On the afternoon of June 17th, a cold front made its way through the Ohio Valley into the Central Appalachians. The boundary encroached on an area where abnormally warm temperatures were underway, which aided in shower and thunderstorm development.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
On the afternoon of June 17th, a cold front made its way through the Ohio Valley into the Central Appalachians. The boundary encroached on an area where abnormally warm temperatures were underway, which aided in shower and thunderstorm development. As convection passed through Dickenson County, strong wind gusts resulted in downed trees and power lines in the town of Russell Mart.
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 17, 1:28 PM EST, 22 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Charleston WV 228 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022 .SYNOPSIS... Cold front completes its passage overhead this evening with storms coming to an end. High pressure brings dry and cooler weather this weekend. Heat and some humidity return next week. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/... As of 225 PM Friday... Ridging aloft retrogrades to the west today as a deepening trough sinks into the northeast/Mid-Atlantic region. At the surface, a cold front plunges down into forecast area, containing precipitation coverage primarily through the southern half of the forecast area and down into the coalfields of WV and VA. With dewpoints still running in the low to mid 70s, coupled with diurnal heating and lift assistance from the encroaching front afternoon, showers and thunderstorms will have little to no trouble thriving. Storms in this environment will quickly perk up to strong to possibly severe levels followed by decent downdraft potential hinted by the +1000 J/kg DCAPE parameter per Mesoanalysis. At the time of writing, there are two primary areas of focus for convection: one laying along the I-64 corridor from eastern Kentucky up to Elkins, most likely signifying the location of the cold front. The other segment is currently streaming from west to east down in the coalfields from the remnants of an MCS working its way through the Tennessee Valley. Both areas of convection will be capable of producing strong winds, large hail, and heavy downpours. Shower coverage will continue to be shunted to the south and east through the course of the afternoon and evening as the front completes its passage through the forecast area. Model guidance produces simulated reflectivity projections with convection quickly waning by sunset. High pressure then settles into the area late tonight and for the start of the weekend. A cooler airmass dropping down from Canada will yield the end of the current heat wave, with high temperatures on Saturday only anticipated to reach the low to mid 70s across the lowlands. && .SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... As of 220 PM Friday... High pressure remains nestled over the Central Appalachians for the end of the weekend and start of next week. This feature yields dry weather alongside a pleasant reprieve from the warm spell that has hovered overhead the past week. However, a warm frontal boundary will surge northward through the area on Monday and begin the return of seasonable to slightly warmer than normal temperatures heading into the long term forecast period. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... As of 1220 PM Friday... Models continue to indicate the region will be in control of an upper level early in the period. However, this ridge will begin to flatten out with time. As a result, temperatures will be well above normal with 90s across the lowlands. There will also be an increasing chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms Tuesday and Wednesday. A weak cold front will push southeast Thursday bringing an even better chance for showers and thunderstorms. The front will not bring much in the way of temperature relief. However, slightly drier air will filter into the region. After heat index values in the mid 90s to near 100 degrees on Wednesday, low to mid 90s will be more common by Friday. && .AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... As of 150 PM Friday... Convection opens up the TAF forecast as a cold front drifts southward. At the time of writing, the front had already cleared the northern fringes of the area, which put PKB out of the cross hairs of nearby convection. Meanwhile, all other sites remain with at least VCTS and TEMPOs to highlight radar trends and potential brief reduction in visibility in the event a storm crosses overhead a terminal. Showers and storms should quickly come to an end by the conclusion of the current ZULU day and as the front completes its passage through the area. Ceilings will then rise back to VFR for all locations overnight into Saturday as high pressure takes center stage. Winds will remain breezy out of the northwest this afternoon outside of convection, and slightly higher if storms become strong to severe. Surface flow gradually decreases through the overnight hours and into Saturday. FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY... FORECAST CONFIDENCE: Medium. ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Timing/extent of showers and storms this afternoon may vary from the forecast. 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 H 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 H H H CKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H AFTER 18Z SATURDAY... River Valley Fog with IFR conditions may occur Sunday morning and again Monday morning. && .RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WV...None. OH...None. KY...None. VA...None. && SYNOPSIS...MEK NEAR TERM...JSH/MEK SHORT TERM...RPY/MEK LONG TERM...JSH AVIATION...MEK
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 107 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022 OHZ086-087-WVZ007-008-014-016-018-027-028-521>524-181715- Gallia-Lawrence OH-Mason-Jackson WV-Putnam-Roane-Calhoun-Clay- Braxton-Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster-Northwest Pocahontas- Southeast Pocahontas- 107 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 384 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Ohio, and portions of central West Virginia, northeast 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. Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible today. Damaging winds and large hail will be the main hazards, but localized flooding issues will also be possible in areas of heavy rain or for locations that receive multiple storms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports. OHZ083-WVZ526-181715- Jackson OH-Southeast Randolph- 107 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Ohio and northeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible today. Damaging winds and large hail will be the main hazards, but localized flooding issues will also be possible in areas of heavy rain or for locations that receive multiple storms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports. OHZ066-067-075-076-084-085-WVZ009>011-017-019-020-030>032-039-040- 525-181715- Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-Vinton-Meigs-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler- Wirt-Ritchie-Doddridge-Lewis-Harrison-Taylor-Upshur-Barbour- Northwest Randolph- 107 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Ohio, and portions of central West Virginia, northeast West Virginia and northern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports. WVZ029-181715- Gilmer- 107 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 384 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central 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...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports. WVZ006-013-015-026-515>520-181715- Cabell-Lincoln-Kanawha-Boone-Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh- Northwest Fayette-Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas- Southeast Nicholas- 107 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 384 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast 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. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible today. Damaging winds and large hail will be the main hazards, but localized flooding issues will also be possible in areas of heavy rain or for locations that receive multiple storms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports. KYZ101>103-181715- Greenup-Carter-Boyd- 107 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 383 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast Kentucky. .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. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible today. Damaging winds and large hail will be the main hazards, but localized flooding issues will also be possible in areas of heavy rain or for locations that receive multiple storms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports. VAZ003-004-WVZ005-024-025-033-034-181715- Dickenson-Buchanan-Wayne-Mingo-Logan-McDowell-Wyoming- 107 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 384 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia, and portions of 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. Numerous severe thunderstorms are possible today. Damaging winds and large hail will be the main hazards, but localized flooding issues will also be possible in areas of heavy rain or for locations that receive multiple storms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports. KYZ105-181715- Lawrence KY- 107 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 383 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast Kentucky. .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. Numerous severe thunderstorms are possible today. Damaging winds and large hail will be the main hazards, but localized flooding issues will also be possible in areas of heavy rain or for locations that receive multiple storms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
155 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022
WVZ525-526-171830-
Northwest Randolph WV-Southeast Randolph WV-
155 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern
Randolph County through 230 PM EDT...
At 155 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Elkins, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Elkins, Beverly, Harman, Bowden, Kerens and Glady.
This includes Route 33 between mile markers 32 and 35.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3892 7937 3893 7945 3890 7945 3889 7948
3889 7952 3887 7951 3884 7954 3883 7952
3881 7953 3879 7950 3872 7956 3888 7995
3897 7991 3898 7989 3905 7987 3893 7937
TIME...MOT...LOC 1755Z 290DEG 35KT 3894 7984
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
09The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 100 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:52 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Multiple trees and power lines were blown down in the town of Russell Mart.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, June 2022
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: 1031446.