Tyler2 hr
Jun 13, 1:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXDoddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Upshur41 min
Jun 13, 1:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXLewis, Upshur45 min
Jun 13, 2:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBarbour, Lewis, Randolph, Upshur43 min
Jun 13, 2:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBraxton45 min
Jun 13, 3:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBraxton, Gilmer, Lewis43 min
Jun 13, 3:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXTaylor38 min
Jun 13, 3:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXPleasants, Ritchie, Wood39 min
Jun 13, 3:37 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXBraxton, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Pleasants and 3 more4 hr
Jun 13, 3:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXDoddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler46 min
Jun 13, 4:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXUpshur, Webster29 min
Jun 13, 4:02 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXPleasants, Ritchie, Wood3 hr
Jun 13, 4:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCalhoun, Gilmer, Ritchie, Wirt38 min
Jun 13, 4:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBarbour, Harrison, Lewis, Upshur43 min
Jun 13, 4:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXMason40 min
Jun 13, 4:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXPleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wood35 min
Jun 13, 4:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCalhoun, Gilmer, Ritchie, Wirt47 min
Jun 13, 5:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCalhoun, Doddridge, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood27 min
Jun 13, 5:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBraxton, Calhoun, Gilmer40 min
Jun 13, 5:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCalhoun, Jackson, Roane, Wirt31 min
Jun 13, 5:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam26 min
Jun 13, 5:42 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXPocahontas4 hr
Jun 13, 5:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBraxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Nicholas, Roane and 1 more45 min
Jun 13, 5:49 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXBraxton, Calhoun, Gilmer, Ritchie3 hr
Jun 13, 5:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Wirt, Wood40 min
Jun 13, 5:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXKanawha, Putnam48 min
Jun 13, 5:58 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXWirt, Wood3 hr
Jun 13, 6:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCabell, Lincoln, Logan, Wayne41 min
Jun 13, 6:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBraxton, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas, Pocahontas and 2 more42 min
Jun 13, 6:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCalhoun, Gilmer, Roane, Wirt36 min
Jun 13, 6:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Putnam39 min
Jun 13, 6:43 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXBraxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Nicholas, Roane and 1 more3 hr
Jun 13, 6:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXClay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh and 1 more41 min
Jun 13, 7:01 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXPocahontas3 hr
Jun 13, 7:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXLogan, Mingo44 min
Jun 13, 7:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone, Fayette, Kanawha, Logan, Raleigh, Wyoming52 min
Jun 13, 7:10 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXWebster3 hr
Jun 13, 7:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXFayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh51 min
Jun 13, 7:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXKanawha26 min
Jun 13, 7:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXFayette, Raleigh51 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.