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 Aug 4, 5:36 PM EST, 1 minute earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 636 PM EDT WED AUG 4 2004 .AVIATION (00Z 5TH TO 00Z 6TH)... AFTER LINE FROM AFTERNOON MOVES SOUTHEAST CIGS WILL REMAIN HIGH IN THE 4 TO 6 THOUSAND SCT TO BKN RANGE UNTIL FRONT PASSES. BEHIND FRONT CIGS WILL LOWER TO 1 TO 3 THOUSAND FEET WITH MVFR FOG/DRIZZLE AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS TRAPPED AGAINST MOUNTAINS. NORTHERLY FLOW WILL MEAN THAT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN AGAINST WESTERN SLOPES AND DRYING/SUN WILL BE SLOW TO ERODE AWAY CLOUDS. AFTN TO EVE BREAK OF LOW CLOUDS FROM NW TO SE. && .PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... THE FOLLOWING WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED AT 240 PM EDT WED AUG 4 2004 SHORT TERM (THROUGH THURSDAY)... TIMING ON NEW RUNS PRETTY MUCH IN SYNC WITH PREVIUOUS FORECAST. HAVE GONE WITH HIGHER POPS AS ALL GUIDANCE SHOWS WE SHOULD GET SOMETHING TONIGHT. DRY AIR WILL COME IN STRONG THURSDAY BUT HAVE LAGGED THE MOVING OUT OF PRECIPITATION AND CLOUDS SOME AS NORTHERLY FLOW MAY HOLD CLOUDS AGAINST MOUNTAINS SOME. AVIATION... NEAR AND AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE CEILINGS EXPECTED TO DROP TO AT OR BELOW 1 THOUSAND FEET. WHILE MODELS SHOW GOOD DRYING THURSDAY BEHIND FRONT HAVE LAGGED THE RASINING OF CEILINGS DUE TO THE NORTHLY FLOW AGAINST THE MOUNTAINS. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... THE FOLLOWING WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED AT 115 PM EDT WED AUG 4 2004 PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... THE FOLLOWING WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED AT 323 AM EDT WED AUG 4 2004 LONG TERM (SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)... NO MAJOR CHANGES MADE. AFTER THE UNUSUALLY FRESH AIR LINGERS ON SATURDAY...WARM AIR ADVECTION MOISTURE UPSTREAM IN UPPER MIDWEST WILL TRY TO RIDE SE ON SUNDAY. STILL DRY SUNDAY WITH POPS FOR MONDAY. APPROACHING SURFACE FRONT MAY SLOW DOWN NEAR US TUESDAY IF UPPER TROF AXIS DEVELOPS TO OUR W. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... THE FOLLOWING WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED AT 136 AM EDT WED AUG 4 2004 && .RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WV...NONE. VA...NONE. KY...NONE. OH...NONE. && AVIATION...AAR
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 454 AM EDT WED AUG 4 2004 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-046-047-050854- ATHENS OH-BARBOUR WV-BOONE WV-BOYD KY-BRAXTON WV-BUCHANAN VA- CABELL WV-CALHOUN WV-CARTER KY-CLAY WV-DICKENSON VA-DODDRIDGE WV- FAYETTE WV-GALLIA OH-GILMER WV-GREENUP KY-HARRISON WV-JACKSON WV- JACKSON OH-KANAWHA WV-LAWRENCE OH-LAWRENCE KY-LEWIS WV-LINCOLN WV- LOGAN WV-MASON WV-MCDOWELL WV-MEIGS OH-MINGO WV-MORGAN OH- NICHOLAS WV-PERRY OH-PLEASANTS WV-POCAHONTAS WV-PUTNAM WV-RALEIGH WV- RANDOLPH WV-RITCHIE WV-ROANE WV-TAYLOR WV-TYLER WV-UPSHUR WV- VINTON OH-WASHINGTON OH-WAYNE WV-WEBSTER WV-WIRT WV-WOOD WV- WYOMING WV- 454 AM EDT WED AUG 4 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN OHIO... NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND MOST OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS OVER THE REGION TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...ALTHOUGH LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO BE A POSSIBILITY. ANY STORMS THAT FORM WILL BE EFFICIENT RAIN PRODUCERS. IF ANY ONE LOCATION IS HIT MULTIPLE TIMES BY SUCH STORMS...ISOLATED WATER PROBLEMS MAY RESULT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY LATER TODAY OR THIS EVENING. CL
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
101 PM EDT WED AUG 04 2004
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1245 PM TSTM WND DMG SOMERSET 39.81N 82.30W
08/04/2004 PERRY OH COUNTY OFFICIAL
COUPLE OF TREES DOWN ON TUNNEL HILL ROAD RT 668
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JFDSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 147 PM EDT WED AUG 4 2004 KYZ101-OHZ083>087-WVZ006>008-014-042200- CABELL WV-GALLIA OH-GREENUP KY-JACKSON WV-JACKSON OH-LAWRENCE OH- MASON WV-MEIGS OH-PUTNAM WV-VINTON OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALLIPOLIS...GREENUP...HUNTINGTON... IRONTON...JACKSON...MCARTHUR...POINT PLEASANT...POMEROY... RIPLEY AND WINFIELD 147 PM EDT WED AUG 4 2004 HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA AT NEAR 30 MPH BETWEEN 230 PM TO 500 PM. PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THEIR PATH. IN ADDITION...SMALL HAIL AND FLOODING OF STREETS...CREEKS...LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGES AREAS ARE EXPECTED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 526 PM EDT WED AUG 4 2004 OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ007>011-016>020-029>032-039-040-042200- ATHENS OH-BARBOUR WV-CALHOUN WV-DODDRIDGE WV-GALLIA OH-GILMER WV- HARRISON WV-JACKSON WV-JACKSON OH-LAWRENCE OH-LEWIS WV-MASON WV- MEIGS OH-MORGAN OH-PERRY OH-PLEASANTS WV-RITCHIE WV-ROANE WV- TAYLOR WV-TYLER WV-UPSHUR WV-VINTON OH-WASHINGTON OH-WIRT WV-WOOD WV- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...BUCKHANNON...CLARKSBURG... ELIZABETH...GALLIPOLIS...GLENVILLE...GRAFTON...GRANTSVILLE... HARRISVILLE...IRONTON...JACKSON...MARIETTA...MCARTHUR... MIDDLEBOURNE...NEW LEXINGTON...PARKERSBURG...PHILIPPI... POINT PLEASANT...POMEROY...RIPLEY...ROCK CAVE...SPENCER... STONEWALL JACKSON LAKE...WEST UNION AND WESTON 526 PM EDT WED AUG 4 2004 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 706...ISSUED EARLIER FOR NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 5 PM. THE SEVERE STORMS MOVED OUT OF THE FORMER WATCH AREA.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 636 PM EDT WED AUG 4 2004 WVZ024-042330- MINGO WV- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSON 636 PM EDT WED AUG 4 2004 HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER MINGO COUNTY WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. SOME WIND GUSTS WILL REACH 30 TO 40 MPH.
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 77 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:37 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees fell and blocked Routes 52 and 65. The trees also knocked down power and phone lines.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in West Virginia in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, August 2004
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: 5415650.