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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 119, NWS Charleston, WV

June 17, 20229 counties in West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2022, 1:59 PM EDT for 9 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 17, 2022, 1:59 PM EDT (17:59 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2022, 2:30 PM EDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Boone County, WV, Fayette County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, McDowell County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Raleigh County, WV, Wyoming County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:01 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 17, 1:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 204 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, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2022-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1132 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2022-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -41 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
1132 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-113 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
967 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 17, 1:52 PM EDT, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 1:52 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 1:07 PM EDT, 52 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
107 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022

OHZ086-087-WVZ007-008-014-016-018-027-028-521>524-181715-
Gallia-Lawrence OH-Mason-Jackson WV-Putnam-Roane-Calhoun-Clay-
Braxton-Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster-Northwest Pocahontas-
Southeast Pocahontas-
107 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 384 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Ohio,
and portions of central West Virginia, northeast West Virginia,
southern West Virginia and western West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible today. Damaging winds and
large hail will be the main hazards, but localized flooding issues
will also be possible in areas of heavy rain or for locations that
receive multiple storms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other
methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports.

OHZ083-WVZ526-181715-
Jackson OH-Southeast Randolph-
107 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Ohio
and northeast West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible today. Damaging winds and
large hail will be the main hazards, but localized flooding issues
will also be possible in areas of heavy rain or for locations that
receive multiple storms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other
methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports.

OHZ066-067-075-076-084-085-WVZ009>011-017-019-020-030>032-039-040-
525-181715-
Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-Vinton-Meigs-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-
Wirt-Ritchie-Doddridge-Lewis-Harrison-Taylor-Upshur-Barbour-
Northwest Randolph-
107 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Ohio,
and portions of central West Virginia, northeast West Virginia and
northern West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other
methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports.

WVZ029-181715-
Gilmer-
107 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 384 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central West
Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other
methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports.

WVZ006-013-015-026-515>520-181715-
Cabell-Lincoln-Kanawha-Boone-Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-
Northwest Fayette-Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas-
Southeast Nicholas-
107 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 384 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast West
Virginia, southern West Virginia and western West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible today. Damaging winds
and large hail will be the main hazards, but localized flooding
issues will also be possible in areas of heavy rain or for locations
that receive multiple storms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other
methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports.

KYZ101>103-181715-
Greenup-Carter-Boyd-
107 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 383 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast
Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible today. Damaging winds
and large hail will be the main hazards, but localized flooding
issues will also be possible in areas of heavy rain or for locations
that receive multiple storms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other
methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports.

VAZ003-004-WVZ005-024-025-033-034-181715-
Dickenson-Buchanan-Wayne-Mingo-Logan-McDowell-Wyoming-
107 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 384 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia, and
portions of southern West Virginia and western West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

Numerous severe thunderstorms are possible today. Damaging winds and
large hail will be the main hazards, but localized flooding issues
will also be possible in areas of heavy rain or for locations that
receive multiple storms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other
methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports.

KYZ105-181715-
Lawrence KY-
107 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 383 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast
Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

Numerous severe thunderstorms are possible today. Damaging winds and
large hail will be the main hazards, but localized flooding issues
will also be possible in areas of heavy rain or for locations that
receive multiple storms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other
methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 1:55 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
155 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022

WVZ525-526-171830-
Northwest Randolph WV-Southeast Randolph WV-
155 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern
Randolph County through 230 PM EDT...

At 155 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Elkins, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Elkins, Beverly, Harman, Bowden, Kerens and Glady.

This includes Route 33 between mile markers 32 and 35.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3892 7937 3893 7945 3890 7945 3889 7948
      3889 7952 3887 7951 3884 7954 3883 7952
      3881 7953 3879 7950 3872 7956 3888 7995
      3897 7991 3898 7989 3905 7987 3893 7937
TIME...MOT...LOC 1755Z 290DEG 35KT 3894 7984

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 8:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXDoddridge, Tyler29 min
Jun 16, 8:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXDoddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler25 min
Jun 16, 8:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXGilmer, Lewis, Upshur52 min
Jun 16, 8:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXDoddridge, Harrison44 min
Jun 16, 8:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXDoddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Ritchie, Tyler33 min
Jun 16, 8:59 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXGilmer, Lewis, Upshur6 hr
Jun 16, 9:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBraxton, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Randolph, Upshur and 1 more31 min
Jun 16, 9:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBraxton, Calhoun, Gilmer28 min
Jun 16, 9:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXPleasants, Ritchie, Tyler31 min
Jun 16, 9:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBraxton, Lewis, Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur, Webster31 min
Jun 16, 9:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWood25 min
Jun 16, 10:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPleasants25 min
Jun 16, 10:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBraxton, Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster32 min
Jun 16, 10:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXRitchie, Wood29 min
Jun 16, 10:36 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXPleasants6 hr
Jun 16, 10:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXNicholas, Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster35 min
Jun 16, 10:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXFayette26 min
Jun 16, 10:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPleasants, Tyler34 min
Jun 16, 11:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXNicholas19 min
Jun 16, 11:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXFayette, Raleigh58 min
Jun 16, 11:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPocahontas11 min
Jun 17, 12:16 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXSummers29 min
Jun 17, 12:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXLincoln, Wayne41 min
Jun 17, 1:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Mason, Roane26 min
Jun 17, 1:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone, Lincoln33 min
Jun 17, 1:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXWayne32 min
Jun 17, 1:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXWayne25 min
Jun 17, 1:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Kanawha, Roane33 min
Jun 17, 1:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXMason24 min
Jun 17, 1:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXRandolph35 min
Jun 17, 2:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCabell, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Nicholas and 3 more49 min
Jun 17, 2:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Raleigh, Wyoming30 min
Jun 17, 2:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone, Braxton, Cabell, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha and 6 more57 min
Jun 17, 3:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatRLXClay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Webster30 min
Jun 17, 3:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXNicholas, Pocahontas, Webster31 min
Jun 17, 3:35 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXClay, Fayette, Nicholas4 hr
Jun 17, 3:40 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXJackson, Kanawha, Putnam, Roane3 hr
Jun 17, 4:15 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXNicholas3 hr
Jun 16, 8:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXPerry26 min
Jun 16, 8:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXWashington19 min
Jun 16, 8:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXAthens, Morgan, Perry27 min
Jun 16, 9:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXWashington24 min
Jun 16, 9:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWashington32 min
Jun 17, 4:19 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXWashington34 hr
Jun 17, 1:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoyd, Carter, Lawrence14 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.