Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
299 WWUS81 KRLX 270841 SPSRLX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Charleston WV 441 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 WVZ016-018-027>030-517-519-521-270915- Calhoun WV-Clay WV-Roane WV-Northwest Webster WV- Northwest Nicholas WV-Lewis WV-Gilmer WV-Braxton WV- Northwest Fayette WV- 441 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CALHOUN...CENTRAL NICHOLAS...GILMER...NORTHWESTERN LEWIS...BRAXTON...SOUTHEASTERN ROANE...WEST CENTRAL WEBSTER...CLAY AND NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES THROUGH 515 AM EDT... At 441 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Arnoldsburg to Ansted. Movement was northeast at 55 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... Summersville, Glenville, Sutton, Clay, Ansted, Gassaway, Gauley Bridge, Birch River, Arnoldsburg, Cedar Creek State Park, Glen, Hawks Nest State Park, Big Otter, Wallback, Harrison, Cowen, Burnsville, Flatwoods, Sand Fork, and Indore. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 27 and 89. Route 19 between mile markers 39 and 68. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3840 8056 3802 8125 3825 8125 3827 8123 3837 8125 3849 8126 3853 8120 3853 8126 3874 8126 3914 8052 TIME...MOT...LOC 0841Z 230DEG 48KT 3873 8111 3814 8111 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ JP