Low pressure was situated north of the region in the lower Great Lakes during the afternoon of June 16th. A warm front was draped from Lake Erie south and east through Maryland and the Delmarva Peninsula, with a well-developed warm sector in place to the south and west of this boundary.
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Low pressure was situated north of the region in the lower Great Lakes during the afternoon of June 16th. A warm front was draped from Lake Erie south and east through Maryland and the Delmarva Peninsula, with a well-developed warm sector in place to the south and west of this boundary. By the afternoon, surface temperatures had warmed into the low to mid 80s across southern Ohio and most of West Virginia. A moist and unstable air mass was in place, with surface dew points in the mid to upper 60s and nearly 3000j/kg of ML CAPE analyzed by RUC analysis. 500 mb flow was near 50 knots and a possible large-scale damaging wind event was expected. Thunderstorms developed in east-central Ohio near the I-70 corridor after 2pm and moved south and east over the Ohio Valley and into West Virginia. There was one report of wind damage in Ohio with these thunderstorms before the developing line moved into West Virginia.
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 16, 1:31 PM EST, 9 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Charleston WV 231 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016 .SYNOPSIS... Strong compact mid level disturbance drops southeast through our vicinity tonight. Severe storms possible. Drier air Friday night into Saturday. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...MESOSCALE UPDATE... Have updated the grids to reflect svr watch...specifically the wx grids to finesse the svr attributes. Otherwise...just some tweaks on timing of convective line with much of the forecast reasoning remaining the same from the morning update. Convective line beginning to ramp up in the vicinity of the front from CMH/ZZV/PHD right on schedule. This will continue to strengthen and speed up with the help of cold pool propagation potential. There remains uncertainty just how far to the W the line materializes...again with areas across NE KY to S WV/SW VA more entrenched in dry air. However...as mentioned in the update below...any storms that make it into that area have a svr potential. Key conceptional environmental ingredients continue to be advertised by the models for a bowing convective line with damaging winds. Rich theta e feed into the NE side of low pressure over the Upper OH Valley amidst relatively weak mid level storm relative flow compared to in the lower levels further exacerbates the threat. The actual ambient mid level flow will be increasing to 40-45 kts amid a good amount of mid level dry air ahead of the upper trof. DCAPE values further support this wind threat as well. We will look for genesis up around NE OH around 16z and evolving into mainly a linear feature as it races SE. Timing looks to be 18-19z for OH River and should be exiting the mountains by 22Z. There remains considerable uncertainty regarding just how far to the SW the convective line develops. There exists some capping over E KY and SW WV and the concern is the dry air will hinder development. Having said that any storms that do make it into these areas will be capable of damaging winds as well. Given the uncertainty though...have elected to trim back pops into the low chances as one heads SW of a line from Point Pleasant to Charleston to Beckley. As noted above the primary threat is by far damaging winds...however large hail remains a threat as well given steepening lapse rates. The tornado threat is low but a few spinups along the line cannot be ruled out. The flood threat remains low given the speed of the system but downpours are likely in any storms which could cause some urban issues. Temps today will make a run into the upper 80s and winds will be gusty absent any convection as well given efficient momentum transfer and a mixed layer up to H7. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BELOW... Late tonight...flow will turn more northwesterly and weaken...as the low continues to sag south of the area. There will still be some lingering showers tonight as moisture and energy wrap around the low...but drier...and cooler air will gradually filter into the region for Friday. && .SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... Only minor changes for this period. Plentiful clouds and showers start the day on Friday in West Virginia...with likely pops still over the mountain counties. This compact mid level trof moves through southern Virginia Friday. We see a rare northeast steering flow on Friday. Before we totally dry out...nam and gfs hit at some afternoon instability over western counties with the least cloud cover. Did keep a slight chance of a shower longer Friday afternoon in southeast Ohio and Hts Tri state for a possible shower to reform. Marginal 850 mb moisture remains overnight Friday night...that could see patches of stratocumulus clouds at times. Easterly flow over the weekend should keep mountain and southern plateau maximum temperatures in check...but pattern breaks down by Monday. Did increase maximum temperatures for the arrival of the summer solstice on Monday. