514  
WWUS51 KRLX 211944  
SVSRLX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
344 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
 
OHC167-212000-  
/O.CON.KRLX.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-260721T2000Z/  
WASHINGTON OH-  
344 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR  
NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY...  
 
AT 344 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED 12 MILES WEST OF SISTERSVILLE, OR 12 MILES NORTH OF ST.  
MARYS, MOVING EAST AT 40 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.  
 
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF  
NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY.  
 
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 3956 8134 3959 8132 3959 8128 3961 8128  
3960 8126 3958 8126 3957 8111 3951 8116  
3952 8118  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1944Z 289DEG 36KT 3959 8123  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
 

 
 
JP  
 
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