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WWUS51 KRLX 202147
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
547 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
WVC007-041-097-101-202200-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0089.000000T0000Z-260520T2200Z/
LEWIS WV-BRAXTON WV-UPSHUR WV-WEBSTER WV-
547 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS...NORTHEASTERN BRAXTON...SOUTHWESTERN UPSHUR
AND NORTH CENTRAL WEBSTER COUNTIES...
AT 547 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ROCK CAVE, OR
17 MILES NORTHEAST OF SUTTON, MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROCK CAVE, EDEN, WALKERSVILLE, CLEVELAND, KANAWHA HEAD, AND IRELAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3870 8047 3886 8053 3892 8033 3869 8030
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 253DEG 16KT 3877 8042
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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