


Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
318 WWUS81 KRLX 140422 SPSRLX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Charleston WV 1222 AM EDT Sat Jun 14 2025 WVZ030-039-040-525-140515- Barbour WV-Northwest Randolph WV-Upshur WV-Lewis WV- 1222 AM EDT Sat Jun 14 2025 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN RANDOLPH... SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS...UPSHUR AND SOUTHERN BARBOUR COUNTIES THROUGH 115 AM EDT... At 1222 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Rock Cave, or 7 miles southwest of Buckhannon, moving east at 25 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... Elkins, Buckhannon, Philippi, Audra State Park, Belington, Rock Cave, Beverly, Junior, Womelsdorf (Coalton), Volga, Lorentz, Alton, Kerens, Ellamore, Tallmansville, Overhill, Hodgesville, Horner, and French Creek. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 97 and 99. Route 33 between mile markers 1 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. && LAT...LON 3882 8042 3903 8046 3913 7998 3900 7979 3878 7991 TIME...MOT...LOC 0422Z 263DEG 20KT 3892 8033 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ 08