Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 13, 2013

Name: Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 13, 2013
Start: 2013-06-13T12:30
End: 2013-06-13T12:30
Location: Virginia

June 13, 2013 · NWS RLX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A large cluster of showers and thunderstorms raced east and southeast at around 50 mph, reaching far western Virginia during the early afternoon. Wind gusts of 40 to 45 mph were common.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $1,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS RLX wrote it up.

A large cluster of showers and thunderstorms raced east and southeast at around 50 mph, reaching far western Virginia during the early afternoon. Wind gusts of 40 to 45 mph were common. At least 1 location likely had a stronger gust. Brief downpours, minor street flooding, and ponding of water also occurred.

What forecasters said that day

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 Jun 13, 9:25 AM EST, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 9:25 AM EST, 3 hours 5 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1025 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL PASS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH
PRESSURE FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEKEND. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY
PROVIDES CHANCES OF SHOWERS FOR THE END OF THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
10 AM UPDATE. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MOST OF AREA WEST OF THE
MOUNTAINS UNTIL 2 PM...AS BAND OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS AHEAD OF
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS. THESE
STORMS WILL THEN ENTER THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND
FURTHER ENHANCE FLOODING POTENTIAL...SO FLASH FLOOD WATCH WAS
EXTENDED UNTIL 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON. TIMING OF CAT POPS NOW COINCIDES
WITH MAIN BAND OF FRONTAL CONVECTION.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
MCS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTION
OF THE CWA AND EXIT THIS MORNING. VERY GUSTY WINDS UP TO
40KTS...HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND HAIL HAVE BEEN NOTED WITH THIS.
MODELS ARE CONSISTENT WITH A BAND OF POTENTIALLY HEAVY CONVECTION
SETTING UP AND SPREADING OUT AHEAD OF AND ALONG THE TRAILING COLD
FRONT FROM LOW PRESSURE OVER THE LOWER GREAT LAKES FORECAST TO
MOVE EASTWARD TODAY AND END UP ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST BY
THIS EVENING. WITH THE RAINS FROM THE MCS AND THIS FRONT WILL
CONTINUE WITH THE FFA OVER THE NE PORTION OF THE CWA. FRONT EXITS
TONIGHT WILL CLEARING BEING ON THE SLOW SIDE WITH PLENTY OF LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE LINGERING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE A TAD COOLER WITH
WIND...RAIN AND CLOUDS AROUND TO TODAY. TONIGHT DON'T ANTICIPATE
ANY FOG FORMING TONIGHT WITH SLOW CLEARING AND SOME LINGERING
WIND. GENERALLY WENT WITH CONSENSUS GUIDANCE FOR HIGHS AND LOWS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
MODELS SHOWING A BIT OF LINGERING MOISTURE IN NORTHEASTERN WEST
VIRGINIA ON FRIDAY. WITH MODELS BEING FAIRLY CONSISTENT...INCREASED
POPS SOME DURING THE DAYTIME HEATING HOURS.

MODELS SHOWING SOME MID LEVEL MOISTURE COMING IN LATE SATURDAY...BUT
MODELS SOUNDINGS DO NOT SUPPORT PRECIPITATION. THEREFORE...WILL
LEAVE DRY UNTIL SUNDAY WHEN THE SOUNDINGS MOISTEN ENOUGH TO PRODUCE
PRECIPITATION.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT IN DEAMPLIFYING...AND THEN
REESTABLISHING...THE EASTERN UPPER TROUGH DURING THE EXTENDED
PERIOD.  DURING THE INTERVENING PERIOD OF ZONAL FLOW...A COUPLE OF
MIDLEVEL WAVES WILL BE RIDING ACROSS.  THE FIRST WILL PUSH A WARM
FRONT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.  THE SECOND...MORE
SIGNIFICANT DISTURBANCE WILL CROSS MONDAY/MONDAY NIGHT WITH A COLD
FRONT...AND WILL BE DISTURBANCE THAT DIGS THE TROUGH ONCE AGAIN.
THESE SYSTEMS WILL BE INDIVIDUALLY PROGRESSIVE...BUT RAIN TOTALS MAY
EVENTUALLY HAVE TO BE WATCHED ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT GET THE MOST
RAIN FROM THE SYSTEM TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.  HIGH PRESSURE THEN
RETURNS WEDNESDAY WITH DRY WEATHER.

USED HPC GRIDDED GUIDANCE HEAVILY FOR THIS PERIOD.  SUGGESTED
TEMPERATURES WERE NOT FAR FROM MEX/ENSEMBLE NUMBERS AND DID NOT
STRAY FAR FROM SEASONAL NORMS...WHICH SEEMED REASONABLE.

&&

.AVIATION /15Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
15Z THURSDAY THRU 12Z FRIDAY...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS
AFTERNOON. COLD FRONT REACHES OHIO RIVER BY 18Z...AND EXITS THE
MOUNTAINS BY 22Z. WILL FOCUS ON AN ORGANIZED BAND OF STRONG TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE COLD FRONT.

GENERALLY MVFR CEILINGS...OCCASIONALLY IFR IN CONVECTION AND BEHIND
COLD FRONT. VFR SPREADING FROM WEST TO EAST 02Z TO 06Z.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY...

FORECAST CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM.

ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: TIMING AND LOCATION OF THE LOWER CATEGORY
CEILINGS THAT WILL BE LEFT BEHIND THE FRONT COULD 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.

