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WUUS51 KRLX 041945  
SVRRLX  
WVC041-083-097-101-042015-  
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0180.260704T1945Z-260704T2015Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
345 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHWESTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...  
SOUTH CENTRAL LEWIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...  
SOUTHWESTERN UPSHUR COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...  
WEBSTER COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...  
 
* UNTIL 415 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 344 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF HOLLY RIVER STATE PARK TO 6  
MILES NORTHEAST OF RICHWOOD, MOVING NORTHEAST 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...  
WEBSTER SPRINGS, ADDISON (WEBSTER SPRINGS), HOLLY RIVER STATE PARK,  
DIANA, ALEXANDER, EDEN, UPPER GLADE, PICKENS, CLEVELAND, WANETA,  
ALTON, HACKER VALLEY, KANAWHA HEAD, AND BERGOO.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WIND, AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING  
ARE OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING  
IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR  
THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3841 8022 3831 8052 3832 8054 3863 8053  
3865 8050 3877 8044 3878 8046 3883 8020  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1944Z 245DEG 16KT 3872 8046 3831 8048  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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