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WWUS51 KRLX 211855
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
255 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
WVC041-097-211915-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0215.000000T0000Z-260721T1915Z/
LEWIS WV-UPSHUR WV-
255 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL LEWIS AND CENTRAL UPSHUR COUNTIES...
AT 255 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ROCK CAVE, OR 7
MILES SOUTHWEST OF BUCKHANNON, MOVING EAST AT 30 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...
BUCKHANNON, ROCK CAVE, TALLMANSVILLE, OVERHILL, AND FRENCH CREEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3883 8040 3900 8034 3900 8031 3898 8013
3879 8025
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 286DEG 25KT 3892 8033
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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