116  
WWUS51 KRLX 220055  
SVSRLX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
855 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
 
WVC019-220115-  
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0243.000000T0000Z-260722T0115Z/  
FAYETTE WV-  
855 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT  
FOR CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTY...  
 
AT 855 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OAK HILL, OR  
NEAR FAYETTEVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
FAYETTEVILLE, BABCOCK STATE PARK, OAK HILL, AND THURMOND.  
 
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 3794 8115 3808 8116 3808 8091 3789 8096  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 276DEG 31KT 3799 8108  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
JP  
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