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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, WV

July 28, 2026Jackson County, Vinton County, Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this special weather statement at Jul 28, 2026, 5:13 AM EDT for Jackson County, Vinton County, Ohio. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jul 28, 2026, 5:13 AM EDT (09:13 UTC)
Expired: Jul 28, 2026, 5:45 AM EDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 40

Counties Jackson County, OH, Vinton County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 107 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1538 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 895 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 107 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 143 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 3.2

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jul 28, 1:51 AM EDT, 3 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 1:51 AM EDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 28, 1:53 AM EDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
153 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0138 PM     Tornado          7 N Grantsville         39.03N 81.07W
07/21/2026                   Ritchie            WV   NWS Storm Survey

            EF2 tornado tracked an estimated 1.8 miles
            down a hillside, across Leatherbark Rd and
            then up the adjacent hillside snapping
            large, mature hardwood trees and causing
            minor roof damage to a home.

0538 PM     Tornado          3 N Philippi            39.20N 80.04W
07/21/2026                   Barbour            WV   NWS Storm Survey

            EF0 tornado tracked 0.3 miles along railroad
            tracks south of Taylors Drain Rd.

0415 PM     Tornado          3 NE Marietta           39.46N 81.41W
07/21/2026                   Washington         OH   NWS Storm Survey

            EF2 tornado began between Hartline Rd and
            Zimmer Rd then tracked southeast 12 miles,
            crossing into WV at Belmont.

0431 PM     Tornado          7 SW Matamoras          39.46N 81.18W
07/21/2026                   Washington         OH   NWS Storm Survey

            EF1 tornado began in the Wayne National
            Forest near Archers Fork Rd, then tracked
            southeast for 24 miles, crossing the Ohio
            River into WV at Raven Rock, then passing
            through northern Pleasants, southern Tyler,
            northern Ritchie and western Doddridge
            Counties.

&&

ABE

Special weather statement, Jul 28, 4:40 AM EDT, 33 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
440 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

OHZ083-084-280915-
Jackson OH-Vinton OH-
440 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN JACKSON AND NORTHWESTERN
VINTON COUNTIES THROUGH 515 AM EDT...

At 440 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles northeast of Kingston to near Waverly.
Movement was southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Jackson, Coalton, Byer, Petersburg, Allensville, and Eagle Mills.

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.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3917 8279 3917 8277 3937 8275 3936 8264
      3937 8263 3937 8252 3940 8251 3939 8246
      3892 8268 3901 8280
TIME...MOT...LOC 0840Z 308DEG 28KT 3953 8280 3919 8293

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special weather statement, Jul 28, 5:13 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
513 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

OHZ075-083>086-280945-
Jackson OH-Athens OH-Meigs OH-Gallia OH-Vinton OH-
513 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MEIGS...NORTH
CENTRAL GALLIA...JACKSON...VINTON AND WEST CENTRAL ATHENS COUNTIES
THROUGH 545 AM EDT...

At 513 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 9 miles southwest of Hide-A-Way Hills to 8
miles north of South Webster. Movement was southeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size 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...
Jackson, Wellston, Mcarthur, Oak Hill, Rio Grande, Lake Hope State
Park, Hamden, Coalton, Zaleski, Vinton, Wilkesville, Mabee, Creola,
Eagle Mills, Radcliffe, Petersburg, Allensville, Byer, and
Centerpoint.

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.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3917 8279 3917 8277 3937 8275 3936 8264
      3937 8263 3937 8252 3940 8251 3939 8229
      3942 8228 3941 8219 3883 8238 3891 8276
      3894 8275 3895 8281
TIME...MOT...LOC 0913Z 312DEG 38KT 3958 8262 3894 8276

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 28, 6:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wayne	35 min
Jul 28, 6:41 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Cabell, Jackson, Mason	34 min
Jul 28, 6:59 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Cabell, Mason	3 hr
Jul 28, 7:25 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RLX	Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne	50 min
Jul 28, 7:49 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Cabell, Lincoln, Wayne	3 hr
Jul 28, 8:21 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Wayne	3 hr
Jul 28, 1:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Boone	24 min
Jul 28, 2:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Raleigh	27 min
Jul 28, 2:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Fayette, Raleigh	27 min
Jul 28, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Raleigh	115 min
Jul 28, 4:40 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Vinton	35 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.