In a hot and humid air mass, long lived strong to severe thunderstorms traveled southeast through southeast Ohio during the afternoon and into western West Virginia by late afternoon before weakening. Gusty winds and frequent lightning were common.
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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 episode as NWS RLX wrote it up.
In a hot and humid air mass, long lived strong to severe thunderstorms traveled southeast through southeast Ohio during the afternoon and into western West Virginia by late afternoon before weakening. Gusty winds and frequent lightning were common.
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 11, 1:41 PM EST, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 241 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS... A WEAK COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTHWARD TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH ON WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE ON THURSDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/... THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX PUSHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. HIGH CAPES...GOOD SHEAR...AND INSTABILITY WILL COMBINE TO ALLOW SUSTAINMENT OF MCS AS IT TRANSITIONS SWD ACROSS THE CWA. EXPECT THIS SYSTEM TO BE MAINLY A WIND AND LIGHTNING PRODUCER...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. FREEZING LEVELS REMAIN QUITE HIGH...UP AROUND 15KFT AND MAY KEEP HAIL FROM GETTING TOO LARGE. TRENDED TOWARDS CAT POPS FOR THE EARLY HOURS OF THE PD. LATER TONIGHT... COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH BRINGING ANOUTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS. FOR TEMPS...SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MAV AND MET GUIDANCE WHICH IS ABOUTH WITH BC GRIDS HAVE BEEN ADVERTIZING. && .SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... TRIMMED BACK POPS TUES NIGHT INTO WEDS MORNING AS THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH...CLEARING OUR SOUTHERN COUNTIES BY 12Z WEDS. KEEP POPS IN FOR WEDS AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER TROUGH SWINGS THROUGH WITH A 500MB VORT MAX. VERY LIMITED MOISTURE IN THE POST FRONT ENVIRONMENT SHOULD LIMIT THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...BUT KEPT CHC POPS IN ALONG THE MAIN FORCING TO THE NORTH...AND IN THE SOUTH WHERE THERE IS A LITTLE MORE MOISTURE AVAILABILITY. AS UPPER TROUGH SWINGS THROUGH...POPS QUICKLY ERODE AS MOISTURE IN THE COLUMN DRIES UP. KEEP TEMPS NEAR GUIDANCE AS TEMPERATURES DROP BACK TO NEAR NORMAL. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... HPC FORECAST GENERALLY FOLLOWED...WITH SOME TWEAKS. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PUSH EAST EARLY IN THE PERIOD. AS A RESULT...TEMPERATURES EARLY SHOULD BE COOLER...WITH READINGS RETURNING TO NORMAL LATER IN THE PERIOD. MAIN QUESTION FOR THIS PERIOD IS NORTHWEST FLOW EARLY IN THE PERIOD...WITH THE UPPER RIDGE BUILDING EAST ACROSS THE AREA. BECAUSE OF THIS...MAINTAINED HPC CHANCE/SLIGHT CHANCE POPS. POPS SHOULD BE SOMEWHAT DIURNAL IN NATURE. && .AVIATION /19Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... VFR CONDITIONS PREVAIL THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. MCS OVER CENTRAL OH TO TRANSITION SWD ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS EVENING BRINGING REDUCED VSBYS AND LOWERD CIGS...ALONG WITH BRIEF GUSTY WINDS IN CONVECTION. TRIED TO TIME FEATURE ACROSS THE KPKB TONIGHT...WITH EASTWARD TRANSITION DURING THE EVENING HOURS. WAVE MOVES THRU BY 06Z WITH SFC FRONT POISED SAY SE INTO AREA 06-12Z. MAY SEE ANOTHER ROUND OF CONVECTION WITH THIS GIVEN UPR LEVEL SUPPORT. RIVER AND VALLEY SHOULD REDEVELOP DURING THE MORNING HOURS. FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY... FORECAST CONFIDENCE: MEDIUM ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: CONVECTION OVER NRN WV MAY CAUSE BRIEF IFR CONDITIONS AND EXTEND FURTHER SOUTH THEN FORECAST AND RIVER-VALLEY FOG MAY BE MORE WIDESPREAD DURING THE MORNING HOURS. EXPERIMENTAL TABLE OF FLIGHT CATEGORY OBJECTIVELY SHOWS CONSISTENCY OF WFO FORECAST TO AVAILABLE MODEL INFORMATION: H = HIGH: TAF CONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL. M = MEDIUM: TAF HAS VARYING LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY WITH MODELS. L = LOW: TAF INCONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL. UTC 1HRLY 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 EDT 1HRLY 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 CRW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H HTS CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H M BKW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H EKN CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H PKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H M H M CKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H AFTER 18Z TUESDAY... IFR CONDITIONS IN CONVECTION POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. && .RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WV...NONE. OH...NONE. KY...NONE. VA...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...KMC/JSH/TAX NEAR TERM...KMC SHORT TERM...TAX LONG TERM...JSH AVIATION...KMC
