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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 149, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 4, 2025, 7:54 PM EDT for Barbour County, Taylor County, West Virginia. It was in force for 36 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 4, 2025, 7:54 PM EDT (23:54 UTC)
- Expired
- May 4, 2025, 8:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Barbour County, WV, Taylor County, WV
The radar
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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 4, 7:23 PM EDT, 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 4, 7:23 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 429 AM EDT Sun May 4 2025 OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ006>011-013>020-026>032-039-040- 515>526-050830- Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia- Lawrence OH-Cabell-Mason-Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Lincoln- Putnam-Kanawha-Roane-Wirt-Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-Boone-Clay- Braxton-Gilmer-Lewis-Harrison-Taylor-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- 429 AM EDT Sun May 4 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Ohio and much of West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening. The main risk with these storms is damaging winds and large hail, although a tornado or two can not be ruled out. Localized flash flooding is possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Localized flash flooding is possible 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. KYZ101>103-105-VAZ003-004-WVZ005-024-025-033-034-050830- Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence-Dickenson-Buchanan-Wayne-Mingo-Logan- McDowell-Wyoming- 429 AM EDT Sun May 4 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, southwest Virginia, and portions of southern and western West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Localized flash flooding is possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Localized flash flooding is possible 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.
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Special weather statement, May 4, 6:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mingo | 37 min |
| May 4, 2:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Logan, Mingo | 28 min |
| May 4, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Logan | 30 min |
| May 4, 3:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Putnam | 27 min |
| May 4, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Kanawha | 33 min |
| May 4, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mason | 37 min |
| May 4, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Roane | 28 min |
| May 4, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson | 24 min |
| May 4, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Roane | 35 min |
| May 4, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wirt | 29 min |
| May 4, 4:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Calhoun, Roane | 36 min |
| May 4, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Wirt, Wood | 30 min |
| May 4, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Calhoun | 31 min |
| May 4, 6:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton | 24 min |
| May 4, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Upshur | 31 min |
| May 4, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Harrison, Lewis, Randolph, Upshur | 35 min |
| May 4, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Upshur | 30 min |
| May 3, 10:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Jackson, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton | 27 hr |
| May 4, 4:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Vinton | 21 min |
| May 4, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Perry | 30 min |
| May 4, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Perry | 10 min |
| May 4, 2:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lawrence | 24 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.