1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at May 24, 2:05 PM EST, 3 hours 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 305 PM EDT THU MAY 24 2001 MOST OF THE SHOWERS STAYING OVER WESTERN FRINGES OF FA CLOSER TO THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY DRAPED ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY. MODELS HAVE A GENERAL SENERIO OF S/W FORMING ON THE BOUNDARY AND LIFTING NORTHWARD OVERNIGHT. WENT WITH COMPRIMISE SOLUTION BETWEEN THE MESOETA/AVN/NGM. FRIDAY LOOKS TO BE DRY FROM THE OUTSET BUT DAYTIME HEATING AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND COOL AIR ALOFT WILL DESTABLIZE THE ATMOSPHERE TO PRODUCE SCT SHWRS/TSTMS. HAIL A GOOD BET WITH THE FREEZING LEVEL BEING AROUND THE 6000-8000 RANGE. DRY SLOT TO WORK IN LATER FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. SATURDAY LOOKS TO BE ABOUT THE BEST DAY OVER THE WEEKEND. NEXT S/W TO ROTATE AROUND PERSISTANT UPPER LOW OVER GRT LAKES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. GUIDANCE TEMPS ARE SPLIT AND WILL GO WITH A COMPROMISE. .RLX... WV...NONE. VA...NONE. KY...NONE. OH...NONE. .END/SIKORA
WVZ007-008-013>015-024>026-242100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 350 PM EDT THU MAY 24 2001 NEAR 4 O'CLOCK...BRIEF SHOWERS WITH A FEW LIGHTNING STROKES...WERE MOVING THROUGH WAYNE AND CABELL COUNTIES OF WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA. BETWEEN 4 AND 5 O'CLOCK...LOCALIZED RAINS OF A QUARTER TO A THIRD OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF WESTERN MINGO...LINCOLN... PUTNAM... MASON...AND JACKSON COUNTIES. AROUND 5 O'CLOCK TO 6 O'CLOCK...THESE SHOWERS WILL LIKELY AFFECT PARTS OF EASTERN MINGO...LOGAN...BOONE AND KANAWHA COUNTIES THESE ARE NOT TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. THOSE RAIN AMOUNTS SHOULD NOT CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS. HOWEVER...DUE TO THE SATURATED GROUNDS...A GOOD PERCENTAGE OF THE RAIN WILL GO INTO RUNOFF. THIS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER IN USUAL POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. ROAD VISIBILITY COULD BE BRIEFLY POOR FOR THE COMMUTE HOME FROM WORK. .END / NATIONAL WEATHER SEjRVICE / KTB
WVZ015-016-027-242200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 506 PM EDT THU MAY 24 2001 SHORTLY AFTER 5 O'CLOCK...BRIEF DOWNPOURS...WITH A FEW LIGHTNING HITS...WERE MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN KANAWHA COUNTY NEAR PINCH AND ELKVIEW...HEADING NORTHEAST TOWARD CLENDENIN. RAIN AMOUNTS OF A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN LESS THAN AN HOUR. THIS WOULD PRODUCE ONLY MINOR RUNOFF PROBLEMS AND POOR ROAD VISIBIiLITY. INTERSTATE 79 COULD BE AFFECTED IN THIS VICINITY. SMALL HAIL IS ALSO LIKELY...AS THIS STORM MOVES TOWARD ROANE AND CLAY COUNTIES BETWEEN 5:15 AND 5:45 PM. .END / NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / KTB
WVZ015-016-027-242215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 539 PM EDT THU MAY 24 2001 AROUND 5:40 PM...BRIEF DOWNPOURS...WITH A FEW LIGHTNING HITS... AND SMALL HAIL WERE EXITING NORTHERN KANAWHA COUNTY NEAR CLENDENIN. THE STORM WAS HEADING NORTHEAST...THROUGH ROANE AND CLAY COUNTIES. RAIN AMOUNTS OF A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN LESS THAN AN HOUR. THIS WOULD PRODUCE ONLY MINOR RUNOFF PROBLEM&S AND POOR ROAD VISIBILITY. INTERSTATE 79 COULD BE AFFECTED IN THIS VICINITY. SMALL HAIL WILL LIKELY AFFECT AREAS AROUND AMMA...WALLBACK... NEWTON...AND BIG OTTER THROUGH 6:15 PM. .END / NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / KTB
