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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 68, NWS Charleston, WV

July 24, 2023Perry County, Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 24, 2023, 8:53 PM EDT for Perry County, Ohio. It was in force for 41 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: Jul 24, 2023, 8:53 PM EDT (00:53 UTC)
Expired: Jul 24, 2023, 9:34 PM EDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Perry County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 24, 8:07 PM EDT, 46 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
807 PM EDT Mon Jul 24 2023

OHZ066-250030-
Perry OH-
807 PM EDT Mon Jul 24 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Perry
County through 830 PM EDT...

At 806 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Fairfield Beach, or 8 miles south of Heath, moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size 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...
Thornport, Harbor Hills and Thornville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3993 8242 3992 8241 3992 8234 3991 8233
      3983 8234 3984 8247 3992 8247 3993 8246
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 271DEG 9KT 3991 8246

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

KH

Special weather statement, Jul 24, 8:28 PM EDT, 25 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
828 PM EDT Mon Jul 24 2023

OHZ066-250100-
Perry OH-
828 PM EDT Mon Jul 24 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Perry
County through 900 PM EDT...

At 826 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Thornport, or 8 miles northwest of Somerset, moving southeast at 30
mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size 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...
New Lexington, Somerset, Perry State Forest, Thornport, Harbor Hills,
Thornville, Junction City and Glenford.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3993 8242 3992 8241 3990 8218 3968 8220
      3972 8237 3974 8237 3974 8241 3983 8240
      3984 8247 3992 8247 3993 8246
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 293DEG 27KT 3986 8243

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

KH

Special weather statement, Jul 24, 8:43 PM EDT, 10 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 24, 11:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Pleasants, Ritchie, Wood	40 min
Jul 25, 12:02 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wirt	28 min
Jul 25, 12:27 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Ritchie, Tyler	48 min
Jul 25, 1:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis	49 min
Jul 25, 1:53 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Barbour, Upshur	52 min
Jul 24, 8:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Perry	23 min
Jul 24, 8:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Perry	32 min
Jul 24, 9:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Perry	24 min
Jul 24, 10:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Perry	32 min
Jul 24, 10:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Athens, Vinton	36 min
Jul 24, 10:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Athens, Morgan	34 min
Jul 24, 8:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Carter, Greenup	32 min
Jul 24, 9:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Carter, Greenup	32 min
Jul 24, 9:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Boyd	31 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.