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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
729 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026
WVZ030-039-525-080000-
NORTHWEST RANDOLPH WV-UPSHUR WV-LEWIS WV-
729 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL RANDOLPH
SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS AND UPSHUR COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM EDT...
AT 729 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
ROCK CAVE, OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BUCKHANNON, MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BUCKHANNON, ROCK CAVE, WALKERSVILLE, ALEXANDER, KANAWHA HEAD,
ELLAMORE, TALLMANSVILLE, OVERHILL, ALTON, AND FRENCH CREEK.
THIS INCLUDES ROUTE 33 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 15 AND 17.
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 3884 7994 3874 8036 3887 8049 3904 8017
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 248DEG 23KT 3884 8035
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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