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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 14, NWS Charleston, WV

March 23, 2022Morgan County, Washington County, Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 23, 2022, 7:36 PM EDT for Morgan County, Washington County, Ohio. It was in force for 24 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
Mar 23, 2022, 7:36 PM EDT (23:36 UTC)
Expired
Mar 23, 2022, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Morgan County, OH, Washington County, OH

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:37 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
Mar 23, 2:35 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 166 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 2022-03-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2022-03-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 407 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1376 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
407 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
480 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 Mar 23, 7:33 PM EDT, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 23, 7:33 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 23, 2:43 PM EDT, 4 hours 53 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
243 PM EDT Wed Mar 23 2022

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-024>027-
029-241845-
Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-
Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Wayne-Cabell-Mason-
Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha-Roane-Wirt-
Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-Mingo-Logan-Boone-Clay-Gilmer-
243 PM EDT Wed Mar 23 2022

...TORNADO WATCH 67 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

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

   Tornado Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

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-WVZ028-033-034-241845-
Dickenson-Buchanan-Braxton-McDowell-Wyoming-
243 PM EDT Wed Mar 23 2022

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected today. A Slight Risk of
severe weather exists for locally damaging winds, hail or possibly a
tornado this afternoon into this evening. Heavy downpours will also
be possible, especially within thunderstorms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

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.

WVZ030-032-039-040-515>526-241845-
Lewis-Taylor-Upshur-Barbour-Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-
Northwest Fayette-Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas-
Southeast Nicholas-Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster-
Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph-
Southeast Randolph-
243 PM EDT Wed Mar 23 2022

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. A
Marginal Risk of severe weather exists for locally damaging winds
and hail this afternoon into this evening. Heavy downpours will also
be possible, especially within thunderstorms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

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.

WVZ031-241845-
Harrison-
243 PM EDT Wed Mar 23 2022

...TORNADO WATCH 67 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northern 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.

   Tornado Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

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, Mar 23, 7:01 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
701 PM EDT Wed Mar 23 2022

OHZ085-WVZ007-008-232330-
Meigs OH-Jackson WV-Mason WV-
701 PM EDT Wed Mar 23 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Meigs,
central Mason and northern Jackson Counties through 730 PM EDT...

At 701 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Point Pleasant, moving northeast at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Point Pleasant, Racine, Forked Run State Park, Ravenswood, New Haven,
Sandyville, Syracuse, Henderson, Leon, Portland, Mount Alto,
Cottageville and Letart.

This includes Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 141
and 153.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for southeastern
Ohio...and western and northwestern West Virginia.

&&

LAT...LON 3869 8204 3881 8217 3914 8181 3894 8156
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 228DEG 53KT 3879 8204

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

GW
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 23, 3:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXLincoln, Logan, Mingo44 min
Mar 23, 3:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWayne37 min
Mar 23, 4:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXCabell, Mason29 min
Mar 23, 4:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Mason, Putnam, Wirt, Wood48 min
Mar 23, 4:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatRLXBoone, Fayette, Kanawha, Logan, Raleigh38 min
Mar 23, 4:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXCabell, Putnam33 min
Mar 23, 4:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXLogan20 min
Mar 23, 4:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatRLXJackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wirt, Wood39 min
Mar 23, 4:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatRLXBoone, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha and 2 more52 min
Mar 23, 4:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMason19 min
Mar 23, 5:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXLogan15 min
Mar 23, 5:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Mason, Putnam, Roane23 min
Mar 23, 5:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXMason34 min
Mar 23, 5:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWirt29 min
Mar 23, 6:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Mason, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood43 min
Mar 23, 6:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPutnam8 min
Mar 23, 7:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMason29 min
Mar 23, 7:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatRLXWood52 min
Mar 23, 7:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWood15 min
Mar 23, 7:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXJackson, Roane, Wirt, Wood51 min
Mar 23, 7:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCalhoun, Gilmer, Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam and 4 more44 min
Mar 23, 7:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXKanawha, Lincoln, Putnam23 min
Mar 23, 2:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Vinton38 min
Mar 23, 2:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXAthens, Jackson, Perry, Vinton37 min
Mar 23, 3:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXLawrence27 min
Mar 23, 5:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMeigs31 min
Mar 23, 5:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMorgan, Perry33 min
Mar 23, 5:55 PM EDTTornado WarningRLXAthens, Morgan, Perry35 min
Mar 23, 5:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXJackson, Vinton32 min
Mar 23, 6:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXGallia, Jackson34 min
Mar 23, 6:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXAthens, Vinton24 min
Mar 23, 6:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXAthens, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, Washington47 min
Mar 23, 6:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPerry21 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.