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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1252 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026
WVC105-111701-
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WIRT WV-
1252 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WIRT 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 500 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL, WESTERN, NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN WEST VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3879 8056 3807 8166 3838 8216 3891 8099
TIME...MOT...LOC 1651Z 340DEG 35KT 3867 8102 3821 8179
WVC005-007-011-013-015-021-035-039-043-079-087-111715-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0302.000000T0000Z-260811T1715Z/
CALHOUN WV-CABELL WV-KANAWHA WV-PUTNAM WV-GILMER WV-BRAXTON WV-
LINCOLN WV-ROANE WV-CLAY WV-JACKSON WV-BOONE WV-
1252 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN CALHOUN...EAST CENTRAL CABELL...KANAWHA...SOUTHERN
PUTNAM...SOUTHWESTERN GILMER...NORTHWESTERN BRAXTON...NORTHEASTERN
LINCOLN...SOUTHERN ROANE...NORTHERN CLAY...SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON AND
NORTHEASTERN BOONE COUNTIES...
AT 1251 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR BIG OTTER TO NEAR JULIAN, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40
MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON, NITRO, CLAY, JEFFERSON, SOUTH CHARLESTON, ST. ALBANS,
DUNBAR, HURRICANE, SISSONVILLE, CHESAPEAKE, MARMET, BELLE, CLENDENIN,
CEDAR GROVE, POCA, EAST BANK, GASSAWAY, PINCH, CROSS LANES, AND
ARNOLDSBURG.
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 3879 8056 3807 8166 3838 8216 3891 8099
TIME...MOT...LOC 1651Z 340DEG 35KT 3867 8102 3821 8179
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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