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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
330 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

WVZ006>008-013>016-026-270815-
Jackson WV-Roane WV-Boone WV-Mason WV-Kanawha WV-Lincoln WV-
Cabell WV-Putnam WV-
330 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN MASON...NORTHEASTERN
CABELL...PUTNAM...KANAWHA...CENTRAL LINCOLN...SOUTHWESTERN ROANE...
SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON AND NORTHWESTERN BOONE COUNTIES THROUGH 415 AM
EDT...

At 330 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Teays Valley, or near Nitro, moving northeast 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...
Charleston, Nitro, Winfield, Hamlin, Jefferson, South Charleston, St.
Albans, Dunbar, Hurricane, Sissonville, Milton, Chesapeake, Eleanor,
Marmet, Belle, Buffalo, Clendenin, Poca, Pinch, and Culloden.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 79 between mile markers 1 and 23.
 Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 96 and 128.
 Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 23 and 57.
 West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 89 and 95.
 Route 119 between mile markers 54 and 80.

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.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 3859 8220 3860 8218 3875 8147 3864 8131
      3835 8127 3802 8204 3858 8228
TIME...MOT...LOC 0730Z 240DEG 41KT 3839 8191

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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