A weak disturbance pressed into the Ohio Valley on July 8th, tapping into warm and muggy conditions permeating over West Virginia. This combination led to diurnally driven showers and thunderstorms that inflicted damaging wind gusts and heavy downpours in areas along the I-64 corridor.
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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.
A weak disturbance pressed into the Ohio Valley on July 8th, tapping into warm and muggy conditions permeating over West Virginia. This combination led to diurnally driven showers and thunderstorms that inflicted damaging wind gusts and heavy downpours in areas along the I-64 corridor. Multiple areas of downed trees and power lines were observed, as well as high water issues from Putnam County and eastward into the city of Charleston.
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 Jul 8, 1:33 PM EST, 42 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Charleston WV 233 PM EDT Fri Jul 8 2022 .SYNOPSIS... Showers and thunderstorms chances continue tonight with rain activity ending slowly from the west on Saturday. High pressure in control Monday with another cold front middle of next week. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/... As of 220 PM Friday... Complicated forecast is shaping up for tonight. Strengthening convective line from remnant MCV was progressing east southeastward into our western counties as of 18Z. Hard to discern where the old frontal boundary was located but given the northward extent of convection, it appears to have made into northeast KY and through the Coal Fields. The primary hazard with this as it moves through the southern portion of the forecast area would be gust winds to 40kts. I cannot rule out a localized damaging wind threat across the Coal Fields with this. In its wake, the atmosphere stabilizes a bit with an hour or two of lingering rain. Forecast then focuses on the interaction with advancing upper level trof and surface front to form an axis of heavy rain tonight. Mid level flow will be flattening with continued PVA into the region, amid weakening corfidi vectors that will become parallel to the mean flow. This suggests a training scenario overnight along the frontal boundary. With PWATS 2 to as high as 2.25 inches, a localized flash flood threat will increase along that corridor of juxtaposition. Overall position of axis of highest QPF remains in question, though, with the frontal boundary subject to mesoscale influences. There does seem to be converging signals across southeast OH and central WV for placement of this axis/front which aligns with current WPC forecast. QPF of 1 to 2 inches can be expected where this axis lies, with localized amounts to 3 inches possible. Across southeast OH and central WV, wet antecedent conditions exist with some high streamflow anomalies along with somewhat low 1 to 3 hr FFG. After collaboration with surrounding offices, elected to hold off on a watch, primarily due to what may be a narrow axis whose eventual placement remains uncertain. In addition, much of the better instability should remain south of the area overnight which may limit rainfall rates a bit, despite the potential for training. Upper level flow amplifies a bit late tonight and Saturday morning which will provide better diffluence aloft to keep banded rain in the forecast. The sharpening trof will, however, serve to give some momentum of the front southward. This will gradually shift everything south of the area in the afternoon. && .SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... As of 145 PM Friday... Going to be closing out Saturday with a few showers and storms in the Eastern side of the CWA. Heavy downpours will be the main threat with these. For Sunday, going to be monitoring a shortwave that the models differ on timing and position. This could lead to a stray shower or storm for Sunday afternoon in central wv. A cold front moves in Sunday evening bringing with it drier weather for Monday. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... As of 145 PM Friday... As moisture returns on Tuesday, thunderstorms can not be ruled out for the afternoon. Another cold front will enter our area late Wednesday bringing with it the chance for unsettled weather once again. Models are starting to agree on the timing of the front better today compared to yesterday. After the front exits Wednesday night/Thursday morning we can expect to see more seasonable and drier weather to start next weekend. && .AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... As of 200 PM Friday... Convective line will move across the area through 22Z, affecting primarily KHTS/KCRW/KBKW with TSRA with brief IFR conditions from west to east. Gusty winds to 30kts are possible, though kept those locations a bit below that in the TAF. A few hours of stratiform rain will linger behind the line with some MVFR conditions expected. Additional rounds of showers and storms will move across the area tonight into the first half of Saturday. The greatest chance for thunder in this timeframe appears to be from KHTS/KCRW to KBKW. General MVFR and IFR conditions are expected to develop tonight and linger into Saturday until the cold front can slip south of the area in the afternoon. Light and variable surface flow outside of convection through the period. FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY... FORECAST CONFIDENCE: Medium ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Flight restrictions may end up being more variable tonight and early Saturday depending on coverage of showers and/or storms 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 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 EDT 1HRLY 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 CRW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H L M H L H M 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 L H H H PKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H M H H H H CKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H L H H M AFTER 18Z SATURDAY... Brief IFR possible in thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday. && .RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WV...None. OH...None. KY...None. VA...None. && SYNOPSIS...30/KH/99 NEAR TERM...30 SHORT TERM...99 LONG TERM...99 AVIATION...30
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 244 PM EDT Fri Jul 8 2022 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005-006-013>015-024>027-033-034- 515>520-091845- Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Lawrence OH-Dickenson-Buchanan-Wayne- Cabell-Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha-Mingo-Logan-Boone-Clay-McDowell- Wyoming-Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette- Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas- 244 PM EDT Fri Jul 8 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, portions of southeast Ohio, southwest Virginia, and portions of central West Virginia, southeast West Virginia, southern West Virginia and western West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. There is a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms with damaging winds the primary hazard. In addition, there is a slight risk for excessive rainfall that may result in localized high water issues. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. There is a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms Saturday with damaging winds the primary hazard. .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. OHZ066-067-075-076-083>086-WVZ007>011-016>020-028>032-039-040- 521>526-091845- Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Mason- Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Roane-Wirt-Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge- Braxton-Gilmer-Lewis-Harrison-Taylor-Upshur-Barbour- Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster-Northwest Pocahontas- Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph- 244 PM EDT Fri Jul 8 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Ohio, and portions of central West Virginia, northeast West Virginia, northern West Virginia and western West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. There is a slight risk for excessive rainfall that may result in localized high water issues. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Hazardous weather is not 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.
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</html>The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 52 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:16 UTC.
14 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
In Barboursville, a tree fell onto power lines on Route 501.
A tree fell onto a local road outside of Milton.
In Hurricane, a tree fell down onto Rosewood Place, which blocked the road for a brief period of time.
A tree was blown down onto a road in the west side of Charleston.
A tree was blown down at Simms Street and MacCorkle Avenue Southwest.
One tree was blown down at the 400 block of 2nd Avenue.
A tree was blown down at the intersection of Oak Hill Road and Garland Acres Road near Nitro.
A tree was blown down at the intersection of Winfield Road and Tompkins Crossing Road.
A tree was blown down onto a local roadway that blocked the road for a brief period of time.
One tree was downed at the intersection of Kanawha Terrace and South Drew Street in St Albans.
A tree and several power lines were blown down on 2nd Avenue in Dupont City.
One tree was blown down at the intersection of Lens Creek Road and Four Mile Hollow Road near Hernshaw.
A tree was blown down onto East Dupont Avenue near the town of Montgomery.
One tree was blown down at the 60 block of Edelweiss Lane.
In Cross Lanes, high water was observed along Cross Lanes Drive and Brookhaven Drive. Down the road in Fairview, Doc Bailey Road was closed for a brief period of time due to flooding. Wertz Avenue was also flooded east of downtown Charleston.
Near Lanham, local creeks along with the Pocatalico River rose above their banks and spilled into residential neighbors.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in West Virginia in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, July 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: 1038140, 1038141, 1038150, 1038146, 1038147, 1038143, 1038144, 1038145, 1038142, 1038148, 1038152, 1038149, 1038151, 1038154, 1039179, 1039745.