During the afternoon of the 26th, a low pressure system was organizing over the lower Ohio River. Meanwhile, ahead of that system, a frontal boundary stretched east through southern Ohio and central West Virginia.
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The episode as NWS RLX wrote it up.
During the afternoon of the 26th, a low pressure system was organizing over the lower Ohio River. Meanwhile, ahead of that system, a frontal boundary stretched east through southern Ohio and central West Virginia.
Thunderstorms formed along the frontal boundary in southern Ohio, with more widespread rain north of the front. One of the leading storms was severe as it moved east. Repetitive thunderstorms and showers affected Jackson, northern Gallia, and southern Meigs Counties for a few hours. Downpours occurred. An automatic gauge in Jackson measured 1.5 inches in less than an hour. Its total by 2200E was 2.96 inches. Flash flooding closed several roads, but damage to houses was minimal.
Other storms formed further south during the evening, affecting Lawrence 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 Jun 26, 2:31 PM EST, 2 hours 3 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
331 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES IN TONIGHT WITH A
COLD/OCCLUDED FRONT. NEXT FRONT EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
BEEN HARD ON THE NAM THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS...AND WILL EASE UP A
BIT ON IT HERE FOR THE FORECAST TODAY. STILL CHUCKING IT OUT THE
WINDOW IN THE NEAR TERM THROUGH THIS EVENING AS IS WAS WAY TOO
AGGRESSIVE WITH THE CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT...NOT INITIALIZING THE
MORNING MCS AND RESULTING STABILITY IN ITS WAKE VARY WELL.
BUT...HAVE USED IT INTO THE OVERNIGHT WITH THE APPROACHING LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM AND AGAIN FOR SATURDAY WITH THE OCCLUSION OF THE
LOW AND THE DRY SLOT INTRUSION.
FOR THE REST OF TODAY...STILL TRYING TO ERODE THE CAP...AND THE
HRRR DID A GOOD JOB OF HOLDING THE CONVECTION BACK. USUALLY...THIS
MODEL LIKES TO BE AGGRESSIVE LIKE THE NAM WAS DOING...BUT THE
RAPID REFRESH LIKELY IS HELPING WITH THE OUTPUT HERE. STILL THINK
IT COULD TAKE A WHILE FOR THE COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS TO
INCREASE...AND MAY END UP BEING MORE LIKE A 23Z-00Z TIME FRAME
HERE.
WITH THE DEEPENING OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AT ALL
LEVELS...EXPECT THE WINDS TO INCREASE IN THE LOW LEVELS...AND WILL
WATCH THE NOSE OF THAT LOW LEVEL JET ARRIVE AFTER 03Z TONIGHT.
STRONG SIGNAL FOR THE GREATER COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS ALSO
EVIDENT IN THE LOW LEVEL THETA E CONVERGENCE. LOW TO MID LEVEL
FRONTOGENETIC FORCING ALSO COMING INTO PLAY. WITH THAT
SAID...CATEGORICAL POPS A GO TONIGHT.
AS MENTIONED BEFORE...DRY SLOT IN THE OCCLUSION LIKELY AFTER 12Z.
LOWER POPS ACCORDINGLY...BUT WILL NOT REMOVE THEM COMPLETELY AS
THE LOW MOVES OUT DURING THE DAY GIVEN THE INCREASED INSTABILITY
ALOFT THANKS TO THE COLD POOL SETTLING IN.
SPC STILL HAS THE BULK OF THE CWA IN THE SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE
WEATHER...WITH THE TRI STATE AREA IN THE ENHANCED RISK.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
THE MODELS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE LOW PRESSURE AND FRONTAL
SYSTEM EXITING TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST AROUND THE BEGINNING OF
THIS PERIOD. HAVE LINGERED HIGHER POPS SATURDAY EVENING IN THE
MOUNTAINS WITH THE FRONT...OTHERWISE WE START OFF WITH A RELATIVE
DRY SLOT OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. HOWEVER...THE RATHER DEEP
LOW IS STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE A VERY COOL SEASON LIKE WRAPROUND
OF MUCH COOLER AND MOIST AIR LATER SATURDAY NIGHT. HAVE RAMPED
POPS UP LATER SATURDAY NIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST IN THIS
WRAP AROUND...ALONG WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES. SHOWERS WILL
THEN END FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS BRIEF HIGH
PRESSURE AND DRIER AIR MOVES IN FOR SUNDAY NIGHT. MUCH COOLER
SUNDAY NIGHT...CHILLY WITH LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
GIVEN THE CONTINUATION OF A SERIES OF UPPER TROUGHS AND FRONTS
MOVING ACROSS THE AREA NEXT WEEK...WILL GENERALLY KEEP THIS
PERIOD UNSETTLED. HARD TO TIME THESE SYSTEMS...SO WILL BROADBRUSH
AND KEEP CHANCE POPS FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS FOR EACH DAY NEXT
WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE MODERATE DUE TO THE CLOUDS
AND SHOWERS...EVEN AS THE COOLER CANADIAN AIRMASS EXITS EAST BY
MONDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /12Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
HOLDING OFF ON CONVECTION IN THE TAFS FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS GIVEN
THE DECAYING STABLE CONDITIONS FROM THE RAIN THIS MORNING.
