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WWUS81 KRLX 062144
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
544 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
KYZ101>103-OHZ087-WVZ005-006-062215-
BOYD KY-GREENUP KY-CARTER KY-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE WV-CABELL WV-
544 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT BOYD...SOUTHEASTERN GREENUP
EAST CENTRAL CARTER...SOUTH CENTRAL LAWRENCE...WEST CENTRAL CABELL
AND NORTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT...
AT 544 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
NAPLES, OR NEAR CANNONSBURG, MOVING EAST AT 20 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...
HUNTINGTON, ASHLAND, IRONTON, COAL GROVE, CHESAPEAKE, CANNONSBURG,
KENOVA, CATLETTSBURG, CEREDO, PRINCESS, COALTON, NAPLES, RUSH,
FLATWOODS, SOUTH POINT, RUSSELL, BURLINGTON, BELLEFONTE, WESTWOOD,
AND SUMMIT.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 64 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 177 AND 191.
INTERSTATE 64 IN WEST VIRGINIA 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.
LAT...LON 3832 8285 3848 8288 3859 8248 3835 8244
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 258DEG 16KT 3843 8279
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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