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WWUS51 KRLX 161858
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
258 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
WVC035-085-105-161908-
/O.CAN.KRLX.SV.W.0322.000000T0000Z-260816T1915Z/
RITCHIE WV-WIRT WV-JACKSON WV-
258 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL RITCHIE...
SOUTHEASTERN WIRT AND SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTIES 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 800 PM EDT FOR
NORTHERN, CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN WEST VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3909 8058 3857 8091 3863 8148 3901 8102
3905 8090
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 270DEG 41KT 3890 8078 3863 8121
WVC007-013-015-021-041-087-161915-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0322.000000T0000Z-260816T1915Z/
CALHOUN WV-GILMER WV-LEWIS WV-BRAXTON WV-ROANE WV-CLAY WV-
258 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR CALHOUN...GILMER...NORTHWESTERN LEWIS...WESTERN BRAXTON...CENTRAL
ROANE AND NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES...
AT 258 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR GLENVILLE TO NEAR AMMA, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GLENVILLE, GRANTSVILLE, ARNOLDSBURG, BIG OTTER, CEDAR CREEK STATE
PARK, SAND FORK, NEBO, SHOCK, MILLSTONE, ROSEDALE, MOUNT ZION,
NEWBERNE, ALUM BRIDGE, STUMPTOWN, TANNER, WILSIE, TARIFF, BALDWIN,
SERVIA, AND STOUTS MILLS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3909 8058 3857 8091 3863 8148 3901 8102
3905 8090
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 270DEG 41KT 3890 8078 3863 8121
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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