099
WWUS51 KRLX 200554
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1254 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
WVC035-087-105-200600-
/O.CON.KRLX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260220T0600Z/
WIRT WV-ROANE WV-JACKSON WV-
1254 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN WIRT...NORTHWESTERN ROANE AND EAST CENTRAL JACKSON
COUNTIES...
AT 1254 AM EST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SANDYVILLE, OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF RIPLEY, MOVING
EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHWESTERN WIRT, NORTHWESTERN ROANE AND EAST CENTRAL JACKSON
COUNTIES, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... LEROY, PEEWEE, AND
REEDY.
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.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3881 8176 3887 8179 3901 8152 3887 8134
TIME...MOT...LOC 0554Z 255DEG 47KT 3890 8160
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
01
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