975
WWUS51 KRLX 181126
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
726 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
WVC039-181135-
/O.CAN.KRLX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260618T1145Z/
KANAWHA WV-
726 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANAWHA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT FOR CENTRAL,
SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3774 8181 3797 8171 3798 8145 3797 8144
3797 8138 3798 8138 3799 8110 3766 8114
TIME...MOT...LOC 1125Z 269DEG 43KT 3790 8153
WVC005-019-045-081-109-181145-
/O.CON.KRLX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260618T1145Z/
RALEIGH WV-WYOMING WV-LOGAN WV-FAYETTE WV-BOONE WV-
726 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 AM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN RALEIGH...NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING...EAST CENTRAL LOGAN...
SOUTHWESTERN FAYETTE AND SOUTHEASTERN BOONE COUNTIES...
AT 725 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BALD KNOB, OR 18 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MADISON, MOVING
EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BRADLEY AROUND 735 AM EDT.
BECKLEY, OAK HILL, MOUNT HOPE, PINEY VIEW, AND PROSPERITY AROUND
740 AM EDT.
STANAFORD AROUND 745 AM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE PAX,
CYCLONE, NAOMA, BOLT, ARNETT, DOROTHY, LESTER, KOPPERSTON, GLEN
DANIEL, AND STICKNEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 3774 8181 3797 8171 3798 8145 3797 8144
3797 8138 3798 8138 3799 8110 3766 8114
TIME...MOT...LOC 1125Z 269DEG 43KT 3790 8153
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
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