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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 24, NWS Charleston, WV

June 13, 2021Braxton County, Gilmer County, Lewis County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2021, 3:17 PM EDT for Braxton County, Gilmer County, Lewis County, West Virginia. It was in force for 43 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: Jun 13, 2021, 3:17 PM EDT (19:17 UTC)
Expired: Jun 13, 2021, 4:00 PM EDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Braxton County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Lewis County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:18 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 watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 13, 12:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 179 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: 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

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The text

As transmitted.

665 
WUUS51 KRLX 131917
SVRRLX
WVC007-021-041-132000-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0024.210613T1917Z-210613T2000Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Gilmer County in north central West Virginia...
  South central Lewis County in northern West Virginia...
  Northeastern Braxton County in north central West Virginia...

* Until 400 PM EDT.

* At 317 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles southeast
  of Glenville, moving east at 15 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...
  Burnsville, Walkersville and Falls Mills. 

This includes Interstate 79 between mile markers 77 and 83.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Hail and damaging winds and 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.

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 3885 8072 3891 8069 3890 8044 3873 8050
TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 286DEG 12KT 3888 8066 

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

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2 follow-up statements

556 
WWUS51 KRLX 131938
SVSRLX

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

WVC007-021-041-132000-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210613T2000Z/
Gilmer WV-Lewis WV-Braxton WV-
338 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN GILMER...SOUTH CENTRAL LEWIS AND NORTHEASTERN BRAXTON
COUNTIES...

At 338 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles southwest
of Stonewall Jackson, or 13 miles southwest of Weston, moving east at
15 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Burnsville, Walkersville and Falls Mills. 

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 3885 8072 3891 8069 3890 8044 3873 8050
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 286DEG 12KT 3886 8057 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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202 
WWUS51 KRLX 131951
SVSRLX

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

WVC007-021-041-132001-
/O.EXP.KRLX.SV.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210613T2000Z/
Gilmer WV-Lewis WV-Braxton WV-
351 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN GILMER...SOUTH CENTRAL
LEWIS AND NORTHEASTERN BRAXTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 400 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

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

LAT...LON 3885 8072 3891 8069 3890 8044 3873 8050
TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 286DEG 12KT 3885 8052 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 13, 11:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Tyler	43 min
Jun 13, 12:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Doddridge	48 min
Jun 13, 12:43 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Doddridge, Harrison, Tyler	2 hr
Jun 13, 1:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Upshur	41 min
Jun 13, 1:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Lewis, Upshur	45 min
Jun 13, 2:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Barbour, Lewis, Randolph, Upshur	43 min
Jun 13, 2:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Braxton	45 min
Jun 13, 3:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Doddridge, Harrison, Tyler	40 min
Jun 13, 3:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Taylor	38 min
Jun 13, 3:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Pleasants, Ritchie, Wood	39 min
Jun 13, 3:37 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Braxton, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Pleasants and 3 more	4 hr
Jun 13, 3:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler	46 min
Jun 13, 4:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Upshur, Webster	29 min
Jun 13, 4:02 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Pleasants, Ritchie, Wood	3 hr
Jun 13, 4:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Calhoun, Gilmer, Ritchie, Wirt	38 min
Jun 13, 4:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Barbour, Harrison, Lewis, Upshur	43 min
Jun 13, 4:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Mason	40 min
Jun 13, 4:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wood	35 min
Jun 13, 4:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Calhoun, Gilmer, Ritchie, Wirt	47 min
Jun 13, 5:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Calhoun, Doddridge, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood	27 min
Jun 13, 5:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Braxton, Calhoun, Gilmer	40 min
Jun 13, 5:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Calhoun, Jackson, Roane, Wirt	31 min
Jun 13, 5:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam	26 min
Jun 13, 5:42 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Pocahontas	4 hr
Jun 13, 5:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Nicholas, Roane and 1 more	45 min
Jun 13, 5:49 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Braxton, Calhoun, Gilmer, Ritchie	3 hr
Jun 13, 5:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Jackson, Wirt, Wood	40 min
Jun 13, 5:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Kanawha, Putnam	48 min
Jun 13, 5:58 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Wirt, Wood	3 hr
Jun 13, 6:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Wayne	41 min
Jun 13, 6:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas, Pocahontas and 2 more	42 min
Jun 13, 6:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Calhoun, Gilmer, Roane, Wirt	36 min
Jun 13, 6:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Putnam	39 min
Jun 13, 6:43 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Nicholas, Roane and 1 more	3 hr
Jun 13, 6:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh and 1 more	41 min
Jun 13, 7:01 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Pocahontas	3 hr
Jun 13, 7:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Logan, Mingo	44 min
Jun 13, 7:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Logan, Raleigh, Wyoming	52 min
Jun 13, 7:10 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Webster	3 hr
Jun 13, 7:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Fayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh	51 min
Jun 13, 7:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Kanawha	26 min
Jun 13, 7:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Fayette, Raleigh	51 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.