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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
333 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
OHZ075-076-WVZ009-010-180800-
WASHINGTON OH-ATHENS OH-WOOD WV-PLEASANTS WV-
333 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WASHINGTON
SOUTHEASTERN
ATHENS...SOUTHWESTERN PLEASANTS AND NORTHERN WOOD COUNTIES THROUGH
400 AM EDT...
AT 333 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9
MILES SOUTH OF CHESTERHILL, MOVING EAST AT 65 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...
PARKERSBURG, MARIETTA, BELPRE, ST. MARYS, VIENNA, WILLIAMSTOWN,
BELMONT, BOAZ, WASHINGTON, NEWPORT, NORTH HILLS, LOWELL, AMESVILLE,
LOWER SALEM, WILLOW ISLAND, LITTLE HOCKING, SCHULTZ, WAVERLY,
FLEMING, AND BARTLETT.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 77 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 177 AND 186.
INTERSTATE 77 IN OHIO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 12.
ROUTE 50 IN WEST VIRGINIA NEAR MILE MARKER 1.
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.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3958 8127 3957 8125 3931 8114 3923 8194
3942 8196 3945 8186 3945 8183 3946 8183
3948 8175 3948 8171 3950 8171 3960 8136
3959 8135 3959 8128 3961 8128 3961 8127
TIME...MOT...LOC 0733Z 255DEG 56KT 3936 8184
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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