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WWUS51 KRLX 012305  
SVSRLX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
705 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026  
 
WVC073-085-012314-  
/O.CAN.KRLX.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-260401T2315Z/  
PLEASANTS WV-RITCHIE WV-  
705 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026  
 
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PLEASANTS AND  
NORTHEASTERN RITCHIE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF  
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR  
NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3923 8083 3932 8076 3940 8084 3952 8076  
3948 8071 3947 8064 3944 8060 3930 8052  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 245DEG 37KT 3937 8065  
 

 
 
WVC017-033-095-012315-  
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-260401T2315Z/  
DODDRIDGE WV-TYLER WV-HARRISON WV-  
705 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT  
FOR NORTHERN DODDRIDGE...SOUTHEASTERN TYLER AND WESTERN HARRISON  
COUNTIES...  
 
AT 704 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF  
SALEM, OR 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLEBOURNE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45  
MPH.  
 
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE  
HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
SALEM, WEST UNION, SMITHBURG, LIMA, CENTER POINT, SEDALIA, CANTON,  
AND BLANDVILLE.  
 
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 3923 8083 3932 8076 3940 8084 3952 8076  
3948 8071 3947 8064 3944 8060 3930 8052  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 245DEG 37KT 3937 8065  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED  
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH  
 

 
 
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