Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 81, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2021, 4:41 PM EDT for Pleasants County, Ritchie County, Tyler County, West Virginia; Washington County, Ohio. It was in force for 35 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 21, 2021, 4:41 PM EDT (20:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2021, 5:16 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Washington County, OH, Pleasants County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Tyler County, WV
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:41 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 21, 5:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 7 N West Union, WV | TREES DOWN NEAR SHIRLEY COMMUNITY. |
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 21, 12:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 126 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
- 931 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 988 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 260 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 277 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.1
The text
As transmitted.
443
WUUS51 KRLX 212041
SVRRLX
OHC167-WVC073-085-095-212130-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0081.210621T2041Z-210621T2130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
441 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
East central Washington County in southeastern Ohio...
Pleasants County in northwestern West Virginia...
North central Ritchie County in northwestern West Virginia...
Tyler County in northern West Virginia...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 440 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near St. Marys,
moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
St. Marys, Middlebourne, Sistersville, Belmont, Newport, Matamoras,
Friendly, Alma, Maxwell, Schultz, Arvilla, Point Lookout, New
Matamoras, Wick, Mountain and Hebron.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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 3958 8089 3958 8087 3939 8074 3936 8079
3931 8128 3946 8135 3957 8107 3957 8104
3954 8104 3960 8095
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 254DEG 19KT 3946 8120
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
192 follow-up statements
690
WWUS51 KRLX 212108
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
508 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021
OHC167-WVC073-085-095-212130-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0081.000000T0000Z-210621T2130Z/
Washington OH-Pleasants WV-Ritchie WV-Tyler WV-
508 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTHEASTERN PLEASANTS...NORTH CENTRAL
RITCHIE AND TYLER COUNTIES...
At 506 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sistersville,
or near Middlebourne, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
St. Marys, Middlebourne, Sistersville, Matamoras, Friendly, Alma,
Maxwell, Arvilla, Point Lookout, New Matamoras, Wick, Mountain and
Hebron.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3958 8089 3958 8087 3939 8074 3936 8079
3932 8117 3951 8122 3957 8107 3957 8104
3954 8104 3960 8095
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 254DEG 19KT 3950 8102
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
14010
WWUS51 KRLX 212116
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
516 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021
OHC167-WVC073-085-095-212126-
/O.CAN.KRLX.SV.W.0081.000000T0000Z-210621T2130Z/
Washington OH-Pleasants WV-Ritchie WV-Tyler WV-
516 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON...
NORTHEASTERN PLEASANTS...NORTH CENTRAL RITCHIE AND TYLER COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
southeastern Ohio...and northern and northwestern West Virginia.
LAT...LON 3958 8089 3958 8087 3939 8074 3936 8079
3932 8117 3951 8122 3957 8107 3957 8104
3954 8104 3960 8095
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 254DEG 19KT 3951 8095
$$
14The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 12:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wirt | 36 min |
| Jun 21, 12:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Putnam | 32 min |
| Jun 21, 12:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Kanawha, Putnam, Roane | 41 min |
| Jun 21, 12:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Gilmer, Lewis | 50 min |
| Jun 21, 12:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Clay, Fayette, Kanawha | 33 min |
| Jun 21, 1:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Logan, Wyoming | 24 min |
| Jun 21, 1:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Kanawha, Nicholas, Roane | 50 min |
| Jun 21, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Randolph | 34 min |
| Jun 21, 2:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Nicholas, Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster | 47 min |
| Jun 21, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wayne | 34 min |
| Jun 21, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Putnam, Wayne | 46 min |
| Jun 21, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Raleigh, Wyoming | 31 min |
| Jun 21, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Wood | 42 min |
| Jun 21, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wood | 40 min |
| Jun 21, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wood | 29 min |
| Jun 21, 4:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Pleasants | 26 min |
| Jun 21, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Ritchie, Wood | 37 min |
| Jun 21, 4:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Jackson, Wood | 24 min |
| Jun 21, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Wirt, Wood | 45 min |
| Jun 21, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Wirt | 21 min |
| Jun 21, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood | 36 min |
| Jun 21, 5:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Ritchie, Wirt | 30 min |
| Jun 21, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Taylor, Tyler | 41 min |
| Jun 21, 5:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Pleasants, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood | 4 hr |
| Jun 21, 7:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wood | 4 hr |
| Jun 21, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Morgan, Washington | 47 min |
| Jun 21, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Athens, Meigs, Vinton | 36 min |
| Jun 21, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton | 28 min |
| Jun 21, 7:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton | 4 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.