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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1112 AM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
WVZ007-008-014>016-018-081545-
CALHOUN WV-JACKSON WV-ROANE WV-MASON WV-KANAWHA WV-PUTNAM WV-
1112 AM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL CALHOUN
EAST
CENTRAL MASON...NORTH CENTRAL KANAWHA...NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM...
NORTHWESTERN ROANE AND SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES THROUGH 1145 AM
EDT...
AT 1112 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR RIPLEY TO 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF BUFFALO.
MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 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...
RIPLEY, SPENCER, BUFFALO, KENNA, STATTS MILLS, HARMONY, GIVEN,
KENTUCK, LIBERTY, GRIMMS LANDING, FAIRPLAIN, GAY, AND GANDEEVILLE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 77 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 117
AND 139.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3885 8111 3853 8167 3865 8205 3888 8165
TIME...MOT...LOC 1512Z 280DEG 20KT 3883 8165 3868 8191
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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