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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 61, NWS Charleston, WV

June 14, 20214 counties in West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2021, 7:41 PM EDT for 4 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 34 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, 7:41 PM EDT (23:41 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 2021, 8:15 PM EDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Doddridge County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Upshur County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:43 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 14, 7:43 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGValley Chapel, WVMULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN THE VALLEY CHAPEL AREA. PICTURES PROVIDED VIA FACEBOOK.
Jun 14, 8:01 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGHorner, WVTREE DOWN ACROSS BEECH LICK ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 14, 8:07 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 E Horner, WVTREE DOWN ACROSS BUCKHANNON RUN ROAD NEAR COUNTY LINE. DISPATCHER SAID THE CALL CAME WHEN THE STORM STARTED. TIME CORROBORATED WITH RADAR.
Jun 14, 8:15 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 43Buckhannon, WV43 MPH GUST REPORTED AT THE BUCKHANNON AIRPORT
Jun 14, 8:20 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGLorentz, WVMULTIPLE 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 14, 4:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 160 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2021-06-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2021-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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.

368 
WUUS51 KRLX 142341
SVRRLX
WVC017-033-041-097-150015-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0061.210614T2341Z-210615T0015Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Doddridge County in northern West Virginia...
  Lewis County in northern West Virginia...
  Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia...
  Southwestern Harrison County in northern West Virginia...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 741 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Jackson Mill,
  or near Weston, moving southeast at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Buckhannon, Weston, Stonewall Jackson, Jackson Mill, Rock Cave,
  Lost Creek, Jane Lew, Camden, Lorentz, Eden, Alton, Walkersville,
  Alum Bridge, Kanawha Head, Tallmansville, Overhill, Hodgesville,
  Horner and French Creek.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 79 between mile markers 88 and 109.
 Route 33 between mile markers 1 and 17.

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 3895 8007 3895 8009 3893 8009 3871 8033
      3909 8072 3926 8051 3898 8006 3897 8007
      3896 8006
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 314DEG 45KT 3909 8052 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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1 follow-up statement
825 
WWUS51 KRLX 150000
SVSRLX

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

WVC017-150010-
/O.CAN.KRLX.SV.W.0061.000000T0000Z-210615T0015Z/
Doddridge WV-
800 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DODDRIDGE 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 northeastern West Virginia.

LAT...LON 3895 8007 3895 8009 3893 8009 3871 8033
      3902 8058 3917 8040 3898 8006 3897 8007
      3896 8006
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 308DEG 26KT 3903 8041 

$$

WVC033-041-097-150015-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0061.000000T0000Z-210615T0015Z/
Lewis WV-Upshur WV-Harrison WV-
800 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN LEWIS...UPSHUR AND SOUTH CENTRAL HARRISON COUNTIES...

At 800 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Weston, moving
southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Buckhannon, Weston, Stonewall Jackson, Jackson Mill, Rock Cave, Jane
Lew, Lorentz, Eden, Alton, Walkersville, Kanawha Head, Tallmansville,
Overhill, Horner and French Creek.

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 3895 8007 3895 8009 3893 8009 3871 8033
      3902 8058 3917 8040 3898 8006 3897 8007
      3896 8006
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 308DEG 26KT 3903 8041 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 8:00 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXBoone, Fayette, Kanawha, Raleigh2 hr
Jun 14, 12:33 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPocahontas117 min
Jun 14, 1:28 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXPocahontas3 hr
Jun 14, 6:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXDoddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler46 min
Jun 14, 6:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXDoddridge, Harrison, Taylor, Tyler36 min
Jun 14, 6:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBarbour, Taylor36 min
Jun 14, 6:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXDoddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler48 min
Jun 14, 7:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBarbour, Harrison, Taylor34 min
Jun 14, 7:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBraxton, Calhoun, Gilmer, Lewis, Ritchie41 min
Jun 14, 7:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBarbour, Randolph, Taylor32 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.