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 242 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2011 OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-024>032-036>040-046- 047-121845- PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE- WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE- WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER- LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 242 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2011 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 628 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO AND MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. KYZ101>103-105-VAZ003-004-WVZ033>035-121845- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- RALEIGH- 242 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
326 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2011
OHZ067-075-076-083>085-WVZ009-112030-
ATHENS OH-JACKSON OH-MEIGS OH-MORGAN OH-VINTON OH-WASHINGTON OH-
WOOD WV-
326 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2011
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT ATHENS...MORGAN...NORTHERN
JACKSON...NORTHERN MEIGS...NORTHERN WOOD...VINTON AND WASHINGTON
COUNTIES...
AT 321 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE FROM 13 MILES
NORTH OF MCCONNELSVILLE TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MCCONNELSVILLE TO 12
MILES SOUTHWEST OF LOGAN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.
THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR HACKNEY...ZALESKI...THE PLAINS...AND
STOCKPORT AROUND 335 PM...STROUD RUN STATE PARK...PETERSBURG...
BARTLETT...AND WELLSTON AROUND 340 PM...MACKSBURG AND RADCLIFFE
AROUND 345 PM.
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...I-77 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 1 AND 17 IN OHIO...AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 170 AND 186 IN
WEST VIRGINIA.
PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3975 8163 3959 8158 3959 8149 3965 8146
3960 8134 3961 8127 3958 8125 3958 8110
3934 8137 3932 8135 3919 8148 3896 8281
3897 8281 3937 8274 3939 8230 3948 8228
3947 8218 3953 8216 3956 8200 3977 8178
26PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
330 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0321 PM TSTM WND DMG MCCONNELSVILLE 39.69N 81.77W
07/11/2011 MORGAN OH PUBLIC
LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN.
&&
NNNNPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
332 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM TSTM WND DMG NEW LEXINGTON 39.71N 82.19W
07/11/2011 PERRY OH PUBLIC
LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN.
&&
NNNNPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
346 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0248 PM TSTM WND DMG GLENFORD 39.89N 82.29W
07/11/2011 PERRY OH PUBLIC
TREES DOWN.
&&
NNNNPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, WV
349 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0348 PM TSTM WND GST ATHENS 39.32N 82.10W
07/11/2011 E50 MPH ATHENS OH PUBLIC
&&
EVENT NUMBER RLX1100775
JSHPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
402 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0348 PM TSTM WND GST STEWART 39.34N 81.90W
07/11/2011 E50 MPH ATHENS OH PUBLIC
&&
NNNNThe Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 118 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:05 UTC.
6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Tree branches were blown down in the vicinity. Wind gusted to 44 mph at the airport, with similar gusts in the city.
Trees were blown down.
Trees were uprooted and a roof to a home was damaged.
Trees were blown down. Siding was blown off a house.
Small branches were blown down.
Small branches were blown down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in West Virginia in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, July 2011
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: 322454, 322455, 322465, 322464, 322467, 322456, 322457.