958  
WWUS51 KRLX 202142  
SVSRLX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
542 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
WVC007-013-015-087-202215-  
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0088.000000T0000Z-260520T2215Z/  
CALHOUN WV-BRAXTON WV-ROANE WV-CLAY WV-  
542 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CALHOUN...SOUTHWESTERN BRAXTON...SOUTHEASTERN ROANE  
AND NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES...  
 
AT 541 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER BIG OTTER, OR 8  
MILES NORTH OF CLAY, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT  
CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO  
MOBILE HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
BIG OTTER, WALLBACK, HARRISON, NEBO, FRAMETOWN, STRANGE CREEK,  
IVYDALE, SERVIA, NICUT, AND CHLOE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3854 8087 3850 8099 3850 8114 3857 8120  
3863 8122 3873 8103 3864 8084  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 246DEG 22KT 3859 8106  
 
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN  
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED  
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH  
 

 
 
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