Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 62, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2021, 7:43 PM EDT for Barbour County, Randolph County, Taylor County, West Virginia. It was in force for 32 min. 1 report 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, 7:43 PM EDT (23:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2021, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Barbour County, WV, Randolph County, WV, Taylor County, WV
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 159 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:45 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, 7:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Moatsville, WV | SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN NORTHERN BARBOUR COUNTY. 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 14, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 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.
624
WUUS51 KRLX 142343
SVRRLX
WVC001-083-091-150015-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0062.210614T2343Z-210615T0015Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
743 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
North central Randolph County in northeastern West Virginia...
Southeastern Taylor County in northern West Virginia...
Barbour County in northeastern West Virginia...
* Until 815 PM EDT.
* At 743 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Philippi,
moving southeast at 45 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...
Elkins, Grafton, Philippi, Belington, Junior, Montrose, Moatsville,
Tygart Lake State Park, Kerens, Galloway and Nestorville.
This includes Route 33 between mile markers 33 and 35.
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 3885 7981 3918 8017 3933 8002 3929 7988
3928 7986 3924 7984 3924 7981 3915 7983
3912 7983 3908 7978 3904 7978 3901 7969
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 303DEG 39KT 3920 8001
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
142 follow-up statements
807
WWUS51 KRLX 150001
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
801 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021
WVC091-150010-
/O.CAN.KRLX.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-210615T0015Z/
Taylor WV-
801 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TAYLOR COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
northern and northeastern West Virginia.
LAT...LON 3885 7981 3909 8007 3929 7992 3929 7988
3928 7986 3924 7984 3924 7981 3915 7983
3912 7983 3908 7978 3904 7978 3901 7969
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 305DEG 32KT 3911 7987
$$
WVC001-083-150015-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-210615T0015Z/
Randolph WV-Barbour WV-
801 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL RANDOLPH AND EASTERN BARBOUR COUNTIES...
At 800 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast of
Belington, or 9 miles east of Philippi, moving southeast at 35 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...
Elkins, Philippi, Belington, Junior, Montrose, Kerens and
Nestorville.
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 3885 7981 3909 8007 3929 7992 3929 7988
3928 7986 3924 7984 3924 7981 3915 7983
3912 7983 3908 7978 3904 7978 3901 7969
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 305DEG 32KT 3911 7987
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
14651
WWUS51 KRLX 150012
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
812 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021
WVC001-083-150022-
/O.EXP.KRLX.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-210615T0015Z/
Randolph WV-Barbour WV-
812 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL RANDOLPH AND
EASTERN BARBOUR COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
northern and northeastern West Virginia.
LAT...LON 3885 7981 3909 8007 3929 7992 3929 7988
3928 7986 3924 7984 3924 7981 3915 7983
3912 7983 3908 7978 3904 7978 3901 7969
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 303DEG 39KT 3905 7975
$$
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, 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 |
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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.