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WWUS51 KRLX 202015
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
415 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
KYC127-WVC099-202030-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-260520T2030Z/
LAWRENCE KY-WAYNE WV-
415 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE AND CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTIES...
AT 414 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CENTERVILLE, OR
NEAR WAYNE, MOVING EAST AT 30 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...
LOUISA, WAYNE, BEECH FORK STATE PARK, YATESVILLE LAKE STATE PARK,
FORT GAY, EAST LYNN LAKE, CENTERVILLE, KIAHSVILLE, LAVALETTE,
BUCHANAN, FALLSBURG, EAST LYNN, AND GENOA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
IF ON OR NEAR YATESVILLE LAKE OR EAST LYNN LAKE, GET AWAY FROM THE
WATER AND MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER, LIGHTNING CAN
STRIKE OUT TO 15 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO
SAFE SHELTER NOW! DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3827 8262 3825 8260 3825 8258 3826 8257
3834 8243 3810 8227 3807 8267 3820 8272
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 250DEG 28KT 3820 8255
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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