140  
WWUS51 KRLX 012126  
SVSRLX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
526 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026  
 
OHC167-WVC073-107-012145-  
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-260401T2145Z/  
WASHINGTON OH-PLEASANTS WV-WOOD WV-  
526 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT  
FOR NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...PLEASANTS AND NORTHEASTERN WOOD  
COUNTIES...  
 
AT 526 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BELMONT, OR  
NEAR MARIETTA, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
MARIETTA, ST. MARYS, WILLIAMSTOWN, BELMONT, NEWPORT, MATAMORAS,  
ARVILLA, POINT LOOKOUT, WILLOW ISLAND, MAXWELL, AND NEW MATAMORAS.  
 
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.  
 
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND  
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM  
WINDOWS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3957 8108 3951 8107 3946 8112 3946 8109  
3947 8108 3947 8106 3934 8104 3934 8146  
3949 8141 3958 8119  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 261DEG 25KT 3945 8133  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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