Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 64, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2021, 8:42 PM EDT for Lewis County, Randolph County, Upshur County, West Virginia. It was in force for 48 min. 2 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, 8:42 PM EDT (00:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2021, 9:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Lewis County, WV, Randolph County, WV, Upshur County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 162 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:46 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, 8:50 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | French Creek, WV | PICTURE PROVIDED VIA TWITTER |
| Jun 14, 9:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Rock Cave, WV | PICTURE OF ONE TREE DOWN ACROSS RT 4 |
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 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 90 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1039 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -104 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.9
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS51 KRLX 150042
SVRRLX
WVC041-083-097-150130-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0064.210615T0042Z-210615T0130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
842 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Randolph County in northeastern West Virginia...
Southeastern Lewis County in northern West Virginia...
Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia...
* Until 930 PM EDT.
* At 841 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Rock Cave, or
9 miles southwest of Buckhannon, moving southeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Elkins, Buckhannon, Mill Creek, Dailey, Rock Cave, Mingo, Beverly,
Womelsdorf (Coalton), Huttonsville, Alexander, Monterville,
Lorentz, Glady, Helvetia, Pickens, Alton, Walkersville, Ellamore,
Kanawha Head and Tallmansville.
This includes Route 33 between mile markers 3 and 32.
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 3886 7966 3874 7977 3873 7978 3870 7980
3847 8000 3847 8002 3889 8050 3907 8034
3898 8005 3897 8007 3895 8006 3896 7998
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 306DEG 45KT 3890 8037
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
142 follow-up statements
085
WWUS51 KRLX 150105
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
905 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021
WVC041-150114-
/O.CAN.KRLX.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-210615T0130Z/
Lewis WV-
905 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
northeastern West Virginia.
LAT...LON 3886 7966 3874 7977 3873 7978 3870 7980
3847 8000 3847 8002 3875 8033 3895 8015
3895 8011 3894 8008 3895 8006 3896 7998
TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 297DEG 39KT 3879 8008
$$
WVC083-097-150130-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-210615T0130Z/
Randolph WV-Upshur WV-
905 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT
FOR WESTERN RANDOLPH AND SOUTHEASTERN UPSHUR COUNTIES...
At 904 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest of
Mill Creek, or 15 miles southwest of Elkins, moving southeast at 45
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Elkins, Mill Creek, Dailey, Mingo, Beverly, Womelsdorf (Coalton),
Huttonsville, Alexander, Monterville, Glady, Helvetia, Pickens,
Alton, Ellamore, Tallmansville and Valley Head.
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 3886 7966 3874 7977 3873 7978 3870 7980
3847 8000 3847 8002 3875 8033 3895 8015
3895 8011 3894 8008 3895 8006 3896 7998
TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 297DEG 39KT 3879 8008
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
14266
WWUS51 KRLX 150124
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
924 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021
WVC083-097-150134-
/O.EXP.KRLX.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-210615T0130Z/
Randolph WV-Upshur WV-
924 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN RANDOLPH AND
SOUTHEASTERN UPSHUR COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 930 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
northeastern West Virginia.
LAT...LON 3886 7966 3874 7977 3873 7978 3870 7980
3847 8000 3847 8002 3875 8033 3895 8015
3895 8011 3894 8008 3895 8006 3896 7998
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 306DEG 45KT 3864 7982
$$
14The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 8:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Lewis, Randolph, Upshur | 29 min |
| Jun 14, 8:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lewis | 25 min |
| Jun 14, 8:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Upshur | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 8:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton | 29 min |
| Jun 14, 9:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Webster | 28 min |
| Jun 14, 9:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay | 26 min |
| Jun 14, 9:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Clay, Nicholas, Webster | 34 min |
| Jun 14, 9:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Nicholas, Pocahontas, Webster | 19 min |
| Jun 14, 9:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour, Randolph, Upshur | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 1:14 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Upshur | 3 hr |
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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.