619  
WUUS51 KRLX 180307  
SVRRLX  
WVC007-041-083-097-101-180330-  
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0090.240418T0307Z-240418T0330Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
1107 PM EDT WED APR 17 2024  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
WEST CENTRAL RANDOLPH COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...  
SOUTH CENTRAL LEWIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...  
NORTHEASTERN BRAXTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...  
SOUTHWESTERN UPSHUR COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...  
NORTHEASTERN WEBSTER COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...  
 
* UNTIL 1130 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 1106 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHEAST  
OF SUTTON, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 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...  
HOLLY RIVER STATE PARK, FLATWOODS, DIANA, EDEN, HELVETIA, PICKENS,  
CLEVELAND, WANETA, HEATERS, HACKER VALLEY, KANAWHA HEAD, BERGOO,  
CENTRALIA, AND FALLS MILLS.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 79 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 65 AND 69.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WIND, AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING  
ARE OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY TO SHELTER  
INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. 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 THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3869 8070 3885 8059 3870 8010 3846 8026  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0306Z 297DEG 28KT 3874 8056  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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