Hail in Virginia, April 14, 2025

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
National Weather Service Charleston WV
804 PM EDT Mon Apr 14 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
Strong warming this afternoon ahead of a cold front this evening,
with the potential for severe storms. Chilly Tuesday/Wednesday,
warm-up thereafter. Next system near the end of the week.

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.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
As of 805 PM Monday...

A series of impressive supercells have sailed across the I-64
corridor from 4 PM this afternoon and up until the time of
writing. After a day of strong diurnal heating, the atmosphere
was primed for strong convection to ensue as storms first fired
up in central Ohio. Our first cell of the day, still alive at
this moment in Central Virginia, capitalized on strong
instability along this band of favorable conditions and has yet
to become shunted by stable air. The following cells forming
behind it have also routed themselves along this boundary and
promoted damaging winds and hail. Convective activity is
anticipated to diminish in the next few hours, so I will
continue to trim away at the ongoing Severe Thunderstorm Watch
as radar activity lessens from west to east.

As of 330 PM Monday...

As storms begin to fire up across central Ohio with the
expectation of an eastward storm motion, a Severe Thunderstorm
Watch has been put into effect for the entire Charleston, WV
forecast area through 11 PM this evening.

As of 1228 PM Monday...

An approaching cold front and an upper level trough will provide
moisture and forcing necessary to promote scattered showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon and evening.

SPC mesoanalysis show MLCAPE reaching 1000 J/Kg, deep layered shear
about exceeding 50 knots, and PWATs around 1.6 inches are +2
standard deviation from normal. These ingredients will pose a threat
for severe thunderstorms capable to produce damaging winds of 65-70
mph, large hail of 1-2 inches in diameter and a few tornadoes.
SPC has upgraded an area of Enhance Risk for severe thunderstorms
across most of West Virginia through late this evening.

Latest hi-resolution models suggest strong to severe convection
developing around 4 PM, to affect the Tri-state area this
afternoon, and then spreading east to affect West Virginia this
afternoon and evening. Locally heavy downpours are also
expected. Each individual convective line or storms will move
quickly east limiting flooding concerns. The severe threat will
diminish in intensity and coverage around 03Z or 11 PM.

Expect this front to exit east of the Appalachians during the
overnight hours. Meanwhile, showers and thunderstorms will diminish
in intensity and coverage overnight. Wrapped around light showers
will continue as the back edge of the upper trough continues
overhead into Tuesday. This light precipitation could transition
into snow showers along the northeast mountains by Tuesday evening.

H850 winds increase up to 50 knots under CAA close of the triple
point of the system as it passes through. Therefore, expect
strong gusty winds to mix down and produce up to 50 mph wind
gusts mainly along the higher terrain. Therefore, a Wind
Advisory remains in effect from Tuesday morning through
Wednesday afternoon.

Despite of CAA aloft, high dewpoints will keep tonight's
temperatures into the upper 40s lowlands, ranging into the upper 30s
northeast mountains. With relatively cold air in place, highs for
Tuesday will generally be in the 50s, except lower 40s
northeast mountains.

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.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
As of 1221 PM Monday...

Upslope snow showers will continue through early Wednesday morning
in the highest mountain ridges with a slushy 1-2 inches possible on
the grass by daybreak Wednesday across portions of Randolph and
Pocahontas counties. Low- to- mid level dry air will then move
in from the west. With an upper- level trough still lingering
over the eastern United States Wednesday, temperatures will
still feel quite chilly. Morning lows will likely be in the
upper 30s to lower 40s, and some morning frost cannot be ruled
out across portions of southeast Ohio, where the growing season
has already begun. Afternoon highs will only be in the 50s
areawide. Windy conditions will continue across the higher
elevations into the early afternoon, before diminishing as low
pressure over southern Quebec, Canada finally pushes away to the
east. Dry weather is expected Wednesday with sunshine and some
clouds.

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.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
As of 1221 PM Monday...

Things will begin to warm up again Thursday as an upper-level ridge
builds in from the west. Temperatures will reach the middle to upper
60s by Thursday afternoon, closer to normal for mid-April. The
summer-like warmth will return Friday as the upper-level ridge axis
moves over our area, and temperatures will reach the lower 80s
across the lowlands by Friday afternoon.

Another cold front will approach Saturday, bringing the next
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Strong thunderstorms could
be possible Saturday, depending on the timing and location of
the front. Plenty of model discontinuity exists this far out, so
the details are uncertain at this time. In addition, some
models keep the front nearby Sunday, so we kept slight chance
PoPs in the forecast, given the uncertainty.

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.AVIATION /00Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
As of 805 PM Monday...

Strong to severe thunderstorms have continuously progressed
through the I-64 corridor since 4 PM this afternoon, which has
impacted HTS and CRW several times from the 18Z to 00Z
issuances. Convection is anticipated to diminish over the next
few hours as a frontal boundary shifts across the area.
Maintained a combination of SHRA and VCTS/TSRA through 03Z this
evening before winding activity down from west to east.

Ceilings are then anticipated to lower overnight across the WV
mountains and foothills late tonight into the predawn hours
Tuesday morning in the wake of the front. A brief rise in cloud
heights transpire Tuesday morning before lowering once more in
the afternoon and evening. Light rain showers may accompany this
secondary lower of clouds late in the day Tuesday, and turning
over to snow along the higher terrain.

