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WWUS81 KRLX 081156
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
756 AM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
OHZ067-076-081230-
WASHINGTON OH-MORGAN OH-
756 AM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN WASHINGTON AND EAST
CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTIES THROUGH 830 AM EDT...
AT 755 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
BEVERLY, MOVING EAST 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...
MARIETTA, BEVERLY, LOWELL, MACKSBURG, LOWER SALEM, AND DEVOLA.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 77 IN OHIO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 2 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.
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 3963 8145 3963 8142 3960 8139 3959 8128
3961 8128 3961 8127 3958 8126 3958 8118
3944 8117 3942 8120 3942 8171 3963 8170
3964 8159 3959 8159 3958 8148 3964 8147
3965 8145
TIME...MOT...LOC 1155Z 266DEG 28KT 3955 8160
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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