Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1127 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024

WVZ030-031-039-300400-
Harrison WV-Upshur WV-Lewis WV-
1127 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LEWIS...NORTHWESTERN UPSHUR AND
SOUTHEASTERN HARRISON COUNTIES THROUGH MIDNIGHT EDT...

At 1127 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Weston, moving east at 20 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...
Buckhannon, Weston, Jackson Mill, Stonewall Jackson, Lost Creek, Jane
Lew, Camden, Alum Bridge, Lorentz, and Horner.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 79 between mile markers 88 and 109.
 Route 33 between mile markers 1 and 7.

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.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to travel across
flooded roads. Find alternate routes. It takes only a few inches of
swiftly flowing water to carry vehicles away.

&&

LAT...LON 3892 8020 3893 8064 3897 8068 3908 8073
      3919 8022 3911 8023 3910 8021
TIME...MOT...LOC 0327Z 266DEG 18KT 3905 8053

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

$$

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