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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
536 AM EDT SAT APR 1 2023
WVZ027-028-030-032-039-040-519-521>526-011030-
SOUTHEAST WEBSTER WV-NORTHWEST RANDOLPH WV-NORTHWEST WEBSTER WV-
NORTHWEST NICHOLAS WV-UPSHUR WV-LEWIS WV-BRAXTON WV-
SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH WV-BARBOUR WV-SOUTHEAST POCAHONTAS WV-CLAY WV-
NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS WV-TAYLOR WV-
536 AM EDT SAT APR 1 2023
...GUSTY SHOWERS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF RANDOLPH, NORTHERN
POCAHONTAS, SOUTHEASTERN TAYLOR, NORTH CENTRAL NICHOLAS,
SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS, EASTERN BRAXTON, UPSHUR, WEBSTER, EAST CENTRAL
CLAY AND BARBOUR COUNTIES THROUGH 630 AM EDT...
AT 535 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING GUSTY SHOWERS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR TERRA ALTA TO NEAR BIRCH RIVER. MOVEMENT WAS
EAST AT 65 MPH.
HAZARD...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELKINS, BUCKHANNON, PHILIPPI, SUTTON, AUDRA STATE PARK, GREENBANK,
WEBSTER SPRINGS, CASS SCENIC RAILROAD, BELINGTON, GASSAWAY, ADDISON
(WEBSTER SPRINGS), MILL CREEK, SNOWSHOE, DAILEY, BIRCH RIVER, HOLLY
RIVER STATE PARK, ROCK CAVE, HARRISON, MINGO AND BEVERLY.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 79 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 53 AND 69.
ROUTE 19 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 50 AND 68.
ROUTE 33 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 15 AND 35.
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.
LAT...LON 3892 7937 3893 7945 3890 7945 3889 7952
3884 7954 3878 7951 3866 7960 3867 7962
3862 7962 3849 7970 3843 7969 3834 7977
3840 8112 3934 7989 3930 7989 3923 7981
3913 7984 3908 7978 3904 7978 3896 7935
TIME...MOT...LOC 0935Z 260DEG 58KT 3940 7959 3848 8079
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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