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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
632 AM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
OHZ076-WVZ009-081100-
WASHINGTON OH-WOOD WV-
632 AM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND
NORTH CENTRAL WOOD COUNTIES THROUGH 700 AM EDT...
AT 632 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES NORTH OF COOLVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 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...
MARIETTA, BELPRE, VIENNA, WILLIAMSTOWN, BOAZ, NORTH HILLS, FLEMING,
AND DEVOLA.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 77 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 180
AND 186.
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 3955 8153 3932 8137 3927 8180 3927 8181
3929 8182 3930 8182 3937 8185
TIME...MOT...LOC 1032Z 247DEG 37KT 3934 8176
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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