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

OHZ076-WVZ009>011-017-019-270900-
Washington OH-Wirt WV-Ritchie WV-Wood WV-Pleasants WV-Tyler WV-
421 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...
PLEASANTS...CENTRAL RITCHIE...NORTHEASTERN WIRT...TYLER AND
NORTHEASTERN WOOD COUNTIES THROUGH 500 AM EDT...

At 421 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles west of North Bend State Park, or 12 miles west of Harrisville,
moving northeast at 65 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Parkersburg, Harrisville, St. Marys, Middlebourne, Paden City,
Sistersville, Pennsboro, Belmont, North Bend State Park,
Mineralwells, Newport, Matamoras, Ellenboro, Cairo, Friendly, Fly,
Alma, Maxwell, Schultz, and New Matamoras.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 171 and 175.
 Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 11 and 42.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3958 8089 3960 8085 3956 8082 3955 8079
      3954 8078 3951 8074 3947 8071 3948 8067
      3947 8067 3947 8065 3908 8124 3920 8154
      3961 8127 3958 8127 3958 8125 3957 8104
      3954 8104 3961 8095
TIME...MOT...LOC 0821Z 221DEG 58KT 3921 8127

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

JP