Alert archive / West Virginia / Tornado Warnings in 2024
Tornado Warning 13, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this tornado warning at Apr 2, 2024, 5:12 PM EDT for Pocahontas County, West Virginia. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2024, 5:12 PM EDT (21:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2024, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Pocahontas County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 113 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -390 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 821 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 240 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
611
WFUS51 KRLX 022112
TORRLX
WVC075-022145-
/O.NEW.KRLX.TO.W.0013.240402T2112Z-240402T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
512 PM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Pocahontas County in northeastern West Virginia...
* Until 545 PM EDT.
* At 511 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Leonard, or 9 miles north of Renick, moving east
at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Marlinton around 520 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Buckeye, Minnehaha Springs, Hillsboro, and Cranberry Mountain Nature
Center.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3808 7996 3806 7996 3806 8011 3804 8017
3805 8027 3811 8036 3819 8036 3824 7995
3809 7994
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 267DEG 41KT 3812 8040
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
JP3 follow-up statements
811
WWUS51 KRLX 022128
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
528 PM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024
WVC075-022145-
/O.CON.KRLX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240402T2145Z/
Pocahontas WV-
528 PM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN POCAHONTAS COUNTY...
At 528 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles southwest of Marlinton, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Marlinton around 535 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Buckeye, Minnehaha Springs, Hillsboro, and Cranberry Mountain Nature
Center.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3808 8023 3820 8024 3822 8014 3824 7995
3809 7994 3808 7996 3806 7996
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 267DEG 41KT 3813 8015
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
JP137
WWUS51 KRLX 022139
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
539 PM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024
WVC075-022145-
/O.CON.KRLX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240402T2145Z/
Pocahontas WV-
539 PM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL POCAHONTAS COUNTY...
At 539 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Mountain Grove, or 8 miles southeast of Marlinton,
moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
south central Pocahontas County, including the following locations...
Minnehaha Springs.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3809 8007 3818 8008 3820 7995 3809 7994
3808 7996 3807 7996
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 267DEG 41KT 3814 7999
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
JP597
WWUS51 KRLX 022145
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
545 PM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024
WVC075-022155-
/O.EXP.KRLX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240402T2145Z/
Pocahontas WV-
545 PM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL POCAHONTAS COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.
&&
LAT...LON 3809 8007 3818 8008 3820 7995 3809 7994
3808 7996 3807 7996
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 267DEG 41KT 3814 7992
$$
JPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 8:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Logan | 25 min |
| Apr 1, 8:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fayette, Raleigh | 25 min |
| Apr 2, 10:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Mason, Mingo, Putnam, Wayne | 38 min |
| Apr 2, 10:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Putnam | 51 min |
| Apr 2, 10:27 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Cabell, Mason, Putnam, Wayne | 33 min |
| Apr 2, 10:30 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Lincoln, Wayne | 30 min |
| Apr 2, 10:51 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason and 2 more | 24 min |
| Apr 2, 11:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo and 2 more | 45 min |
| Apr 2, 11:03 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Gilmer, Jackson, Mason, Ritchie, Roane and 1 more | 42 min |
| Apr 2, 11:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Pleasants, Ritchie and 3 more | 64 min |
| Apr 2, 11:15 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas and 1 more | 30 min |
| Apr 2, 11:22 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Gilmer, Ritchie, Wirt | 23 min |
| Apr 2, 11:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Logan, Mingo, Raleigh, Wyoming | 50 min |
| Apr 2, 11:27 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas, Raleigh | 36 min |
| Apr 2, 11:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, Gilmer and 7 more | 76 min |
| Apr 2, 11:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Raleigh and 1 more | 44 min |
| Apr 2, 12:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Harrison, Lewis, Taylor | 39 min |
| Apr 2, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha, Lincoln | 34 min |
| Apr 2, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Fayette | 29 min |
| Apr 2, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas | 36 min |
| Apr 2, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Nicholas | 33 min |
| Apr 2, 4:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Fayette, Nicholas | 30 min |
| Apr 2, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pocahontas, Webster | 47 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.