Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 93, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 10, 2021, 1:23 PM EDT for 4 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 37 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
- Jul 10, 2021, 1:23 PM EDT (17:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 2021, 2:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Logan County, WV, McDowell County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Wyoming County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 1:42 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Wsw Gilbert, WV | MINGO COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN AREA OF BEN CREEK. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR |
| Jul 10, 1:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Baisden, WV | MINGO COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS TREES DOWN IN THE AREA OF BAISDEN. 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 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 221 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1182 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
834 WUUS51 KRLX 101723 SVRRLX WVC045-047-059-109-101800- /O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0093.210710T1723Z-210710T1800Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Charleston WV 123 PM EDT Sat Jul 10 2021 The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern McDowell County in southern West Virginia... Southeastern Mingo County in southern West Virginia... South central Logan County in southern West Virginia... West central Wyoming County in southern West Virginia... * Until 200 PM EDT. * At 123 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hinch, or 15 miles south of Logan, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Hinch, R.d. Bailey Lake, Gilbert Creek, Gilbert, Hampden and Pie. 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 3763 8205 3769 8202 3768 8177 3749 8184 TIME...MOT...LOC 1723Z 289DEG 16KT 3763 8195 HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ 14
2 follow-up statements
727
WWUS51 KRLX 101743
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
143 PM EDT Sat Jul 10 2021
WVC045-101752-
/O.CAN.KRLX.SV.W.0093.000000T0000Z-210710T1800Z/
Logan WV-
143 PM EDT Sat Jul 10 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3749 8184 3761 8197 3767 8193 3767 8191
3766 8189 3767 8187 3767 8184 3765 8181
3768 8177
TIME...MOT...LOC 1742Z 286DEG 14KT 3762 8187
$$
WVC047-059-109-101800-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0093.000000T0000Z-210710T1800Z/
McDowell WV-Mingo WV-Wyoming WV-
143 PM EDT Sat Jul 10 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN MCDOWELL...SOUTHEASTERN MINGO AND WEST CENTRAL WYOMING
COUNTIES...
At 142 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over R.d. Bailey
Lake, or 17 miles south of Logan, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
R.d. Bailey Lake, Gilbert Creek, Gilbert and Hampden.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3749 8184 3761 8197 3767 8193 3767 8191
3766 8189 3767 8187 3767 8184 3765 8181
3768 8177
TIME...MOT...LOC 1742Z 286DEG 14KT 3762 8187
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
14676
WWUS51 KRLX 101755
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
155 PM EDT Sat Jul 10 2021
WVC047-059-109-101804-
/O.EXP.KRLX.SV.W.0093.000000T0000Z-210710T1800Z/
McDowell WV-Mingo WV-Wyoming WV-
155 PM EDT Sat Jul 10 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN MCDOWELL...
SOUTHEASTERN MINGO AND WEST CENTRAL WYOMING COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
200 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm, and weakened or
damaged trees may still be susceptible to falling.
LAT...LON 3749 8184 3761 8197 3767 8193 3767 8191
3766 8189 3767 8187 3767 8184 3765 8181
3768 8177
TIME...MOT...LOC 1754Z 289DEG 16KT 3760 8181
$$
14The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 12:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Wayne | 52 min |
| Jul 10, 1:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mingo | 43 min |
| Jul 10, 1:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam | 48 min |
| Jul 10, 2:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Fayette | 39 min |
| Jul 10, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell | 45 min |
| Jul 10, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell | 29 min |
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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.