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WWUS51 KRLX 200400
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1200 AM EDT SUN SEP 20 2026
OHC009-105-163-200430-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0408.000000T0000Z-260920T0430Z/
MEIGS OH-VINTON OH-ATHENS OH-
1200 AM EDT SUN SEP 20 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MEIGS...NORTHEASTERN VINTON AND SOUTHWESTERN ATHENS
COUNTIES...
AT 1159 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER LAKE HOPE
STATE PARK, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE
HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ATHENS, ALBANY, LAKE HOPE STATE PARK, ZALESKI, AND CARPENTER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY, IF ONE IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE
OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE, SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3928 8248 3939 8242 3939 8237 3929 8204
3911 8227 3914 8232
TIME...MOT...LOC 0359Z 300DEG 18KT 3931 8238
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
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