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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
657 PM EDT THU AUG 27 2026
WVZ033-034-272330-
WYOMING WV-MCDOWELL WV-
657 PM EDT THU AUG 27 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MCDOWELL AND
SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM EDT...
AT 657 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11
MILES SOUTH OF GILBERT CREEK, OR 15 MILES WEST OF WELCH, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 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...
WELCH, DAVY, IAEGER, CLEAR FORK, PANTHER, COALWOOD, AVONDALE, AND
BAILEYSVILLE.
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 3736 8189 3747 8193 3764 8167 3740 8153
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 240DEG 15KT 3742 8187
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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