Alert archive / West Virginia / Tornado Warnings in 2021
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this tornado warning at Jun 21, 2021, 4:36 PM EDT for Jackson County, Wood County, West Virginia; Athens County, Meigs County, Ohio. It was in force for 24 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
- Jun 21, 2021, 4:36 PM EDT (20:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2021, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Athens County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Jackson County, WV, Wood County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 4:40 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Nne Pomeroy, OH | TREES DOWN ON KINGSBURY ROAD. |
| Jun 21, 5:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Syracuse, OH | TREES DOWN ON FOREST RUN ROAD. |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 12:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
735
WFUS51 KRLX 212036
TORRLX
OHC009-105-WVC035-107-212100-
/O.NEW.KRLX.TO.W.0004.210621T2036Z-210621T2100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
436 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Meigs County in southeastern Ohio...
Southeastern Athens County in southeastern Ohio...
North central Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia...
Southwestern Wood County in northwestern West Virginia...
* Until 500 PM EDT.
* At 436 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Rutland, moving east at 45 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...
Forked Run State Park and Tuppers Plains around 455 PM EDT.
Coolville around 500 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Belleville, Chester and Reedsville.
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 3926 8176 3906 8162 3902 8200 3903 8201
3903 8203 3902 8204 3901 8211 3908 8215
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 249DEG 40KT 3906 8208
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
192 follow-up statements
322
WWUS51 KRLX 212042 RRA
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
442 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021
OHC009-212052-
/O.CAN.KRLX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210621T2100Z/
Athens OH-
442 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ATHENS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
southeastern Ohio...and northwestern West Virginia.
LAT...LON 3906 8162 3906 8188 3911 8191 3918 8179
3918 8176 3920 8173
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 249DEG 40KT 3908 8200
$$
OHC105-WVC035-107-212100-
/O.CON.KRLX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210621T2100Z/
Meigs OH-Jackson WV-Wood WV-
442 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL MEIGS...NORTH CENTRAL JACKSON AND SOUTHWESTERN WOOD
COUNTIES...
At 442 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Pomeroy, moving east at 45 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...
Forked Run State Park around 455 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Belleville and Reedsville.
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 3906 8162 3906 8188 3911 8191 3918 8179
3918 8176 3920 8173
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 249DEG 40KT 3908 8200
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
19413
WWUS51 KRLX 212052
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
452 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021
OHC105-WVC035-107-212102-
/O.EXP.KRLX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210621T2100Z/
Meigs OH-Jackson WV-Wood WV-
452 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MEIGS...NORTH CENTRAL JACKSON
AND SOUTHWESTERN WOOD COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 500 PM EDT...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
southeastern Ohio...and northwestern West Virginia.
LAT...LON 3906 8162 3906 8188 3911 8191 3918 8179
3918 8176 3920 8173
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 249DEG 40KT 3912 8188
$$
14The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 12:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wirt | 36 min |
| Jun 21, 12:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Putnam | 32 min |
| Jun 21, 12:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Kanawha, Putnam, Roane | 41 min |
| Jun 21, 12:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Gilmer, Lewis | 50 min |
| Jun 21, 12:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Clay, Fayette, Kanawha | 33 min |
| Jun 21, 1:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Logan, Wyoming | 24 min |
| Jun 21, 1:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Kanawha, Nicholas, Roane | 50 min |
| Jun 21, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Randolph | 34 min |
| Jun 21, 2:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Nicholas, Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster | 47 min |
| Jun 21, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wayne | 34 min |
| Jun 21, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Putnam, Wayne | 46 min |
| Jun 21, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Raleigh, Wyoming | 31 min |
| Jun 21, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Wood | 42 min |
| Jun 21, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wood | 40 min |
| Jun 21, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wood | 29 min |
| Jun 21, 4:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Pleasants | 26 min |
| Jun 21, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Ritchie, Wood | 37 min |
| Jun 21, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler | 35 min |
| Jun 21, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Wirt, Wood | 45 min |
| Jun 21, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Wirt | 21 min |
| Jun 21, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood | 36 min |
| Jun 21, 5:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Ritchie, Wirt | 30 min |
| Jun 21, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Taylor, Tyler | 41 min |
| Jun 21, 5:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Pleasants, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood | 4 hr |
| Jun 21, 7:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wood | 4 hr |
| Jun 21, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Morgan, Washington | 47 min |
| Jun 21, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Athens, Meigs, Vinton | 36 min |
| Jun 21, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton | 28 min |
| Jun 21, 7:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton | 4 hr |
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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.