Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 65, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2021, 9:26 PM EDT for 4 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 34 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, 9:26 PM EDT (01:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2021, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Braxton County, WV, Clay County, WV, Nicholas County, WV, Webster County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:29 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, 9:58 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Camden On Gauley, WV | TREES DOWN ON CRANBERRY RIDGE RD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -44 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2122 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
595
WUUS51 KRLX 150126
SVRRLX
WVC007-015-067-101-150200-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0065.210615T0126Z-210615T0200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
926 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Nicholas County in southeastern West Virginia...
Southwestern Braxton County in north central West Virginia...
Southwestern Webster County in northeastern West Virginia...
Central Clay County in north central West Virginia...
* Until 1000 PM EDT.
* At 926 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Clay, moving
southeast at 50 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...
Summersville, Clay, Camden-On-gauley, Birch River, Craigsville, Big
Otter, Camden On Gauley, Wallback, Harrison, Cowen, Widen, Nebo,
Strange Creek, Canvas, Muddlety, Nettie, Calvin, Ivydale and
Servia.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 79 between mile markers 37 and 46.
Route 19 between mile markers 37 and 60.
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 3809 8074 3854 8117 3857 8112 3866 8104
3836 8043
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 305DEG 45KT 3853 8104
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
141 follow-up statement
994
WWUS51 KRLX 150140
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
940 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021
WVC007-015-067-101-150200-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-210615T0200Z/
Nicholas WV-Braxton WV-Webster WV-Clay WV-
940 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL NICHOLAS...SOUTHWESTERN BRAXTON...SOUTHWESTERN WEBSTER
AND EAST CENTRAL CLAY COUNTIES...
At 940 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Birch River, or
12 miles east of Clay, moving southeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Summersville, Camden-On-gauley, Birch River, Craigsville, Camden On
Gauley, Harrison, Cowen, Widen, Strange Creek, Canvas, Muddlety,
Nettie and Calvin.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3809 8074 3846 8097 3851 8096 3858 8089
3836 8043
TIME...MOT...LOC 0140Z 296DEG 41KT 3848 8085
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
14The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 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, 8:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lewis, Randolph, Upshur | 48 min |
| 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, 9:54 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.