The winter solstice arrived on the 21st with near record warmth in southeast Ohio. Temperatures reached into the upper 60s to lower 70s.
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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.
The winter solstice arrived on the 21st with near record warmth in southeast Ohio. Temperatures reached into the upper 60s to lower 70s. In a fast wind flow above the ground, a squall line raced northeast into the area after midnight. The gusty showers had a few embedded thunderstorms and preceded a larger area of rain. Some minor wind damage occurred.
The 1 to 2 inches of rain from the 21st into the 22nd caused the larger streams to swell.
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 Dec 22, 12:38 AM EST, 44 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1238 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS AREA TOMORROW...PRECEDED BY RAIN
AND RUMBLES OF THUNDER. SHOWERS POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
DRY CHRISTMAS DAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT THURSDAY OR THURSDAY NIGHT.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
10 PM UPDATE. ADDED WIND ADVISORY ALONG AND WEST OF THE OHIO RIVER
OVERNIGHT FOR LOW TOPPED CONVECTION INTERACTING WITH STRONG LOW
LEVEL JET ABOVE THE SURFACE. OTHERWISE...HAVE SPED UP ONSET OF
WIDESPREAD RAIN OVERNIGHT BY A FEW HOURS PER CURRENT RADAR AND HRRR
TRENDS.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
515 PM UPDATE. UPDATED NEW RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR THE DAY. A
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FOR THAT. UPPED POPS
BETWEEN THE OHIO RIVER AND I79 CORRIDOR THRU EARLY THIS EVENING PER
RADAR AND HI RES MODEL TRENDS. THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO WEAK UPPER
DISTURBANCE LIFTING RAPIDLY NORTH AND EAST ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY.
WILL MONITOR FOR ADDITIONAL UPPER DISTURBANCES OVERNIGHT...BUT RIGHT
NOW WILL STICK TO ALONG AND WEST OF THE OHIO RIVER FOR THE MOST
RAINFALL.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 21ST NEW RECORD TEMPERATURES
LOCATION NEW RECORD OLD RECORD
CRW 75 74 (1990)
BKW 67 65 (1949)
EKN 74 69 (1990)
HTS 75 72 (1990)
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES CLIMBED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS AND BROKE
HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS AT BECKLEY...ELKINS...AND HUNTINGTON. IT
WAS CLOSE FOR CHARLESTON BUT DON/T EXPECT TO BREAK OR TIE THE HIGH
UNLESS IT IS IN THE NEXT HOUR.
THE COLD FRONT SHOULD MOVE THROUGH OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW. THERE IS
SOME INSTABILITY /THUNDER POSSIBLE/ WITH THE FRONT AND NOTICED SPC
HAS THE AREA FROM WEST OF CLARKSBURG TO SPENCER TO WEST OF
CHARLESTON TO WEST OF LOGAN IN THE SLIGHT RISK AREA THROUGH 12Z
SUNDAY. NOT OVERLY EXCITED IN THE ORGANIZED SEVERE THREAT...BUT WITH
THE STRONG WINDS JUST OFF THE SURFACE THERE COULD BE SOME STRAIGHT
LINE WINDS.
WINDS WILL BE GUSTY FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST THROUGH THE DAY
TOMORROW. DID BUMP WINDS UP A BIT BASED ON THE NAM. NOT HIGH
ENOUGH FOR WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA.
TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND TOMORROW WILL DEPENDENT UPON THE COLD
FRONT MOVEMENT. WENT A BIT BELOW GUIDANCE AS EXPECT CLOUD COVER TO
PLAY A FACTOR.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
INHERITING THE TAIL END OF THE POPS FROM THE COLD FRONT THAT HAS
EXITED TO THE EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS BY 00Z MONDAY. MODELS ARE
CONSISTENT IN DEVELOPING A WEAK SURFACE WAVE ALONG THE FRONT WHICH
WILL LIKELY SLING MOISTURE BACK OT THE WEST INTO OUR CWA. THIS
RESULTS IN AN INCREASE IN POPS TO LIKELIES ONCE AGAIN INTO MONDAY
WITH A STRONG MID LEVEL DEFORMATION SIGNATURE PROVIDING THE LIFT.
WILL GET A BRIEF EXIT OF THE SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE DEPTH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT...WITH A RETURN ON TUESDAY IN NORTHWEST FLOW AS THICKNESSES
AND LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURES PLUMMET IN THE ARCTIC AIRMASS ADVECTION.
THIS WILL LEAD TO OFF AND ON SHOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY
TUESDAY...MORE PREVALENT FURTHER EAST IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. HAVE
PLACED LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THE ADJACENT
FOOTHILLS WITH THE MAXIMUM AMOUNTS AROUND AN INCH. WHILE THE
TEMPERATURES AT 850MB IN THE MID MINUS TEENS WILL BE SUPPORTIVE OF
THE CONVECTION...HUMIDITIES IN THE 850MB TO 1000MB LAYER ARE JUST
NOT AS ROBUST AS THEY COULD BE...HENCE THE LOW END ACCUMULATIONS.
SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD END BY 00Z WEDNESDAY.