UTC 1HRLY       14   15   16   17   18   19   20   21   22   23   00   01
EDT 1HRLY       10   11   12   13   14   15   16   17   18   19   20   21
CRW CONSISTENCY  M    M    M    M    M    H    H    H    H    H    H    H
HTS CONSISTENCY  M    M    M    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H
BKW CONSISTENCY  M    M    M    M    M    H    H    H    H    H    H    H
EKN CONSISTENCY  M    M    M    M    H    H    M    M    M    M    L    L
PKB CONSISTENCY  M    M    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H
CKB CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    M    H    H

AFTER 12Z FRIDAY...
LINGERING IFR POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. IFR FOG POSSIBLE IN VALLEYS SATURDAY MORNING.

&&

.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WVZ009>011-
     016>020-027>032-037>040-046-047.
OH...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR OHZ076.
KY...NONE.
VA...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JS/RPY/CL
NEAR TERM...JS/JMV
SHORT TERM...RPY
LONG TERM...CL
AVIATION...JS/JMV

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 12:26 PM EST, 4 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
126 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

VAZ003-004-WVZ033>036-141730-
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-
126 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 306 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHERN 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

WVZ037-038-046-047-141730-
NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
126 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 306 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA AND
NORTHERN 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.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

WVZ039-040-141730-
UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
126 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN 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.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-083>087-WVZ005>008-013>015-141730-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-JACKSON OH-
VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-
LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-
126 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHERN WEST
VIRGINIA AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

OHZ076-WVZ009>011-016>020-027>032-141730-
WASHINGTON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-
CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-
126 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO...CENTRAL WEST
VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN 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.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

WVZ024>026-141730-
MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-
126 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 305 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 12:16 PM EST, 14 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
116 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

WVZ015-024>026-033>037-131815-
BOONE WV-FAYETTE WV-KANAWHA WV-LOGAN WV-MCDOWELL WV-MINGO WV-
NICHOLAS WV-RALEIGH WV-WYOMING WV-
116 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL KANAWHA...
FAYETTE...MCDOWELL...RALEIGH...SOUTHEASTERN BOONE...SOUTHERN LOGAN...
SOUTHERN MINGO...SOUTHERN NICHOLAS AND WYOMING COUNTIES...

AT 113 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM
10 MILES SOUTH OF SUMMERSVILLE TO 19 MILES WEST OF BECKLEY TO 12
MILES SOUTH OF LOGAN...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. VERY HEAVY RAIN
WILL FALL FROM THESE STORMS...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS
AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...I-64 NEAR BECKLEY
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 120 AND 137...THE WEST VIRGINIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN
MILE MARKERS 28 AND 68.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

YOU MAY REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.

LAT...LON 3748 8199 3750 8194 3754 8198 3755 8213
      3759 8213 3766 8224 3829 8090 3816 8058
      3808 8070 3809 8088 3807 8081 3794 8080
      3786 8075 3782 8092 3769 8087 3771 8096
      3760 8107 3757 8119 3727 8142

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Special weather statement, Jun 13, 12:18 PM EST, 12 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
118 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

WVZ037-038-046-047-131745-
NICHOLAS WV-POCAHONTAS WV-RANDOLPH WV-WEBSTER WV-
118 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL NICHOLAS...
POCAHONTAS...SOUTHEASTERN WEBSTER AND SOUTHERN RANDOLPH COUNTIES...

AT 113 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM
13 MILES SOUTH OF ELKINS TO 12 MILES EAST OF WEBSTER SPRINGS TO
RICHWOOD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. VERY HEAVY RAIN
WILL FALL FROM THESE STORMS...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS
AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

YOU MAY REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.

LAT...LON 3866 7962 3836 7972 3831 7980 3827 7978
      3818 7991 3810 7992 3806 7997 3803 8016
      3804 8027 3812 8037 3822 8037 3826 8043
      3816 8059 3824 8075 3849 8027 3885 7988
      3883 7952 3878 7950

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Local storm report, Jun 13, 12:24 PM EST, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
124 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1225 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 WSW COAL FORK         38.30N 81.56W
06/13/2013                   KANAWHA            WV   911 CALL CENTER

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN GEORGES CREEK AND
            CAMPBELLS CREEK AREAS

&&

IRIS SYSTEM

Local storm report, Jun 13, 12:26 PM EST, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
126 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1224 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSW CHARLESTON        38.30N 81.65W
06/13/2013                   KANAWHA            WV   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ALONG LOUDENDALE LANE

&&

IRIS SYSTEM

Local storm report, Jun 13, 12:28 PM EST, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
128 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0120 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CHESAPEAKE              38.22N 81.54W
06/13/2013                   KANAWHA            WV   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ALONG MACCORKLE AVE

&&

IRIS SYSTEM

Local storm report, Jun 13, 12:28 PM EST, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...TIME CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
128 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1220 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CHESAPEAKE              38.22N 81.54W
06/13/2013                   KANAWHA            WV   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ALONG MACCORKLE AVE

&&

IRIS SYSTEM

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 97 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:28 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dickenson

When: June 13, 12:30 PM EST
Where: Dickenson County, Haysi
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 37.220, -82.320

Trees were blown down.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Virginia in 2013 Every state in 2013 This day in weather history Warnings in Virginia, June 2013

Sources

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: 446060.