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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
401 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
OHZ076-WVZ009>011-019-180830-
WASHINGTON OH-RITCHIE WV-WOOD WV-PLEASANTS WV-TYLER WV-
401 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL WASHINGTON
PLEASANTS...NORTH CENTRAL RITCHIE...WESTERN TYLER AND NORTHEASTERN
WOOD COUNTIES THROUGH 430 AM EDT...
AT 400 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
WILLIAMSTOWN, OR OVER MARIETTA, MOVING EAST AT 50 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,
SISTERSVILLE, BELMONT, BOAZ, NEWPORT, MATAMORAS, NORTH HILLS,
FRIENDLY, WILLOW ISLAND, MAXWELL, SCHULTZ, ARVILLA, POINT LOOKOUT,
NEW MATAMORAS, AND WICK.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 77 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 179 AND 186.
INTERSTATE 77 IN OHIO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 8.
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 3932 8093 3929 8163 3950 8163 3957 8108
3957 8104 3954 8104 3959 8097 3959 8096
TIME...MOT...LOC 0800Z 264DEG 43KT 3941 8148
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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