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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
501 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026
KYZ101>103-OHZ087-WVZ005-072130-
BOYD KY-GREENUP KY-CARTER KY-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE WV-
501 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT BOYD...SOUTHEASTERN GREENUP
EAST CENTRAL CARTER...SOUTHWESTERN LAWRENCE AND NORTHWESTERN WAYNE
COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT...
AT 500 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
OLDTOWN, OR NEAR GRAYSON, MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE 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...
HUNTINGTON, ASHLAND, IRONTON, GRAYSON, COAL GROVE, CANNONSBURG,
KENOVA, CATLETTSBURG, CEREDO, PRINCESS, COALTON, OLDTOWN, NAPLES,
RUSH, FLATWOODS, SOUTH POINT, RUSSELL, RACELAND, WORTHINGTON, AND
BURLINGTON.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 64 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 173 AND 191.
INTERSTATE 64 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 4.
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 3829 8290 3846 8297 3860 8261 3833 8249
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 251DEG 14KT 3840 8285
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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