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WWUS51 KRLX 052150
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
550 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
WVC039-079-052215-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0198.000000T0000Z-260705T2215Z/
KANAWHA WV-PUTNAM WV-
550 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN KANAWHA AND EAST CENTRAL PUTNAM COUNTIES...
AT 550 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR SISSONVILLE TO 6 MILES NORTH OF CHARLESTON TO
JEFFERSON, MOVING EAST AT 15 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...
CHARLESTON, NITRO, JEFFERSON, SOUTH CHARLESTON, ST. ALBANS, DUNBAR,
SISSONVILLE, CROSS LANES, AND INSTITUTE.
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 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 3848 8177 3858 8169 3858 8166 3855 8163
3857 8159 3857 8154 3840 8155 3832 8164
3839 8183
TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 270DEG 13KT 3854 8162 3843 8166 3837 8177
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
SINCAVAGE
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