WITH THE COLDER AIRMASS FILTERING IN...WILL NOT SEE MUCH IN THE WAY
OF TEMPERATURE RECOVERY MONDAY. AT THE SAME TIME...LINGERING CLOUD
COVER THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT WILL KEEP THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN
CHECK...AND WILL KEEP LOWLANDS IN THE 20S FOR NOW. ANOTHER DAY OF
POOR TEMPERATURE RECOVERY FOLLOWS FOR TUESDAY ON CHRISTMAS EVE IN
THE SNOW SHOWERS...WITH 30F HARD TO COME BY.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
MODELS SHOW DRY WEATHER FOR CHRISTMAS DAY. WITH HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING IN CHRISTMAS EVE...CHRISTMAS MORNING EXPECTED TO BE RATHER
COLD. MODELS THEN SHOWING A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH ON THURSDAY OR
THURSDAY NIGHT. SOME QUESTION AS TO WHETHER THIS FRONT WILL CONTAIN
PRECIPITATION. WILL GO WITH A BLEND OF THE GEFS MEAN AND ECMWF MEAN
INTO SATURDAY. THIS MAY PROVIDE FOR SOME UPSLOPE THURSDAY
NIGHT...BUT HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDING IN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY .
&&
.AVIATION /06Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
LINE OF CONVECTION APPROACHING FROM THE WEST...AND WHILE TS MAY BE
HARD TO COME BY STILL EXPECT VERY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS AND A PERIOD
OF IFR RAIN FROM THE TRI-STATE EAST ACROSS THE COAL FIELDS. BEHIND
THE CONVECTIVE LINE...STILL HAVE AN AREA OF RAIN AHEAD OF AND
ALONG A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH TODAY AND WILL REMAIN
BREEZY THROUGH MUCH OF THE TAF PERIOD. STRONGEST WINDS AND RAIN
WILL DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON AS PRESSURE
GRADIENT RELAXES BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH WINDS TURNING MORE
WESTERLY.
EXPECT VFR AHEAD OF THE CONVECTIVE LINE...SOME IFR VISIBILITIES WITH
THE LINE AND THEN MVFR VIS/CIG BEHIND IT. MAY HAVE SOME DIPS BACK INTO
IFR CIGS WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 06Z MONDAY...
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: MEDIUM.
ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: TIMING OF CATEGORY CHANGES MAY VARY.
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.
DATE SUN 12/22/13
UTC 1HRLY 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
EST 1HRLY 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
CRW CONSISTENCY H H H H H M M M M L M M
HTS CONSISTENCY H H M M M M L L L H M M
BKW CONSISTENCY L H H H H H H H M M L M
EKN CONSISTENCY H H H H H H M M H H H M
PKB CONSISTENCY H H M M M M L L M M M M
CKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H M M M M M L M
AFTER 06Z MONDAY...
THERE IS STILL THE POSSIBILITY OF SNOW SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
THE WV MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
WILL LEAVE THE FLOOD WATCH AS IS FOR THE THREE OHIO COUNTIES OF
PERRY...MORGAN AND ATHENS. THE MAIN AREA OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE
TO THE WEST BUT WITH RUNOFF...WATER WILL RUN HIGH ON AREA CREEKS AND
STREAMS AND ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. RISES
ON THE MUSKINGUM ARE EXPECTED AS WELL.
&&
.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR WVZ009>011.
OH...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR OHZ066-067-075.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR OHZ066-067-
075-076-083>087.
KY...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR KYZ101>103.
VA...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...FB/RPY/JMV/26
NEAR TERM...FB/JMV
SHORT TERM...26
LONG TERM...RPY
AVIATION...MZ
HYDROLOGY...FBHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 323 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 VAZ003-004-WVZ010-011-015-016-018>020-025>040-046-047-222030- DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-PLEASANTS-TYLER-KANAWHA-ROANE-CALHOUN-RITCHIE- DODDRIDGE-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 323 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. OHZ066-067-075-222030- PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS- 323 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO. .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. FLOOD WATCH. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE STRONG STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. KYZ101>103-105-OHZ076-083>087-222030- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS- GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH- 323 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE STRONG STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAIN THIS WEEKEND...SOME OF WHICH MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. STRONG RISES ON THE MUSKINGUM AND HOCKING RIVERS IN OHIO AND ON THE OHIO RIVER ARE POSSIBLE. FLOOD WATCHES MAY BE NECESSARY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. WHILE RAIN WILL BE TAPERING OFF BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...RUNOFF FROM THE PREVIOUS RAIN WILL STILL BE WORKING ITS WAY THROUGH STREAMS AND RIVERS...CAUSING THEM TO CONTINUE RUNNING HIGH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WVZ005>009-013-014-017-024-222030- WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-WIRT-MINGO- 323 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR AND MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE STRONG STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
121 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1245 AM TSTM WND DMG GREENUP 38.58N 82.83W
12/22/2013 GREENUP KY 911 CALL CENTER
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF STATE RT
784 WOLF RD AND STATE RT 784 LLOYD RD IN LOAD KY
&&
EVENT NUMBER RLX1301240
JMThe Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:23 UTC.
6 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees knocked down a power pole.
Trees fell onto power lines. The power lines were draped on a house.
Trees were blown down near the intersection of Route 1 and 52.
A few trees were blown down onto roads.
Along the Ohio River, trees were blown down. One tree fell onto a house along Main Street.
Some minor flooding occurred in eastern Washington County along Duck Creek and the Little Muskingum River on the 22nd. The gauge at Bloomfield on the Little Muskingum River crested between 18 and 19 feet during the afternoon. Bankfull is 16 feet. State Route 26 was covered by water. Duck Creek also exceeded bankfull at Macksburg and Whipple.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Ohio in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, December 2013
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: 481062, 481064, 481061, 481063, 481065, 481066, 481109.