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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 211, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 21, 2026, 1:37 PM EDT for Lawrence County, Ohio; Greenup County, Kentucky. It was in force for 38 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
- Jul 21, 2026, 1:37 PM EDT (17:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2026, 2:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Greenup County, KY, Lawrence County, OH
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 1:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 956 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -55 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 883 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 5.9
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 Jul 21, 1:36 PM EDT, 1 minute earlier. Its key messages:
- 1) Severe storms expected this afternoon and early evening.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 1:36 PM EDT, 1 minute before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Charleston WV
136 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026
.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
No significant changes were necessary at this time.
&&
.KEY MESSAGES...
- 1) Severe storms expected this afternoon and early evening.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...
Mid level shortwave energy will dive south into the area into the
afternoon hours, followed by a cold front late this evening into the
overnight. As a cluster of elevated convection associated with this
shortwave approaches our area, it will encounter a very moist and
unstable environment, with convection becoming more surface based as
it enters our CWA. CAPE values progged to approach 2000 to 4000
J/kg, and increasing shear values of 40 to 60 kts in the 0-6km
layer, will result in potential for storms to become organized.
Damaging winds are the primary hazard, with convection potentially
organizing into lines/bowing segments, but with that being said,
there is a tornado threat as well, with low LCL heights less than
1500m and 0-3km SRH greater than 250.
Timing of the severe activity is difficult to pinpoint, but appears
most should occur in the afternoon to early/mid evening hours, with
an additional round of convection expected with the front later
tonight. It's possible some of this convection associated with the
front could be low end severe, but with loss of heating, and any
effects earlier convection has on the overall environment,
confidence isn't high.
Lastly, with any storms that occur, flash flooding is a possibility,
with the overall anomalously high PW are that continues to remain in
place. This should mainly be a threat in locations that receive
repetitive rounds of convection.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
Scattered showers and storms through at least 06Z when a
decrease in intensity and coverage should be noted. Storms will
be capable of brief IFR/LIFR or worse conditions, and strong
damaging wind gusts and perhaps a tornado and large hail.
After 06Z, expect widespread IFR/LIFR fog and/or stratus, with a
gradual improvement to VFR with light surface winds expected
after 13Z to 15Z.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY...
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: Medium
ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Impacts due to thunderstorms could vary,
including timing and worse impacts than forecast. Fog and/or
stratus late tonight and Wednesday morning may be worse than
currently forecast.
EXPERIMENTAL TABLE OF FLIGHT CATEGORY OBJECTIVELY SHOWS CONSISTENCY
OF WFO FORECAST TO AVAILABLE MODEL INFORMATION:
H = HIGH: TAF CONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
M = MEDIUM: TAF HAS VARYING LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY WITH MODELS.
L = LOW: TAF INCONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
UTC 1HRLY 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05
EDT 1HRLY 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01
CRW CONSISTENCY M M M M M L H H M M H H
HTS CONSISTENCY H H H H M M M M M M L L
BKW CONSISTENCY M M M M M M H M H H H H
EKN CONSISTENCY M M M M M H H H H H H H
PKB CONSISTENCY M M M H H H M H H H H H
CKB CONSISTENCY M M M M H H H H H M H H
AFTER 18Z WEDNESDAY...
IFR valley fog each morning through Friday.
&&
.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...Flood Watch through late tonight for WVZ005>011-013>020-
024>034-039-040-515>523-525-526.
OH...Flood Watch through late tonight for OHZ067-075-076-083>087.
KY...Flood Watch through late tonight for KYZ101>103-105.
VA...Flood Watch through late tonight for VAZ003-004.
&&
DISCUSSION...SL
AVIATION...SLIn the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 21, 11:29 AM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1129 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026
OHZ066-067-075-076-211615-
Washington OH-Athens OH-Morgan OH-Perry OH-
1129 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN PERRY...NORTHWESTERN
WASHINGTON...SOUTHERN MORGAN AND NORTHERN ATHENS COUNTIES THROUGH
1215 PM EDT...
At 1128 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Shawnee to Nelsonville to near Hocking
Hills State Park. Movement was east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 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...
