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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 86, NWS Charleston, WV

June 21, 2021Buchanan County, Dickenson County, Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2021, 6:10 PM EDT for Buchanan County, Dickenson County, Virginia. It was in force for 10 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 21, 2021, 6:10 PM EDT (22:10 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2021, 6:20 PM EDT
In force
10 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Buchanan County, VA, Dickenson County, VA

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 249 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, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 913 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, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 125 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
913 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-64 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1058 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
125 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
74 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

122 
WUUS51 KRLX 212210
SVRRLX
VAC027-051-212300-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0086.210621T2210Z-210621T2300Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Dickenson County in southwestern Virginia...
  Southwestern Buchanan County in southwestern Virginia...

* Until 700 PM EDT.

* At 609 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Clintwood,
  moving east at 30 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Clintwood, Grundy, Haysi, Davenport, John Flannagan Lake, Clinchco,
  Vansant and McClure.

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 3705 8210 3705 8211 3711 8253 3713 8255
      3720 8255 3721 8253 3721 8252 3723 8250
      3725 8244 3726 8236 3728 8234 3733 8209
      3704 8207
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 273DEG 26KT 3716 8245 

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

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1 follow-up statement
474 
WWUS51 KRLX 212220
SVSRLX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
620 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

VAC027-051-212229-
/O.CAN.KRLX.SV.W.0086.000000T0000Z-210621T2300Z/
Dickenson VA-Buchanan VA-
620 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR DICKENSON AND SOUTHWESTERN
BUCHANAN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
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 has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
southwestern Virginia.

LAT...LON 3705 8210 3705 8211 3711 8253 3713 8255
      3720 8255 3721 8253 3721 8252 3723 8250
      3725 8244 3726 8236 3728 8234 3733 8209
      3704 8207
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 273DEG 26KT 3716 8235 

$$

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.