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WWUS51 KRLX 181215
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
815 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
VAC027-WVC005-019-039-045-047-059-081-109-181230-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0155.000000T0000Z-260618T1230Z/
BUCHANAN VA-MCDOWELL WV-MINGO WV-KANAWHA WV-RALEIGH WV-WYOMING WV-
LOGAN WV-FAYETTE WV-BOONE WV-
815 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 AM EDT
FOR CENTRAL BUCHANAN...MCDOWELL...SOUTHERN MINGO...SOUTHEASTERN
KANAWHA...RALEIGH...WYOMING...SOUTHEASTERN LOGAN...SOUTHERN FAYETTE
AND SOUTHERN BOONE COUNTIES...
AT 815 AM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR WHARTON TO NEAR MAN TO GULNARE, MOVING EAST AT 65
MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BECKLEY, WILLIAMSON, WELCH, GRUNDY, PINEVILLE, OAK HILL, MULLENS,
MOUNT HOPE, MABSCOTT, OCEANA, SOPHIA, GARY, WAR, MAN, DELBARTON,
NORTHFORK, GILBERT CREEK, PINEY VIEW, COAL CITY, AND PROSPERITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT FOR CENTRAL,
SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA.
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3735 8224 3754 8197 3755 8213 3765 8218
3768 8230 3769 8229 3776 8164 3807 8133
3792 8079 3787 8075 3782 8094 3768 8089
3771 8098 3760 8107 3758 8120 3733 8137
3720 8163 3724 8174 3715 8188
TIME...MOT...LOC 1215Z 280DEG 55KT 3791 8165 3769 8190 3761 8255
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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