Athens, Nelsonville, Glouster, Beverly, Chauncey, Corning,
Stockport, Jacksonville, Trimble, Amesville, and The Plains.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3959 8159 3959 8158 3958 8156 3940 8173
3934 8219 3937 8229 3947 8228 3947 8217
3954 8216 3956 8216 3956 8223 3964 8211
TIME...MOT...LOC 1528Z 281DEG 31KT 3959 8212 3948 8224 3946 8246
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
30Local storm report, Jul 21, 12:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1228 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1219 PM Rain 2 SE Amesville 39.38N 81.92W
07/21/2026 M0.95 Inch Athens OH Cocorahs
0.95 inches of rain in 20 minutes located
2.6 miles southeast of Amesville.
&&
HSLocal storm report, Jul 21, 1:07 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
107 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1152 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg Nelsonville 39.46N 82.23W
07/21/2026 Athens OH 911 Call Center
Two separate reports of trees and wires down
along Canal St and Fort St in Nelsonville.
Time estimated from radar.
&&
HSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 3:59 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 28 more | 22 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Upshur | 40 min |
| Jul 21, 12:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Wood | 43 min |
| Jul 21, 1:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Doddridge, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood | 38 min |
| Jul 21, 1:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Wood | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 1:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Gilmer, Ritchie | 30 min |
| Jul 21, 1:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Gilmer, Lewis | 36 min |
| Jul 21, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Mason | 39 min |
| Jul 21, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lewis, Upshur | 60 min |
| Jul 21, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam | 31 min |
| Jul 21, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Randolph, Upshur | 50 min |
| Jul 21, 3:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Lewis, Randolph, Upshur | 11 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Tyler | 65 min |
| Jul 21, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pocahontas, Randolph | 47 min |
| Jul 21, 3:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Tyler | 37 min |
| Jul 21, 4:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler | 4 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Tyler | 17 min |
| Jul 21, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Mason | 51 min |
| Jul 21, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Tyler | 48 min |
| Jul 21, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wood | 46 min |
| Jul 21, 4:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler | 27 min |
| Jul 21, 4:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Ritchie, Wood | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler | 52 min |
| Jul 21, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Harrison, Taylor | 37 min |
| Jul 21, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Wayne | 49 min |
| Jul 21, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Upshur | 56 min |
| Jul 21, 5:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Barbour, Taylor | 25 min |
| Jul 21, 5:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Ritchie and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 21, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Randolph, Taylor | 31 min |
| Jul 21, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Lewis, Ritchie | 34 min |
| Jul 21, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Randolph | 67 min |
| Jul 21, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Wayne | 36 min |
| Jul 21, 6:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis, Ritchie | 7 hr |
| Jul 21, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis, Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur and 1 more | 55 min |
| Jul 21, 6:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Cabell, Wayne | 23 min |
| Jul 21, 6:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 6:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour, Lewis, Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur | 7 hr |
| Jul 21, 6:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Putnam, Wayne | 47 min |
| Jul 21, 6:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Lewis, Upshur | 6 hr |
| Jul 21, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln | 48 min |
| Jul 21, 7:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis, Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur and 1 more | 66 min |
| Jul 21, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Mingo, Wayne | 47 min |
| Jul 21, 7:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam | 23 min |
| Jul 21, 7:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln | 31 min |
| Jul 21, 7:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne | 35 min |
| Jul 21, 11:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Morgan | 46 min |
| Jul 21, 11:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Morgan, Washington | 28 min |
| Jul 21, 12:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Athens | 4 hr |
| Jul 21, 12:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Washington | 4 hr |
| Jul 21, 2:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Perry | 23 min |
| Jul 21, 2:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Morgan | 18 min |
| Jul 21, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Morgan, Perry | 36 min |
| Jul 21, 3:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Washington | 31 min |
| Jul 21, 3:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Perry | 4 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Morgan, Perry, Washington | 4 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lawrence | 54 min |
| Jul 21, 5:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Lawrence | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 7:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Morgan, Perry, Washington | 9 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Greenup | 37 min |
| Jul 21, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Carter, Lawrence | 42 min |
| Jul 21, 6:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Lawrence | 27 min |
| Jul 21, 7:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Lawrence | 18 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.