Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
359 WUUS51 KRLX 292322 SVRRLX WVC017-033-041-085-292345- /O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0145.240629T2322Z-240629T2345Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Charleston WV 722 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East central Ritchie County in northwestern West Virginia... Doddridge County in northern West Virginia... Northwestern Lewis County in northern West Virginia... Western Harrison County in northern West Virginia... * Until 745 PM EDT. * At 721 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of West Union, or 12 miles east of Harrisville, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Salem, West Union, New Milton, Smithburg, Blandville, Sedalia, Avon, Grove, and Leopold. This includes Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 51 and 70. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3913 8042 3910 8087 3923 8093 3941 8053 TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 252DEG 20KT 3920 8082 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ JMC