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WWUS51 KRLX 052126
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
526 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
WVC035-039-079-052145-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0197.000000T0000Z-260705T2145Z/
KANAWHA WV-PUTNAM WV-JACKSON WV-
526 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN KANAWHA...NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM AND SOUTH CENTRAL
JACKSON COUNTIES...
AT 526 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR KENNA TO NEAR POCA TO ST. ALBANS, MOVING EAST AT
10 MPH.
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...
NITRO, WINFIELD, ST. ALBANS, POCA, CROSS LANES, TEAYS VALLEY,
BANCROFT, AND LIBERTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER, INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS 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 3849 8187 3866 8181 3868 8178 3869 8177
3870 8170 3849 8169 3836 8181 3840 8193
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 275DEG 7KT 3867 8175 3851 8176 3838 8186
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
SINCAVAGE
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