483  
WWUS81 KRLX 261649  
SPSRLX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
1249 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 2025  
 
OHZ086-WVZ006-007-014-261715-  
GALLIA OH-MASON WV-CABELL WV-PUTNAM WV-  
1249 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 2025  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN GALLIA  
SOUTHERN  
MASON...NORTHEASTERN CABELL AND NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTIES THROUGH 115  
PM EDT...  
 
AT 1249 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR  
BUFFALO, OR 13 MILES SOUTH OF GALLIPOLIS, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
ELEANOR, BUFFALO, LEON, GRIMMS LANDING, SOUTHSIDE, FRAZIERS BOTTOM,  
AND ASHTON.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO  
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED  
ROADWAYS.  
 
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.  
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE  
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3884 8189 3878 8183 3873 8180 3871 8181  
3868 8177 3861 8173 3847 8211 3867 8223  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1649Z 246DEG 19KT 3863 8210  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
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