Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2021, 6:14 PM EDT for Washington County, Ohio; 4 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 46 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 14, 2021, 6:14 PM EDT (22:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2021, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Washington County, OH, Doddridge County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Tyler County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:17 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 14, 6:40 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | Saint Marys, WV | DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED, LASTED ABOUT 45 SECONDS. WINDS ESTIMATED AT 15 TO 20 MPH. |
| Jun 14, 6:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Mckim, WV | TREE DOWN ON WILLOW LANE |
| Jun 14, 7:08 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nnw Toll Gate, WV | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON RIVER ROAD |
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 14, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1684 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS51 KRLX 142214
SVRRLX
OHC167-WVC017-073-085-095-142300-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0055.210614T2214Z-210614T2300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
614 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Washington County in southeastern Ohio...
Pleasants County in northwestern West Virginia...
Northeastern Ritchie County in northwestern West Virginia...
West central Doddridge County in northern West Virginia...
Southwestern Tyler County in northern West Virginia...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 613 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of
Belmont, or 7 miles northwest of St. Marys, moving southeast at 50
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...
Harrisville, St. Marys, Pennsboro, Belmont, West Union, Newport,
Ellenboro, Pullman, Greenwood, Maxwell, Arvilla, Point Lookout,
Smithburg, Wick, Mountain, Hebron, Pike, Berea and Highland.
This includes Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 34 and
56.
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 3949 8142 3958 8131 3932 8068 3912 8093
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 308DEG 44KT 3948 8129
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
141 follow-up statement
582
WWUS51 KRLX 142241
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
641 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021
OHC167-WVC017-073-085-095-142300-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-210614T2300Z/
Washington OH-Pleasants WV-Ritchie WV-Doddridge WV-Tyler WV-
641 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON...PLEASANTS...NORTHEASTERN RITCHIE...WEST
CENTRAL DODDRIDGE AND SOUTHWESTERN TYLER COUNTIES...
At 640 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over St. Marys,
moving southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Harrisville, St. Marys, Pennsboro, Belmont, West Union, Newport,
Ellenboro, Pullman, Greenwood, Maxwell, Arvilla, Point Lookout,
Smithburg, Wick, Mountain, Hebron, Pike, Berea and Highland.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3941 8130 3952 8117 3932 8068 3912 8093
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 311DEG 10KT 3940 8118
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
14The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Washington | 30 min |
| Jun 14, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Meigs | 35 min |
| Jun 13, 8:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Raleigh | 2 hr |
| Jun 14, 12:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pocahontas | 117 min |
| Jun 14, 1:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Pocahontas | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 6:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Taylor, Tyler | 36 min |
| Jun 14, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Taylor | 36 min |
| Jun 14, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler | 48 min |
| Jun 14, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Harrison, Taylor | 34 min |
| Jun 14, 7:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Gilmer, Lewis, Ritchie | 41 min |
| Jun 14, 7:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Upshur | 34 min |
| Jun 14, 7:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Randolph, Taylor | 32 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.