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WWUS81 KRLX 170147
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
947 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

WVZ028-030-039-040-521-525-170215-
Barbour WV-Northwest Randolph WV-Northwest Webster WV-Upshur WV-
Lewis WV-Braxton WV-
947 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN RANDOLPH...
SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS...NORTHEASTERN BRAXTON...UPSHUR...NORTH CENTRAL
WEBSTER AND SOUTHWESTERN BARBOUR COUNTIES THROUGH 1015 PM EDT...

At 947 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Rock Cave, or 12 miles south of Weston, moving northeast at 40 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, Rock Cave, Womelsdorf (Coalton), Alexander, Volga,
Lorentz, Eden, Century, Sand Run, Cleveland, Alton, Walkersville,
Ellamore, Kanawha Head, Ireland, Tallmansville, Overhill,
Hodgesville, Horner, and French Creek.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 79 between mile markers 85 and 92, and near mile marker
98.
 Route 33 between mile markers 1 and 17.

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 3866 8045 3894 8061 3915 8015 3887 7994
TIME...MOT...LOC 0147Z 240DEG 35KT 3886 8042

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

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