104  
WWUS51 KRLX 212051  
SVSRLX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
451 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
 
WVC017-073-085-095-212115-  
/O.CON.KRLX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-260721T2115Z/  
PLEASANTS WV-RITCHIE WV-DODDRIDGE WV-TYLER WV-  
451 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR EAST  
CENTRAL PLEASANTS...NORTHEASTERN RITCHIE...NORTHWESTERN DODDRIDGE AND  
SOUTHERN TYLER COUNTIES...  
 
AT 451 PM EDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER PENNSBORO, OR  
NEAR HARRISVILLE, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.  
 
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 TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...  
PENNSBORO AROUND 455 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ALMA,  
WICK, MOUNTAIN, GREENWOOD, HEBRON, HIGHLAND, AND ELLENBORO.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TO REPEAT, A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.  
 
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE  
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3943 8072 3920 8089 3930 8111 3946 8105  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 301DEG 34KT 3928 8101  
 
TORNADO...OBSERVED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 
 
 
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