Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
825 WWUS81 KRLX 241911 SPSRLX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Charleston WV 311 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 WVZ523-524-242000- Southeast Pocahontas WV-Northwest Pocahontas WV- 311 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN POCAHONTAS COUNTY THROUGH 400 PM EDT... At 311 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Beartown State Park, or 9 miles northeast of Renick, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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... Marlinton, Hillsboro, Buckeye, Minnehaha Springs, and Cranberry Mountain Nature Center. 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 3818 7992 3815 7992 3813 7994 3810 7993 3806 7997 3806 8009 3804 8017 3804 8022 3805 8027 3811 8036 3819 8036 3826 7992 3819 7991 TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 263DEG 15KT 3810 8027 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ 09