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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Charleston, WV

September 27, 2024Jackson County, Lawrence County, Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this tornado warning at Sep 27, 2024, 3:51 PM EDT for Jackson County, Lawrence County, Ohio. It was in force for 24 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
Sep 27, 2024, 3:51 PM EDT (19:51 UTC)
Expired
Sep 27, 2024, 4:15 PM EDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Jackson County, OH, Lawrence County, OH

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:52 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

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 112 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 2024-09-27Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2024-09-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 370 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
591 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
370 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
374 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

068 
WFUS51 KRLX 271951
TORRLX
OHC079-087-272015-
/O.NEW.KRLX.TO.W.0021.240927T1951Z-240927T2015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
351 PM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Jackson County in southeastern Ohio...
  North central Lawrence County in southeastern Ohio...

* Until 415 PM EDT.

* At 350 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near South Webster, or 9 miles southwest of Oak Hill,
  moving northwest at 20 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
  southwestern Jackson and north central Lawrence Counties, including
  the following locations... Mabee and Petersburg.

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 3910 8279 3913 8275 3881 8257 3879 8258
      3878 8257 3872 8270 3875 8270 3875 8266
      3885 8265 3885 8275 3888 8276 3894 8275
      3895 8281
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 157DEG 19KT 3877 8266 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

JP
1 follow-up statement
600 
WWUS51 KRLX 272007
SVSRLX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
407 PM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

OHC087-272016-
/O.CAN.KRLX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240927T2015Z/
Lawrence OH-
407 PM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

&&

LAT...LON 3885 8259 3885 8275 3888 8276 3894 8275
      3895 8281 3910 8279 3913 8275
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 157DEG 19KT 3885 8270 

$$

OHC079-272015-
/O.CON.KRLX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240927T2015Z/
Jackson OH-
407 PM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTY...

At 406 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over South Webster, or 7 miles southwest of Oak Hill,
moving northwest at 20 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.

Locations impacted include...
Jackson, Mabee, and Petersburg.

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3885 8259 3885 8275 3888 8276 3894 8275
      3895 8281 3910 8279 3913 8275
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 157DEG 19KT 3885 8270 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

JP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 27, 2:49 AM EDTWind AdvisoryRLXGallia, Jackson, Lawrence17 hr
Sep 27, 2:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXGallia, Lawrence30 min
Sep 27, 2:22 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXLawrence5 hr
Sep 27, 2:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatRLXGallia, Lawrence66 min
Sep 27, 2:48 PM EDTTornado WarningRLXGallia, Lawrence13 min
Sep 27, 2:53 PM EDTTornado WarningRLXLawrence37 min
Sep 27, 3:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXGallia, Jackson, Lawrence49 min
Sep 27, 3:30 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXGallia, Jackson, Lawrence4 hr
Sep 27, 4:16 PM EDTTornado WarningRLXJackson, Vinton18 min
Sep 27, 6:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXGallia32 min
Sep 27, 7:50 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXGallia, Jackson, Lawrence2 hr

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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.