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... Went with WPC Guidance with some tweaks. The period will begin with high pressure in control. This feature will weaken and push southeast...allowing a cold front to move into the region late. WPC guidance looked a little cool for highs...so tweaked upwards a degree or so each day. && .AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... A strong to svr line of convection will race SE thru SE OH and into WV by 21Z. The threat for damaging winds remains the primary hazard...though large hail will be possible as well. Confidence on the SW extent of the line remains in question with low confidence on direct impact for KHTS/KCRW/KBKW such that VCTS was used in the TAF period for this aftn. Confidence high enough on direct impact for N terminals for inclusion of 1 to 2 hr IFR groups with strong but not svr gusts...at least until closer to impact with amendments. Winds will be gusty even outside of convection this aftn with a well mixed atmosphere. Gusty winds to 30 kts are possible outside of convection thru 22z. T Main line of convection should exit to the east of the higher terrain by 00Z...although widespread mvfr and local ifr conditions are expected to develop later tonight as the upper low drops down behind frontal passage. Gradual improvement on Friday back into VFR as low stratus sct out from N to S. FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY... FORECAST CONFIDENCE...High across SE OH/N WV thru evening...low to medium S WV thru evening. ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Timing of convection this aftn may vary an hour. Timing and development of mvfr/ifr conditions post convection tonight 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 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 M HTS CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H M BKW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H M M M L EKN CONSISTENCY H H H H H H L H H M M M PKB CONSISTENCY H H H M M H H H H H H M CKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H L H H H H M M AFTER 18Z FRIDAY... IFR possible in lingering showers Friday morning. && .HYDROLOGY... In the rounds of convection on Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night...heaviest rains were mostly in the Big Sandy/Tug and Russell Forks and Twelvepole Creek drainages...some spilled over into the Guyandotte Basin. One gauge in southern Wayne County in the Cabwaylingo State Forest had 2.5 inches of rain. Another small maximum hit the Hts asos with 2.17 inches. Harts of Lincoln County had 2.4 inches. No significant flooding reported. A secondary rain maximum in past 24 hours was from southern Perry County Ohio east across Washington County into Pleasants County WV. The heaviest rains this afternoon and overnight tonight figured over northern and central West Virginia...or further northeast from the past 24 hour rainfall. So most of this area can handle a 1 to 2 inch downpour. Training appeared more likely further to the north through east...but we will monitor how the convective complex evolves today. If we get a break this morning...will try to reset the storm total rain on our 88D. Yet...at 08z showers still lingering over mountain counties. && .RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WV...None. OH...None. KY...None. VA...None. && SYNOPSIS...JMV/30 NEAR TERM...30 SHORT TERM...KTB LONG TERM...JSH AVIATION...30 HYDROLOGY...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 206 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016 OHZ066-067-075-083>087-WVZ006>008-014-015-036-171815- PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH- CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-FAYETTE- 206 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 261 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO...AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN 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. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREAT. IN ADDITION...THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN HEAVY DOWNPOURS...CAUSING POOR DRAINAGE AND STREET FLOODING. IF REPETITIVE STORMS OCCUR...LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING MAY DEVELOP. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. KYZ101>103-105-VAZ003-004-WVZ005-013-024>026-033>035-171815- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-LINCOLN- MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH- 206 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREAT. IN ADDITION...THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN HEAVY DOWNPOURS...CAUSING POOR DRAINAGE AND STREET FLOODING. IF REPETITIVE STORMS OCCUR...LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING MAY DEVELOP. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT 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>032-037>040-046-047-171815- WASHINGTON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE- CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR- BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 206 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 261 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO...AND PORTIONS OF 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREAT. IN ADDITION...THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN HEAVY DOWNPOURS...CAUSING POOR DRAINAGE AND STREET FLOODING. IF REPETITIVE STORMS OCCUR...LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING MAY DEVELOP. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 123 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:41 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Tree branches were blown down on North Franklin Street. They fell onto phone and power lines.
Several trees fell down in and around the city of Coolville. One tree was blown onto a transformer northeast of town.
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