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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Charleston, WV

June 21, 2021Washington County, Ohio; Pleasants County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this tornado warning at Jun 21, 2021, 4:19 PM EDT for Washington County, Ohio; Pleasants County, West Virginia. It was in force for 26 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, 4:19 PM EDT (20:19 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2021, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Washington County, OH, Pleasants County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:22 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, 4:30 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG10 E Marietta, OHTREES DOWN ON BEAR RUN ROAD, COUNTY ROAD 12 AND COUNTY ROAD 14.

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

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 138 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2021-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 931 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2021-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 260 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

185 
WFUS51 KRLX 212019
TORRLX
OHC167-WVC073-212045-
/O.NEW.KRLX.TO.W.0003.210621T2019Z-210621T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
419 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Washington County in southeastern Ohio...
  Northern Pleasants County in northwestern West Virginia...

* Until 445 PM EDT.
    
* At 419 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Belmont, or near Marietta, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Belmont around 430 PM EDT.
  St. Marys around 435 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Newport, Arvilla and Point Lookout.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3954 8110 3950 8108 3946 8112 3946 8109
      3947 8108 3947 8106 3937 8102 3936 8140
      3943 8142
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 256DEG 27KT 3941 8134 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

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1 follow-up statement
385 
WWUS51 KRLX 212042
SVSRLX

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

OHC167-WVC073-212051-
/O.EXP.KRLX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210621T2045Z/
Washington OH-Pleasants WV-
442 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN
PLEASANTS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 445 PM EDT...
    
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.  

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
southeastern Ohio...and northern and northwestern West Virginia.




LAT...LON 3954 8110 3950 8108 3946 8112 3946 8109
      3947 8108 3947 8106 3937 8102 3936 8140
      3943 8142
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 256DEG 27KT 3945 8114 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 3:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXAthens, Morgan, Washington47 min
Jun 21, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXAthens, Meigs, Vinton36 min
Jun 21, 3:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXAthens, Morgan, Washington42 min
Jun 21, 3:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXAthens, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton28 min
Jun 21, 4:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXWashington40 min
Jun 21, 4:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXAthens, Meigs29 min
Jun 21, 4:36 PM EDTTornado WarningRLXAthens, Meigs24 min
Jun 21, 4:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXWashington35 min
Jun 21, 4:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXAthens, Gallia, Meigs, Washington45 min
Jun 21, 5:24 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXAthens, Gallia, Meigs, Washington4 hr
Jun 21, 7:01 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXAthens, Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton, Washington4 hr
Jun 21, 7:05 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXGallia, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton4 hr
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, 4:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXPleasants, Ritchie, Wood37 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

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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.