1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Jul 2, 1:50 PM EST, 4 hours 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1035 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2002 FOLLOWING ARE ALL FORECASTER DISCUSSIONS FROM THE PAST 24 HOURS...THE MOST RECENT ON TOP. THIS PROVIDES A HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CURRENT FORECAST. ******************************************************************** 1035 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2002 TONIGHT... RAIN COOLED TEMPERATURES IN THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES HAVE REACHED THE LOW END OF TONIGHTS FORECAST...SO WILL DROP OVERNIGHT LOWS A BIT. STILL A FEW SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS AROUND...SO WILL LEAVE A 20 POP UNTIL MIDNIGHT. ********************************************************************* 250 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2002 TNGT THRU THU NGT STAYING DRY -SO FAR - IN ZONE GROUPING WE TOOK OUT PCPN. INTERESTING SEEING ANVILS BLOWING WEST. ALSO INTERESTING SEEING HOW WE STAY IN THE HIGHEST DEW POINTS. THE PCPN WONT HELP LWR IT ANY. WILL LEAVE CHC TIL MIDNIGHT EXCEPT PKB W. LOCALIZED DOWNPOURS MAIN THEME ELY THIS EVENING WITH THESE CELLS. WILL LEAVE 30 POP IN MTNS WED - WITH WK DISTURBANCES ARND UPPER RIDGE. BUT GO WITH 20 POP ELSEHWERE TO STRESS HEAT AND HUMIDITY. THOUGH - DEW POINTS MAY LWR A FEW DEGS WED AFTN IN THE HEAT. BESIDES THE CHC OVR MTNS - FIGURING TRWS TO OUR N NR FRONTAL ZONE LATE WED. TRWS N - WILL SINK S WED NGT. SO WILL HAVE CHC POP WED NGT NRN COUNTIES. DRY FROM EKN-CRW-HTS SOUTH WED NGT. FCSTG MORE CLOUDS NRN COUNTIES ON THU AHEAD OF WK FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO OUR NORTH. SO MAX TEMP ON THU A BIT LWR ON THU ACRS NRN COUNTIES. NGM MOS SEEMS TOO HIGH ON TEMPS. MEAN RH DRYING OUT US TO FAST THU EVENING. MAY STILL HAVE SOME NATURAL FIREWORKS AROUND THU EVENING...SPCLY FM EKN-CRW-HTS ON SOUTH. FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...HAVE CONTINUED WITH SUMMERTIME WEATHER PATTERN OF HAZY HOT AND HUMID WEATHER. ALL 00Z MODEL RUNS WERE IN GOOD AGREEMENT OF A BUILDING 500 RIDGE OVER THE OHIO VALLEY OVER THE WEEKEND. THE RIDGE FINALLY EASES SOME ON TUESDAY AS SHORTWAVE ENERGY CARVES OUT A TROF OVER THE NE US TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE NEW 12Z AVN HAS SHIFTED GEARS BACK TO A PREVIOUS SOLUTION OF A STRONG CLOSED LOW FROM THE NE INTO THE MIDATLANTIC STATES FOR THE WEEKEND. AT THIS POINT THINKING IS THE 12Z AVN IS TOO STRONG...SO HAVE DECIDED NOT TO JUMP ON THIS FEATURE AND WILL CONTINUE WITH FCST SOLUTION PRESENTED BY 00Z MODELS. FOR FRIDAY...THE QUESTION IS DOES THE SFC FRONT MAKE IT THROUGH THE REGION. AT THIS POINT...INCLINED TO THINK A WIND SHIFT WITH SLIGHT DRIER AIR MASS WILL MOVE IN...BUT OVERALL TEMP FCST NOT EXPECT TO CHANGE MORE THAN A FEW DEGREES LOWER. WITH THE RIDGE BUILDING SAT-MON...GRADUAL WARM UP AND RETURN OF HIGHER DEWPOINT AIR. AT THIS POINT...WILL HOLD BACK ANY MENTION OF PCPN OVER THE WEEKEND AS RIDGE SHOULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPRESS MOST OF THE ACTIVITY. MRF BRINGS A VERY STRONG TROF THROUGH EARLY ON TUESDAY AND TAKES THE FRONT ALL THE WAY INTO THE DEEP SOUTH...WHICH WOULD BE A LITTLE UNUSUAL FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR AND FOR THE WEATHER PATTERN OF THE LAST TWO WEEKS. I HAVE OPTED TO GO A LITTLE SLOWER THAN THE MRF AND BRING THE CHANCE OF RAIN IN LATER IN THE DAY ON TUESDAY WITH THE COLD FRONT SLIDING ACROSS THE REGION. TEMP GUIDANCE LOOKS TO BE OKAY...BUT HAVE DECIDED TO GO A LITTLE WARMER ON SAT-MON WITH THE RIDGE BUILDING ACROSS THE REGION. ************************************************************** 1010 AM EDT TUE JUL 2 2002 BASED ON 12Z SOUNDINGS AND SATELLITE - WILL LWR