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WWUS51 KRLX 212323
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
723 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
WVC021-212333-
/O.CAN.KRLX.SV.W.0237.000000T0000Z-260722T0015Z/
GILMER WV-
723 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL GILMER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE 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 NORTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3869 7960 3866 7959 3866 7963 3865 7962
3864 7963 3862 7962 3859 7965 3853 7967
3846 7971 3871 8066 3885 8073 3876 8004
3874 7955
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 317DEG 6KT 3888 8074 3867 7997 3870 7954
WVC007-041-075-083-097-101-220015-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0237.000000T0000Z-260722T0015Z/
RANDOLPH WV-POCAHONTAS WV-LEWIS WV-BRAXTON WV-UPSHUR WV-WEBSTER WV-
723 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN RANDOLPH...NORTHEASTERN POCAHONTAS...SOUTH CENTRAL
LEWIS...NORTHEASTERN BRAXTON...SOUTHERN UPSHUR AND NORTHEASTERN
WEBSTER COUNTIES...
AT 723 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES EAST OF CEDAR CREEK STATE PARK TO NEAR MILL
CREEK TO 11 MILES WEST OF FRANKLIN, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MILL CREEK, HOLLY RIVER STATE PARK, DURBIN, FLATWOODS, HUTTONSVILLE,
ALEXANDER, CHEAT BRIDGE, BARTOW, EDEN, CLEVELAND, HELVETIA, PICKENS,
HEATERS, HACKER VALLEY, KANAWHA HEAD, VALLEY HEAD, FALLS MILLS,
IRELAND, AND BOYER.
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 THESE STORMS, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3869 7960 3866 7959 3866 7963 3865 7962
3864 7963 3862 7962 3859 7965 3853 7967
3846 7971 3871 8066 3885 8073 3876 8004
3874 7955
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 317DEG 6KT 3888 8074 3867 7997 3870 7954
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
JP
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