Strong thunderstorms were able to thrive on the afternoon of June 29th across southeast Ohio in response to an approaching cold front and unseasonably hot temperatures festering over the area. Storms that developed in Ohio progressed through Lawrence County and inflicted strong enough wind gusts to promote downed trees and power lines through local communities.
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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.
Strong thunderstorms were able to thrive on the afternoon of June 29th across southeast Ohio in response to an approaching cold front and unseasonably hot temperatures festering over the area. Storms that developed in Ohio progressed through Lawrence County and inflicted strong enough wind gusts to promote downed trees and power lines through local communities. Severe weather was brief on this day for southeast Ohio, as storms then traveled east of the Ohio River and 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 29, 7:24 PM EST, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Charleston WV 824 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Very warm and humid, with strong, heavy storms possible tonight into Sunday. A cold front brings an end to threat Sunday afternoon. Dry to start the week, becoming hot again Tuesday. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/... As of 820 PM Sunday... Convection associated with a series of mid-level short wave troughs along the southern edge of the westerlies, ahead of a cold front back across the Great Lakes and Midwest, was gradually waning in intensity. Severe Thunderstorm Watch 483 could be let go a bit early if this trend continues. However, very warm and humid air in place, evinced by 8 PM temperatures still up around 90 F across southern portions of the lowlands, not affected by thunderstorms yet today, dew points in the lower 70s, and PW values in the 2-2.25 inch range, will support convection on through the night tonight, along with the locally heavy rainfall threat. The heavy rain threat could be realized via repetitive storms north where motion is faster, and slower moving storms south of the southern edge of the westerlies, as evinced by one such cell just west of the forecast area and just south of the Ohio River, around 8 PM this evening. Temperatures were raised tonight to reflect the very warm to hot conditions this evening. As of 440 PM Saturday... Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms in north central WV have warranted inclusion of this area in Severe Thunderstorm Watch 483, which extends eastward through the WV and MD panhandles. The storms were the tail end of a line of storms that extended northeastward through PA, and into a more general area of showers in eastern NY and New England, all along a mid-level short wave trough axis. Northern WV was at the southern edge of this axis/westerlies and better deep layer shear. Strong heating continued downstream of these storms amid sunshine. That portion of the watch in our county warning area being the tail end of it, it may not quite be needed all the way up until its 02Z/10 PM EDT expiration time. As of 140 PM Saturday... Key Point: * Severe storms and heavy downpours possible this afternoon and evening. A few showers and storms are possible early this afternoon, then a more organized line of convection is expected to arrive by late afternoon and trudge east across the area through the evening while a shortwave passes overhead and a cold front approaches from the west. Moisture will feed into the area out ahead of the front, allowing precipitable water values to climb to 2 to 2.25 inches by the end of the day. Such high moisture should support heavy downpours which could create a few localized flooding issues in poor drainage or low- lying areas. Along with moisture, daytime heating will contribute to increasingly unstable conditions. During the late afternoon and evening, moderate to strong instability is expected to support isolated to scattered severe storms. The environment will be most favorable for a damaging wind threat; however, there is also a low (2-4%) risk for tornadoes in the northern third of the CWA. At least a few showers and storms may persist overnight amid warm and muggy conditions. On Sunday, more showers and storms form ahead of and along the cold front -- which is expected to reach southeast Ohio in the morning and then sweep east across the CWA. A stronger storm or two could be possible during the frontal passage, then precipitation should gradually taper off from west to east behind the front during the latter half of the day. && .SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... As of 100 PM Saturday... The beginning of the new calendar month opens up with pleasant weather in the wake of the weekend frontal passage. A brief reprieve from the overbearing temperatures and dry weather will arrive in the form of high pressure spreading over the Ohio Valley. Afternoon highs are progged to only reach the upper 70s in the central lowlands and the 60s along the mountains. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... As of 100 PM Saturday... Upper level ridging will continue to support dry weather on Tuesday, with temperatures returning to seasonable for this time of year.Pressure height rises will translate into a rise in temperatures beginning on Tuesday and heading into highs extending into the 90s across the lower elevations. The ridge begins to flatten and sink down into the southern half of the country on the 4th of July, making way for a frontal boundary and its associated line of showers and storms. Models remain on track with this boundary struggling to surpass the forecast area on Thursday, becoming stationary over the area for the end of the week. Maintained central guidance chance to likely POPs for this timeframe, and held onto convection even during the overnight hours due to the persnickety front hanging about during the holiday weekend. && .AVIATION /00Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... As of 820 PM Saturday... Showers and thunderstorms will continue to be in the area until a cold front crosses on Sunday. While the intensity of the strongest storms will diminish, the very warm and humid air in place will support thunderstorm development/maintenance throughout the night. Even sub-severe, any thunderstorm tonight into Sunday can produce strong wind gusts, and IFR to brief VLIFR conditions. The cold front should cross the area from west to east Sunday afternoon, although there will be a prefrontal wind shift west to east Sunday morning, with MVFR stratocumulus settling in even before dawn Sunday. This stratocu will gradually lift and break up from west to east Sunday afternoon. The threat for thunder on Sunday will be low and diminishing, except for a slight uptick in the threat over the southern mountains /BKW/ Sunday afternoon. Light south to southwest surface flow tonight, except strong and gusty from the southwest to northwest in thunderstorms, will become light west behind the prefrontal wind shift Sunday morning, and then light northwest behind the cold front Sunday afternoon. FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY... FORECAST CONFIDENCE: Medium. ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Coverage of storms tonight into Sunday may vary from the forecast. Amendments may be needed for lower flight category within storms or heavy rain. IFR ceilings are possible along the mountains Sunday morning. 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 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 EDT 1HRLY 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 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 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 M CKB CONSISTENCY H H M H H H H H H H H H AFTER 00Z MONDAY... IFR possible in stratus, at least in and near the mountains, overnight Sunday night into Monday morning. Brief IFR possible in showers and thunderstorms Thursday. && .RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WV...None. OH...None. KY...None. VA...None. && SYNOPSIS...MEK/TRM/JLB NEAR TERM...TRM/JLB SHORT TERM...MEK LONG TERM...MEK AVIATION...TRM
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 425 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 WVZ008-016>020-028>032-039-040-521-522-525-526-302030- Jackson WV-Roane-Wirt-Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-Braxton-Gilmer-Lewis- Harrison-Taylor-Upshur-Barbour-Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster- Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph- 425 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 483 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central, northeast and northern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...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 flash flooding is also possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Thunderstorms Sunday could become severe, especially in the afternoon. Isolated flash flooding is also possible Sunday. .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>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>007- 009>011-013>015-024>027-033-034-515>520-523-524-302030- Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington- Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Dickenson-Buchanan-Wayne- Cabell-Mason-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha-Mingo-Logan- Boone-Clay-McDowell-Wyoming-Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh- Northwest Fayette-Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas- Southeast Nicholas-Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Pocahontas- 425 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, southwest Virginia and much of West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Thunderstorms this afternoon into late evening could become severe. Isolated flash flooding is also possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Thunderstorms Sunday could become severe, especially in the afternoon. Isolated flash flooding is also possible Sunday. .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. TRM
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
857 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0719 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 SSW Salem 39.25N 80.59W
06/29/2024 Doddridge WV 911 Call Center
Trees down along Clark Farm Rd. Time
estimated from radar.
&&Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
901 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0707 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 ENE West Union 39.30N 80.76W
06/29/2024 Doddridge WV 911 Call Center
Large limb blocking half the roadway on Rock
Run Rd.
&&Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
911 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024
KYZ101-103-OHZ086-087-WVZ005-300145-
Boyd KY-Greenup KY-Gallia OH-Lawrence OH-Wayne WV-
911 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN BOYD...SOUTHERN
GREENUP...SOUTHERN GALLIA...LAWRENCE AND NORTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTIES
THROUGH 945 PM EDT...
At 910 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Wheelersburg to near Greenup to near
Greenbo Lake. Movement was east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Huntington, Ashland, Ironton, Gallipolis, Coal Grove, Chesapeake,
Cannonsburg, Lake Vesuvius, Kenova, Catlettsburg, Ceredo, Greenup,
Princess, Coalton, Greenbo Lake, Oldtown, Naples, Franklin Furnace,
Flatwoods, and South Point.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 64 in Kentucky between mile markers 185 and 191.
Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 6.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
LAT...LON 3860 8287 3864 8286 3860 8285 3857 8282
3860 8274 3865 8277 3868 8276 3868 8270
3875 8270 3875 8266 3881 8265 3884 8220
3856 8229 3842 8246 3841 8251 3840 8249
3834 8256 3842 8301 3847 8306
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 274DEG 31KT 3873 8275 3860 8280 3849 8295
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JMCPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
916 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0407 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 5 SSW Pullman 39.12N 81.00W
06/29/2024 Ritchie WV 911 Call Center
Tree down with power lines on Smiths Run Rd.
in Harrisville. Time estimated from radar.
&&Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
927 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 ENE West Union 39.30N 80.76W
06/29/2024 Doddridge WV 911 Call Center
Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report time
from 1 ENE West Union. Large limb blocking
half the roadway on Rock Run Rd.
&&Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
929 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0410 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 SSW Salem 39.25N 80.59W
06/29/2024 Doddridge WV 911 Call Center
Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report time
from 3 SSW Salem. Trees down along Clark
Farm Rd. Time estimated from radar.
&&The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 90 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:28 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Multiple trees were blown down in Pedro, some of whom were blocking part of the local road.
Trees and power lines were blown down onto local roads within downtown Ironton.
Trees were blown down along Marion Pike in Coal Grove.
Trees were blown down, along with power lines, in Scottown at the intersection of Route 775 and 217.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Ohio in 2024Every state in 2024This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, June 2024
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: 1190746, 1190747, 1190748, 1190750.