AFTER 20Z...EXPECTING COVERAGE OF SHOWERS TO INCREASE. THIS WILL
NOT WANE WITH THE SETTING SUN AS WOULD TYPICALLY HAPPENING THE
WARM SEASON. STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING IN FROM THE WEST WILL KEEP
THE THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS GOING ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE
NIGHT AND INTO THE DAY SATURDAY. DRY AIR WILL WORK ITS WAY IN FROM
THE WEST AFTER 12Z SATURDAY SO THE OHIO RIVER TERMINALS AT PKB AND
HTS WILL GET A BREAK FROM THE PRECIPITATION.
AS IS TYPICAL...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CARRY VARYING
CONDITIONS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO REPRESENT IN PREVAILING
LINES OF THE TAF. TEMPOS AND AMENDMENTS LIKELY AS THE STORMS FORM.
MOST TERMINALS ARE IN THE SLIGHT TO ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE
WEATHER THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 00Z SATURDAY...
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: LOW.
ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: CONVECTION TIMING AND CONDITIONS COULD VARY.
AFTER 18Z SATURDAY...POSSIBLE IFR IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
SAT.
&&
.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR WVZ005>011-
013>020-024>040-046-047.
OH...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR OHZ066-067-
075-076-083>087.
KY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR KYZ101>103-
105.
VA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR VAZ003-004.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JMV/26
NEAR TERM...26
SHORT TERM...JMV
LONG TERM...JMV
AVIATION...26HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 558 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005-006-013-024>026-033-034- 271000- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE- CABELL-LINCOLN-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- 558 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY 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. THERE IS ALSO AN ENHANCED RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. OHZ083>086-WVZ007-008-014>018-027-028-035>038-046-271000- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-MASON-JACKSON WV-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE- WIRT-CALHOUN-CLAY-BRAXTON-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER- POCAHONTAS- 558 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO AND MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY 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. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. OHZ075-WVZ009-019-029-030-039-047-271000- ATHENS-WOOD-RITCHIE-GILMER-LEWIS-UPSHUR-RANDOLPH- 558 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO...AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY 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. THERE IS ALSO A MARGINAL RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. OHZ066-067-076-WVZ010-011-020-031-032-040-271000- PERRY-MORGAN-WASHINGTON-PLEASANTS-TYLER-DODDRIDGE-HARRISON-TAYLOR- BARBOUR- 558 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO...AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. TRM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
448 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015
OHZ083-262115-
JACKSON-
448 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTY...
AT 445 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR PIKETON...OR NEAR
WAVERLY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS
STORM...AND MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JACKSON...OAK HILL...PETERSBURG AND MABEE.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIND DAMAGE...ALTHOUGH HAS
WEAKENED SOME. THIS STORM MAY RE-INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO
MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV
OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3912 8279 3904 8245 3885 8256 3885 8257
3884 8259 3886 8276 3894 8275 3895 8281
TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 293DEG 26KT 3905 8294
16The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 109 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:32 UTC.
5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees were blown down along Route 32.
Numerous trees were blown down around Oak Hill.
Many large tree branches blown down. A 1 foot diameter tree was snapped.
Water blocked and closed several roads in the county. Clay Banner Road was one example north of Oak Hill.
Numerous roads were flooded and closed in the southern portion of the county. This included portions of Route 143, 124, and 7.
Numerous roads were closed by flooding small streams in the northern portion of the county. This included Route 160.
Large branches were blown down.
Half dollar size hail was bouncing off vehicles.
Quarter size hail fell.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Ohio in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, June 2015
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: 574405, 574407, 574406, 574408, 574391, 574394, 574400, 574412, 574413, 574415, 574416, 574418.