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WWUS51 KRLX 081644
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1244 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
WVC015-039-081700-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0263.000000T0000Z-260808T1700Z/
KANAWHA WV-CLAY WV-
1244 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN KANAWHA AND WEST CENTRAL CLAY COUNTIES...
AT 1243 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER PINCH, OR 10
MILES EAST OF CHARLESTON, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON, CLENDENIN, PINCH, ELKVIEW, GLEN, AND COAL FORK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3837 8159 3855 8146 3850 8132 3844 8116
3821 8135
TIME...MOT...LOC 1643Z 312DEG 18KT 3840 8145
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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