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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
851 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026
WVZ014-015-181330-
KANAWHA WV-PUTNAM WV-
851 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN KANAWHA AND EAST
CENTRAL PUTNAM COUNTIES THROUGH 930 AM EDT...
AT 850 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
SISSONVILLE, OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF NITRO, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25
MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON, WINFIELD, SOUTH CHARLESTON, SISSONVILLE, CHESAPEAKE,
MARMET, BELLE, POCA, CROSS LANES, PINCH, COAL FORK, ELKVIEW, AND
BANCROFT.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 79 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 12.
INTERSTATE 77 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 96 AND 117.
INTERSTATE 64 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 55 AND 57.
WEST VIRGINIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 85 AND 95.
ROUTE 119 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 78 AND 80.
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 3859 8169 3856 8163 3856 8162 3838 8125
3819 8151 3854 8189
TIME...MOT...LOC 1250Z 309DEG 21KT 3850 8171
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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