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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS Charleston, WV

June 14, 2021Barbour County, Harrison County, Taylor County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2021, 7:10 PM EDT for Barbour County, Harrison County, Taylor County, West Virginia. It was in force for 34 min. 4 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, 7:10 PM EDT (23:10 UTC)
Expired: Jun 14, 2021, 7:44 PM EDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Barbour County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Taylor County, WV

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:11 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, 7:17 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Spelter, WV	TREE DOWN IN SPELTER
Jun 14, 7:20 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Sse Bridgeport, WV	TREE DOWN ON WINDSOR DR
Jun 14, 7:25 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 56	1 E Bridgeport, WV	56 MPH GUST REPORTED AT THE CLARKSBURG AIRPORT
Jun 14, 7:37 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Bridgeport, WV	TREES DOWN ON WORTHINGTON DRIVE

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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 130 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: 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

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The text

As transmitted.

252 
WUUS51 KRLX 142310
SVRRLX
WVC001-033-091-150000-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0059.210614T2310Z-210615T0000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
710 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Taylor County in northern West Virginia...
  Northwestern Barbour County in northeastern West Virginia...
  Northeastern Harrison County in northern West Virginia...

* Until 800 PM EDT.

* At 710 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lumberport,
  or near Clarksburg, 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, Grafton, Philippi, Bridgeport, Shinnston, Stonewood,
  Nutter Fort, Lumberport, Anmoore, Flemington, Moatsville, Volga,
  Rosemont, Meadland, Tygart Lake State Park, Galloway, Meadowbrook
  and Despard.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 79 between mile markers 115 and 128.
 Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 77 and 82.

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 3907 8013 3936 8047 3945 8037 3928 7991
TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 303DEG 27KT 3937 8035 

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

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1 follow-up statement

603 
WWUS51 KRLX 142344
SVSRLX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
744 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

WVC001-033-091-142354-
/O.CAN.KRLX.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-210615T0000Z/
Taylor WV-Barbour WV-Harrison WV-
744 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN TAYLOR...NORTHWESTERN
BARBOUR AND NORTHEASTERN HARRISON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However heavy rain is
still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
northern and northeastern West Virginia.

LAT...LON 3907 8013 3936 8047 3945 8037 3928 7991
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 303DEG 27KT 3923 8007 

$$

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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, 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, 6:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler	48 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.