Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 29, 2021, 1:16 PM EDT for 5 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 29 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
- Jul 29, 2021, 1:16 PM EDT (17:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 29, 2021, 1:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Barbour County, WV, Doddridge County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Upshur County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 136 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1222 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
160
WUUS51 KRLX 291716
SVRRLX
WVC001-017-033-041-097-291745-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0097.210729T1716Z-210729T1745Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
116 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Doddridge County in northern West Virginia...
Northeastern Lewis County in northern West Virginia...
Northwestern Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia...
West central Barbour County in northeastern West Virginia...
Southwestern Harrison County in northern West Virginia...
* Until 145 PM EDT.
* At 116 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Salem, or 14
miles west of Clarksburg, moving southeast at 35 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...
Weston, Salem, Stonewall Jackson, Jackson Mill, West Milford, Lost
Creek, Jane Lew, Lorentz, Century, Avon, Wolf Summit, New Milton,
Hodgesville and Horner.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 79 between mile markers 95 and 113.
Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 60 and 73.
Route 33 between mile markers 1 and 7.
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 3924 8073 3937 8056 3909 8014 3890 8038
TIME...MOT...LOC 1716Z 318DEG 31KT 3925 8058
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MEK2 follow-up statements
005
WWUS51 KRLX 291730
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
130 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021
WVC001-017-033-041-097-291745-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0097.000000T0000Z-210729T1745Z/
Doddridge WV-Lewis WV-Upshur WV-Barbour WV-Harrison WV-
130 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN DODDRIDGE...NORTHEASTERN LEWIS...NORTHWESTERN
UPSHUR...WESTERN BARBOUR AND SOUTHWESTERN HARRISON COUNTIES...
At 130 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Jackson Mill,
or 8 miles north of Weston, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Weston, Salem, Jackson Mill, Stonewall Jackson, West Milford, Lost
Creek, Jane Lew, Lorentz, Century, Hodgesville, Avon and Horner.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3922 8068 3931 8056 3909 8014 3890 8038
TIME...MOT...LOC 1730Z 318DEG 31KT 3916 8048
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MEK222
WWUS51 KRLX 291741
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
141 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021
WVC001-017-033-041-097-291751-
/O.EXP.KRLX.SV.W.0097.000000T0000Z-210729T1745Z/
Doddridge WV-Lewis WV-Upshur WV-Barbour WV-Harrison WV-
141 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DODDRIDGE...
NORTHEASTERN LEWIS...NORTHWESTERN UPSHUR...WESTERN BARBOUR AND
SOUTHWESTERN HARRISON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 145 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.
LAT...LON 3922 8068 3931 8056 3909 8014 3890 8038
TIME...MOT...LOC 1741Z 318DEG 31KT 3911 8042
$$
MEKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 12:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Tyler | 33 min |
| Jul 29, 1:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge | 31 min |
| Jul 29, 6:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge | 36 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.