046  
WWUS51 KRLX 200737  
SVSRLX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
237 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
WVC045-059-200745-  
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0020.000000T0000Z-260220T0745Z/  
MINGO WV-LOGAN WV-  
237 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM EST  
FOR NORTHWESTERN MINGO AND NORTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTIES...  
 
AT 236 AM EST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER HOLDEN, OR NEAR  
LOGAN, MOVING EAST AT 50 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...  
LOGAN, CHAPMANVILLE, HOLDEN, CHIEF LOGAN STATE PARK, MOUNT  
GAY-SHAMROCK, WEST LOGAN, MITCHELL HEIGHTS, MOUNT GAY, VERDUNVILLE,  
MYRTLE, SWITZER, DINGESS, AND LENORE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY  
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE  
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3776 8228 3778 8229 3781 8231 3785 8233  
3800 8200 3778 8187  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0736Z 264DEG 45KT 3784 8209  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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