1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 21, 2:05 PM EST, 5 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 305 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2001 WX REPEAT TO YESTERDAY AS TRW FIRE UP AHEAD OF A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL BNDRY. WITH GUD H10-H8 THETA-E FEED AND MSTR FLUX DIV NOT TO MENTION A CONVECTIVE SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT...TRW WL CONT THROUGH THE EVNG HRS. SO HV UPPED POPS TO LKLY ACR CWA IN RESPONSE TO ABV REASONS AND H2 UPR LVL DIV FCST TO PASS THROUGH OVRNGT. GOING TO BE ON THE MUGGY SIDE AND WL WORD AS SO WITH DWPTS IN THE LOW TO MID 60S. FRNT STILL TO OUR N TOMORROW AS A CONT CHC OF SHRA/TSRA WL BE PRESENT. MAINLY FM LATE MRNG ON. ALSO MORE AREAL CVRG OF CLDS IS XPCTD. TEMPS FOLLOW THE COOLER GUIDANCE NUMBERS FOR HIGHS AND WARMER VALUES FOR LOWS. FEEL CLRNG WON'T TAKE PLACE AS FAST SO KEPT THE CLDS IN A TAD LONGER SAT THAN PVS FCST. WITH CAA AND NR 70F DWPTS OFF TO OUR E...70S FOR HIGHS ARE GOING TO BE WELCOMED. EXTENDED... ALL MEDIUM RANGE MODELS...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF NOGAPS...LEAVE UPPER LVL TROF OVR APPALACHIAN REGION...POSSIBLY RETROGRADING SLIGHTLY PER MRF UNDER BUILDING LONG WV RDG. FRONTAL SYSTEM A LTL SLOWER TO FINALLY MV EAST OVR THE WEEKEND...SO WILL LEAVE PLENTY OF CLOUDS AROUND IN MTNS SAT NIGHT...THEN MORE CLEARING SUNDAY...BUT WILL RE-INTRODUCE LOW CHC POPS IN MTNS BY MONDAY WITH AFT DAYTIME HEATING AND PLENTY OF LOW-LVL MSTR AROUND. SLOWLY WARMING TEMPS AS TROF MODIFIES. .RLX... AWV...NONE. VA...NONE. KY...NONE. OH...NONE. .END/ RLX+RNK'ERS
OHZ066-083-084-212015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 325 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2001 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PUSHING INTO SOUTHEASTERN OHIO... THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN OHIO WERE MOVING INTO WESTERN PERRY...WESTERN VINTON AND NORTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTIES IN SOUTHEASTERN OHIO AT 325 PM. THIS STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN DURING THE NEXT HOUR AS THEY LIFT TO THE NORTHEAST AT AROUND 20 MILES AN HOUR. CONSIDERABLE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN ALERT FOR GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN THE HEAVY RAIN. ALSO...PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS MAY OCCUR DURING AND SHORTLY AFTER THE HEAVY RAIN. .END/ZINN
OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-212230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 433 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2001 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 10 PM FOR ATHENS...MORGAN...PERRY AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES... A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN OHIO DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. OTHER STORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MILES AN HOUR. CONSIDERABLE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN ALERT FOR GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN THE HEAVY RAIN. ALSO...PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS MAY OCCUR DURING AND SHORTLY AFTER THE HEAVY RAIN. .END/ZINN
KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-220130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 740 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2001 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 10 PM FOR ATHENS...MORGAN...PERRY AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES... ONE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS DEPARTING SOUTHEASTERN OHIO AND NORTHWESTERN WEST VIRGINIA AT 730 PM...WHILE THE NEXT ROUND OF STORMS WAS LIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST INTO THE AREA FROM KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO. THE THREAT OF A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...MOST OF THE STORMS WILL REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. THERE WILL BE THE CHANCE FOR SMALL HAIL WITH MANY OF THE STORMS. ALSO GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR MAY ACCOMPANY THE STORMS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE A POSSIBILITY WITH THE STORMS. THE EARLIER STORMS PRODUCED FROM THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES IN PORTIONS OF ATHENS...NORTHERN JACKSON... MORGAN...PERRY...WASHINGTON AND WESTERN MEIGS COUNTIES IN OHIO. IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN OCCURS AGAIN IN THE SAME LOCATIONS... RUNOFF WILL BE RAPID AND SMALL STREAMS WILL RESPOND QUICKLY. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN ALERT FOR GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN THE HEAVY RAIN. ALSO...PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS MAY OCCUR DURING AND SHORTLY AFTER THE HEAVY RAIN. .END/ZINN
WVZ028-030-032-038>040-047-220200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 818 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2001 A SMALL CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED OVER NORTHEASTERN BRAXTON ...NORTHERN WEBSTER AND EXTREME SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTIES DURING THE LAST HOUR. THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING NORTHEAST THROUGH UPSHUR...WESTERN RANDOLPH...BARBOUR AND POSSIBLY TAYLOR COUNTIES BETWEEN 820 AND 10 PM. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE SOME SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MILES AND HOUR. ALSO...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN OF THREE QUARTERS TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES MAY FALL IN AN HOUR OR SO. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN ALERT FOR GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN THE HEAVY RAIN. ALSO...PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS MAY OCCUR DURING AND SHORTLY AFTER THE HEAVY RAIN. .END/ZINN .
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A thunderstorm moved northeast, through Volga, Indian Fork, Spaw Lick, Cherry Hill, Philippi, Hacker Creek, and Adaland. A house near Volga was damaged by a fallen tree. Fallen trees blocked roads. Some trees along Cherry Hill Road were snapped off at mid trunk.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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