Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
068 WWUS51 KRLX 052225 SVSRLX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Charleston WV 625 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 WVC035-039-053-079-052245- /O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0148.000000T0000Z-240705T2245Z/ Mason WV-Putnam WV-Kanawha WV-Jackson WV- 625 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL MASON...NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM...NORTH CENTRAL KANAWHA AND SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES... At 624 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ripley, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Ripley, Kenna, Grimms Landing, Statts Mills, Evans, Given, Kentuck, Liberty, Fairplain, and Gay. 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. && LAT...LON 3864 8198 3881 8192 3887 8156 3855 8154 TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 260DEG 29KT 3875 8175 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ 11