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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
138 AM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026

OHZ076-085-086-WVZ007>010-016-017-019-200645-
Washington OH-Meigs OH-Gallia OH-Jackson WV-Roane WV-Wirt WV-
Ritchie WV-Mason WV-Wood WV-Pleasants WV-
138 AM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN MEIGS...NORTHEASTERN
GALLIA...SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...SOUTHERN PLEASANTS...NORTHEASTERN
MASON...NORTHWESTERN RITCHIE...WIRT...NORTHWESTERN ROANE...NORTHERN
JACKSON AND WOOD COUNTIES THROUGH 245 AM EDT...

At 138 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Belmont to near Ravenswood to near
Rutland. Movement was southeast at 15 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...
Parkersburg, Marietta, Belpre, Ripley, Harrisville, Pomeroy,
Elizabeth, Racine, Rutland, Forked Run State Park, Vienna,
Ravenswood, New Haven, Pennsboro, Mason, Belmont, Sandyville,
Mineralwells, Washington, and North Bend State Park.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 139 and 185.
 Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 45.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms 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 3928 8090 3884 8141 3882 8198 3907 8228
      3913 8188 3919 8174 3922 8173 3943 8137
TIME...MOT...LOC 0538Z 302DEG 14KT 3933 8134 3900 8173 3899 8212

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

$$

JP