678  
WWUS51 KRLX 202120  
SVSRLX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
520 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
WVC007-021-041-202130-  
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0086.000000T0000Z-260520T2130Z/  
GILMER WV-LEWIS WV-BRAXTON WV-  
520 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT  
FOR EAST CENTRAL GILMER...SOUTHWESTERN LEWIS AND NORTHEASTERN BRAXTON  
COUNTIES...  
 
AT 520 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES NORTHEAST  
OF SUTTON, MOVING EAST AT 20 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...  
BURNSVILLE, HEATERS, SAND RUN, IRELAND, AND FALLS MILLS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3873 8044 3874 8046 3872 8047 3871 8062  
3891 8071 3897 8054 3873 8040  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 251DEG 18KT 3884 8061  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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