Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 58, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2021, 6:57 PM EDT for 6 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 48 min. 5 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, 6:57 PM EDT (22:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2021, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 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, Lewis County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Tyler County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 6:57 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Shirley, WV | SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON DOE RUN RD |
| Jun 14, 7:08 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nnw Toll Gate, WV | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON RIVER ROAD |
| Jun 14, 7:13 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | West Union, WV | MULTIPLE REPORTS OF LINES DOWN IN WEST UNION. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Jun 14, 7:17 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Avondale, WV | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON ROCK RUN RD |
| Jun 14, 7:43 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Valley Chapel, WV | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN THE VALLEY CHAPEL AREA. PICTURES PROVIDED VIA FACEBOOK. |
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, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 143 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.
413
WUUS51 KRLX 142257
SVRRLX
WVC017-033-041-073-085-095-142345-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0058.210614T2257Z-210614T2345Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
657 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Pleasants County in northwestern West Virginia...
Northeastern Ritchie County in northwestern West Virginia...
Doddridge County in northern West Virginia...
Northwestern Lewis County in northern West Virginia...
Southern Tyler County in northern West Virginia...
Southwestern Harrison County in northern West Virginia...
* Until 745 PM EDT.
* At 657 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pennsboro, or
9 miles south of Middlebourne, moving southeast at 40 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, Nutter Fort, Salem, Pennsboro, West Union, Jackson
Mill, West Milford, Ellenboro, Alma, Wolf Summit, Alum Bridge,
Mountain, Hebron, Center Point, Sedalia, Highland, Camden,
Greenwood, Blandville and Avon.
This includes Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 38 and
80.
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 3928 8031 3896 8057 3906 8073 3910 8073
3911 8080 3933 8115 3949 8090
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 293DEG 36KT 3936 8091
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
141 follow-up statement
547
WWUS51 KRLX 142318
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
718 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021
WVC073-142328-
/O.CAN.KRLX.SV.W.0058.000000T0000Z-210614T2345Z/
Pleasants WV-
718 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PLEASANTS COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
northern and northwestern West Virginia.
LAT...LON 3928 8031 3896 8057 3906 8073 3910 8073
3911 8080 3927 8095 3940 8080
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 302DEG 25KT 3928 8076
$$
WVC017-033-041-085-095-142345-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0058.000000T0000Z-210614T2345Z/
Ritchie WV-Doddridge WV-Lewis WV-Tyler WV-Harrison WV-
718 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL RITCHIE...DODDRIDGE...NORTHWESTERN LEWIS...SOUTH
CENTRAL TYLER AND SOUTHWESTERN HARRISON COUNTIES...
At 718 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over West Union, or
16 miles east of Harrisville, 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, Nutter Fort, Salem, West Union, Jackson Mill, West
Milford, Camden, Greenwood, Blandville, Avon, Grove, Leopold, Wolf
Summit, New Milton, Smithburg, Alum Bridge, Canton and Despard.
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 3928 8031 3896 8057 3906 8073 3910 8073
3911 8080 3927 8095 3940 8080
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 302DEG 25KT 3928 8076
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
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 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, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler | 46 min |
| 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, 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 |
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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.