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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1222 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026
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CLAY WV-ROANE WV-KANAWHA WV-
1222 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN KANAWHA
SOUTH
CENTRAL ROANE AND WEST CENTRAL CLAY COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 AM EDT...
AT 1221 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
ELKVIEW, OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHARLESTON, MOVING NORTHEAST 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...
CHARLESTON, SISSONVILLE, CLENDENIN, PINCH, ELKVIEW, AND COAL FORK.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 79 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 24.
INTERSTATE 77 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 96 AND 97, AND
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 103 AND 111.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3831 8157 3847 8167 3863 8134 3844 8118
TIME...MOT...LOC 0421Z 241DEG 22KT 3843 8153
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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