POP IN MUCH OF SE OHIO TO 20 PCT THIS AFTN. WILL UP MAX TEMPS IN SOME WRN LOWLANDS TO INCLUDE LOWR 90S...INCLUDING THE LWR MUSKINGUM AND HOCKING VLY. NO CHANGES IN EXTENDED FCST AT THIS TIME. ************************************************************** 255 AM EDT TUE JUL 2 2002 ...TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... PERSISTENCE IS THE KEY IN THE QUITE STAGNANT WEATHER PATTERN..AS THE UPPER HIGH REMAINS ANCHORED OVER THE MIDWESTERN STATES. WEAK DISTURBANCES ROTATING SOUTHWARD ACROSS OUR CWA WILL COMBINE WITH A VERY MOIST AND CONDITIONALLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE TO PROVIDE THREAT FOR SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. MAV AND ETA MOS FOLLOWED OVER THE NGM MOS FOR TEMPERATURES BASED ON RECENT HISTORY. EXTENDED (THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY)... MODELS INDICATE UPPER HIGH OVER MIDWEST WILL EXPAND EASTWARD INTO THE AREA AND DOMINATE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO PUSH THROUGH CWA ON THURS/THURS NGT WHICH WILL BRING CHANCE FOR TSRA AND SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS FOR FRI/SAT. TEMPS REBOUND AND MOISTURE RETURNS BY END OF EXTENDED. AM A BIT CONCERNED THAT MAY NEED A POP IN SOUTHERN CWA FRIDAY WITH FRONTAL BOUNDARY STILL CLOSE BY. HOWEVER...WILL JUST PLAY MORE CLOUD AND LET DAY SHIFT TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT HOW 12Z MODELS HANDLE FRONT. .RLX... WV...NONE. VA...NONE. KY...NONE. OH...NONE. END /
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
0446 PM EDT TUE JUL 02 2002
THE FOLLOWING REPORTS ARE UNOFFICIAL AND MAY HAVE BEEN COLLECTED
FROM UNTRAINED SOURCES
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0444 PM BECKLEY WV WIND DAMAGE
07/02/02 RALEIGH LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN.
EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
0429 PM AND 0444 PMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
0521 PM EDT TUE JUL 02 2002
THE FOLLOWING REPORTS ARE UNOFFICIAL AND MAY HAVE BEEN COLLECTED
FROM UNTRAINED SOURCES
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0504 PM WHITESVILLE WV 1.50 INCH HAIL
07/02/02 BOONE EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
0449 PM AND 0504 PMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
0530 PM EDT TUE JUL 02 2002
THE FOLLOWING REPORTS ARE UNOFFICIAL AND MAY HAVE BEEN COLLECTED
FROM UNTRAINED SOURCES
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0531 PM SUMMERSVILLE WV .75 INCH HAIL
07/02/02 NICHOLAS EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
0516 PM AND 0531 PMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
0535 PM EDT TUE JUL 02 2002
THE FOLLOWING REPORTS ARE UNOFFICIAL AND MAY HAVE BEEN COLLECTED
FROM UNTRAINED SOURCES
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0533 PM ESKDALE WV 1.00 INCH HAIL
07/02/02 KANAWHA EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
0518 PM AND 0533 PMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
0548 PM EDT TUE JUL 02 2002
THE FOLLOWING REPORTS ARE UNOFFICIAL AND MAY HAVE BEEN COLLECTED
FROM UNTRAINED SOURCES
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0556 PM AMHERSTDALE WV 1.00 INCH HAIL
07/02/02 LOGAN EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
0541 PM AND 0556 PMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, WV
631 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2002
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0620 PM SNOWSHOE WV .88 INCH HAIL
07/02/02 POCHONTAS REPORTED BY CO-OP
OBSERVERSThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Scattered locations throughout the county had trees and power lines blown down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, July 2002
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: 5305096.