892  
WUUS51 KRLX 221815  
SVRRLX  
WVC081-109-221845-  
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0160.260622T1815Z-260622T1845Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
215 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
CENTRAL RALEIGH COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...  
NORTHEASTERN WYOMING COUNTY IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...  
 
* UNTIL 245 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 214 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SOPHIA, OR 10  
MILES SOUTHWEST OF BECKLEY, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
BECKLEY, MULLENS, MABSCOTT, SOPHIA, CRAB ORCHARD, DRY CREEK,  
MACARTHUR, COAL CITY, SHADY SPRING, BEAVER, DANIELS, STANAFORD,  
LESTER, RHODELL, GHENT, JOSEPHINE, AND MABEN.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
WEST VIRGINIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 28 AND 45.  
INTERSTATE 64 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 120 AND 133.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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.  
 
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.  
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE  
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3774 8144 3784 8106 3783 8099 3771 8095  
3771 8098 3770 8098 3764 8107 3760 8107  
3759 8113 3760 8114 3759 8115 3756 8138  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 254DEG 24KT 3768 8132  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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