Tornado Warning
NWS Charleston WV ยท US
Details
A Tornado Warning Remains In Effect Until 145 AM EDT For Northwestern Gilmer County
- Event
- Tornado Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Extreme
- Certainty
- Observed
- Response
- Shelter
Description
Overview
At 137 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Grantsville, moving northeast at 25 mph.
Hazard
Tornado.
Source
Radar indicated rotation.
Impacts
Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. This dangerous storm will be near... Glenville around 140 AM EDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Tanner.
Instructions
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Affected areas
- Gilmer County, WV
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Charleston WV
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m14s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M317HNBM58RN0EX200088S91
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5ad4931984c526d5e158cd1695891d8b1859ff81.002.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Charleston WV
- AWIPS ID
- CAPRLX
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.8168
- WMO heading
- XOUS51
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 51
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | SVS |
| NationalWeatherService | TOW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | SVSRLX |
| WMOidentifier | WWUS51 KRLX 210537 |
| NWSheadline | A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN GILMER COUNTY |
| eventMotionDescription | 2026-09-21T05:37:00-00:00...storm...243DEG...21KT...38.94,-80.97 |
| maxHailSize | Up to .75 |
| tornadoDetection | RADAR INDICATED |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KRLX.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-260921T0545Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-21T01:45:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Gilmer County, WV
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 054021 |
| UGC | WVC021 |
- Polygons
- 38.94,-80.77 38.94,-80.78 38.9,-81.0 38.92,-81.01 38.93,-81.0 38.97,-81.01 38.98,-81.0 39.05,-80.87 38.94,-80.77