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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 32, NWS Charleston, WV

June 13, 2021Lawrence County, Ohio; Greenup County, Kentucky

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2021, 4:09 PM EDT for Lawrence County, Ohio; Greenup County, Kentucky. It was in force for 51 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, 4:09 PM EDT (20:09 UTC)
Expired: Jun 13, 2021, 5:00 PM EDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Greenup County, KY, Lawrence County, OH

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:12 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 13, 4:55 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Truitt, KY	TWO TREES DOWN
Jun 13, 4:55 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Truitt, KY	TWO TREES DOWN.

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.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 118 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: 802 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -92 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1233 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 19 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

263 
WUUS51 KRLX 132009
SVRRLX
KYC089-OHC087-132100-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0032.210613T2009Z-210613T2100Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Greenup County in northeastern Kentucky...
  Central Lawrence County in southeastern Ohio...

* Until 500 PM EDT.

* At 409 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 11 miles southwest of Lucasville to near South
  Webster, moving southeast at 25 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...
  Ironton, Coal Grove, Lake Vesuvius, Greenup, Load, Letitia,
  Flatwoods, Russell, Vernon, Raceland, Worthington, South Shore,
  Wurtland, Aid, Hanging Rock, Brushart, Scottown, Grays Branch,
  Pedro and South Portsmouth.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, 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 3855 8310 3859 8307 3863 8308 3868 8303
      3872 8303 3873 8297 3876 8290 3874 8287
      3869 8288 3859 8285 3857 8281 3860 8274
      3868 8277 3868 8271 3875 8270 3875 8266
      3881 8265 3849 8231 3852 8315 3853 8315
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 330DEG 21KT 3881 8319 3877 8269 

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

JP

2 follow-up statements

273 
WWUS51 KRLX 132032
SVSRLX

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

KYC089-OHC087-132100-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-210613T2100Z/
Greenup KY-Lawrence OH-
432 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL GREENUP AND WEST CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTIES...

At 431 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles northwest of Letitia to 6 miles northeast of
Franklin Furnace, moving south at 20 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Ironton, Greenup, Load, Letitia, Flatwoods, Russell, Vernon,
Raceland, Worthington, South Shore, Wurtland, Hanging Rock, Brushart,
Grays Branch and Pedro.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3858 8307 3863 8308 3868 8303 3872 8302
      3873 8297 3875 8293 3874 8287 3869 8288
      3859 8285 3857 8281 3860 8274 3868 8276
      3868 8271 3873 8270 3872 8262 3851 8271
      3852 8315
TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 020DEG 18KT 3870 8312 3867 8275 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JP

824 
WWUS51 KRLX 132100 RRA
SVSRLX

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

KYC089-OHC087-132109-
/O.EXP.KRLX.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-210613T2100Z/
Greenup KY-Lawrence OH-
500 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL GREENUP AND WEST
CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 500 PM EDT...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have 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
northeastern Kentucky...and southeastern Ohio.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Lawrence County until 545 PM EDT

LAT...LON 3858 8307 3863 8308 3868 8303 3872 8302
      3873 8297 3875 8293 3874 8287 3869 8288
      3859 8285 3857 8281 3860 8274 3868 8276
      3868 8271 3873 8270 3872 8262 3851 8271
      3852 8315
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 330DEG 21KT 3856 8302 3853 8265 

$$

JP

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 13, 2:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Vinton	31 min
Jun 13, 3:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Perry	32 min
Jun 13, 3:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Gallia, Jackson, Vinton	23 min
Jun 13, 3:37 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Washington	4 hr
Jun 13, 3:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence	27 min
Jun 13, 4:02 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Washington	3 hr
Jun 13, 4:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs	40 min
Jun 13, 4:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Washington	35 min
Jun 13, 4:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boyd, Carter, Greenup	39 min
Jun 13, 5:33 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Carter, Greenup	3 hr

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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.