671  
WUUS51 KRLX 172255  
SVRRLX  
OHC115-127-172330-  
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0072.240417T2255Z-240417T2330Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
655 PM EDT WED APR 17 2024  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN OHIO...  
NORTHERN MORGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN OHIO...  
 
* UNTIL 730 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 654 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR PERRY STATE FOREST TO NEAR LANCASTER, MOVING  
EAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE  
TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
NEW LEXINGTON, MCCONNELSVILLE, SHAWNEE, PERRY STATE FOREST,  
CROOKSVILLE, JUNCTION CITY, MALTA, CORNING, BRISTOL, HEMLOCK,  
RENDVILLE, AND EAGLEPORT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WIND, AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING  
ARE OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY TO SHELTER  
INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING  
KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO  
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN  
OHIO.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3982 8216 3982 8208 3977 8208 3977 8206  
3975 8164 3973 8164 3957 8205 3961 8238  
3974 8236 3975 8240 3977 8240 3983 8217  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 271DEG 33KT 3979 8216 3969 8258  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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