458  
WWUS51 KRLX 042036  
SVSRLX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
436 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
WVC017-085-095-042045-  
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0184.000000T0000Z-260704T2045Z/  
RITCHIE WV-DODDRIDGE WV-TYLER WV-  
436 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT  
FOR NORTHEASTERN RITCHIE...CENTRAL DODDRIDGE AND CENTRAL TYLER  
COUNTIES...  
 
AT 434 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH OF  
AUDRA STATE PARK, AND IS NEARLY STATIONARY.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO  
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
HARRISVILLE, MIDDLEBOURNE, PENNSBORO, WEST UNION, ELLENBORO, PULLMAN,  
ALMA, GREENWOOD, SMITHBURG, MOUNTAIN, LIMA, CENTER POINT, BEREA,  
CANTON, AND WICK.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.  
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 THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3908 8090 3921 8109 3954 8090 3943 8058  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 204DEG 19KT 3893 8004  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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