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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 104, NWS Charleston, WV

May 22, 20244 counties in West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2024, 3:15 PM EDT for 4 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 17 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
May 22, 2024, 3:15 PM EDT (19:15 UTC)
Expired
May 22, 2024, 3:32 PM EDT
In force
17 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Boone County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Putnam County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:16 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, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 216 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 2024-05-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 376 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2024-05-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 139 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
376 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-162 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1403 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
139 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
144 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 May 22, 2:37 PM EDT, 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 22, 2:37 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 22, 4:31 AM EDT, 10 hours 44 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
431 AM EDT Wed May 22 2024

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-
013>020-024>034-039-040-515>526-230845-
Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-
Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Dickenson-Buchanan-Wayne-
Cabell-Mason-Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha-
Roane-Wirt-Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-Mingo-Logan-Boone-Clay-Braxton-
Gilmer-Lewis-Harrison-Taylor-McDowell-Wyoming-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-
431 AM EDT Wed May 22 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, southeast
Ohio, southwest Virginia and much of West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Thunderstorms this afternoon and evening could produce damaging
winds and large hail.

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

Localized flash flooding is possible Friday afternoon and Friday
night, and again Sunday and Monday.

.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, May 22, 12:56 PM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1256 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

KYZ101-OHZ087-221730-
Greenup KY-Lawrence OH-
1256 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT GREENUP AND NORTHWESTERN
LAWRENCE COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM EDT...

At 1255 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles west of Letitia, or 14 miles southwest of Portsmouth, moving
east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Ironton, Greenup, Load, Greenbo Lake, Letitia, Franklin Furnace,
Flatwoods, Russell, Raceland, Worthington, South Shore, Wurtland,
Bellefonte, Hanging Rock, Brushart, Haverhill, Warnock, Grays Branch,
Pedro, and South Portsmouth.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3859 8307 3863 8307 3868 8303 3873 8303
      3872 8298 3875 8292 3875 8288 3861 8285
      3857 8281 3860 8274 3865 8277 3868 8276
      3868 8271 3875 8270 3875 8266 3878 8266
      3878 8263 3849 8268 3845 8275 3851 8316
TIME...MOT...LOC 1655Z 273DEG 33KT 3861 8314

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

KREDENSOR
Special weather statement, May 22, 1:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
126 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

KYZ101-103-OHZ086-087-221800-
Boyd KY-Greenup KY-Gallia OH-Lawrence OH-
126 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN BOYD...CENTRAL
GREENUP...SOUTHWESTERN GALLIA AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM
EDT...

At 125 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Wheelersburg to near Franklin Furnace to
near Load. Movement was east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Ashland, Ironton, Coal Grove, Lake Vesuvius, Greenup, Load, Greenbo
Lake, Naples, Franklin Furnace, Flatwoods, Russell, Vernon, Waterloo,
Raceland, Worthington, Wurtland, Bellefonte, Aid, Westwood, and
Hanging Rock.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3858 8295 3868 8287 3858 8284 3857 8281
      3860 8274 3865 8277 3868 8276 3868 8270
      3875 8269 3877 8223 3859 8236 3842 8265
      3848 8311
TIME...MOT...LOC 1725Z 268DEG 31KT 3868 8280 3859 8287 3851 8301

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

KREDENSOR
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 22, 1:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCabell30 min
May 22, 2:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCabell, Mason, Putnam33 min
May 22, 2:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam32 min
May 22, 3:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXJackson34 min
May 22, 4:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Mason, Putnam, Roane16 min
May 22, 1:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXLawrence34 min
May 22, 12:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXGreenup34 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 2024Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2024

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.