577  
WUUS51 KRLX 181255  
SVRRLX  
VAC027-WVC047-081-109-181330-  
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0159.260618T1255Z-260618T1330Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
855 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
CENTRAL BUCHANAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...  
MCDOWELL COUNTY IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...  
SOUTH CENTRAL RALEIGH COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...  
SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING COUNTY IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...  
 
* UNTIL 930 AM EDT.  
 
* AT 854 AM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR WENONAH TO NEAR GRUNDY, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45  
MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
WELCH, GRUNDY, GARY, WAR, NORTHFORK, DAVY, BRADSHAW, KEYSTONE,  
ANAWALT, KIMBALL, JOLO, OAKWOOD, STACY, MAYBEURY, ELBERT, COALWOOD,  
AVONDALE, CUCUMBER, JENKINJONES, AND HERNDON.  
 
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.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT FOR SOUTHERN AND  
SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3736 8217 3757 8120 3751 8121 3750 8126  
3747 8130 3745 8130 3742 8128 3741 8129  
3742 8131 3732 8137 3731 8140 3728 8141  
3725 8150 3724 8150 3721 8156 3720 8168  
3724 8174 3720 8176 3713 8193  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1254Z 314DEG 39KT 3750 8129 3734 8208  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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