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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
932 PM EDT WED APR 17 2024
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CALHOUN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHWESTERN RITCHIE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTHWESTERN GILMER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...
WIRT COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTH CENTRAL ROANE COUNTY IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHEASTERN WOOD COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT.
* AT 931 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER ELIZABETH,
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELIZABETH, GRANTSVILLE, ARNOLDSBURG, MILLSTONE, CHERRY, SMITHVILLE,
WALKER, MOUNT ZION, PALESTINE, NEWBERNE, LUCILLE, FREEPORT,
GREENCASTLE, CRESTON, MORRISTOWN, BIG SPRINGS, ROCKPORT, BROHARD,
TANNER, AND MACFARLAN.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 77 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 160
AND 164.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO SHELTER INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WIND, AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
ARE OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY TO SHELTER
INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LIGHTNING IS ONE
OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU
ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
WEST VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3907 8161 3921 8141 3903 8085 3873 8112
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 305DEG 35KT 3907 8142
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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