Strong winds within healthier supercells this evening have
produced winds in excess of 30 to 40kts across the corridor of
the central lowlands. In the wake of tonight's front, breezy
surface winds will linger into the overnight hours, and grow
stronger once again Tuesday afternoon. Gusts of up to 40 to
45kts may be observed along the mountains, where a Wind Advisory
will be in place.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY...

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: Medium to high.

ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Flight rules within thunderstorms may vary
from the forecast this evening. Gusty winds will fluctuate
through tonight.

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.

DATE                                                            TUE 04/15/25
UTC 1HRLY       00   01   02   03   04   05   06   07   08   09   10   11
EDT 1HRLY       20   21   22   23   00   01   02   03   04   05   06   07
CRW CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H
HTS CONSISTENCY  M    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H
BKW CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    M    M    M    H    H    H    H
EKN CONSISTENCY  L    M    H    H    H    M    M    H    H    H    H    H
PKB CONSISTENCY  M    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H
CKB CONSISTENCY  M    H    L    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H

AFTER 00Z WEDNESDAY...
IFR possible in the mountains with snow showers Tuesday evening
into Wednesday morning.

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.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...Wind Advisory from 10 AM Tuesday to 2 PM EDT Wednesday for
     WVZ523-526.
OH...None.
KY...None.
VA...None.

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SYNOPSIS...JZ/JMC
NEAR TERM...MEK/ARJ
SHORT TERM...JMC
LONG TERM...JMC
AVIATION...MEK

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
926 PM EDT Mon Apr 14 2025

KYZ103-105-VAZ003-004-WVZ005-006-013>015-024>028-033-034-515>522-524-
525-160130-
Boyd-Lawrence-Dickenson-Buchanan-Wayne-Cabell-Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha-
Mingo-Logan-Boone-Clay-Braxton-McDowell-Wyoming-Northwest Raleigh-
Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette-Southeast Fayette-
Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas-Northwest Webster-
Southeast Webster-Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph-
926 PM EDT Mon Apr 14 2025

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 138 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast
Kentucky, southwest Virginia, and portions of central, northeast,
southeast, southern and western 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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Winds in excess of 35mph are possible on Tuesday.

.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.

KYZ101-102-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ007>011-016>020-029>032-039-
040-160130-
Greenup-Carter-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-Jackson OH-Vinton-
Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Mason-Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Roane-
Wirt-Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-Gilmer-Lewis-Harrison-Taylor-Upshur-
Barbour-
926 PM EDT Mon Apr 14 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast
Kentucky, southeast Ohio, and portions of central, northern and
western West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Winds in excess of 35mph are possible on Tuesday.

.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.

WVZ523-526-160130-
Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph-
926 PM EDT Mon Apr 14 2025

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 138 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 2 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast 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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Wind Advisory.

.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
919 PM EDT Mon Apr 14 2025

KYZ105-WVZ005-013-024-025-150145-
Lawrence KY-Lincoln WV-Logan WV-Mingo WV-Wayne WV-
919 PM EDT Mon Apr 14 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE...
NORTHWESTERN MINGO...SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN...NORTHWESTERN LOGAN AND
SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTIES THROUGH 945 PM EDT...

At 919 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Job, or near Inez, moving east at 40 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...
Wilsondale, Crum, Kiahsville, Dunlow, Clifford, Glenhayes, Harts,
Breeden, and Ulysses.

This includes Route 119 near mile marker 35.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
northeastern Kentucky...and central, southern and western West
Virginia.

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LAT...LON 3797 8270 3814 8225 3795 8201 3788 8242
      3790 8244 3791 8247 3790 8247 3792 8248
      3793 8250 3794 8249 3795 8250 3796 8254
      3795 8258 3793 8258 3792 8260 3789 8260
      3788 8262
TIME...MOT...LOC 0119Z 256DEG 45KT 3796 8256

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

MEK

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
924 PM EDT Mon Apr 14 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0549 PM     Hail             Pinch                   38.41N 81.48W
04/14/2025  M1.00 Inch       Kanawha            WV   Trained Spotter

            Time is estimated by radar.

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
926 PM EDT Mon Apr 14 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0921 PM     Hail             Marmet                  38.25N 81.56W
04/14/2025  E0.50 Inch       Kanawha            WV   Public

            Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
929 PM EDT Mon Apr 14 2025

WVZ013-015-026-150200-
Boone WV-Kanawha WV-Lincoln WV-
929 PM EDT Mon Apr 14 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN KANAWHA...EAST
CENTRAL LINCOLN AND NORTHERN BOONE COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 PM EDT...

At 928 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Julian, or near Madison, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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...
Danville, Seth, Madison, Foster, Woodville, Ashford, Alkol, Racine,
Julian, and Chesapeake.

This includes the following highways...
 West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 86 and 87.
 Route 119 between mile markers 49 and 60.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
central West Virginia.

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LAT...LON 3805 8194 3817 8197 3822 8152 3802 8145
TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 264DEG 49KT 3813 8185

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

MEK

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
939 PM EDT Mon Apr 14 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0624 PM     Hail             Raceland                38.54N 82.73W
04/14/2025  M0.70 Inch       Greenup            KY   Amateur Radio

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
945 PM EDT Mon Apr 14 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0726 PM     Hail             5 SE Camden on Gauley   38.33N 80.53W
04/14/2025  M1.00 Inch       Webster            WV   Amateur Radio

            Time is estimated by radar.

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