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WWUS51 KRLX 211750
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
150 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
WVC013-211800-
/O.CAN.KRLX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260721T1800Z/
CALHOUN WV-
150 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
NORTHERN, NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN WEST VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3896 8087 3902 8104 3911 8096 3911 8080
TIME...MOT...LOC 1750Z 292DEG 27KT 3902 8099
WVC021-085-211800-
/O.CON.KRLX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260721T1800Z/
RITCHIE WV-GILMER WV-
150 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN RITCHIE AND NORTHWESTERN GILMER COUNTIES...
AT 150 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF GRANTSVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AUBURN, NEWBERNE, AND BURNT HOUSE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3896 8087 3902 8104 3911 8096 3911 8080
TIME...MOT...LOC 1750Z 292DEG 27KT 3902 8099
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
30
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