145  
WWUS81 KRNK 182330  
SPSRNK  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
730 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
WVZ507-508-190000-  
WESTERN GREENBRIER WV-EASTERN GREENBRIER WV-  
730 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT  
NORTHWESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY THROUGH 800 PM EDT...  
 
AT 729 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG  
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR RICHWOOD, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
RAINELLE...  
RUPERT...  
QUINWOOD...  
RENICK...  
FALLING SPRING...  
BEARTOWN STATE PARK...  
AND TROUT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO  
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED  
ROADWAYS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3822 8036 3811 8036 3805 8026 3804 8016  
3786 8075 3795 8081 3799 8077 3799 8079  
3802 8080 3804 8083 3806 8080 3806 8082  
3805 8084 3808 8089 3810 8088 3808 8071  
3827 8044  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 299DEG 40KT 3817 8058  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
CDG  
 
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