SKYWARN · West Virginia · Ohio · Kentucky · Virginia
NWS South Charleston RLX
49 counties, 4 radars, one forecaster on the warning desk when it goes bad. This page is what that desk is looking at, plus the nets that feed it.
5 active · 3 warnings
NWS checked 11:28 PM- Flash Flood WarningSevere · FFWRLX · until Thu 1:15 AMAthens, OH; Washington, OH; Doddridge, WV; Pleasants, WV; Ritchie, WV; Tyler, WV; Wood, WV
- Flash Flood WarningSevere · FFWRLX · until Thu 12:30 AMAthens, OH; Morgan, OH; Perry, OH; Washington, OH
- Flash Flood WarningSevere · FFWRLX · until Thu 2:00 AMDoddridge, WV; Gilmer, WV; Harrison, WV; Lewis, WV; Ritchie, WV
- Special Weather StatementModerate · SPSRLX · until Wed 11:45 PMCabell; Lincoln; Putnam; Kanawha
- Special Weather StatementModerate · SPSRLX · until Wed 11:30 PMLewis; Upshur; Barbour; Northwest Randolph
Radar
NWS RIDGE · base reflectivity · last hour
Deeper look: KRLX interactive ↗ · KRLX at College of DuPage ↗ · KJKL interactive ↗ · KJKL at College of DuPage ↗ - velocity, correlation coefficient and every tilt.
SPC outlook · day 1
categorical
Marginal → Slight → Enhanced → Moderate → High · day 2 ↗ · mesoscale discussions ↗
Reports taken by this office today
0 · SPC preliminaryNo spotter reports logged by RLX so far today (UTC).
Cameras near the office
none listed yetNo cameras listed near South Charleston yet. Know one?
Radar tells you what the storm is doing; these tell you what it looks like. Pictures open at their source - ODOT and the Mesonet allow linking, not republishing.
SKYWARN & weather nets for this office
Suggest or fix one →No net is listed for NWS South Charleston yet. If you know the repeater and who runs it, suggest it - the state coordinator checks it and it shows up here and on the state hub. Never guess a frequency from memory; a wrong one during a warning is worse than none.
Citizen weather stations nearby
1 reporting within 200 mi · APRS, last 2 h| Station | Temp | Hum | Wind | Gust | Rain 24 h | Pressure | Dist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K8WEH | 73° | 10% | calm | - | 0.86" | 1017.6 | 102 mi |
Heard on APRS-IS, receive only. These are privately owned stations reporting themselves — treat them as a hint about what the air is doing between the official sites, not as verified observations. Wind and gust are mph. See them on the map →
NOAA Weather Radio in this area
22 transmitters · this office’s first, neighbours after162.550 MHz KIG86 · Columbuscovers Champaign (E), Clark (E), Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hocking, Knox (SW 1/2), Licking, Madison, Marion, Morrow (CENTRAL/S), Muskingum (W), Perry, Pickaway, Union (SE 1/2) · 1000 W · NWS Wilmington
162.550 MHz KIH39 · Ashlandcovers Gallia (S), Jackson (SW), Lawrence, Scioto (Central/SE) · 1090 W · NWS Charleston
162.500 MHz KJY68 · Chillicothecovers Fairfield (SW), Fayette (EAST AND CENTRAL), Hocking, Jackson, Pickaway, Pike, Ross, Vinton · 300 W · NWS Wilmington
162.475 MHz KWN35 · Morgantowncovers Harrison (ALL), Marion (ALL), Monongalia (ALL), Preston (ALL), Taylor (ALL), Wetzel (ALL) · 340 W · NWS Pittsburgh
162.500 MHz KWN36 · Greggs Knobcovers Barbour, Marion, Monongalia, Preston (ALL), Taylor, Tucker · 329 W · NWS Pittsburgh
162.450 MHz KXI73 · Backbone Mountaincovers Barbour, Grant, Preston, Randolph, Tucker · 145 W · NWS Pittsburgh
162.525 MHz KXI74 · Montervillecovers Lewis, Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur, Webster · 300 W · NWS Charleston
162.425 MHz KZZ46 · Athenscovers Jackson, Mason, Pleasants, Wood · 1030 W · NWS Charleston
162.400 MHz WNG734 · Mariettacovers Monroe, Noble, Washington · 308 W · NWS Charleston
162.525 MHz WWF35 · Bridgeportcovers Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Tuscarawas, Washington · 1100 W · NWS Pittsburgh
162.525 MHz WWG28 · Paintsvillecovers Wayne · 100 W · NWS Jackson
162.400 MHz WWG69 · Pikevillecovers Buchanan, Dickenson, Wise · 300 W · NWS Jackson
