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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 11, NWS Charleston, WV

March 3, 20235 counties in Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 3, 2023, 6:58 PM EST for 5 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 36 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 3, 2023, 6:58 PM EST (23:58 UTC)
Expired
Mar 3, 2023, 7:34 PM EST
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Athens County, OH, Gallia County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Vinton County, OH

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:00 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 134 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2023-03-03Temperature 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2023-03-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 256 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
1245 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
256 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
259 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 3, 6:41 PM EST, 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 6:41 PM EST, 17 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 3, 5:58 PM EST, 1 hour before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
558 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

KYZ101>103-OHZ083-085>087-042300-
Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Jackson OH-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-
558 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SATURDAY...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

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

   Flood Watch.
   High Wind Warning.

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

Hazardous weather is not 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.

OHZ066-067-075-076-084-042300-
Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-Vinton-
558 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

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

   Flood Watch.
   Wind Advisory.

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

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

   Wind Advisory.

.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.

WVZ009>011-015>020-026>034-039-040-042300-
Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Kanawha-Roane-Wirt-Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-
Boone-Clay-Braxton-Gilmer-Lewis-Harrison-Taylor-McDowell-Wyoming-
Upshur-Barbour-
558 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

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

   Wind Advisory.

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

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

   Wind Advisory.

.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-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>008-013-014-024-025-042300-
Lawrence KY-Dickenson-Buchanan-Wayne-Cabell-Mason-Jackson WV-Lincoln-
Putnam-Mingo-Logan-
558 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SATURDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

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

   High Wind Warning.

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

Hazardous weather is not 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.

WVZ515>522-524-525-042300-
Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette-
Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas-
Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster-Southeast Pocahontas-
Northwest Randolph-
558 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

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

   Wind Advisory.

Isolated strong storms may be capable of producing damaging winds
this evening.

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

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

   Wind Advisory.

.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.

WVZ523-526-042300-
Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph-
558 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

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

   High Wind Warning.

A rime of freezing drizzle is possible Friday night.

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

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

   High Wind Warning.
   Wind Advisory.

A rime of freezing drizzle is possible Saturday morning.

.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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 3, 4:05 AM ESTHigh Wind WarningRLXCabell, Jackson, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, Mingo and 5 more30 hr
Mar 3, 4:05 AM ESTWind AdvisoryRLXPocahontas, Randolph33 hr
Mar 3, 3:50 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWayne25 min
Mar 3, 4:44 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXWayne31 min
Mar 3, 4:46 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXGallia, Lawrence44 min
Mar 3, 4:57 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXAthens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Vinton33 min
Mar 3, 4:07 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence38 min

Nearby

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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.