242  
WUUS51 KRLX 220030  
SVRRLX  
WVC007-041-083-097-101-220130-  
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0244.260722T0030Z-260722T0130Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
830 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
WESTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...  
SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...  
NORTHEASTERN BRAXTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...  
SOUTHWESTERN UPSHUR COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...  
NORTH CENTRAL WEBSTER COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...  
 
* UNTIL 930 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 830 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST  
OF SUTTON, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
ROCK CAVE, FLATWOODS, ALEXANDER, EDEN, CLEVELAND, HELVETIA, ALTON,  
HEATERS, WALKERSVILLE, KANAWHA HEAD, IRELAND, FALLS MILLS, AND  
FRENCH CREEK.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 79 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 66 AND 76.  
 
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 3867 8068 3881 8072 3894 8022 3867 8015  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 261DEG 21KT 3876 8064  
 
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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