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WWUS51 KRLX 170135
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
935 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
WVC007-021-170144-
/O.CAN.KRLX.SV.W.0338.000000T0000Z-260817T0200Z/
GILMER WV-BRAXTON WV-
935 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL GILMER AND
EASTERN BRAXTON 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 1000 PM EDT FOR
NORTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3852 7986 3857 8047 3873 8046 3877 8044
3878 8046 3909 8045 3908 7978 3904 7979
3902 7972
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 269DEG 40KT 3902 8010 3847 8018
WVC001-041-075-083-097-101-170200-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0338.000000T0000Z-260817T0200Z/
RANDOLPH WV-POCAHONTAS WV-LEWIS WV-UPSHUR WV-WEBSTER WV-BARBOUR WV-
935 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
FOR RANDOLPH...NORTH CENTRAL POCAHONTAS...EASTERN LEWIS...UPSHUR...
NORTHEASTERN WEBSTER AND SOUTHERN BARBOUR COUNTIES...
AT 934 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR AUDRA STATE PARK TO 10 MILES WEST OF SNOWSHOE,
MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELKINS, BUCKHANNON, AUDRA STATE PARK, BELINGTON, MILL CREEK, DAILEY,
HOLLY RIVER STATE PARK, ROCK CAVE, BEVERLY, JUNIOR, WOMELSDORF
(COALTON), HUTTONSVILLE, MONTROSE, ALEXANDER, CHEAT BRIDGE, EDEN,
CLEVELAND, HELVETIA, PICKENS, AND HACKER VALLEY.
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 3852 7986 3857 8047 3873 8046 3877 8044
3878 8046 3909 8045 3908 7978 3904 7979
3902 7972
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 269DEG 40KT 3902 8010 3847 8018
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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