Showers and thunderstorms survived into the late night hours, as a cold front was in the vicinity. A thunderstorm pulsed to severe limits in Gallia County.
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The episode as NWS RLX wrote it up.
Showers and thunderstorms survived into the late night hours, as a cold front was in the vicinity. A thunderstorm pulsed to severe limits in Gallia County.
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 29, 12:31 AM EST, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
131 AM EDT FRI MAY 29 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
DRIER AIR MASS MOVING IN FRIDAY. UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE SATURDAY
WITH SECONDARY COLD FRONT SATURDAY NIGHT.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
UPDATED ZONES FOR EXPIRED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. ALSO TWEAKED
POPS AND CLOUDS FOR CURRENT CONVECTION AND FRONTAL POSITION. KEPT
FFA GOING DESPITE QUICK MOVEMENT OF STORMS. GROUND IS SATURATED IN
MOST PLACES AND A QUICK INCH OUT THESE STORMS IS NOT OUT OF THE
QUESTION. KEPT CURRENT THINKING OF LOW CLOUDS AND DRIZZLE AFTER
FRONTAL PASSAGE THEN CLEARING WITH DRIER AIR MAKING ITS WAY IN
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. REST OF NEAR TERM FORECAST ON TRACK AND NO
OTHER CHANGES ARE EXPECTED.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
DRIER NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CWA FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST OF THE REGION. ON
SATURDAY...UNSETTLED WEATHER RETURNS TO THE REGION AS A SERIES OF
SHORTWAVES MOVE THROUGH THE REGION...FOLLOWED BY A SECONDARY COLD
FRONT SATURDAY NIGHT/EARLY SUNDAY. MOISTURE WITH THESE DISTURBANCES
ON SATURDAY LOOKS TO BE LIMITED...WITH MODELS INDICATING PW VALUES
OF GENERALLY LESS THAN 1.2 INCHES. FURTHERMORE...MODEL SOUNDINGS
CONTINUE TO INDICATE WINDS ABOVE 10K FEET OF AT LEAST 30 TO 40
KTS...SO NOT EXPECTING ANY WATER PROBLEMS AT THIS POINT. SUNDAY
LOOKS TO BE DRIER ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...ALTHOUGH HAVE
CONTINUED TO KEEP A SLIGHT CHANCE OF POPS IN THE FORECAST IN THE
SOUTHERN ZONES AND OVER THE MOUNTAINS...AS WEAK DISTURBANCES
CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE FLOW.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
PRECIPITATION MOVES BACK INTO THE FORECAST BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON...MAINLY FOR THE SOUTHERN ZONES AS A DISTURBANCE MOVES
TOWARDS THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST. PRECIPITATION BECOMES MORE
WIDESPREAD TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT SLOWLY SAGS
SOUTH TOWARDS THE REGION. SEVERAL IMPULSES MOVING THROUGH THE FLOW
WILL KEEP A MENTION OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THE EXTENDED. HAVE CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF POPS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EXTENDED DUE TO MODEL
UNCERTAINTY AND AS TIMING OF INDIVIDUAL IMPULSES WILL BE DIFFICULT.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
A COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. EXPECT
SOME PATCHY FOG AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT.
BEHIND THE FRONT...AN MVFR STRATUS DECK CAN BE EXPECTED FOR A TIME.
CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY LIFT AND LESSEN IN COVERAGE DURING THE DAY.
VFR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS FRIDAY NIGHT...ALTHOUGH
SOME RIVER VALLEYS IN THE MOUNTAINS COULD SEE SOME FOG LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT.
AVIATION OUTLOOK /BEYOND 00Z SATURDAY/...
SOME IFR FOG IN THE COOLER AIR LATE FRIDAY NIGHT/EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF DOWNPOURS WITH ENOUGH RAIN TO CAUSE SMALL STREAM
FLOODING. SEE CRWFFARLX.
&&
.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR
WVZ005>011-013>020-024>040-046-047.
OH...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR OHZ066-
067-075-076-083>087.
KY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR
KYZ101>103-105.
VA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR VAZ003-
004.
&&
SYNOPSIS...KTB
NEAR TERM...SL/JS
SHORT TERM...SL
LONG TERM...SL
AVIATION...RPY
HYDROLOGY...HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1016 PM EDT THU MAY 28 2009 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-046-047-300230- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE- CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA- ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON- GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 1016 PM EDT THU MAY 28 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. ALSO...A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT COULD CONTAIN STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND HEAVY RAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
1053 PM EDT THU MAY 28 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1049 PM HAIL OCEANA 37.73N 81.55W
05/28/2009 U0.75 INCH WYOMING WV PUBLIC
EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
1034 PM 05/28/2009 AND 1049 PM 05/28/2009
&&
NNNNPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
1100 PM EDT THU MAY 28 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1055 PM HAIL KOPPERSTON 37.75N 81.57W
05/28/2009 U0.88 INCH WYOMING WV PUBLIC
&&
NNNNPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
1133 PM EDT THU MAY 28 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1122 PM HAIL CRAB ORCHARD 37.73N 81.25W
05/28/2009 U0.88 INCH RALEIGH WV PUBLIC
&&
NNNNPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
1138 PM EDT THU MAY 28 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1040 PM TSTM WND DMG KOPPERSTON 37.75N 81.57W
05/28/2009 WYOMING WV PUBLIC
TREES DOWN.
&&
NNNNSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 127 AM EDT FRI MAY 29 2009 KYZ103-105-OHZ086-087-WVZ005>008-013>015-290630- BOYD-CABELL-GALLIA-JACKSON-KANAWHA-LAWRENCE-LINCOLN-MASON-PUTNAM- WAYNE- 127 AM EDT FRI MAY 29 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT BOYD...CABELL...LINCOLN... MASON...NORTH CENTRAL LAWRENCE...NORTHWESTERN KANAWHA...PUTNAM... SOUTHEASTERN GALLIA...SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE...SOUTHERN JACKSON AND WAYNE COUNTIES... AT 125 AM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE FROM 8 MILES SOUTH OF RACINE TO PROCTORVILLE TO 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF YATESVILLE LAKE STATE PARK...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. 21
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
135 AM EDT FRI MAY 29 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0114 AM HAIL IAEGER 37.46N 81.81W
05/29/2009 E0.88 INCH MCDOWELL WV LAW ENFORCEMENT
NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE
IAEGER AREA. ALSO, SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN PANTHER AREA.
&&
JSThe Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 58 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:58 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Power lines were knocked down by fallen trees.
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