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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 106, NWS Charleston, WV

May 26, 2024Wayne County, West Virginia; Lawrence County, Ohio; 4 counties in Kentucky

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2024, 2:00 PM EDT for Wayne County, West Virginia; Lawrence County, Ohio; 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 75 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 26, 2024, 2:00 PM EDT (18:00 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2024, 3:15 PM EDT
In force
75 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Lawrence County, OH, Wayne County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 88 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 archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 26, 1:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 153 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 2024-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 253 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 2024-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 62 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
253 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-119 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1185 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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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 26, 12:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 12:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 1:48 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
148 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-083>087-WVZ005>008-271800-
Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Jackson OH-
Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Wayne-Cabell-Mason-Jackson WV-
148 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 316 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

Localized flash flooding is possible within showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon into tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Isolated severe storms and localized flash flooding may occur on
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.

OHZ076-VAZ003-004-WVZ009-010-015>019-024>029-033-034-515>520-271800-
Washington-Dickenson-Buchanan-Wood-Pleasants-Kanawha-Roane-Wirt-
Calhoun-Ritchie-Mingo-Logan-Boone-Clay-Braxton-Gilmer-McDowell-
Wyoming-Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette-
Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas-
148 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 317 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

Localized flash flooding is possible within showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon into tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Isolated severe storms and localized flash flooding may occur on
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.

WVZ011-020-030-521-522-271800-
Tyler-Doddridge-Lewis-Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster-
148 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Scattered severe storms could produce damaging winds, hail or
tornadoes today into tonight. Localized flash flooding is also
possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Isolated severe storms and localized flash flooding may occur on
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.

WVZ013-014-271800-
Lincoln-Putnam-
148 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 316 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern 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.

Localized flash flooding is possible within showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon into tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Isolated severe storms and localized flash flooding may occur on
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.

WVZ031-032-039-040-523>526-271800-
Harrison-Taylor-Upshur-Barbour-Northwest Pocahontas-
Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph-
148 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Isolated severe storms could produce damaging winds today into
tonight. Localized flash flooding is also possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Scattered severe storms and localized flash flooding may occur on
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.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 10:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXTyler20 min
May 25, 11:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBarbour, Taylor30 min
May 25, 11:35 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXBarbour, Harrison, Taylor7 hr
May 26, 3:28 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXDoddridge, Harrison, Lewis3 hr
May 26, 3:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCabell, Lincoln, Wayne77 min
May 26, 3:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXMason71 min
May 26, 3:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXLincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne80 min
May 26, 3:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCabell, Mason, Putnam56 min
May 26, 3:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCabell, Lincoln, Putnam45 min
May 26, 3:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXLogan, McDowell, Mingo, Wyoming49 min
May 26, 3:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam47 min
May 26, 4:00 PM EDTTornado WarningRLXCabell, Mason, Putnam30 min
May 26, 4:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Raleigh, Wyoming53 min
May 26, 4:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXClay, Jackson, Kanawha, Roane, Wirt, Wood58 min
May 26, 4:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXClay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas, Raleigh, Roane and 1 more54 min
May 26, 4:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPutnam27 min
May 26, 5:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXCalhoun, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt, Wood24 min
May 26, 5:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXClay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas, Raleigh, Roane and 1 more36 min
May 26, 5:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatRLXBraxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Nicholas, Pocahontas and 1 more45 min
May 26, 6:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBraxton, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Randolph, Upshur and 1 more52 min
May 26, 6:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXPocahontas, Randolph, Webster38 min
May 26, 6:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXPocahontas, Randolph, Webster50 min
May 26, 6:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBarbour, Harrison, Lewis, Pocahontas, Randolph, Taylor and 1 more51 min
May 25, 9:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXAthens28 min
May 26, 10:33 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXWashington3 hr
May 26, 2:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXGallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Vinton81 min
May 26, 4:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXAthens, Morgan, Perry, Washington41 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.