Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
519 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

WVZ008-016>019-162145-
Calhoun WV-Jackson WV-Roane WV-Wirt WV-Ritchie WV-
519 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN...
SOUTHWESTERN RITCHIE...WIRT...NORTHWESTERN ROANE AND NORTHEASTERN
JACKSON COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT...

At 519 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles east of Sandyville, or 11 miles northwest of Spencer, moving
east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size 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...
Elizabeth, Reedy, Cherry, Peewee, Palestine, Lucille, Creston,
Morristown, Brohard, Macfarlan, Annamoriah, Leroy, and Munday.

This includes Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 154
and 156.

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 3881 8116 3884 8159 3902 8164 3903 8159
      3903 8158 3904 8157 3914 8117
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 261DEG 19KT 3891 8152

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

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