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WFUS51 KLWX 212238
TORLWX
WVC027-212315-
/O.NEW.KLWX.TO.W.0018.260721T2238Z-260721T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
638 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN HAMPSHIRE COUNTY IN EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 715 PM EDT.
* AT 638 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROMNEY, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FOR THOSE IN THE DIRECT PATH OF A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN,
FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND WINDOWS MAY OCCUR.
MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHWESTERN HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
AUGUSTA, FRENCHBURG, KIRBY, JUNCTION, SHANKS, AND PURGITSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 3931 7858 3913 7865 3925 7895 3931 7891
3933 7889 3933 7886
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 288DEG 24KT 3927 7888
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
BJL
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