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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
203 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024

WVZ030-039-040-521-525-241830-
Barbour WV-Northwest Randolph WV-Northwest Webster WV-Upshur WV-
Lewis WV-
203 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN RANDOLPH...
SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS...UPSHUR AND SOUTHEASTERN BARBOUR COUNTIES THROUGH
230 PM EDT...

At 203 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Rock Cave, or 11 miles southwest of Buckhannon, moving east at 30
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...
Elkins, Buckhannon, Belington, Rock Cave, Junior, Womelsdorf
(Coalton), Montrose, Alexander, Eden, Cleveland, Alton, Walkersville,
Ellamore, Kanawha Head, Ireland, Overhill, Tallmansville, and French
Creek.

This includes Route 33 between mile markers 15 and 35.

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.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 3874 7995 3871 8047 3877 8044 3878 8046
      3879 8046 3880 8047 3880 8048 3882 8048
      3883 8047 3883 8048 3895 8049 3908 7979
TIME...MOT...LOC 1803Z 259DEG 28KT 3886 8037

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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