WVZ018-028-029-242235- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 553 PM EDT THU MAY 24 2001 JUST BEFORE 6 O'CLOCK...BRIEF DOWNPOURS...WITH A FEW LIGHTNING HITS...AND SMALL HAIL WERE MOVING INTO CALHOUN...GILMER AND BRAXTON COUNTIES FROM THE NEWTON AND BIG OTTER REGION OF ROANE AND CLAY COUNTIES. RAIN AMOUNTS OF A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN LESS THAN AN HOUR. THIS WOULD PRODUCE ONLY MINOR RUNOFF PROBLEMS AND POOR ROAD VISIBILITY. BECAUSE OF THE COOL TEMPERATURES...SMALL HAIL WILL LIKELY AFFECT AREAS AROUND CHLOE...ROSEDALE... GASSAWAY...AND SUTTON THROUGH 6:30 PM. THE HAIL COULD EVEN ACCUMULATE...AND WHITEN THE GROUND. INTERST=ATE 79 COULD EASILY BE AFFECTED IN THIS VICINITY. .END / NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / KTB
WVZ028>030-242300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 624 PM EDT THU MAY 24 2001 JUST BEFORE 6:30 PM...BRIEF DOWNPOURS...WITH SMALL HAIL... GUSTY WINDS...AND A FEW LIGHTNING HITS...WERE MOVING NORTHEAST...THROUGH BRAXTON AND GILMER COUNTIES. BRAXTON COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED SOME POWER OUTAGES. RAIN AMOUNTS OF A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN LESS THAN AN HOUR. THIS WOULD PRODUCE ONLY MINOR RUNOFF PROBLEMS BUT ROAD VISIBILITY FOR MOTORISTS WILL BE BRIEFLY POOR. BECAUSE OF THE COOL TEMPERATURES...SMALL HAIL WILL LIKELY AFFECT AREAS AROUND BURNSVILLE...WALKERSVILLE...STONEWALL JACKSON LAKE...AND WESTON THROUGH 7 PM. THE HAIL .COULD EVEN ACCUMULATE...AND WHITEN THE GROUND. INTERSTATE 79 COULD EASILY BE AFFECTED IN THIS VICINITY. .END / NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / KTB
WVZ030>032-039-040-242315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 646 PM EDT THU MAY 24 2001 AROUND 6:45 PM...BRIEF DOWNPOURS...WITH SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...AND A FEW LIGHTNING HITS...WERE MOVING NORTHEAST... THROUGH LEWIS AND DODDRIDGE COUNTIES. THE RAINS WERE BEGINNING TO AFFECT HARRISON COUNTY AT 6:45 PM. THESE HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL AFFECT HARRISON...BARBOUR...AND TAYLOR COUNTIES THROUGH 7:30 PM. RAIN AMOUNTS OF A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN LESS THAN AN HOUR. THIS WOULD PRODUCE ONLY MINOR RUNOFF PROBLEMS. HOWEVER... ROAD VISIBILITY FOR MOTORISTS WILL BE BRIEFLY POOR. BECAUSE OF THE COOL TEMPERATURES...SMALL HAIL WILL ;LIKELY AFFECT AREAS AROUND WESTON...LOST CREEK...AND PHILIPPI. THE HAIL COULD EVEN ACCUMULATE...AND WHITEN THE GROUND. INTERSTATE 79 COULD EASILY BE AFFECTED IN THIS VICINITY. .END / NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / KTB
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Winds of 45 to 50 mph uprooted trees near Lorentz and Route 33.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in West Virginia in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, May 2001
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5245376.