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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
654 AM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
OHZ076-WVZ009-010-081130-
WASHINGTON OH-WOOD WV-PLEASANTS WV-
654 AM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL WASHINGTON
WEST
CENTRAL PLEASANTS AND NORTHEASTERN WOOD COUNTIES THROUGH 730 AM
EDT...
AT 654 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
BOAZ, OR NEAR MARIETTA, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND HALF INCH 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...
PARKERSBURG, MARIETTA, ST. MARYS, VIENNA, WILLIAMSTOWN, BELMONT,
BOAZ, NEWPORT, NORTH HILLS, LOWELL, LOWER SALEM, WILLOW ISLAND,
WAVERLY, FLEMING, AND DEVOLA.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 77 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 178 AND 186.
INTERSTATE 77 IN OHIO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 13.
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 3928 8154 3939 8165 3961 8143 3935 8114
TIME...MOT...LOC 1054Z 242DEG 27KT 3939 8155
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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