Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
411 WUUS51 KRLX 261958 SVRRLX OHC009-053-105-WVC035-039-043-053-079-262045- /O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0115.240526T1958Z-240526T2045Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Charleston WV 358 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Meigs County in southeastern Ohio... Eastern Gallia County in southeastern Ohio... Southeastern Athens County in southeastern Ohio... Mason County in western West Virginia... Putnam County in western West Virginia... Northwestern Kanawha County in central West Virginia... Northeastern Lincoln County in central West Virginia... Central Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia... * Until 445 PM EDT. * At 358 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Rio Grande, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Charleston, Nitro, Point Pleasant, Gallipolis, Ripley, Winfield, Pomeroy, Racine, Rutland, Forked Run State Park, Jefferson, South Charleston, St. Albans, Dunbar, Ravenswood, Sissonville, New Haven, Eleanor, Buffalo, and Poca. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 1 and 6. Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 97 and 127, and between mile markers 129 and 145. Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 39 and 57. Route 119 between mile markers 65 and 80. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3870 8228 3895 8223 3930 8186 3835 8151 3821 8193 3842 8191 3865 8210 TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 259DEG 41KT 3884 8230 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ 11