Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 40, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2021, 5:29 PM EDT for 4 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 31 min. 3 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, 5:29 PM EDT (21:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Calhoun County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Roane County, WV, Wirt County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:33 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, 5:40 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ene Arnoldsburg, WV | SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE COMMUNITY OF MILLSTONE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Jun 13, 5:40 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ene Arnoldsburg, WV | A FEW TREES DOWN IN COMMUNITY OF SAND RIDGE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. CORRECTS PREVIOUS REPORT TIME FROM AM TO PM. |
| Jun 13, 5:40 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Arnoldsburg, WV | A FEW TREES DOWN WITHIN THE TOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
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
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 198 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS51 KRLX 132129
SVRRLX
WVC013-035-087-105-132200-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0040.210613T2129Z-210613T2200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
529 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Calhoun County in north central West Virginia...
Southern Wirt County in northwestern West Virginia...
Central Roane County in central West Virginia...
East central Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 529 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Grantsville to 8 miles southeast of Sandyville,
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...
Spencer, Arnoldsburg, Reedy, Millstone, Orma, Lucille, Looneyville,
Creston, Mount Zion, Annamoriah, Gandeeville and Munday.
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 3903 8119 3880 8104 3879 8105 3876 8102
3875 8103 3862 8138 3894 8157
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 324DEG 24KT 3893 8103 3882 8154
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
191 follow-up statement
014
WWUS51 KRLX 132153
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
553 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021
WVC013-035-087-105-132202-
/O.EXP.KRLX.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-210613T2200Z/
Calhoun WV-Wirt WV-Roane WV-Jackson WV-
553 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL CALHOUN...SOUTHERN
WIRT...CENTRAL ROANE AND EAST CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
600 PM EDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for
central, north central and northwestern West Virginia.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
portions of Roane and Calhoun Counties until 630 PM.
LAT...LON 3903 8119 3880 8104 3879 8105 3876 8102
3875 8103 3862 8138 3894 8157
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 324DEG 24KT 3882 8093 3871 8144
$$
19The 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, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis | 43 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, 5:34 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.