844
WWUS81 KRLX 081144
SPSRLX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
744 AM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
OHZ076-WVZ010-011-081215-
WASHINGTON OH-PLEASANTS WV-TYLER WV-
744 AM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON
NORTHEASTERN PLEASANTS AND NORTHWESTERN TYLER COUNTIES THROUGH 815 AM
EDT...
AT 743 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES NORTHEAST OF ST. MARYS, MOVING EAST AT 25 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...
ST. MARYS, MIDDLEBOURNE, PADEN CITY, SISTERSVILLE, NEWPORT,
MATAMORAS, FRIENDLY, POINT LOOKOUT, AND NEW MATAMORAS.
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 3958 8089 3960 8085 3959 8085 3958 8083
3956 8082 3956 8081 3955 8078 3953 8078
3938 8124 3957 8129 3958 8126 3957 8104
3954 8104 3961 8094
TIME...MOT...LOC 1143Z 247DEG 22KT 3949 8112
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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