846  
WFUS51 KRLX 201500  
TORRLX  
WVC001-005-007-011-013-015-017-019-021-033-035-039-041-043-045-047-  
053-059-067-073-075-079-081-083-085-087-091-095-097-099-101-105-107-  
109-201515-  
/T.NEW.KRLX.TO.W.0003.240320T1500Z-240320T1515Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TEST   
..TORNADO WARNING
 
TEST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
1100 AM EDT WED MAR 20 2024  
   
..THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES ONLY
 
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
ALL OF WEST VIRGINIA...  
 
* UNTIL 1115 AM EDT  
 
* THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. THIS IS A PRACTICE TORNADO WARNING ISSUED  
TO INITIATE THE WEST VIRGINIA STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL. THERE IS NO  
SEVERE WEATHER OCCURRING AT THIS TIME. THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AND THE WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND  
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ENCOURAGE THE USE OF THIS TIME TO EITHER  
ACTIVATE OR REVIEW YOUR SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY PLAN.  
 
* THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. LOCATIONS INCLUDE ALL CITIES AND COUNTIES  
IN WEST VIRGINIA.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WHEN A REAL TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED, A TORNADO HAS EITHER BEEN  
SPOTTED, OR DETECTED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR. WHEN  
A REAL TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED, GET TO THE BASEMENT OR INTERIOR  
PORTION OF THE LOWEST LEVEL OF A BUILDING, PREFERABLY IN A SMALL ROOM  
SUCH AS A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. GET AS MANY  
WALLS AS POSSIBLE BETWEEN YOU AND THE OUTSIDE PART OF THE STRUCTURE.  
IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE, LEAVE IT AND GET INTO A  
REINFORCED BUILDING OR HOME, IF POSSIBLE. IF THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE,  
SEEK SHELTER IN A LOW LYING AREA SUCH AS A DITCH OR RAVINE.  

 
THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. DO NOT TAKE ACTION BASED ON THIS MESSAGE.  
 
LAT...LON 3729 8186 3814 8264 3841 8260 3860 8218  
3903 8203 3889 8193 3887 8190 3927 8168  
3960 8095 3943 8054 3944 7990 3904 7979  
3896 7935 3806 7996 3804 8024 3827 8044  
3810 8088 3787 8075 3768 8088 3721 8156  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1458Z 344DEG 9KT 3759 8088  
 

 
 
JP  
 
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