252  
WWUS81 KRLX 181909  
SPSRLX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
309 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2026  
 
OHZ085-086-181930-  
MEIGS OH-GALLIA OH-  
309 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL MEIGS AND NORTHEASTERN  
GALLIA COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT...  
 
AT 309 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR  
RUTLAND, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 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...  
POMEROY, RUTLAND, MIDDLEPORT, SYRACUSE, DARWIN, HARRISONVILLE, AND  
KYGER.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3902 8195 3900 8198 3903 8200 3903 8202  
3902 8204 3899 8205 3895 8227 3900 8230  
3919 8206 3919 8204  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1909Z 241DEG 46KT 3902 8219  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
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