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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
639 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
WVZ015-026-082315-
BOONE WV-KANAWHA WV-
639 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL KANAWHA AND
NORTHEASTERN BOONE COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM EDT...
AT 638 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
JULIAN, OR NEAR MADISON, MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND HALF INCH 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...
MADISON, CHESAPEAKE, JULIAN, DANVILLE, SETH, FOSTER, ASHFORD, AND
RACINE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
WEST VIRGINIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 83 AND 87.
ROUTE 119 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 51 AND 59.
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.
LAT...LON 3803 8185 3817 8185 3823 8148 3801 8145
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 266DEG 14KT 3814 8174
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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