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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 82, NWS Charleston, WV

June 21, 20214 counties in West Virginia; 4 counties in Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2021, 4:45 PM EDT for 4 counties in West Virginia; 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 45 min. 4 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 21, 2021, 4:45 PM EDT (20:45 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2021, 5:30 PM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Athens County, OH, Gallia County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Washington County, OH, Jackson County, WV, Mason County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 21, 4:50 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 Nw Rutland, OHTREES DOWN ON MCCUMBER ROAD.
Jun 21, 5:05 PM EDTHAIL 0.5Mineralwells, WVREPORT FROM MPING: HALF-INCH (0.50 IN.).
Jun 21, 5:10 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 N Syracuse, OHTREES DOWN ON FOREST RUN ROAD.
Jun 21, 5:15 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG5 Ese Mineralwells, WVLARGE LIMBS DOWN ON ROUTE 47 NEAR WIRT CO LINE AND TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 50.

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 21, 12:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 163 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2021-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1320 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2021-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 313 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1320 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-60 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
785 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
313 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
308 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.7
Supercell composite
6.7

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The text

As transmitted.

828 
WUUS51 KRLX 212045
SVRRLX
OHC009-053-105-167-WVC035-053-105-107-212130-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0082.210621T2045Z-210621T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
445 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Meigs County in southeastern Ohio...
  Northeastern Gallia County in southeastern Ohio...
  Southwestern Washington County in southeastern Ohio...
  Southeastern Athens County in southeastern Ohio...
  North central Mason County in western West Virginia...
  Northwestern Wirt County in northwestern West Virginia...
  North central Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia...
  Wood County in northwestern West Virginia...

* Until 530 PM EDT.

* At 445 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pomeroy,
  moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Parkersburg, Belpre, Pomeroy, Rio Grande, Racine, Coolville,
  Rutland, Forked Run State Park, Vienna, New Haven, Mason,
  Washington, Mineralwells, Tuppers Plains, Lubeck, Boaz, Middleport,
  Chester, North Hills and Syracuse.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 157 and 181.
 Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 16.

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 3886 8239 3908 8227 3940 8151 3909 8130
TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 251DEG 41KT 3910 8203 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 12:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWirt36 min
Jun 21, 12:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPutnam32 min
Jun 21, 12:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Kanawha, Putnam, Roane41 min
Jun 21, 12:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBraxton, Calhoun, Gilmer, Lewis50 min
Jun 21, 12:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXClay, Fayette, Kanawha33 min
Jun 21, 1:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone, Logan, Wyoming24 min
Jun 21, 1:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBraxton, Calhoun, Clay, Kanawha, Nicholas, Roane50 min
Jun 21, 2:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXRandolph34 min
Jun 21, 2:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXNicholas, Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster47 min
Jun 21, 2:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWayne34 min
Jun 21, 3:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone, Lincoln, Logan, Putnam, Wayne46 min
Jun 21, 3:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXRaleigh, Wyoming31 min
Jun 21, 3:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXPleasants, Wood42 min
Jun 21, 4:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXDoddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wood40 min
Jun 21, 4:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXWood29 min
Jun 21, 4:19 PM EDTTornado WarningRLXPleasants26 min
Jun 21, 4:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXPleasants, Ritchie, Wood37 min
Jun 21, 4:36 PM EDTTornado WarningRLXJackson, Wood24 min
Jun 21, 4:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXPleasants, Ritchie, Tyler35 min
Jun 21, 4:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Wirt21 min
Jun 21, 5:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXPleasants, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood36 min
Jun 21, 5:15 PM EDTTornado WarningRLXCalhoun, Ritchie, Wirt30 min
Jun 21, 5:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXDoddridge, Harrison, Taylor, Tyler41 min
Jun 21, 5:24 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXJackson, Mason, Pleasants, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood4 hr
Jun 21, 7:01 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXDoddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wood4 hr
Jun 21, 3:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXAthens, Morgan, Washington47 min
Jun 21, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXAthens, Meigs, Vinton36 min
Jun 21, 3:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXAthens, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton28 min
Jun 21, 7:05 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXGallia, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton4 hr

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.