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WWUS51 KRLX 081717
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
117 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
WVC015-019-039-067-081730-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0264.000000T0000Z-260808T1730Z/
NICHOLAS WV-KANAWHA WV-CLAY WV-FAYETTE WV-
117 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM EDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL NICHOLAS...EAST CENTRAL KANAWHA...SOUTHWESTERN CLAY
AND NORTH CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTIES...
AT 117 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GLEN, OR 13
MILES SOUTHWEST OF CLAY, 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...
GAULEY BRIDGE, GLEN, BENTREE, BICKMORE, POND GAP, SWISS, AND INDORE.
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 3828 8140 3848 8125 3839 8101 3815 8117
TIME...MOT...LOC 1717Z 298DEG 18KT 3832 8125
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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