162.500 MHz WWG81 · Phelpscovers Mingo · 300 W · NWS Jackson
162.475 MHz WXJ47 · High Hillcovers Pleasants, Tyler · 1000 W · NWS Pittsburgh
162.400 MHz WXJ84 · Charlestoncovers Boone, Cabell, Clay, Fayette, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Nicholas, Putnam, Raleigh, Roane · 1000 W · NWS Charleston
162.550 MHz WXJ85 · Clarksburgcovers Barbour (ALL), Doddridge (ALL), Harrison (ALL), Lewis (ALL), Marion (ALL), Randolph (ALL), Ritchie (EAST), Taylor (ALL), Tyler (CENTRAL), Upshur (ALL), Wetzel (CENTRAL) · 1000 W · NWS Charleston
162.525 MHz WXM69 · Otwaycovers Adams, Brown, Highland, Jackson, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Vinton · 1000 W · NWS Wilmington
162.500 MHz WXM70 · Garfieldcovers Athens, Gallia, Meigs, Washington · 1000 W · NWS Charleston
162.550 MHz WXM71 · Beckleycovers Fayette, Greenbrier, McDowell (ALL), Mercer, Monroe, Nicholas (S 1/2), Raleigh, Summers, Wyoming (ALL) · 1000 W · NWS Charleston
162.425 MHz WXM72 · Hintoncovers Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summers · 1000 W · NWS Blacksburg
162.450 MHz WXM74 · Suttoncovers Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Lewis, Nicholas, Roane, Upshur, Webster · 1030 W · NWS Charleston
162.475 MHz WXM75 · Gilbertcovers Boone (ALL), Lincoln (ALL), Logan, McDowell (W), Mingo, Wyoming (W) · 500 W · NWS Charleston
What to report, and where
Size charts and the full guide →🌪️ Tornado, funnel, wall cloud
- ·Tornado on the ground (say if you see debris)
- ·Funnel cloud - rotating, not touching down
- ·Wall cloud, especially a rotating one
- ·Where it is relative to you, and which way it's moving
🧊 Hail
- ·The largest stone, compared to a coin or ball (chart below)
- ·1″ (quarter) is the severe threshold - smaller is still worth a report to most offices
- ·How long it fell and whether it's covering the ground
💨 Wind
- ·Measured gusts of 40 mph+; 58 mph is severe
- ·Damage: trees down, limbs bigger than your arm, roof or structure damage, power lines
- ·Say whether it was measured or estimated
🌊 Flooding
- ·Water over a road, especially moving water
- ·Creeks and rivers rising fast or out of their banks
- ·Rainfall of 1″ or more in an hour if you have a gauge
❄️ Winter
- ·Snowfall of 1″ an hour or more, and totals
- ·Freezing rain and ice accumulation on wires and trees
- ·Visibility under ¼ mile, blowing and drifting
🚫 Not this
- ·Lightning and thunder on their own
- ·Rain that isn't causing flooding
- ·Ordinary dark clouds, scud, or clouds that only look scary
- 1 · The net, if one is up
When the office activates SKYWARN, a net control on the local repeater takes reports in a set format and relays them straight to the forecaster. Listen first, check in when asked, keep it short: who, what, where, when.
- 2 · The office directly
No net running? Every office has a spotter line or online report form on its SKYWARN page - for you that’s NWS South Charleston. Trained spotters get the number in class; anyone can use the form.
- 3 · Tell the room here
/report hail quarter · 71st & Memorial in #wv-wx puts it in front of everyone watching the state. It does not reach the NWS - do 1 or 2 for that.
Counties served by NWS South Charleston · 49
KYC019 Boyd
KYC043 Carter
KYC089 Greenup
KYC127 Lawrence
OHC009 Athens
OHC053 Gallia
OHC079 Jackson
OHC087 Lawrence
OHC105 Meigs
OHC115 Morgan
OHC127 Perry
OHC163 Vinton
OHC167 Washington
VAC027 Buchanan
VAC051 Dickenson
WVC001 Barbour
WVC005 Boone
WVC007 Braxton
WVC011 Cabell
WVC013 Calhoun
WVC015 Clay
WVC017 Doddridge
WVC019 Fayette
WVC021 Gilmer
WVC033 Harrison
WVC035 Jackson
WVC039 Kanawha
WVC041 Lewis
WVC043 Lincoln
WVC045 Logan
WVC047 McDowell
WVC053 Mason
WVC059 Mingo
WVC067 Nicholas
WVC073 Pleasants
WVC075 Pocahontas
WVC079 Putnam
WVC081 Raleigh
WVC083 Randolph
WVC085 Ritchie
WVC087 Roane
WVC091 Taylor
WVC095 Tyler
WVC097 Upshur
WVC099 Wayne
WVC101 Webster
WVC105 Wirt
WVC107 Wood
WVC109 Wyoming