334  
WWUS51 KRLX 202027  
SVSRLX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
427 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
WVC035-202037-  
/O.CAN.KRLX.SV.W.0081.000000T0000Z-260520T2045Z/  
JACKSON WV-  
427 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY  
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 900 PM EDT FOR  
CENTRAL, WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN WEST VIRGINIA.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3858 8157 3836 8149 3837 8165 3839 8177  
3849 8180  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 260DEG 20KT 3847 8165  
 
 
 
WVC039-079-202045-  
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0081.000000T0000Z-260520T2045Z/  
KANAWHA WV-PUTNAM WV-  
427 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT  
FOR NORTHWESTERN KANAWHA AND EAST CENTRAL PUTNAM COUNTIES...  
 
AT 427 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER SISSONVILLE, OR  
8 MILES NORTH OF CHARLESTON, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...GOLF 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...  
CHARLESTON, DUNBAR, SISSONVILLE, CROSS LANES, AND PINCH.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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 3858 8157 3836 8149 3837 8165 3839 8177  
3849 8180  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 260DEG 20KT 3847 8165  
 
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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