398  
WWUS71 KRLX 010643  
NPWRLX  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
243 AM EDT WED JUL 1 2026  
 
KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-024>031-  
011700-  
/O.CON.KRLX.XH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260704T0200Z/  
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-  
JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-  
JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-  
CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-  
LEWIS-HARRISON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WEST UNION, PARKERSBURG, MCARTHUR, YATESVILLE  
LAKE STATE PARK, WILLIAMSON, MADISON, CLARKSBURG, GRAYSON LAKE STATE  
PARK, BELMONT, WAYNE, WESTON, RIPLEY, BELPRE, MARIETTA, CEREDO,  
HARRISVILLE, GALLIPOLIS, GRAYSON, HUNTINGTON, NEW HAVEN, MAN,  
HURRICANE, GASSAWAY, PADEN CITY, JACKSON, SPENCER, TEAYS VALLEY,  
PENNSBORO, NEW LEXINGTON, OLIVE HILL, SAINT ALBANS, BURNSVILLE,  
CARTER CAVES STATE PARK, FLATWOODS, OAK HILL, SISTERSVILLE, LAKE  
VESUVIUS, CROOKSVILLE, MCCONNELSVILLE, VIENNA, IRONTON, RACELAND,  
MIDDLEBOURNE, RAVENSWOOD, HAMLIN, STOCKPORT, SOUTH POINT,  
CANNONSBURG, POINT PLEASANT, RUSSELL, HARTS, LOGAN, CHAPMANVILLE,  
ATHENS, SOMERSET, ASHLAND, KENOVA,  
BRIDGEPORT, HAMDEN, ALUM CREEK, GLENVILLE, ST. MARYS, SOUTH  
CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON, LOUISA, CLAY, POMEROY, ELIZABETH, SUTTON,  
GRANTSVILLE, AND WELLSTON  
243 AM EDT WED JUL 1 2026  
   
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT FRIDAY
 
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 108.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY, SOUTHEAST OHIO, AND  
CENTRAL, NORTHERN, SOUTHERN, AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM EDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING  
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS  
ARE EXPECTED, PEAKING ON THURSDAY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF  
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.  
 
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR  
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX AS  
WELL AS ON OUR X AND FACEBOOK PAGES.  
 

 
 

 
 
VAZ003-004-WVZ032>034-039-040-515-517-519-521-525-011700-  
/O.CON.KRLX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260704T0200Z/  
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-  
NORTHWEST RALEIGH-NORTHWEST FAYETTE-NORTHWEST NICHOLAS-  
NORTHWEST WEBSTER-NORTHWEST RANDOLPH-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WEBSTER SPRINGS, WAR, BUCKHANNON, SOPHIA,  
PINEVILLE, GRUNDY, MULLENS, PROSPERITY, MONTGOMERY, BELINGTON, OAK  
HILL, VANSANT, OCEANA, ELKINS, DAVENPORT, BREAKS INTERSTATE PARK,  
FAYETTEVILLE, GRAFTON, CLINTWOOD, WELCH, HOLLY RIVER STATE PARK,  
GARY, CRAIGSVILLE, COWEN, BRADLEY, PHILIPPI, BIRCH RIVER,  
SUMMERSVILLE, AND HURLEY  
243 AM EDT WED JUL 1 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT FRIDAY
 
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 102.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND CENTRAL, NORTHEAST,  
NORTHERN, SOUTHEAST, AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM EDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT  
ILLNESSES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS  
ARE EXPECTED, PEAKING ON THURSDAY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF  
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.  
 
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE  
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING  
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND  
HEAT STROKE.  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX AS  
WELL AS ON OUR X AND FACEBOOK PAGES.  
 

 
 

 
 
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